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Cultural Films Events Gallery History & Mission Library Meetings Membership Newsletters Traditions & Cuisine Links Leadership Contact us | The Harris County Chapter CHS is dedicated to the study and preservation of Czech genealogy, history, culture and language. In partnership with the State CHS organization, Harris County members voluntarily staff and maintain the Czech Heritage Society of Texas Library and Archives, providing resources and personalized help for hands-on research.
NEW! Membership Meeting February 1: Join us to hear Elaine Thomas, La Grange area business writer and personal historian, speak on ways to save your family and personal stories. Program starts at 2 pm (yes, SuperBowl Sunday) at the CHS Library, 4117 Willowbend in Houston. 2009 Czech Film Schedule SpringFest 2009: Sunday, April 19, 2009 - SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. at 15th St. in the Houston Heights Music: - Walachian Ensemble "Rodhost" from Trojanovice, Czech Republic
- Kovanda Czech Band
- Texas Legacy Czech Band
- Sandy Ptak, Miss Czech Slovak USA, and Christiana Gentry, the Harris County Queen, along with state queens from New Jersey and Nebraska, will participate and entertain, dressed in traditional kroje.
Food: - Traditional Czech Sunday Dinner
- Chicken noodle soup or Sausage with sauerkraut
- Kolaches, pastries, canned goods, desserts
Fun: - Silent Auction with more than 150 items
- Handcrafts, cultural booths, plant booth
NEW LINKS! Czech DNA Project Find-a-grave Newspaper archivesThe Pamatnik Project contains labeled photographs of thousands of Texas Czechs. Published in Rosenberg at the end of World War I, the photos show groups and individuals who contributed to a fund for the independence of Czechoslovakia."Ceske osady v Americe" (4.9MB pdf) lists every known Czech community in the United States in 1886, with land prices per acre and other expenses, political information, and a contact name for a Czech immigrant already living in the community. |  Walachian Ensemble "Rodhost" from Trojanovice, Czech Republic, will entertain at our annual Czech SpringFest on April 19. more . .  Sandy Ptak, Miss Czech Slovak USA MARK YOUR CALENDARS2009 Membership Dues - due by January 1, 2009 Spring Fest 2009: April 19, 2009, SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St. at 15th St. |
