At last! Pustá Rybná. The goal of our pilgrimage. The documented location of our Teplys since 1600s.
I’m going to write some Pustá Rybná nibbles, just to get you interested.
Continue reading12 – Pustá Rybná Is Ground Zero
11 – The Lukás Singing Linden Tree
As we were driving out of Telecí, Jan made a turn up a country lane. “Let me show you a tree that I’m sure your grandparents knew well.”
Continue reading10 – Telecí and Teplys
Telecí is a village on the southeast corner of Teply world.
The Telecí church is important to us because it was the first protestant church for the surrounding villages.
Continue reading9 – Czech Cemeteries and Burial
Continue readingWhat you are, we were. What we are, you will be.
Inscription on cemetery entrance gate, Czech cemetery
8 – Becharovka and Slivovice
After our tour of house 191 and the orchard in Oldřiš, we were invited into Jacka and Jindrich’s home.
Continue reading7 – Let’s Visit Teply Houses in Oldřiš
Last time, we learned that three generations of our Teplys were found in Borová church records and cemetery. That’s because they lived nearby in Oldřiš.
Continue reading6 – A Visit to Borová Church
Frank Teply was baptized at the Borová Evangelical Protestant Church.
And his parents made their wedding announcements here. And his grandparents are buried here. And his great-grandparents are buried here.
Continue reading5 – What? Teplys weren’t Catholic?
If you want to decorate a Teply ancestor grave in Junction City, you go to St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery.
Continue reading4 – Teplys in Bohemia – “Where are we”
Where did the Teplys come from in Bohemia? How in the world can we find them?
Continue reading3 – What’s Bohemia?
- It’s a beatnik neighborhood near Greenwich Village
- It’s an interior decorating style
- It was a kingdom in Europe for almost 900 years
Family Nibbles 