Jan Teply was born in 1653!
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30 – Pusta Rybna Churches
29 – Jiri Teply and Anna Laub (8G)
Continue readingThe plague spread to the Habsburg monarchy. Territories affected in 1713 were Bohemia (where 37,000 died in Prague), and Austria, and the plague also struck Moravia and Hungary.
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28 – Linen, Wool, and Kroje
The traditional folk costume of Bohemia is called Kroje.
I heard everyone call it /kroy/. But technically, it’s:
- Kroje plural /kro-yeh/
- Kroj singular /kroy/
27 – Say Goodbye to House Numbers and Maps
As we’ve researched family history earlier than 1770, we’ve lost some of our best research tools – house numbers and maps.
Continue reading26 – Matej Teply and Anna Jilek (7G)
We’re stepping back further in time. Matej and Anna Teply lived from 1720s to around 1800.
25 – Let’s Talk About Money
Kathleen Teply asked how much it cost Joseph Teply to travel to America.
That leads to other interesting questions:
- How could poor peasants afford to go?
- How much money did they make? How much did they have?
- What was their cottage worth? Or their farm?
- Did they have debts?
24 – Jan Teply and Katerina Jukl (6G)
23 – Farmers, Farms, and Farmhouses
It’s complicated. Let’s start with two definitions:
Continue readinglán – A measure of land, about 45 acres. Same as a “hide”.
láník – A farmer who farmed one or more lán. Same as a “sedlák”.
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