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Míla Rechcígl is one of the founders and Past President (1974-78, 1994-2006) of SVU. He is an authority on immigration history from the territory of former Czechoslovakia. He was instrumental in establishing the National Heritage Commission toward the preservation of the Czech and Slovak cultural heritage in America. Among his many publications are The Czechoslovak Contribution to World Culture (1964), Czechoslovakia Past and Present (1968), Postavy naší Ameriky (2000), Czech American Historic Sites, Monuments and Memorials (2004), Czechoslovak American Archivalia (2004), Czechs and Slovaks in America (2005) and, most recently, On Behalf of their Homeland: Fifty Years of SVU (2008), Czech Anmerican Bibliography (2011), Czech American Timeline (2013) and 3-volume Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech American Biography (2016).

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Blanka Kudĕj (1926-2022)

This is the belated obituary of our dear close friend Blanka Kudĕj, about whose passing on Januar... more This is the belated obituary of our dear close friend Blanka Kudĕj, about whose passing on January 9, 2022, I only heard a few days ago. Fortunately, I devoted a whole chapter to her in my Personal Memoir II, A Sequel to Czechmate, which has now reminded me what a great person she was and what kind of person we have lost by her passing. We apparently saw her last when she celebrated her 90 th birthday on January 7, 2017 in Prof. Cecilia Rokusek's and Dr.7, 2017 in Prof. Cecilia Rokusek’s and Dr. Robert Petrik’s beautiful residence in Miami, on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Cecila had the honor of introducing the guest of honor to the jubilant crowd, summing up her qualities. Several other people joined in with their reminiscences. Blanka was all smiles, blushing a bit and looked radiant and beautiful.

Bohemian and Czech American Yuppies Hall of Fame. UpwardlyMobile Professionals of Promise Who Made a Difference

Academia.edu as a Source of Information. Guide to Mila Rechcigl’s Postings

Guide to Mila Rechcigl's Postings

On and off, I have been getting inquiries from the researchers about some of my postings on acade... more On and off, I have been getting inquiries from the researchers about some of my postings on academia.edu website who have had difficulty in locating them. For this reason I thought it may be useful to put together their listing in form of a Guide, organized into the sections for easier use, comparable to those on my website.

Address of Mila Rechcigl upon Receiving a Life-Achievement Award and at the Dedication of newly established Research Room bearing his and his late wife Eva names at the National Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, IA

Mila Rechcigl -Recipient of Life Achievement Award

Oceneni Miloslava Rechcigla v Iowe

Written in Czech by Miroslav Konvalina, Director of Czech Center, New York City, 9/22/2024.

Mila Rechcigl at 94

Miloslav 'Míla' Rechcígl, Jr., a notable biochemist and science administrator at DHEW, US Departm... more Miloslav 'Míla' Rechcígl, Jr., a notable biochemist and science administrator at DHEW, US Department of State and the US Agency for Internation Development, where he managed research for some 27 years, and after retirement in 1996, a bona fide full-fledged non-fiction writer , having reached the venerable age of 94, is still fully engrossed in full-time work, spending all his energy and stamina in writing scholarly books, sometime as many as two a year., in his capacity as SVU Scholar-in-Residence. 'Mila', as he likes to be called, is one of the founders and past Presidents of many years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), an international professional organization based in Washington, DC. Born in Czechoslovakia to a son of the youngest member of the Czechoslovak Parliament, he spent the War years under Nazi occupation and after the Communist's coup d'état escaped to the West and in 1950 immigrated to the US. After receiving a scholarship, he went to Cornell University where he studied from 1951-58, receiving his B.

Appraisal of Mila Rechcigl's Donation to NCSML, Cedar Rapids, IA

The donation encompasses personal papers, article and speeches; documents relating to Mila's fami... more The donation encompasses personal papers, article and speeches; documents relating to Mila's family, his manuscripts, and books authored by him (both scientific and scholarly), scientific handbooks, he edited; Mila's genealogy as well as genealogy of all allied families; books relating to Czechoslovakia, including an out of print 18-volume Czech Encyclopedia (Ottův Slovník Naučný) and 12 volumes of Addenda (Ottův Slovník Naučný Nové Doby), numerous language and other dictionaries, plethora of historical books and a number of books relating to Prague; books on Geography, and on Arts and Letters. There were a large number of books relating to Czech and Slovak Americans, including Bohemian Jews. Another part formed the archive of the Czechoslovak Society of Ats and Sciences (SVU), of which Mila was one of the Founders and long-time President, including documents about its organization and history, Congresses and Conference, SVU Directories, Mila and his wife Eva authored, SVU monographs and SVU Periodicals; and newspaper clippings. Other Reference Books formed another part of the Donation, including Language and Encyclopedic Dictionaries and Almanacs; World History and Culture, American History and Politics ; Cultural History; and Science Handbooks.

Elise Stefanik, Trump's Potential Pick for VP, is of Polish descent

Clarifying Elise Stefanik's ethnic background

Mila Rechcigl's Colllecto Donated to Cedar Rapids

My New Spectacular Book

This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrat... more This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrated from their ancestral home in the ancient Kingdom of Bohemia and later, in the modern Czechoslovakia, established in 1918. The compendium comprises three major sections, namely the Czechs, the Slovaks, and the Jews. The fourth section deals with the Yuppies, the upwardly mobile professionals of promise. Considering the important role American women with Czechoslovak roots played, special subsections have been devoted to Czech and Slovak American women and their descendants.

Material Donated to Palacky University by Mila Rechcigl.doc

Material Donated to Palacky University by Mila Rechcigl.REV.doc

University of Nebraska Library is getting Private Collection: Mila Rechcigl’ SVU Files, his Private Papers and Books

Mila’s Rechcigl’s Library of Czech and Czech-Related Books and Private Papers will find its new home at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Archives & Special Collections

Preserving Czech and Slovak American Archival Materials

Kosmas, 17, No 2 (Spring 2004), pp. pp. 95-96

Working Archival Conference

Czech and Slovak American Archival Materials and their Preservation. See BOOKS Section

Survey of Czech American Historic Sites and Monuments

Olomouc-Ostrava: Palacky University, 2004. 142 pp.

Survey of Czechoslovak American Archivalia

Blanka Kudĕj (1926-2022)

This is the belated obituary of our dear close friend Blanka Kudĕj, about whose passing on Januar... more This is the belated obituary of our dear close friend Blanka Kudĕj, about whose passing on January 9, 2022, I only heard a few days ago. Fortunately, I devoted a whole chapter to her in my Personal Memoir II, A Sequel to Czechmate, which has now reminded me what a great person she was and what kind of person we have lost by her passing. We apparently saw her last when she celebrated her 90 th birthday on January 7, 2017 in Prof. Cecilia Rokusek's and Dr.7, 2017 in Prof. Cecilia Rokusek’s and Dr. Robert Petrik’s beautiful residence in Miami, on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Cecila had the honor of introducing the guest of honor to the jubilant crowd, summing up her qualities. Several other people joined in with their reminiscences. Blanka was all smiles, blushing a bit and looked radiant and beautiful.

Bohemian and Czech American Yuppies Hall of Fame. UpwardlyMobile Professionals of Promise Who Made a Difference

Academia.edu as a Source of Information. Guide to Mila Rechcigl’s Postings

Guide to Mila Rechcigl's Postings

On and off, I have been getting inquiries from the researchers about some of my postings on acade... more On and off, I have been getting inquiries from the researchers about some of my postings on academia.edu website who have had difficulty in locating them. For this reason I thought it may be useful to put together their listing in form of a Guide, organized into the sections for easier use, comparable to those on my website.

Address of Mila Rechcigl upon Receiving a Life-Achievement Award and at the Dedication of newly established Research Room bearing his and his late wife Eva names at the National Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, IA

Mila Rechcigl -Recipient of Life Achievement Award

Oceneni Miloslava Rechcigla v Iowe

Written in Czech by Miroslav Konvalina, Director of Czech Center, New York City, 9/22/2024.

Mila Rechcigl at 94

Miloslav 'Míla' Rechcígl, Jr., a notable biochemist and science administrator at DHEW, US Departm... more Miloslav 'Míla' Rechcígl, Jr., a notable biochemist and science administrator at DHEW, US Department of State and the US Agency for Internation Development, where he managed research for some 27 years, and after retirement in 1996, a bona fide full-fledged non-fiction writer , having reached the venerable age of 94, is still fully engrossed in full-time work, spending all his energy and stamina in writing scholarly books, sometime as many as two a year., in his capacity as SVU Scholar-in-Residence. 'Mila', as he likes to be called, is one of the founders and past Presidents of many years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), an international professional organization based in Washington, DC. Born in Czechoslovakia to a son of the youngest member of the Czechoslovak Parliament, he spent the War years under Nazi occupation and after the Communist's coup d'état escaped to the West and in 1950 immigrated to the US. After receiving a scholarship, he went to Cornell University where he studied from 1951-58, receiving his B.

Appraisal of Mila Rechcigl's Donation to NCSML, Cedar Rapids, IA

The donation encompasses personal papers, article and speeches; documents relating to Mila's fami... more The donation encompasses personal papers, article and speeches; documents relating to Mila's family, his manuscripts, and books authored by him (both scientific and scholarly), scientific handbooks, he edited; Mila's genealogy as well as genealogy of all allied families; books relating to Czechoslovakia, including an out of print 18-volume Czech Encyclopedia (Ottův Slovník Naučný) and 12 volumes of Addenda (Ottův Slovník Naučný Nové Doby), numerous language and other dictionaries, plethora of historical books and a number of books relating to Prague; books on Geography, and on Arts and Letters. There were a large number of books relating to Czech and Slovak Americans, including Bohemian Jews. Another part formed the archive of the Czechoslovak Society of Ats and Sciences (SVU), of which Mila was one of the Founders and long-time President, including documents about its organization and history, Congresses and Conference, SVU Directories, Mila and his wife Eva authored, SVU monographs and SVU Periodicals; and newspaper clippings. Other Reference Books formed another part of the Donation, including Language and Encyclopedic Dictionaries and Almanacs; World History and Culture, American History and Politics ; Cultural History; and Science Handbooks.

Elise Stefanik, Trump's Potential Pick for VP, is of Polish descent

Clarifying Elise Stefanik's ethnic background

Mila Rechcigl's Colllecto Donated to Cedar Rapids

My New Spectacular Book

This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrat... more This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrated from their ancestral home in the ancient Kingdom of Bohemia and later, in the modern Czechoslovakia, established in 1918. The compendium comprises three major sections, namely the Czechs, the Slovaks, and the Jews. The fourth section deals with the Yuppies, the upwardly mobile professionals of promise. Considering the important role American women with Czechoslovak roots played, special subsections have been devoted to Czech and Slovak American women and their descendants.

Material Donated to Palacky University by Mila Rechcigl.doc

Material Donated to Palacky University by Mila Rechcigl.REV.doc

University of Nebraska Library is getting Private Collection: Mila Rechcigl’ SVU Files, his Private Papers and Books

Mila’s Rechcigl’s Library of Czech and Czech-Related Books and Private Papers will find its new home at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Archives & Special Collections

Preserving Czech and Slovak American Archival Materials

Kosmas, 17, No 2 (Spring 2004), pp. pp. 95-96

Working Archival Conference

Czech and Slovak American Archival Materials and their Preservation. See BOOKS Section

Survey of Czech American Historic Sites and Monuments

Olomouc-Ostrava: Palacky University, 2004. 142 pp.

Survey of Czechoslovak American Archivalia

CZECH IT OUT: Czech American Biography Sourcebook - Mila Rechcigl’s New Book

Miloslav Rechcigl's Scientific Writings: A Bibliography

CZECHOSLOVAK AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY: A State of the Art and Guide to Bibliographies

Kosmas 7 (1988), pp. 175-187.

Information Sources Relating to Research Management, Grantsmanship and Development: A Selective Bibliography. See RESEARCH Section

Stand und Aufgaben der tschechoslowakischen auslandioschen Bibliofgraphie

Zeitschrift fur Ostforschung 18 (1968), pp. 92-101.

Stav a úkoly čs. zahraniční a krajanské bibliografie

Proměny (Metamorphoses) 4 (1967), pp. 46-53.

A Classified Guide to Bibliographies Relating to Czech, Slovak and Ruthenian Immigrants in America

Kosmas 7 (1988), pp. 189-212.

Czechoslovakia: History of Thought, Culture and Science

In: Horecky, P. L., Ed., East Central Europe: A Guide to Basic Publications. Chicago and London, University of Chicago Press, 1969, pp. 317-329.

Czechoslovakia in Bibliography: A Bibliography of Bibliographies

In: Czechoslovakia Past and Present. vol. 2. Essays on the Arts and Sciences, The Hague-Paris-London, Mouton and Co.,1968, pp. 1693-1801.

Czechoslovakia and its Arts and Sciences. A Selective Bibliography in the Western European Langauges

In: The Czechoslovak Contribution to World Culture. The Hague-Paris-London, Mouton and Co., 1964, pp. 555-634.

Czechs, Slovaks and Ruthenians in the US. A Selective Bibliography,

Czechoslovak and Central European Journal 10, No. 1 (Summer 1991), pp. 83-132.

Czech and Slovak American Historiography. See HISTORIOGRAPHY Section

Mila Rechcigl's Historical Research and Writing. See HISTORIOGRAPHY Section

CZECHOSLOVAK AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY: A State of the Art and Guide to Bibliographies

The Czechlands. A Bibliography. A Selected Bibliography of References in English

SVU Information and Reference Series. A Bibliographies No. 4 (1999). 43 pp.

Czech American Bibliography. A Comprehensive Listing

Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. 277p.

Czech Canadian Bibliography. See CZECH CANADIANS Section

Czechs in Latin America: A Bibliography. See CZECH LATINOAMERICANS Section

CZECH AMERICANS: A Selective Bibliography in English

“Czech Americans: A Selected Bibliography of Publications in English,” in: Czech-Americans in Transition. Edited by Clinton Machann. Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1999, pp. 121-128

CZECH AMERICANS: A Selective Bibliography in English

From Prague to Jerusalem.doc

Milan J. Kubic: From Prague to Jerusalem. An Uncommon Journey of a Journalist. DeKalb, IL: Northe... more Milan J. Kubic: From Prague to Jerusalem. An Uncommon Journey of a Journalist. DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-087580-764-5. 312 pp. I have always considered memoir publications as important sources of history, particularly after I published my own personal memoir, Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven (2011). The present autobiographical account of Milan J Kubic. From Prague Jerusalem. An Uncommon Journey of a Journalist, is a splendid example of literature in this category. Interestingly, parts of his story, even age-wise (he is 3 years older), are not dissimilar from my own odyssey. Being a journalist, he wrote his memoirs in a highly readable, intimate and amusing style, although, here and there he used some uncommon words which forces one to look up their meaning in the dictionary. We were both young when we escaped from Czechoslovakia, ending up in the American zone of Germany. However, whereas he was successful on his first try, I was caught at the border and ended up in jail. Nevertheless, I was lucky next year, and after crossing the border, I was moved to a Displaced Persons Camp, which turned up to be in Ludwigsburg, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Stuttgart, the same camp where Kubic was moved earlier. We then awaited there for the US visas to be able to immigrate to the US, although we apparently never met. Interestingly, he got an affidavit from his former boss, the Svobodné Slovo editor, Ivan Herben, with whom I became acquainted in New York and who became my good friend. We both arrived in the US in the fifties, he in March, while I came one month earlier, where we worked at menial jobs before being able to attend university, get our degrees, pursuing our careers, he as a journalist, while I became a scientist. Milan J. Kubic is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, who served as a correspondent for Newsweek magazine from 1958 to 1989, covering Washington, South America, Eastern and Western Europe and the Middle East. Prior to that he worked as a butler and factory worker and served in US Army intelligence unit during Senator Joe McCarthy's witch-hunting years. He was born to a middle-class Prague family, his original name being Kubík. Like myself, he spent his childhood in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, witnessing the Communist takeover of his country in 1948. He made his journalist debut as a young budding student in the fall of 1945, launching a weekly newspaper Žihadlo (The Sting), which became a hit among his classmates. A barely legible mimeographed paper of a few pages extolled the quality of American life, while ridiculing the leadership of Josef Stalin. Unfortunately, the paper was of short duration, having been stopped by the Ministry of Interior. To his consternation, he later found out that it was his own cousin Pepík who betrayed him and reported him to STB (Státní bezpečnost), the State Security, which was firmly under the Communist control. Paradoxically, some twenty-five years later, this cousin of his begged him to help him when he decided to also seek refuge abroad.

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography has been published

Míla Rechcígl, has written a monumental work, representing a culmination of his life achievement ... more Míla Rechcígl, has written a monumental work, representing a culmination of his life achievement as a historian of Czech America. The Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech American Biography is a unique and unparallel publication. The enormity of this undertaking is reflected in the fact that it covers a universe, starting a few decades after the discovery of the New World, through the escapades and significant contributions of Bohemian Jesuits and Moravian Brethren in the 17th and 18 th centuries, and the mass migration of the Czechs after the Revolutionary Year of 1848 up to the early years of the 20 th century and the influx of refugees from Nazism and Communism.

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography Goes to Press With the foreword by the Czech Ambassador to the United States

SVU Scholar-in-Residence and one of the founders and Past President of many years of the Czechosl... more SVU Scholar-in-Residence and one of the founders and Past President of many years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., for years, has been diligently working on a long-term, to date the most ambitious SVU project yet, in preparing a comprehensive and up to date Bohemian and Czech American Biography. It is a tremendous and unparalleled undertaking which comprises some 7,500 biographies of notable American personalities with Bohemian and Czech roots, starting from the time the first Czech put his foot on American soil to date. This voluminous four-volume encyclopedic vade mecum, reflecting enduring contributions of Bohemian and Czech immigrants and their descendants to the development of the US and the New World, in general, represents not only an invaluable tool for all researchers and students of Czech-American history, but also a carte blanche for the Czech Republic, which considers Czech-Americans as their own and as a part of its magnificent cultural history. In contrast to the traditional Who's Whos that are quite impersonal, telegraphic in style, terse, full of abbreviations which make them hard to read, and frankly unpalatable, if not boring, Míla Rechcigl has chosen an encyclopedic style with a flowing narrative to make biographies more interesting and pleasure to read. For easier use, instead of alphabetical arrangement, he has organized this monumental endeavor into specific sections of various facets and areas of human endeavor, The publication, of course, has an alphabetical name index as well.

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography Goes to Press

SVU Scholar-in-Residence and one of the founders and Past President of many years of the Czechosl... more SVU Scholar-in-Residence and one of the founders and Past President of many years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., for years, has been diligently working on a long-term, to date the most ambitious SVU project yet, in preparing a comprehensive and up to date Bohemian and Czech American Biography. It is a tremendous and unparalleled undertaking which comprises some 7,500 biographies of notable American personalities with Bohemian and Czech roots, starting from the time the first Czech put his foot on American soil to date. This voluminous four-volume encyclopedic vade mecum, reflecting enduring contributions of Bohemian and Czech immigrants and their descendants to the development of the US and the New World, in general, represents not only an invaluable tool for all researchers and students of Czech-American history, but also a carte blanche for the Czech Republic, which considers Czech-Americans as their own and as a part of its magnificent cultural history. In contrast to the traditional Who's Whos that are quite impersonal, telegraphic in style, terse, full of abbreviations which make them hard to read, and frankly unpalatable, if not boring, Míla Rechcigl has chosen an encyclopedic style with a flowing narrative to make biographies more interesting and pleasure to read. For easier use, instead of alphabetical arrangement, he has organized this monumental endeavor into specific sections of various facets and areas of human endeavor, The publication, of course, has an alphabetical name index as well.

Czech Ambassador Praises Rechcigl's Biographical Encyclopedia

Searching for Czechs and Bohemians in America? See Mila Rechcigl's indispensable guide: CZECH IT OUT. Czech American Biography Sourcebook. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2015

Mila Rechcigl's latest book has just been published. CZECH IT OUT. Czech American Biography Sources

Czech it Out: Czech American Biography Sourcebook provides a wealth of information on a variety o... more Czech it Out: Czech American Biography Sourcebook provides a wealth of information on a variety of sources relating to biographical information on notable Americans with Czech roots. Besides the national fi gures, also included are information sources on signifi cant individuals at the state, regional, and local levels. Beyond that, we saw it fi t to also incorporate ethnic information sources, which frequently contain a wealth of information on pioneer settlers and individuals active at the community level. Having in mind the interests of genealogists in individual families and their descendents, a listing has also been provided on family histories and genealogies.

Mila Rechcigl's latest publication : CZECH IT OUT - CZECH AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY SOURCEBOOK - going to print

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography. Shouldn't I Be Included?

Past SVU President Míla Rechcigl, for years, has been diligently working on a long-term, to date ... more

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography. An Important Announcement

Past SVU President Míla Rechcigl, for years, has been diligently working on a long-term, to date ... more

Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography - Announcement

In prepartion

Past SVU President Míla Rechcigl, for years, has been diligently working on a long-term, to date ... more

Czechmate. Form Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.. See BOOKS Section

Famous Czechs and Americans with Czech Roots Notable Americans with Czech Roots Based on information provided and researched by Past SVU President Mila Rechcigl . See CZECH AMERICANS -Notable Individuals Section

US Legislators with Czechoslovak Roots from Colonial Times to Present. See CZECH AMERICANS - Contributions Section

Deceased Members of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) (1957-2008). ORGANIZATIONS Section

Keep them in Czech

Keep Then in 'Czech'

This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrat... more This composite compendium has been written as a tribute to Czech and Slovak settlers, who emigrated from their ancestral home in the ancient Kingdom of Bohemia and later, in the modern Czechoslovakia, established in 1918. The compendium comprises three major sections, namely the Czechs, the Slovaks, and the Jews. The fourth section deals with the Yuppies, the upwardly mobile professionals of promise. Considering the important role American women with Czechoslovak roots played, special subsections have been devoted to Czech and Slovak American women and their descendants.

CRC handbook of agricultural productivity. v.1: Plant productivity. - v.2: Animal productivity

Nutrition and the world food problem

Mila Rechcigl's New Book is Out. Don't Miss it!

Vol. II of Mila Rechcigl's personal memoir has just been published OVER the HILL -SAYS WHO? VOL. II The People I've Met. Reminiscing about My Work

Mila Rechcigl's Collection Donated do NCSML, Cedar Rapids, IA

Description of Donation to National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Just Published - Celebrities and Less Famed Americans Married to Women of Bohemian and Czech Ancestry and their Progeny - Exciting new book

Tam za tím mořem piva aneb Naše Amerika, jak ji málokdo zná

Příspěvek k historii české a slovenské emigrace do Ameriky Nová kniha Mily Rechcigla ml. známeho ... more Příspěvek k historii české a slovenské emigrace do Ameriky Nová kniha Mily Rechcigla ml. známeho historika České Ameriky Vydaná nákladem Univerzity Palackéeho v Olomouci 2019. 418 stran Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci prostřednictvím svého vydavatelství vydala obsáhlou knihu známého historika a odborníka na českou Ameriku Miloslava Rechcígla ml. s názvem Tam za tím mořem piva aneb Naše Amerika, jak ji málokdo zná. Příspěvek k historii české a slovenské emigrace do Ameriky (418 stran, vázaná kniha). Kniha vyšla v tištěné i elektronické podobě a lze si ji objednat na e-shopu Vydavatelství UP: Tištěná verze publikace je dostupná na našem e-shopu zde: https://www.vydavatelstviupol.cz/cz/vyrobce/2494/tisky? language=cs-CZ&keyword= Prodejní cena publikace je 400 Kč vč. DPH, cena poštovného do USA za dopis do 2 kg je v tuto chvíli 681 Kč (viz https://www.postaonline.cz/kalkulacka-postovneho). On-line verze ke stažení (ISBN 978-80-244-5517-4), prodejní cena 149 Kč vč. DPH. Kniha je dostupná na našem e-shopu zde: https://www.vydavatelstviupol.cz/cz/978-80-24455-17-4. Stačí vložit zboží do košíku, zákazník obdrží platební údaje a hned po provedení platby obdrží link ke stažení. Slovo o knize Nová publikace pojednává o Americe, jak ji málokdo zná a o níž Voskovec a Werich pěli v jejich populárních relacích. Vznikla na základě celoživotního mravenčího výzkumu autora, je zaměřena na historii emigrantů z historických Českých zemí a z Československa a časově pokrývá období od objevení Nového světa až dodnes. Zahrnuje nejen Spojené státy, ale i Kanadu a Latinskou Ameriku. Jednotlivé části pojednávají o pionýrech;

Exciting new Book - for men, as well as women - Soon to be published

This is a most unusual book. Whereas the American ethnic literature usually relates to immigrants... more

Notable American Women with Czechoslovak Roots - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote

Books Authored or Edited by Mila Rechcigl

Centennial of Women's Right to Vote

CZECHS WON'T GET LOST IN THE WORLD, LET ALONE IN AMERICA

Hardback 978-1-5462-3892-8 Paperback 978-1-5462-3891-1 E-book 978-1-5462-3890-4

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at age of 92. She was a Moravian

Mila Rechcigl's Latest Book is Out - "Notable American Women with Czechoslovak Roots" - Don't miss it!

Even though there exist only a few general studies on the subject of Czechoslovak American women,... more Even though there exist only a few general studies on the subject of Czechoslovak American women, this is not, at all, a reflection of the paucity of work done by these women, as this publication demonstrates. This monograph is a compendium of notable American women with Czechoslovak roots, who distinguished themselves in a particular field or area, from the time they first immigrated to America to date. Included are, not only individuals born on the territory of former Czechoslovakia, but also their descendants. This project has been approached strictly geographically, irrespective of the language or ethnicity. Because of the lack of bibliographical information, most of the monograph comprises biobibliographical information, in which area a plethora of information exists. As the reader will discover, these women have been involved, practically, in every field of human endeavor, in numbers that surprise. On the whole, they have been noted for their independent spirit and nonconforming role.

Tam za tím mořem piva aneb Naše Amerika, jak ji málokdo zná - Nová kniha Mily Rechcigla ml., známeho historika České Ameriky

Tam za tím mořem piva aneb Naše Amerika, jak ji málokdo zná .Příspěvek k historii české a slovenské emigrace do Ameriky , 2019

Czechs Worldwide. Are you looking for a nice gift for Christmas? Here is a fascinating and spell-bound book about Czech Americans

Books Authored or Edited by Mila Rechcigl

Fascinating & Spellbound New Book about Czech Americans in Press

Pro vlast. Padesát let Společnosti pro vědy a umění (SVU). See BOOKS section

See BOOKS section

Nutritional Resources at Regional Level

World Food Problem: A Selective Bibliography of Reviews. See BOOKS Section

Man, Food and Nutrition. Strategies and Technological Measures for Alleviating the World Food Problem. See BOOKS Section

Food, Nutrition and Health. A Multidisciplinary Treatise Addressed to the Major Nutrition Problems from a World Wide Perspective. See BOOKS Section

Nutrition and World Food Problem. See BOOKS section

Food, Nutrition and Health

Rechcigl, M. Jr.: Foreword. In: Food, Nutrition and Health. By D. K. Salunkee. 50th Faculty Honor Lecture. Logan, UT: Utah State University, 1974, pp. 3-6.

Reviews Relating to Food, Nutrition and Health: A Selected Bibliography

M. Rechcigl, Jr. “Reviews Relating to Food, Nutrition and Health: A Selected Bibliography. In: Food, Nutrition and Health. Edited by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Basel-Munchen-Paris-London-New York-Sydney, 1973, pp. 398-445.

Nutrition and Health - A National Challenge

Rechcigl, M., Jr.: Nutrition and Health - A National Challenge. J. Applied Nutrition 22, No. 1-2 (1970), pp. 9-16.

World Food Problem - Challenge and Opportunities

Rechcigl, M., Jr.: World Food Problem - Challenge and Opportunities. Proc. 32nd Food and Nutrition Institute, Tuskegee, AL, March 3-4, 1971, pp. 15-23.

Malnutrition and Health, USA - Problems and Solutions

Rechcigl, M., Jr.: Malnutrition and Health, USA - Problems and Solutions. In: Proc. Workshop Conference on Nutrition. Sponsored by South Carolina Regional Program, Columbia, SC, May 1, 1970.

Warning to WIKI TREE Users

A few years ago, I joined the WIKI TREE because I was intrigued by their unique style, with the h... more A few years ago, I joined the WIKI TREE because I was intrigued by their unique style, with the hope, I could also contribute to it. It did not take long, and I discovered that they stole my genealogy data concerning the Moravian-Brethren Demuth family, whose members came to the US, originally, from the Czech Lands, on which I worked for years. They not only stole it, they claimed is as their own. Frankly I did all that research work, and had it published, several years before the Wiki Tree was even established. My complains to the people in charge remained unanswered and they apparently were not even bothered by the fact that my publications were copyrighted. After that experience, I stopped sending them any further data, in fear that it may be stolen again. This year I have spent most of my time on a new large pioneering genealogy project, during which I occasionally consulted the WIKI TREE pages. To my dismay, I soon found out that lot of the information was incomplete and much of it was plain wrong. The problem, as I see it, is that WIKI TREE managers don't exercise any quality control, and let people change data, as they wish. Beyond that, the leadership, whom I also contacted several times regarding this matter, apparently don't seem to care about this, since they did not have the courtesy to respond to any of my concerns. C'est la vie! So, WIKI TREE Users: Beware!

Warning to WIKI TREE Users

A few years ago, I joined the WIKI TREE because I was intrigued by their unique style, with the h... more A few years ago, I joined the WIKI TREE because I was intrigued by their unique style, with the hope, I could also contribute to it. It did not take long, and I discovered that they stole my genealogy data concerning the Moravian-Brethren Demuth family, whose members came to the US, originally, from the Czech Lands, on which I worked for years. They not only stole it, they claimed is as their own. Frankly I did all that research work, and had it published, several years before the Wiki Tree was even established. My complains to the people in charge remained unanswered and they apparently were not even bothered by the fact that my publications were copyrighted. After that experience, I stopped sending them any further data, in fear that it may be stolen again. This year I have spent most of my time on a new large pioneering genealogy project, during which I occasionally consulted the WIKI TREE pages. To my dismay, I soon found out that lot of the information was incomplete and much of it was plain wrong. The problem, as I see it, is that WIKI TREE managers don't exercise any quality control, and let people change data, as they wish. Beyond that, the leadership, whom I also contacted several times regarding this matter, apparently don't seem to care about this, since they did not have the courtesy to respond to any of my concerns. C'est la vie! So, WIKI TREE Users: Beware!

Ladislav Hanka.doc

It is with sadness that we report on the passing of the SVU long-time member, Dr. Ladislav Haňka ... more It is with sadness that we report on the passing of the SVU long-time member, Dr. Ladislav Haňka of Kalamazoo, Michigan, who died on Monday, March 26, 2018, at the age of 97. Ladislav Haňka was born on July 29, 1920, in Mnětice, East Bohemia. Because of the closure of universities during the War years, he could not complete his studies. When the universities reopened in 1945, he returned to his agricultural studies, first in Prague, where he received his

Bohemian Identity of Martinus Hermanzen Hoffman Revisited

A Genealogy Hoax

Hoffman Genealogy -A Hoax

GENEALOGISTS A & HISTORIANS ALERT! Searching for Czechs and Bohemians in America? See just released Mila Rechcigl's indispensable guide: CZECH IT OUT. Czech American Biography Sourcebook. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2015

We are Related to President John F. Kennedy

I seem to be related to Charles IV , King of Bohemia & Holy Roman Emperor

I am Related to Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia

We are related to Přemysl Otakar II, The Iron and Golden King of Bohemia

We are related to Thomas Jefferson, President of the US

We are related to Napoleon, the Emperor of France

It appears that we are also related to Edward I "Longshanks", King of England

We are related to John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the US

We are related to George of Podĕbrady, King of Bohemia

We are related to Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the US

I am related to Albert Einstein

We are related to Franz Kafka

We are related to Franz Werfel

This is the Master Profile for Franz Werfel.  Franz Werfel is your wife's second great uncle's w... more

Czech and Slovak American Historiography

Kosmas 24, No. 1 (Fall 2010), pp. 83-124.

Míla Rechcígl’s Historical Research and Writing

Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. 2011, pp. 718-722.

Mila Rechcigl’s Science Editing and Publishing

Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. 2011, pp. 708-712

Dokumentace k dějinám zahraničních Čechů a Slováků s důrazem na Ameriku: Náhled ryze osobní

In: České archivy a prameny k dějinám zahraničních Čechů. Sborník příspěvků z mezinárodního vědeckého sympózia konaného ve dnech 27.-28. června 2006 v Českých Budějovicích v rámci 23. světového kongresu Československé společnosti pro vědy a umění / Praha : Národní archiv, 2007 s. 81-102., 2007

V přítomné studii se pokusím shrnout svoje poznatky na poli čs. americké dokumentace za minulá lé... more

An Introduction to the History of Czechoslovak Thought and Science: A Critical Bibliography

Isis 62 (1970), pp. 79-95.

Czechoslovak America. Bibliography of Writings of Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. See BIBLIOGRAPHY section

Czech America in the Struggle for Independent Czechoslovakia.doc

Believe It or Not: Mila Rechcigl is Nearing Ninety. II. His Scientific Writings

Contract Program in Centrally Funded Research

Washington, DC: Department of State - Agency for International Development, 1977

Advising A.I.D. on Czechoslovakia

In: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., Past President, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 519-528

Agricultural Development through Innovative Research and Application of Biotechnology

In: Agricultural Development and Environmental Research. American and Czechoslovak Perspectives. .Proc. of a Bilateral Workshop. April 7-10, 1987, South Bohemian Biological Center, Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. Washington, DC: US National Academy of Sciences, 1988., pp.198-206.

Czech America as Few People Know It. A New Book Ideal for Christmas Present

Czechoslovak Genealogy Sites on the Internet

2nd Revised and enlarged edition. Compiled and edited by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Rockville, MD: SVU Press,2001. (SVU Reference and Information Series. Guides to INTERNET No.1

Czechoslovak Americana on the Net. A Comprehensive Systematic Guide to Internet Sites Relating to Immigrants in America from the Territory of Former Czechoslovakia, Including Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia, and Subcarpathian Ruthenia

Compiled and edited by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. (SVU Information and Reference series. D. Guides to Internet No. 3

Czechophilia and Slovakophilia on Internet

Czechophilia on the Net. A Comprehensive Systematic Guide about the Czechs and the Slovaks, and their Culture and Related Matters. A Tentative Listing. Compiled and Edited by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. (SVU Information and Reference Series. D. Guides to Internet. No. 2

Obituary of Eva Rechcigl

Kollecas after a long illness. She was a long time resident of Rockville, MD from which she moved... more

Czech and Slovak Obituaries on academia-edu

Note: For more than 50 years I have been regularly contributing obituaries and eulogies of noted ... more Note: For more than 50 years I have been regularly contributing obituaries and eulogies of noted Czech and Slovak Americans on my academia.edu website. Obituaries are an invaluable genealogical resource, so they are often the first thing a family historian looks for in a newspaper. But finding an ancestor's obituary can sometimes be tricky. That's why I prepare this guide, arranged alphabetically for easier use.

Obituary of Eva Rechcigl

Obituary of Eva Rechcigl (1932-2024)

IM MEMORIAM: Rudolf Krejčí (1929-2018)

IN MEMORIAM. Tom Valega (1937-2014). doc

IN MEMORIAM: Miloš Forman (1932-2018)

He played in a minor role of a soldier in the film 'Stříbrný vítr' (1955) and prior to ending his... more He played in a minor role of a soldier in the film 'Stříbrný vítr' (1955) and prior to ending his studies, he collaborated with Martin Frič, on a comedy 'Nechte to na mně' (1955). After graduation, he collaborated briefly on the script for the film 'Štěňata' (1957). Independently he directed in 1963 his debut, in 'Konkurs.' His all-evening film was 'Černý Petr' (Black Peter) (1963) which received, to the surprise of its creator, the first prize at the International Film Festival in Locarno, beating Michelangelo Antonioni and Jean-Luc Goddard. Then followed the film, 'Lásky jedné plavovlásky' (The Loves of a Blonde) (1965) about unanswered promises of reckless youth and the first life failures. In1967, he directed, perhaps, his best known Czech film, 'Hoří má panenko' (Firemen's Ball), picturing maladies of Czech society during a fireman's ball, which was nominated for Oscar. During normalization, when he left for the US, he continued in the film work. He was then still able to collaborate with Czech filmmakers, including the cameraman Miroslav Ondříček and was able to shoot his film 'Amadeus' in Prague and the environs. In the US, he brought, for the first time, the attention to himself with his comedy, 'Taking off', with Tina Turner and Kathy Bates in main roles. This strongly Forman-like American film, typically applicable to Czech audience, but oriented on American environment in the reverberating era of hippies, was rewarded with the British Academy BAFTA for the best direction and the first prize by the jury at the festival in Cannes. Then followed a documentary, 'Visions of Eight' in 1973, relating to Olympic Games in Munich. In 1974 came Forman's probably the best motion picture 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.' The film about American prisoner (Jack Nicholson), who wanted to evade the jail and therefore makes pretense of a lunatic, brought him the Oscar for the best

In Memoriam: Zdenka Horáková

In Memoriam: Peter R. Hrubý (1921-2017)

In Memoriam: Andrew Eliáš (1926-2017)

In Memoriam: Milan Ryzl (1928-2011)

In Memoriam: Stanislav Kasl (1934-2013)

Frederick Šalanský-Kent

Otomar Hájek (1930-2016)

Jiří Krupička (1913-2014)

In Memoriam: Stanislav Kasl (1934-2013). REV.doc

Belatedly we have heard of his passing Stanislav Vojtěch Kasl (1934-2013, z Prahy, vystudoval psy... more Belatedly we have heard of his passing Stanislav Vojtěch Kasl (1934-2013, z Prahy, vystudoval psychologii na Michiganské univerzitě. Působil na Michiganské univerzitě a od r. 1968 na lékařské škole při Yalské univerzitě. Zastává místo profesora epidemiologie a psychologie. Současné je též hlavou divize epidemiologie chronických nemocí. Specializuje se na společenské aspekty chronických nemocí a na zdravotní a behaviorální vliv společenského stresu. Ve výzkumu se zabývá psycho-sociální epidemiologií a studiem sociálních a psychologických ryzikovych faktorů u fyzických nemocí.

In Memoriam: Andrew Eliáš (1926-2017) - with his photo

Belatedly I have heard about the passing of Andrew Eliáš, a noted economist and a long-time Edito... more

IN MEMORIAM - Zdenek L. Suda.doc

In Memoriam: Zdenka Horáková

In Memoriam: Hanuš J. Grosz (1924-2001)

In Memoriam: Barbara L. Podoski (1914-2009)

Czech American Societies

Address of Mila Rechcigl upon Receiving a Life-Achievement Award and at the Dedication of newly established Research Room bearing his and his late wife Eva names at the National Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, IA

Address of Mila Rechcigl at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, after being honored thereeum, Iowain Cedar Rapids, IA , aftwrAFTWRFTER BEIN HONORED

Mila Rechcigl' response after being awared Life-Achievement Award and a newly established Researc... more

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Believing in Miracles

Believe it or not but this is a true story, which occurred to us in the last week of January this... more Believe it or not but this is a true story, which occurred to us in the last week of January this year As my wife was planning to have her glasses checked, in close-by opticians, to her consternation, she could not find her car keys. Actually, it was a whole bunch of keys on a key chain, with all sorts of identity tags, she apparently misplaced.. We must have spent good two days, systematically, searching for them, in every room of our house, in every closet, in all dressers, under the bed, simply, everywhere. No luck. We then went to several stores, where we shopped recently, to see whether, by luck, they may have found them. Again, no luck. Having a logical mind, I realized that she would have needed the keys to drive home. Consequently, we concluded that she must have misplaced the keys at home or around the house. So we, frantically, searched again, but without success. We were nervous wrecks. They keys were obviously lost. It was not just the loss of a few keys that worried us, but we began to worry that somebody could identify us from the attached identity tags and get to our house. We had no choice but to go to our Honda dealer to see whether he could get us a new set of car keys. It took almost three hours of waiting, but, at the end, they furnished us with a new set. The cost was horrendous, but there was nothing we could do about that. We were happy to have the car keys, so that my wife could drive without being dependent on me. After the lunch we decided to drive to our gym to get some exercise which would also help us overcome the anxiety we went through in last few days. As I was closing the front door, I accidently looked at the small spruce we planted in front of the house. Lo and behold, I saw a bunch of keys staring at me from the ground. We could not believe it, but there it was! Of course, I neglected to mention a little episode which preceded that. When I got up in the morning, I found an old horseshoe behind a chest in my computer room. How it got there, beats me. It might have hung on the wall and then fallen down. Having been raised in a rural area of Bohemia, a province of the present Czech Republic, I have learned and acquired lots of folklore and superstition in my native country, one of them being nailing a horseshoe over a door for good luck. As I understand it, this tradition and superstition was originated by the Celts, who occupied the territory of Bohemia in the 3 rd century BC, before the Czechs settled there. That's how this custom apparently became a part of the Czech folklore, as it did among the Irish, who descended from the Celts. By the way, the word Bohemia has its roots in the Celtic word 'Boiohaemum," meaning home of the Boii people, a Celtic tribe which settled there. The ancient custom and superstition spread quickly and was universally adopted throughout the world and, in fact, horseshoe has become most common luck charm. One reason why horseshoes were considered lucky was because they were made by blacksmiths who held a high status in the society. It was believed that blacksmiths possessed supernatural skills and knowledge of white magic against witchery. It is said that finding a horseshoe by sheer luck is an extremely lucky event. But what should you do with one of these treasures if found. According to one version, you can either spit on them, toss it over your left shoulder while making a wish. Or you can take it home and nail it above a doorway to bring good luck to anyone that may pass beneath its glory.

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Who's Mila Rechcigl ?

Believe It or Not: Mila Rechcigl is Nearing Ninety. I. His Life and Accomplishments

Believe It or Not: Mila Rechcigl is Nearing Ninety. III. His Papers on Czechoslovak America

Believe It or Not: Mila Rechcigl is Nearing Ninety IV. What Makes Him Tick -In His Own Words

In my early youth I was basically very shy, although not an introvert, by any means. I liked the ... more

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academia.edu – over 150 hits in one day Believe or not

On May 26, 2017, I had the largest number of visitors on my academia.edu site. At the end of the ... more On May 26, 2017, I had the largest number of visitors on my academia.edu site. At the end of the day, the number had even risen to 174 in toto. It's not a fluke because the following day the number of hits was still very high, i.e., 163. With so many hits, the popularity of my postings is reflected in my reaching the academia.edu top 0.1% level, with a total of 13,152 views

Mila Rechcigl Has Now His Own Author Page on amazon.com - Revised Version.doc

Eva Rechcigl's Memorable 85th Birthday: Míla's Testimonial

As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been m... more As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been married for almost 64 years. When asked how we have done it to keep a successful marriage for so long, I tell them that our situation is comparable to that of the automobile maker Henry Ford, who on similar occasions, when asked, told the inquirers that, like in the case of his famous car, the secret of his successful long marriage was based on the fact that he always stuck to one model. That is my secret too. Eva has been truly my faithful companion for all this time and there is hardly anything I have done in my life that would not bear signs of her presence or her involvement. Already at the time when I was still a struggling student at Cornell, she was enormously helpful in overcoming the practically nonexistent my knowledge of English. However, her frequent saying that she made me an offer to teach me English, if I would marry her, is a bit exaggerated. She also helped in other ways as well. While working on lab experiments, she washed the lab 'dishes' for me and also assisted in preparing the diets for rats and even pigs. While working on my Master's degree thesis, she gave me a helping hand with my Vitamin K study. One of our Cornell friends, by name of Storr, immortalized Eva's meritorious assistance to me in his drawing, in which he depicted her pushing a dairy cow into a huge pasteurization drum, with the inscription: " Eva, please, stop. The pasteurization has been meant for milk bottles and not for the cows! " Since I have never learned to type, Eva did all the typing for me, including the term papers, the MS Thesis and even the Ph.D. Dissertation. She was, of course, rewarded, for he labors at the time when I was getting my Doctorate, she was given ceremoniously her own P.H.T. degree, standing for " Putting Husband Through. " We did not have much money then and every dollar counted. Before I was given the position of teaching Czech, I did also some tutoring on a side. In this connection, I was approached by a mathematician, by name of Callahan, who wanted me to help him read some Czech mathematical Journals and even with translation of some the mathematical textbook. When I got the University job of teaching Czech, believe or not, but Eva took over my task of tutoring Callahan. Eva, of course, helped more directly, financially, when she was offered a librarian job. Before that, however, she had all sorts of other lesser jobs. Believe it or not, she started at computers, specifically with the IBM machines. It was an exhaustive work because she had to stand up all day long, while receiving a dollar an hour. Fortunately, she did not stay with it long, because one day, the machine went berserk and before stopping, it pushed all the cards out, which then kept flying all over the room. We haven't learned whether it ruined the whole project and were afraid to ask. What is certain, that this meant the end of Eva's job, who has ever since developed allergy against all computers. Eva did not remain idle after this experience and found herself a job, as a waitress, in Leonardo's restaurant in the College Town. She worked there only one day. Everything went well until the

Eva Rechcigl's 85th Birthday: Mila's Testimonial

As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been m... more As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been married for almost 64 years. When asked how we have done it to keep a successful marriage for so long, I tell them that our situation is comparable to that of the automobile maker Henry Ford, who on similar occasions, when asked, told the inquirers that, like in the case of his famous car, the secret of his successful long marriage was based on the fact that he always stuck to one model. That is my secret too.

Eva Rechcigl's 85th Birthday: Míla's Testimonial

As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been m... more As Eva is reaching her memorable 85 th birthday, many a friend cannot believe that we have been married for almost 64 years. When asked how we have done it to keep a successful marriage for so long, I tell them that our situation is comparable to that of the automobile maker Henry Ford, who on similar occasions, when asked, told the inquirers that, like in the case of his famous car, the secret of his successful long marriage was based on the fact that he always stuck to one model. That is my secret too. Eva has been truly my faithful companion for all this time and there is hardly anything I have done in my life that would not bear signs of her presence or her involvement. Already at the time when I was still a struggling student at Cornell, she was enormously helpful in overcoming the practically nonexistent my knowledge of English. However, her frequent saying that she made me an offer to teach me English, if I would marry her, is a bit exaggerated. She also helped in other ways as well. While working on lab experiments, she washed the lab 'dishes' for me and also assisted in preparing the diets for rats and even pigs. While working on my Master's degree thesis, she gave me a helping hand with my Vitamin K study. One of our Cornell friends, by name of Storr, immortalized Eva's meritorious assistance to me in his drawing, in which he depicted her pushing a dairy cow into a huge pasteurization drum, with the inscription: " Eva, please, stop. The pasteurization has been meant for milk bottles and not for the cows! " Since I have never learned to type, Eva did all the typing for me, including the term papers, the MS Thesis and even the Ph.D. Dissertation. She was, of course, rewarded, for he labors at the time when I was getting my Doctorate, she was given ceremoniously her own P.H.T. degree, standing for " Putting Husband Through. " We did not have much money then and every dollar counted. Before I was given the position of teaching Czech, I did also some tutoring on a side. In this connection, I was approached by a mathematician, by name of Callahan, who wanted me to help him read some Czech mathematical Journals and even with translation of some the mathematical textbook. When I got the University job of teaching Czech, believe or not, but Eva took over my task of tutoring Callahan. Eva, of course, helped more directly, financially, when she was offered a librarian job. Before that, however, she had all sorts of other lesser jobs. Believe it or not, she started at computers, specifically with the IBM machines. It was an exhaustive work because she had to stand up all day long, while receiving a dollar an hour. Fortunately, she did not stay with it long, because one day, the machine went berserk and before stopping, it pushed all the cards out, which then kept flying all over the room. We haven't learned whether it ruined the whole project and were afraid to ask. What is certain, that this meant the end of Eva's job, who has ever since developed allergy against all computers. Eva did not remain idle after this experience and found herself a job, as a waitress, in Leonardo's restaurant in the College Town. She worked there only one day. Everything went well until the

SVU CELEBRATING MÍLA RECHCÍGL'S 85TH BIRTHDAY

Speaking of Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015): Past Accolades and Tributes

Speaking of Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015): Interviews with Mila Rechcigl

Travesty of Justice: 26 Years after the Velvet Revolution

From: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 601-604. With 2015 Postscript

CZECHOSLOVAK AMERICA Bibliography of Writings of Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. SEE BIBLIOGRAPHY Section

See BIBLIOGRAPHY Section

Speaking of Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015) : Scientific Writings

Speaking of Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015): Books Written or Edited by Mila Rechcigl

Speaking of Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015) : Research Reports and Aids

Speaking about Mila Rechcigl's 85th Birthday (July 30, 2015): CZECHOSLOVAK AMERICA Bibliography of Writings of Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.

In the Pursuit of Toxohormone

In: Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.: Over the Hill – Says Who? My Later Years and Retrospective Look at my Work and People I’ve Met. A Personal Memoir (in progress)

One of the classical effects of tumor on its host is the production of lowered catalase 1 activit... more One of the classical effects of tumor on its host is the production of lowered catalase 1 activity in the liver and kidneys. This phenomenon was actually discovered by the sponsor of my fellowship, Jessie P. Greenstein. 2 Later it was postulated that a substance, referred to as toxohormone, 3 is produced by tumor cells which passes through circulation to the liver and kidneys causing reduction in catalase activity of these organs. If such a substance were produced in tumor cells, presumably it would also have a direct effect on a catalase present in these cells. This was consistent with the findings that tumor tissues, in general, have only a negligible level of the enzyme activity.

Killing a Mockingbird

In: Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.: Over the Hill – Says Who? My Later Years and Retrospective Look at my Work and People I’ve Met. A Personal Memoir (in progress)

While my collaborative study with Radwin was proceeding, I became friends with two US PHS Commiss... more While my collaborative study with Radwin was proceeding, I became friends with two US PHS Commissioned Officers, 2 Dr. Vincent E. Price and Robert E. Greenfield, members of the Enzymes and Metabolism Section, who occupied the labs next to mine. Through them I became familiar with the problems and literature on the tumor-host relations, and particularly on anemia 3 and cachexia 4 that accompany cancer.

Rechcigl, M., Jr., and Heston, W. E.: Tissue Catalase Activity in Several C57BL Substrains and in Other Strains of Inbred Mice.

J. Nat. Cancer Inst., 30, 855-864 (1963).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Kwong, E., Barnes, H. H., and Williams, H. H.: Effect of Coprophagy on Utilization of Urea by the Rat

Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol, Med., 101, 342-343 (1959).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Price, V. E., and Morris, H. P.: Studies on the Cachexia of Tumor-Bearing Animals. II. Catalase Activity in the Tissues of Hepatoma-Bearing Animals

Cancer Res., 22, 874-880 (1962).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Loosli, J. K., and Williams, H. H.: D-Amino Acids as Source of Non-Specific Nitrogen for Growth of Rats

Proc. Soc. Exp. Riot. Med., 104, 448-452 (1960)

Price, V. E., Rechcigl, M., Jr., and Hartley, R. W., Jr.: Methods for Determining the Rates of Catalase Synthesis and Destruction in Vivo

. Nature, 189, 62-63 (1961)

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Loosli, J. K., and Williams, H. H.: The Net Utilization of Non-specific Nitrogen Sources for the Synthesis of Non-essential Amino Acids. I. Growth and Nitrogen Utilization

J. Nutrition, 63, 177-192 (1957).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Grantham, F., and Greenfield, R. E.: Studies on the Cachexia of Tumor-Bearing Animals. I. Body Weight Changes,Body Composition and Metabolic Studies

Cancer Res,, 21, 238-251 (1961).

Berger, S., Rechcigl, M., Jr., Looshi, J. K., and Williams, H. H.: Protein Quality and Carotene Utilization

J. Nutrition, 77, 174-178 (1962)

Rechcigl, M,, Jr., and Sidransky, H.: Isolation of Two Lines of Transplantable, Ethionine-Induced Rat Hepatomas of High and Low Catalase Activity from a Primary Tumor

J. Nat. Cancer Inst., 28, 1411-1423 (1962).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., Berger, S., Loosli, J. K., and Williams, H. H.: Dietary Protein and Utilization of Vitamin A

J. Nutrition, 76, 435-440 (1962).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., and Price, V. E.: Catalase Synthesis and Destruction in Starvation

Experientia, 17, 258-259 (1961).

Price, V.E., Sterling, W. R,, Tarantola, V. A., Hartley, R.W., Jr., and Rechcigl, M., Jr.: The Kinetics of Catalase Synthesis and Destruction in Vivo

J. Biol. Chem., 237, 3468-3475 (1962).

Rechcigl, M., Jr., and Evans, W. H.: The Role of Catalase and Peroxidase in the Metabolism of Leukocytes

Nature, 198, 1001-1002 (1963).

Small Research Project Program (1972-1982): An Overview and Interpretive Analysis

Small Research Project Program (SRPP) has been in existence for about 10 years, a period, certain... more Small Research Project Program (SRPP) has been in existence for about 10 years, a period, certainly, long enough to make some retrospective judgments about its accomplishments and take a prospective look about its future. To date some 110 small research projects have been implemented under SRPP with a total funding of approximately $3 million). 2 * The purpose of the Small Research Project Program has been to complement the Agency Central Research, with small-scale projects designed to solve specific problems, or to provide better information on which to base long-range research efforts. Many problems can be investigated effectively within SRPP funding limits when objectives are well delimited when other partial funding exists or when data are readily available.

SOME THOUGHTS ON CURRENT PROBLEMS AND KEY ISSUES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: MATERIAL FOR A PRESIDENTIAL-TRANSITION PAPER

Salary Support of Faculty Personnel Engaged in Research. Material for Discussion

M. Rechcigl, Jr., Ph.D., Grants Associate on Assignment to the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1968. 77p. plus Tables.

Information Sources Relating to Research Management, Grantsmanship and Development: A Selective Bibliography

Rockville: SVU, 1996. In: SVU Information and Reference Series. B. SVU Research Aids No.1.

US Acronyms Relating to Research and International Development

In: SVU Research Aids No. 2 (1996)

Glossary of American Terms Relating to Research and International Development

SVU Research Aids No. 3 (1996)

Rechcigl, M., Jr.: Proposal Review Procedures. In: Development through Innovative Research.

Washington, DC: The Office of the Science Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1985, pp.25-27.

Agricultural Development through Innovative Research and Application of Biotechnology. See INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Section

Advising A.I.D. on Czechoslovakia. See INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Section

On behalf of their homeland : fifty years of SVU : an eyewitness account of the history of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU)

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) is a unique cultural organization established... more The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) is a unique cultural organization established to rehabilitate Czechoslovakia's image abroad, which, in 1958, had become tarnished by communism. Founded by Czechoslovak intellectuals, SVU promotes scientific and cultural activities and has set up chapters in major cities around the world. This volume, written by one of the Society's founders, details the fascinating history of the SVU over the past fifty years.

SVU Update or Requiem

From SVU History - Light at the End of Tunnel

LESON from SVU HISTORY: The Periodical ’Proměny’

Believe It or Not: Why Should the SVU Election Be Terminated

The SVU Reputable Periodical Kosmas To be Axed

LESSON FROM SVU HISTORY: Attempts to Rescue SVU Again

LESSON FROM SVU HISTORY: " Alice in Wonderland " -The Saga Continues

LESSON FROM SVU HISTORY: Response of SVU Council to Audit Report

The SVU Reputable Periodical Kosmas To be Axed? - New

Deceased Members of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) (1957-2008) Revised and Enlarged Edition Compiled by

SVU CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CZECHOSLOVAK AMERICANA ON THE NET

PREFACE With the steadily increasing interest in genealogy in the United States, there has been a... more PREFACE With the steadily increasing interest in genealogy in the United States, there has been a concomitant desire not only to learn about one' s family roots but also about one's ancestral country and one's cultural heritage. This has been true about practically every ethnic group in the US, including Czechs and Slovaks. In case of the latter this phenomenon has been further accentuated by the collapse of communism which opened the borders for Americans to visit the land of their ancestors. What has been happening in the Czechoslovak American community in the last decade is truly remarkable. Czech and Slovak festivals of various sorts have mushroomed throughout the country and have become regular features of city and state landscapes. These festivals are attended literally by tens of thousands of visitors irrespective of their ethnic origin. Generally, there has been an increased interest in the thing Czech or Slovak not only among individuals of Czechoslovak ancestry but by other Americans as well. Everybody is eager for information. With the advent of computer technology, the Internet has become the chief medium for information. There is so much information in the cyber space that it is practically impossible to keep up with it. Apart from the new Internet sites, which are added daily, there is a general problem how to access the existing information. The information about immigrants with Czechoslovak roots is scattered and difficult to find without some knowledge of immigration and ethnic history. This was the reason why this site was constructed.I had two aims in mind: 1-to make the listing as comprehensive as possible to enable the user to find almost any information he/she is searching for regarding Czechoslovak America; and 2-to present information in simple, logical and systematic manner to enable the user to find the information quickly and with ease. To compile information of this type has been difficult and rather tedious because nothing comparable has been done before. Despite the difficulties, we have succeeded in putting together a respectable listing that has reached mega proportions. The listing is obviously still incomplete and more work will be needed. The compiler would welcome receiving information on other sites that should be added. Send your information to svu.one@gmail.com

Early History of SVU and the Formative Years of the Washington DC Chapter - AUGMENTED VERSION

SVU WASHINGTON CHAPTER REMEMBERS

Early History of SVU and the Formative Years of the Washington DC Chapter

From the Early History of the SVU Washington DC Chapter . By Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.

In: Selected Papers from the 21st SVU World Congress, Univ. of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic, June 23-30, 2002. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2004, pp. 632-635.

Unforgetable Characters: Jaroš Nĕmec

In: Mila Rechcigl's Over the Hill – Says Who? My Later Years and Retrospective Look at My Work and People I’ve Met (In preparation)

Beating the Prince

An updated version of the chapter in: On Behalf of their Homeland: Fifty Years of SVU. Boulder, OR: East European Monographs and New York: Columbia University Press, 2008, pp.82-86.

SVU in its Formative Years

"SVU in its Formative Years,” Kosmas 22, No.1 (Fall 2008), pp. 87-99.

From the Early History of the SVU Washington DC Chapter

In: The Transformation of Czech and Slovak Societies on the Threshold of the Millennium and their Role in the Global World. Edited by Jan P.Skalny and Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Plzen: Ales Capek, 2004, pp. 632-635.

BELIEVE IT or NOT: Czechs Have Unique Character - Different from Others

Historical Tradition and International Scope of Czechoslovak Science

Masaryk v Americe.doc

CZECHIA or CHECHNYA? Are the Czech Politicians Losing their Mind?

Czechia or Chechnya? Can you believe it?

BELIEVE IT OR NOT: Czech Politicians want to rename their country as Czechia

"We are Czechs – They Are Americans” - What's so special about the Czechs?

What’s so special about the Czechs? Are they different from other nationalities? They sure are! F... more What’s so special about the Czechs? Are they different from other nationalities? They sure are! Frankly, I have researched Czech Americans and their contributions for some thirty years and have been astounded what I found. Relatively speaking, in terms of their accomplishments, they beat just about any other national or ethnic group, except perhaps for Jews, or for that matter, the Bohemian American Jews. If you want to learn what makes them tick, have a look at my essay about “The Czech Character”

Czech Traditions and Folklore

Having lived in a rural environment during my formative years, I was exposed, almost daily, to lo... more

Traditions and Folklore

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 16-21

Having lived in a rural environment during my formative years, I was exposed, almost daily, to lo... more

In the Heart of Europe

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 3-4

The Czechs: Historical Antecedents

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 4-8

The Morality and the Strength of the Czech Nation: The Idea vs. the Sword

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 8-11

Was Komenský Offered the Presidency of Harvard?

The Czech Character

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 21-26

The Love of One's Homeland

IN: Czechmate. From Bohemian Paradise to American Haven. A Memoir by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011, pp. 26-28

First Czech Colonists and Immigrants in the New World.

Academia Letters, 2020

All evidence seems to indicate that the first visitors from the Czechlands to the Western Hemisph... more All evidence seems to indicate that the first visitors from the Czechlands to the Western Hemisphere were sent there because of their particular technical or scientific skills. This was the case of the Jáchymov miners, employed by the banking house of the Welser family, who were dispatched, before 1528, to Little Napes (the present Venezuela) in order to establish silver mines there. 1 Latin America was opened for missionary work to Bohemian Jesuits in the second half of the 17th century. At least half of these missionaries were skilled craftsmen or members of learned professions, including scientists. 2 The most important among them was Valentin Stansel (1621-1705), professor of rhetoric and mathematics at Olomouc and Prague. In 1656, he came to Brazil, where he was attached to Jesuit College and Seminary of San Salvador (Bahia) and where he filled the position of Professor of Moral Theology and later that of Superior of the College. He was an astronomer of note who made extensive observations, particularly on comets, the results of which were published under his assumed name of 'Estancel.' 3

Augustine Herman Bohemiensis

Kosmas, 1984

Czech Pioneers in Colonial America

Bohemian Jewish Pioneers in the Caribbean.doc

BEYOND THE SEA OF BEER

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs.doc

Je to až k nevíře

Harsh Beginnings of Czech Settlers in America.doc

Czech Americans – The Unmeltable Ethnics

Czech immigrants had to overcome the whole gamut of hardships and obstacles, when they first sett... more Czech immigrants had to overcome the whole gamut of hardships and obstacles, when they first settled in America. High degree of adaptability is part of their character, so that they were able to cope with such challenges. There was one area, however, where they encountered real difficulties, i.e., the area of communication, particularly when they ended up in an area where all their neighbors were also foreigners of different nationalities. This is the reason why during the mass migration to America the immigrants of different ethnicities had the tendency to settle in places where their native countrymen immigrated earlier. This was also true about the Czechs. Most immigrants did not know English well, if at all, and as a consequence, they preferred to be with their own stock to be able to communicate. This way they could also learn quickly about their countrymen's experiences in how to deal with various hardships common to early settlers, and also get contacts to help them find employment. Settlement Establishing Communities-Next step in the process was establishing ethnic communities. This was only a natural and logical development. The early settlers would bring in other members of their families, as well as friends from their native villages. There were actually cases that an entire village would move to America and its inhabitants settling in one place.

Czech Vanderbilt in America

The Immigration to America from the Czechlands and Slovakia in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Bohemian Pioneers in the United States. A Tentative Listing. Prepared by Mila Rechcigl

Mila Rechcigl's Updated Listing of the First Bohemian and Czech Pioneers in America (US)

The First Bohemian Colonist in America

a close collaborator of Tycho Brahe and Johann Kepler. But this is rather unlikely since David Ga... more

Czech and Slovak Pioneers in America - Fact and Fiction

Počátky české emigrace do Ameriky

Ač vlna české emigrace do Ameriky zmohutněla teprve po revolučním roce 1848, je zde spousta důkaz... more

Bohemian and Moravian Pioneers in Colonial America

In: Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., Czechs and Slovaks in America. Boulder, CO: East European Monographs and New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, pp. 35-46

Raná emigrace židovská do Ameriky z Českých zemí

Osudy našich osmačyřicátníků v Americe

“Osudy našich osmačyřicátníků v Americe,” in: Češi v cizině 12 (2004), pp. 140-143.

První čeští přistěhovalci do Ameriky od nejzazších dob po revoluci roku 1848

In: Emigrace z českých zemí. Mladá Boleslav: Okresní muzeum, 2001, pp. 13-21

Bohemian American Jewish Hall of Fame

Included are individuals, of Jewish ancestry, born on the territory of Bohemia or Moravia, or the... more

Bohemian Jews Resided in the Caribbean at the end of 18 th century already

The Founder of American Reform Judaism - Isaac Mayer Wise - Came from Bohemia

Mystery about the Bohemian Jewish Pioneers in the Caribbean

Czech Amarican Women Marrying Rich and Famous

Bohemian and Czech, and Slovak Jews Who Have Made a Difference in America.doc

Apart from his scientific and science administrative pursuits, he served as an editor of several ... more Apart from his scientific and science administrative pursuits, he served as an editor of several scientific series and authored more than thirty books and handbooks. Beyond that, he is considered an authority on immigration history, about which subject he had written extensively. He was also one of the founders of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and for many years served as its President.

Henry Jonap - Forgotten Jewish Merchant and Philanthropist of Slovak Ancestry

American Jews with Czechoslovak Roots has been published

Apart from his scientific and science administrative pursuits, he served as an editor of several ... more Apart from his scientific and science administrative pursuits, he served as an editor of several scientific series and authored more than thirty books and handbooks. Beyond that, he is considered an authority on immigration history, about which subject he had written extensively. He was also one of the founders of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and for many years served as its President.

Bohemian Jew Befriended by Hitler

Bohemian Jews Resided in the Caribbean at the end of 18 th century already

Bohemian and Czech Jewish American Hall of Fame.doc

Note: This is a tentative and evolving list. Comments and additional suggestions, accompanied wit... more

Bohemian and Czech Jewish American Hall of Fame. Revised 2.doc

Note: This is a tentative and evolving list. Comments and additional suggestions, accompanied wit... more

Bohemian and Czech Jewish American Hall of Fame.doc

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Bohemian and Czech Jewish American Hall of Fame.doc

Note: This is a tentative and evolving list. Comments and additional suggestions, accompanied wit... more

New Jersey - Domain of Bohemian Jews

Who Were the First Jews in America

Avotaynu, 27, No. 2 (Summer 2011), pp. 53-54

A Czech Kohn will make good, even in America or, Who runs for it, wins

We all know about the inventiveness of Mr. Kohn from Czech Jewish anecdotes. There is a true stor... more

Jewish Pioneer Settlers in America from the Czechlands and Slovakia

"Early Jewish Immigrants in America from the Czech Historic Lands and Slovakia,” Rev. Soc. Hist Czechoslovak Jews 3 (1990-91), pp. 157-70.

The First Czech Colonist in North America . See CZECH AMERICANS - Pioneers, Colonists Section

Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History

Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History,” Kosmas 26, No. 1 (Fall 2012), pp. 70-112.

Moravian Brethren from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia: Their Arrival and Settlement in America

The Famed Moravian Missionary - The first US SPy from the Czechlands

The Famed Moravian Missionary - John G. E. Heckewelder (1743-1823) - First US Spy from the Czechlands

The Famed Moravian Missionary - John G. E. Heckewelder (1743-1823) - First US Spy from the Czechlands

Moravian Apostle among American Indians

Moravian Brethren from the Czechlands, By Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.

Od husitského krále Jiřího z Poděbrad k Moravským bratřím

Akta Fakulty filozofické Zapadočeské university v Plzni 4 (2008), pp. 105-109.

Czech Émigrés

In: Czech Émigrés,” in: Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe. Edited by Richard Frucht. New York-London: Garland Publishing, 2000, pp. 184-185.

Moravian Brethren from the Czechlands

Rechcigl, Miloslav Jr., “ Moravian Brethren from the Czechlands,” Nase rodina “Our Family” 12, no. 4 (December 2000), pp. 154-59

Moravskobratrští Demuthové z Karlova a jejich potomci v Americe

In: Sborník IV. Konference Moravian v roce 2006. Edice Moravian , svazek 7. Suchdol nad Odrou: Moravian, 2009, pp. 48-67.

The Renewal and the Formative Years of the Moravian Church Church in America

"The Renewal and Formation of the Moravian Church in America,” Czechoslovak and Central European Journal 9 (1990), pp. 12-26.

MORAVIAN BRETHREN FROM BOHEMIA, MORAVIA AND SILESIA: THEIR ARRIVAL AND SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA

"Moravian Brethren from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Their Arrival and Settlement in America.” Bohemia. A Journal of History and Civilizations in East Central Europe 32, No. 1 (1991), pp. 152-65.

The First Bishop of the Renewed Unity

Moravian Missionary-Scholar among the American Indians

For the preservation of knowledge of how the American Indians lived in the days of the Thirteen C... more

The Demuth Genealogy: A Moravian Brethren Family from Czechoslovakia. See GENEALOGY Section

Another Visit to Moravian Demuths. See GENEALOGY Section

The Moravian Brethren Heritage of the First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush. See GENEALOGY Section

The Czech Roots of Countess of Zinzendorf . See GENEALOGY Section

BEWARE of FRAUDULENT CLAIMS

Czech Settlements and Communities in the US. Part 1. Settlements and Communities Bearing Czech Names

CZECH SETTLEMENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE US. (Rockville, 1999). In: SVU Reference and Information Series. C. Cultural Heritage Documents. No. 3

From SVU History - How it was Governed REV.doc

Czech California Pioneers

Czech California Pioneers

Czech California Pioneers

CZECH PIONEERS IN WISCONSIN

Arrival of First Czechs in America - by States. A Tentative Listing

"Arrival of First Czechs in America – by States. A Tentative Listing,” Koreny (Roots) 13, No. 2 (March 2009), pp. 1, 5-6.

Czechs in Early Maryland and Old Baltimore.

Maryland Genealogical Society Journal , 52,No. 2 (2011), pp.293-306

The First Bohemian Settler in Pennsylvania

"The First Pennsylvania Settler from the Czechlands,” Naše Rodina (Our Family) 9, No. 1 (March 1997), pp. 28-29

It has generally been assumed that the first emigrants from the Czechlands who permanently settle... more It has generally been assumed that the first emigrants from the Czechlands who permanently settled in Pennsylvania were Moravian Brethren in the eighteenth century who sought refuge in America from religious persecution. We are, of course, referring here to permanent settlers since otherwise there is plentiful evidence that a Bohemian native, by name of Augustine Herman, traveled through this territory already in the second part of the 17th century. hired by Schwenkfelders to bring their religious sect to America. The second group of Moravian Brethren followed in the summer of 1735, then the third, and many others, until their migration leveled off toward the end of the century.

GATEWAY TO AMERICA

"Gateway to America,” Naše Rodina (Our Family) 11, No. 3 (September 1999), pp. 85-89.

Czech Pioneers in Wisconsin

Czech Pioneers in Wisconsin,” Naše Rodina (Our Family) 9, No. 3 (September 1997), pp. 110-113.

The Lone Star State of 'Moravci' in its Formative Years

“The Lone Star of ‘Moravci’ in its Formative Years,” Kosmas 23, No. 1 (Fall 2009), pp. 42-63.

THE FIRST CZECH IN CHICAGO

“The First Czech in Chicago,” Naše Rodina (Our Family) 8, No. 2 (June 1996), pp. 66-67.

Bohemian Pioneers to New England

Czech Pioneers in the American Northwest

Kosmas, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Spring 2013), pp.63-73

Brian Kent Kobilka Another Czech American -a Nobel Prize Laureate

When I wrote my recent historical essay about the Nobel Prize Laureates of Czech and Slovak ances... more

Believe It or Not: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Included Many Czech Musicians - Revised

Believe It or Not: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Included Many Czech Musicians

This is Our President - November 2018 Update.doc

Lest We Forget: Czech America in the Struggle for Independent Czechoslovakia

Henry Falkenau.doc

Ever heard of a notable musician, music critic and bibliophile, Harry Falkenau?

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs 1

Čs. osvobozovaci akce v Americe.doc

Emil Tůma napsal v dvacátých letech v Praze vydávaných novinách Naše zahraničí: " Je dostatečně z... more Emil Tůma napsal v dvacátých letech v Praze vydávaných novinách Naše zahraničí: " Je dostatečně známo, že naší bratři za oceánem vykonali za války pěkný kus práce, bez níž by těžko byli mohli úspěšně pracovati naší revoluční činitele za hranicemi. Často se řeklo, že by se nemělo zapomínati na tuto velikou pomoc amerických krajanů, ale přece se na ní zapomíná, tak jako se často zapomíná pomalu na revoluci a na ty, kteří ji dělali. " Při retrospektivním pohledu na roli československé Ameriky v osvobozovacích akcích, setkáváme se též s výrokem Vojty Beneše, že " světová válka zastihla československý lid v Americe nepřipravený na veliký úkol, který milosrdným osudem dějin byl na ní uložen. " Takové charakterizování doby ovšem se zcela neshoduje se skutečnosti. Počátek osvobozovacích akci ve prospěch samostatného Československa má svůj počátek od samých začátku první světové války. Dne 27. července 1914 se konala v Chicagu v Plzeňském parku demonstrační schůze chicagských Čechů, aby vyjádřili sympatie vůči bratrským Srbům napadených Rakousko-Uherskem. Na této schůzi svolavatel Jaroslav V. Nigrin prohlásil, co se později ukázalo pravdou, že válka povede k porážce a snad i rozbití Rakouska-Uherska a že pro ten případ měli zahraniční Čechové být připraveni, aby využitkovali daně situace k politické akci směřující k osvobození starých vlasti že staletého jha.

Exile Scientists and Engineers from Communist Czechoslovakia in the US (in progress

Note: This is a tentative and evolving list. Comments and additional suggestions, accompanied wit... more

US Surgeon - Father of Transplantation Has Roots in Bohemia.doc

Czech who Taxed America

Famous People from the Czech Republic.doc

Češi ve vojenských službách Ameriky

Ve středověku dosáhlo české válečnictví dvakráte, za Přemysla Otakara II a za válek husitských, n... more Ve středověku dosáhlo české válečnictví dvakráte, za Přemysla Otakara II a za válek husitských, neobyčejného stupně dokonalosti a předčilo vojenské umění takměř všech současných národů. Podobně, bojovnost českého národa se povznesla nad onu u jiných národů evropských. 1 Nicméně, pokud jde o účast českých Američanů ve vojsku, všeobecný názor o nich není tak lichotivý. Tomáš Čapek ve své klasické historii o amerických Češích doslova píše: " Během Občanské války Češi poskytli armádě Spojených států více muzikantů než generálů, " 2 což jistě není míněno jako kompliment. Popravdě řečeno, neexistuje snad ani jedna publikace, pojednávající o Češích v americké armádě, v níž by byla zdůrazňována jejich chrabrost, anebo v níž by byla zmínka o vyšších důstojnících českého původu. Jak tato kapitola ukáže, skutečnost je ovšem jiná. Již za americké revoluce, existuje dokumentace o účasti Solomona Bushe (1753-1795) z Filadelfie, jehož otec pocházel z Prahy. Solomon Bush byl důstojníkem v pensylvánské milicí (1777-87), který byl v červenci 1777 jmenován zástupcem pobočníkem generála. V září toho roku byl vážně zraněn a určitou dobu držen v britském zajetí. R. 1779 byl povýšen na poručíka-plukovníka a r. 1785 mu byla na rozkaz Benjamina Franklina přidělena penze. Jeho bratr Jonáš byl též revolučním vojínem. 3

Moravian Contributions to America

"Moravian Contributions to America,” Kosmas 18, No. 2 (Spring 2005), pp. 94-105.

CZECH AMERICA IN THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENT CZECHOSLOVAKIA

“Czech America in the Struggle for Independent Czechoslovakia,” Naše Rodina (Our Family) 10, No. 4 (December 1998), pp. 138-140.

In the Moravian Footprints in America

“In the Moravian Footprints in America, “in: Moravia from World Perspective. Selected Papers from the 22nd World Congress of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences. Ostrava: Repronis, 2006, pp. 318-329.

Contributions of Moravians to America

Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History - See BOHEMIAN JEWS section

US LEGISLATORS WITH CZECHOSLOVAK ROOTS FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO PRESENT

US Legislators with Czechoslovak Roots from Colonial Times to Present. With Genealogical Lineages. Washington, DC: SVU Press, 1987. 65 pp.

Navy Doctor who Developed Treatment for Alcoholism - Joseph Zuska - Had Roots in Czechoslovakia

Nobel Prize Winners of Czech or Slovak Ancestry - Update.doc

Exiloví vědci po roce 1948 a jejich organizování v zahraničí

“Exiloví vědci po roce 1948 a jejich organizování v zahraničí,” in: Semináře a studie k dějinám vědy. Praha: Kabinet dějin věd Ústavu pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, 2009. (Práce z dějin vědy, vol. 21), pp. 165-186.

American Scholars and Scientists with Czechoslovak Roots - Some Key Characteristics

Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences 58 (1968), pp. 213-222.

Čeští a slovenští lékaři, přírodovědci a technici na americkém kontinentu

Acta Historiae Rerum Naturalium Necnon Technicarum - Prague Studies in the History of Science and Technology Vol. 7 . Prague: National Technical Museum, 2003, pp.267-274.

Czech and Slovak American Scientists of Note

Czech Contributions to American Scientific and Technological Thought

Kosmas. Czechoslovak and Central European Journal 12, No. 1 (Summer 1996), pp. 81-99

Nobel Prize Winners of Czech or Slovak Ancestry

“Czech and Slovak Recipients of the Highest Recognition the World Can Provide,” in: Contributions of Czechs and Slovaks to Science and Technology in the 21st Century. New York: SVU, 2011, pp. 195-228.

NAS Members with Czech or Slovak Roots

“NAS Members with Czech or Slovak Roots,” in: Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.: Czech and Slovak America. Boulder, CO: East European Monographs, 2005, pp. 139-148.

Mila Rechcigl's latest specacular new book is to be published soon

The Czechs, or the Bohemians, as they used to be called, from the times of the ancient Kingdom of... more The Czechs, or the Bohemians, as they used to be called, from the times of the ancient Kingdom of Bohemia to the onset of the 20 th century, have had the reputation as being considered among the highest accomplishers and achievers possible. This is a reflection of the Czech culture and traditions, developed throughout centuries in their ancestral home. You would hardly ever find and individual among them, suffering from inferiority or minority complex. The opposite is true. They are very proud people who have a good opinion and good feelings about themselves.

From Mila Rechcigl's Genealogy Mill: Composer to Win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Pulitzer Prize Had Czech Roots

A CZECH AMERICAN BUMPED UP BILLIONAIRE . By Mila Rechcigl

From Mila Rechcigl’s Genealogy Mill: Youngest Oscar Winner in Best Actor Leading Role Has Czech Roots

in Performance Art, but returned to acting before graduation. In 1992, Brody was seriously hurt i... more in Performance Art, but returned to acting before graduation. In 1992, Brody was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in which he flew over a car and crashed head-first into a crosswalk. He spent months recuperating. He has broken his nose three times doing stunts. His nose was broken once again during the filming of Summer of Sam. Taking acting classes as a youth, by age thirteen, he had done an Off Broadway play and a PBS-TV-movie. Brody hovered on the brink of stardom, receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his role in the 1998 film Restaurant and later praise for his roles in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam and Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line. He received widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). To prepare for the role, Brody withdrew for months, gave up his apartment and his car, was left by his thengirlfriend, learned how to play Chopin on the piano, and lost 29 lbs (13 kg). The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him, the youngest actor ever to win the award, and to date the only winner under the age of 30. He also won a César Award for his performance. Throughout his career, Brody has been compared to Al Pacino for his unique looks and method acting. He is also widely known for giving presenter Halle Berry a back-breaking kiss before accepting his Best Actor Oscar, and as the spokesman for fashion brand Ermenegildo Zegna. Brody appeared on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2003, his first TV work, but he was banned from the show after giving an improvised introduction while wearing faux dreadlocks for Jamaican reggae musical guest Sean Paul. However, the unscripted intro remains in reruns of the episode.

US Supreme Court Justice - Louis D. Brandeis - Had Roots in Bohemia.

The Smartest Person in the World: A Czech American from St. Louis

The First Male American Saint - John Nepomucene Neumann (1811-1869) - A Native of Bohemia

The Best Dancer Ever - Fred Astaire - Had Roots in Prague. Includes Mila Rechcigl's essay about him in Czech

Believe it or Not: Franz Kneisel (1865-1926), famed violinist, conductor, composer and teacher, had roots in Moravia

As a lover of chamber music, you must have heard of Franz Kneisel, the founder and leader of the ... more As a lover of chamber music, you must have heard of Franz Kneisel, the founder and leader of the famous Kneisel Quartet (for more than thirty years ), a violinist who set the groundwork for the establishment of classical music as a viable and serious art in the US at the turn of the twentieth century.

US Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter: His Czechoslovak Roots. By Mila Rechcigl

Youngest Oscar Winner in Best Actor Leading Role Has Czech Roots

The First Male American Saint - John Nepomucene Neumann (1811-1869) - A Native of Bohemia

Believe it or Not. This is Our President

American Presidents of Czech Ancestry

The Smartest Kid in the World . Guess of what ethnicity?

Even though, she was only 11 years old in 2009, she was in big demand on the world lecture and cl... more Even though, she was only 11 years old in 2009, she was in big demand on the world lecture and classroom circuit. A child prodigy and internationally published author, known for her essays, stories, poems, blogs, and full-length books. Described as "a tiny literary giant", there was no end to Adora's talents. She started teaching at seven and in the same year had her first book Flying Fingers (a collection of short stories which contains tips and hints for other aspiring writers) published internationally. Her second, Dancing Fingers (a collection of poetry written with her older sister), was published in 2008 and she was then working on another four. Historical fiction and fantasy are her favorite genres, although she prefers J K Rowling to Charles Dickens, whose sentences are, she tells me, "a little convoluted" for her liking. Adora quickly set about spreading the joy of literature to others at her own request and becoming, the youngest teacher in the world. She has travelled, all expenses paid, to more than 300 schools and classrooms worldwide including China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and once to a primary school in the UK, gaining the nickname "Dora the Explorer" for the way she opens up the experiences of reading and writing to children. Adora is quick; she types between 80 to 112 words per minute, reads two to three books per day, and writes around 330,000 words per year. She sees herself as an "educator, poet and humanitarian," but to the rest of the world she is simply a child with an adult brain-and a grueling daily schedule which often doesn't end until 11pm. Her Public Speaking Engagements Include 1. February 2010 TED Talk, "What Adults Can Learn From Kids," has received over 5 million views to date on TED.com. 2. InfoCom 2013 closing keynote , Calcutta, India, December 7, 2013 3. INK Talks (in association with TED) in Lavasa, India, December 2010, speaking on how young people use technology in the modern world.

Bohemian and Czech American Hall of Fame -Revised Notable Individuals Who Made a Difference (in progress

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Bohemian and Czech American Yuppies Hall of Fame

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Bohemian and Czech American Yuppies Hall of Fame Upwardly-Mobile Professionals of Promise (in progress

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Ever heard of the noted musician, music critic and bibliophile Harry Falkenau (1864-1907)

Bohemian and Czech American Hall of Fame - Revised.doc

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Bohemian and Czech American Women Hall of Fame

Included are individuals born in the Czech Lands or their descendants, who immigrated to America,... more Included are individuals born in the Czech Lands or their descendants, who immigrated to America, irrespective of generation or ethnicity. This is a tentative and evolving list. Comments and additional suggestions, accompanied by rationale, are welcome. Send them to the following e-mail: svu.one@gmail.com

BELIEVE IT OR NOT: Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) “The Most Beautiful Girl of the Century” Had Czech Roots

Believe it or Not: Czech American Women Possess Independent Spirit with Nonconforming Nature

Czech American Women Possess Independent Spirit and Nonconforming Nature: Further Proof

Notable American Women With Czechoslovak Roots

Even though there exist only a few general studies on the subject of Czechoslovak American women,... more Even though there exist only a few general studies on the subject of Czechoslovak American women, this is not, at all, a reflection of the paucity of work done by these women, as this publication demonstrates. This monograph is a compendium of notable American women with Czechoslovak roots, who distinguished themselves in a particular field or area, from the time they first immigrated to America to date. Included are, not only individuals born on the territory of former Czechoslovakia, but also their descendants. This project has been approached strictly geographically, irrespective of the language or ethnicity. Because of the lack of bibliographical information, most of the monograph comprises biobibliographical information, in which area a plethora of information exists. As the reader will discover, these women have been involved, practically, in every field of human endeavor, in numbers that surprise. On the whole, they have been noted for their independent spirit and nonconforming role. About the Author Míla Rechcigl, as he likes to be called, is a versatile person with many talents, a man of science and organization professionally, and Renaissance man by breadth of his knowledge and scholarly interests. Born in Czechoslovakia to a son of the youngest member of the Czechoslovak Parliament, he spent the War years under Nazi occupation and after the Communist's coup d'état escaped to the West and immigrated to the US. He received training as biochemist at Cornell University and later served as a research biochemist at NIH. Following his additional training he became a science administrator, first at the DHEW and later at US Department of State and AID. Apart from his scientific and science administrative pursuits, he served as an editor of several scientific series and authored more than thirty books and handbooks. Beyond that, he is considered an authority on immigration history, on which subject he had written extensively. He was also one of the founders of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and for many years served as its President. STAY TUNE

Bohemian and Czech American Women Hall of Fame Notable Individuals Who Made a Difference (in progress

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Best Athlete in the World

Bohemian and Czech American Women Hall of Fame Notable Individuals Who Made a Difference (in progress

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A Versatile Czech American Entrepreneur Kytka Hilmar-Jezek on the Go

Woman Physician who Saved Thousands of Children's Lives

When in May 1980, the famed 87-year physician, Helen Brooke Taussig, lost her life during a car a... more When in May 1980, the famed 87-year physician, Helen Brooke Taussig, lost her life during a car accident, the Czech foreign press did not devote any attention to that event. Nobody could, of course, suspect that she was, on her father's side , of Czech origin. The family name 'Taussig' occurs frequently in Bohemia and comes from 'Taus' which is a German term for the west Bohemian town of Domažlice.

First Mařenka in Metropolitan Opera

Blanka Kuděj's 90th Birthday: Homage to Great Lady

Notable Czech-American Women in Arts and Letters

Notable Czech-American Women in Arts and Letters

Czech (Bohemian) Women in U.S. History: Independent Spirit and Their Nonconforming Role

"Czech (Bohemian) Women in US History: Independent Spirit and their Nonconforming Role,” Kosmas 15, No.1 (Fall 2011), pp.102-139.

When the subject of Czech women casually comes up during a conversation or a social gathering, mo... more When the subject of Czech women casually comes up during a conversation or a social gathering, most Americans usually come up with such names as the tennis player Martina Navrátilová, 1 a model and socialite Ivana Trump, 2 ex-wife of mogul Donald Trump, or the past U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. 3 With that, their knowledge of specific names ends, although they may also be familiar with some of the beautiful Czech supermodels who are pursuing their careers in the U.S. To be sure, American men like to marry them, not just because they are good looking, but also on account of their incomparable cooking, industrious nature and for being kind, understanding and good mothers.

Bohemian and Czech Canadian Hall of Fame.

Bohemian and Czech Canadian Hall of Fame

Bohemian and Czech Canadian Hall of Fame . Rev 2

On the Track of Czechs in Canada

On the Track of Czechs in Canada

Bohemian Pioneers in Canada. A Tentative Listing

Czech American Bibliography. A Comprehensive Listing with Focus on the US with Appendices on Czechs in Canada and Latin America . See BIBLIOGRAPHY section

Czech Canadian Bibliography

Czechs in Canada: A Bibliography

Czech Latin Americans Hall of Fame

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Bohemian and Czech Latin American Hall of Fame.doc

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Bohemian and Czech Latin American Hall of Fame Notable Individuals Who Made a Difference (in progress

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On the Tracks of Czechs in Latin America

Czechs in Latin America: A Bibliography

Czech Pioneers in Colonial America - see BOHEMIAN COLONISTS - in Americas

Bohemian Jesuit Missionaries in Americas - see BOHEMIAN COLONISTS - in Americas

The Discoverer of the Cure of Pellagra - Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929) - A Slovak Native

Goldberger was an American physician and epidemiologist employed in the United States Public Heal... more Goldberger was an American physician and epidemiologist employed in the United States Public Health Service (PHS). He was an advocate for scientific and social recognition of the links between poverty and disease. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize for his work on the etiology of pellagra.

The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb - Edward Teller (1908-2003) - His Family Roots in Slovakia

Discoverer of GPS - Ivan Getting (1912-2003) – Had Slovak Roots

Notable Americans with Slovak Roots

Nobel Prize Recipients with Slovak Roots.doc

Slovak American Hall of Fame.doc

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Believe it or Not: Co-founder of Uber is of Slovak Ancestry

Slovak American Hall of Fame. Revised 2.doc

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Slovak American Hall of Fame. Revised.doc

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Fish Rots from the Head Down - Ryba smrdí od hlavy.doc

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THE FIRST SLOVAKS IN AMERICA

Early Visitors and Pioneer Settlers in North America from the Czech Lands and Slovakia - Fact and Fiction. See CZECH AMERICANS- Pioneers, Colonists Section

The First Slovaks in America

“The First Slovaks in America,” in: Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.: Czech and Slovak America. Boulder, CO: East European Monographs, 2005, pp. 69-73.

SLOVAK AMERICANS: A Selective Bibliography in English

Czechophilia and Slovakophilia on Internet. See INTERNET section

The Immigration to America from the Czechlands and Slovakia in the 17th and 18th Centuries. See BOHEMIAN COLLONISTS - in Americas

Czechoslovak American Bibliography. A State of the Art and Guide to Bibliographies. See BIBLIOGRAPHY Section

Czech and Slovak American Historiography – see HISTORIOGRAPHY section

The First American Settler from Slovakia

Cultural Contributions of Americans with Roots in Slovakia

“Cultural Contributions of Americans with Roots in Slovakia,” Kosmas. Czechoslovak and Central European Journal 14, No. 1 (Fall 2000), pp. 95-106.

LESSON from SVU HISTORY: Interpretative Common Sense Analysis & Case Study of SVU Membership or "U Jiříkova vidění" (Alice in Wonderland

Appeal to SVU Members Worldwide

Last Action of SVU Council before it was abolished

LESSON from SVU HISTORY: Interpretative Common Sense Analysis & Case Study of SVU Membership or "U Jiříkova vidění" (Alice in Wonderland)

What Happened to the Informative SVU Newsletter Zprávy SVU

From SVU History : Nobody is above the Law

Nobody is Above the Law - Updated.doc

SVU Leadership of Late: Winners or Losers? How would you rate them?

LESSONS from SVU HISTORY: LIGHT at the END of Tunnel? -May Be

Lessons from SVU History - How it Was Governed REV.doc

Lesson from SVU History: When 'Accent on Youth' Was SVU No. 1 Priority

" We did not just talk about it – We actually made it happen " ACCENT ON YOUTH-SVU NO. 1 PRIORITY... more " We did not just talk about it – We actually made it happen " ACCENT ON YOUTH-SVU NO. 1 PRIORITY Upon assuming SVU Presidency at our General Assembly Meeting in June 2002, I stated that I would make SVU's initiative "Accent on Youth" our number one priority. I am pleased to report that the newly elected Executive Board has given the idea their full-hearted support. It is my desire not only to revitalize the SVU ranks with young people but to eventually put them in the leadership roles. The young people are capable to organize our conferences and congresses, take charge of specific projects, edit monographs, etc. We are obviously not starting from scratch. Some ground work has already been laid, thanks to last year's Youth Advisory Committee chaired by Anna Vysoka and by activating our SVU Forum run by Amy Garrett. Through our deliberate efforts we have also been extremely successful in the recruitment of young people and their rolls are continually growing. We are now entering the second phase of our initiative-a proactive stage-in which we want to get the young people involved in all aspects of our work. I am therefore calling on young people to come forward and get involved. There are tremendous opportunities for anyone who has ideas and is interested in doing something that is worthwhile while also advancing his/her own professional career. In this connection, the SVU Executive Board has already appointed a special Search Leadership Committee whose function will be to seek potential leaders among the younger generation to succeed us, whose time has come to retire from leadership roles. In the same vein, we would also like to constitute a new committee composed entirely of young people worldwide to help us with the next rejuvenation steps and with the preparation of a meaningful agenda for the future. Anyone who would like to participate in such a committee, please let me know. A logical place for the young people to start are our SVU Local Chapters. Although a number of these chapters are doing an outstanding job, there are some which do very little. The age factor obviously plays a role here. Not too long ago, several of our chapters ceased to exist primarily because of the inability of the local members to find suitable leaders and partly because of the unwillingness of the previous officers to let new people take over. Chapters which are currently showing poor performance may follow them soon, unless some corrective action is taken. Here is a real opportunity for young people to change the trend by stepping forward and offering help. We have already advised these Chapters of the necessity to enlist assistance of younger generation before it is too late. Consequently, they may be receptive if you volunteer for some of the functions and/or activities. What the young people can do has been amply demonstrated in Nebraska where the young people assumed leadership positions in the newly organized Nebraska Chapter. In less than 10

LESSON from SVU HISTORY: SVU Finances

" U Jiříkova vidění " or " Alice in Wonderland " The Saga Continues

SVU is Growing by Leaps and Bounds

SVU Going Berserk.doc

Lesson from SVU History: Alice in Wonderland

SVU Going Berserk

Fish Rots from the Head Down - Ryba smrdí od hlavy.doc

The Fish Rots from the Head.doc

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LESSON from SVU HISTORY: Nehněvajsa’s Second Term

Slovak American Yuppies Hall of Fame.

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No Quid pro Quo: Nothing vs. Everything When Will True Democracy and Justice Return to the Czech Republic

This is to show the world that the misdeeds of communists are being tolerated and , in fact, con... more This is to show the world that the misdeeds of communists are being tolerated and , in fact, condoned, in the Czech Republic, even though the communist regime was overthrown by the Velvet Revolution 35 years ago.

If the present leadership of the CR remains unwilling to change the existing disrespectful status quo, the world opinion and social media should finally force them to do so. It’s time for another Masaryk or Havel to take over the country.
The Czech Americans want to be proud of their heritage and not be ashamed of it!

Beware of Mc Afee, Norton and Avast too?

Beware of Mc Afee Fraudulent Claims

Montgomery County (MD) Voters Beware

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Adorning Oneself with Borrowed Plumes. By Mila Rechcigl

A Screen Icon Marlene Dietrich was married to a Rudolf Sieber, a Native of Bohemia

A Screen Icon Marlene Dietrich was married to a Rudolf Sieber, a Native of Bohemia

A Screen Icon Marlene Dietrich was married to a Rudolf Sieber, a Native of Bohemia

THE HOAX: Isidore Nabi - A Nonexistent 'Czech' Scientist - Gets Recognition in the US

Our Hypocritical President

This is Trump's Fault

70 Days of Denial, Delays and Dysfunction, " was the major headline on the first page of The Wash... more

This is Trump's Fault

70 Days of Denial, Delays and Dysfunction, " was the major headline on the first page of The Wash... more

Global Pandemic and US Unpreparedness

Global Pandemic and the US Unpreparedness

America in Real Crisis

Does Donald Trump Have Nazi Ancestry?

This is Our President - December 2018 Update - FIRE and FURY, and FEAR.

FIRE and FURY. Chaos and Absurdities in the Second Year of Trump's Presidency

America in Crisis

Most everybody follows, with dismay, the happenings on the global stock markets, which have lost ... more Most everybody follows, with dismay, the happenings on the global stock markets, which have lost $6 trillion in value over the past six days. Its precipitous fall is compared to the last recession of 2008. The administrative officials, including the President, are talking about a possible tax cut to relieve this problem. Anybody, with common sense, will tell you that this band-aid approach is naïve which will do nothing to bring the situation under control. Those of you, who just follow the TV channels which propagate Trump, don't realize into what crisis the US has gotten and what are the causes. With due respect to the President, most people, with common sense, feel that it was his stupidity, bordering on insanity, which is the underlying cause, by letting the destructive Corona virus spread throughout the US. Despite his claims that the situation is under control, some 60 cases of the virus-stricken people were already reported in several States and the health experts fear that it will become not just endemic but pandemic. The problem is that people die from this infection and there is no known remedy to cure this flu-like disease. The health experts maintain that the situation got out of control because no preparatory steps were taken to prevent the spread of the virus, health people have not been trained and no analytical tools were even readied to identify the virus infection, etc., even though the Government should have anticipated this, from the unbelievable happenings in China and elsewhere in Asia. Be that as it may, all this inaction is being linked to shortsightedness of Trump's cuts of the health budget. We don't know how many American people will die of Corona virus infection, for which the President could be made accountable, but, being aware of his doggedness, "he will get away with murder," as the American idiom goes. One wonders how many brainwashed rednecks will still vote for him. C'est la vie! P.S. As for the stock market, the only way to stop its fall, is by stopping the Corona virus spread

Trump's First Coronavirus Casualty

This is Our President - October 2018

Is Trump's Chief of Staff a Liar

Believe It or Not: This is the New US President. Update 3.doc

This is the New US President.doc

Believe it or Not: This is the New US President - Update.doc

Eight More Coronavirus Casualties for which Trump Administration Bears Responsibility

The Ethnicity of Danny Kopec

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SCAM Potential New Authors Beware

Vigilantly and absolutely avoid the publishing company AuthorHouse! Even though I have had recurr... more Vigilantly and absolutely avoid the publishing company AuthorHouse! Even though I have had recurrent problems with this company, I have stayed with them for years, primarily because I am old and didn't want to waste time learning another publishing system. But my patience has its limits. Their major problem has been a lack of inhouse intellectual capability. Because of that, they have to depend on outside contractors for every little task. Consequently, you had to deal with a plethora of individuals to the point that the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing. This was the reason why they messed up several of my books. The company has no quality control, and, because of it, the quality of a publication suffers. They did not even bother reading the books. The individuals you deal with are over bureaucratic, not willing to help and even if they could, they lack the intellectual capacity to do so. As for their marketers, who pester you constantly, they don't know how to promote your books. They are only capable of selling their worthless marketing packages. Frankly, they are not even capable of preparing a press release. Making money is the main goal rather than the quality of publication. That was my experience. Nevertheless, still, I stuck with them. After they were sued for defamation and were obliged to pay several hundred thousands of dollars, they have become obsessed with copyright restrictions, to the point of absurdity.

Potential Authors Beware! Vigilantly and absolutely avoid the publishing company AuthorHouse!

Potential Authors Beware! Vigilantly and absolutely avoid the publishing company AuthorHouse!

Warning to potential authors who plan to publish a book by a self-publishing company

Potential Authors Beware for Academia edu

A bitter experience with a self-publishing company.

Mila Rechcigl's New Book is Out

How is Amazon.com Treating its Customers

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Rechcigl devadesatilety doc

A long-awaited Mila Rechcigl’s new book is out

Meritorious Medal to Mila Rechcigl for his Life-time Contributions

Osudy krajanů: Panteon Čechoameričanů Miloslava Rechcígla

Od dobrodruhů a misionářů přes politiky, podnikatele, novináře, spisovatele a jiné umělce až po v... more

Nova kniha Míly Rechcígla

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A new man-made virus. Far more dangerous than Coronavirus with its Racism, Fascism, White Suprema... more A new man-made virus. Far more dangerous than Coronavirus with its Racism, Fascism, White Supremacy, Hatred, Cruelty and Admiration for Adolf Hitler and Other Despotic Rulers with the aim of Destroying Humanity and Our Earth not to exclude the brainwashed Republicans, rednecks, very rich and other lunatics who made it spread Stay Tuned!

He can Get Away with Murder, but can he also Outwit the Virus

Mila's and Eva's Rechcigl Son Jack Rechcigl Is Going Places

How Czechs Significantly Cut Down the Coronavirus Spread

No President like Him

Apart for his, otherwise, despicable, rude, capricious and callous behavior and recurrent misdeed... more Apart for his, otherwise, despicable, rude, capricious and callous behavior and recurrent misdeeds, Donald Trump does not act as an US president should. Whatever he does, is partisan in nature, favoring exclusively Republicans. He considers all Democrats his enemies. The disunited United States is the result. This is also clearly apparent in his response to coronavirus.

Nazi Physician Josef Mengele vs "Quack" Donald Trump

Czech and Slovak american archival materials and theirpreservation : proceedings of the Working conference

Handbook of Nutritional Supplements: Volume I: Human Use

First Czech Colonists and Immigrants in the New World

Academia letters, Dec 29, 2020

Pro vlast : padesát let Společnosti pro vědy a umění (SVU)

Enzyme Synthesis and Degradation in Mammalian Systems. Miloslav Reicheigl, Jr., Ed. University Park Press, Baltimore, Md. 1971, xvi + 477 pp. 73 figs., 23 tables. $17.50

Clinical Chemistry, 1971

The Automated Pipetting Station from Micromedlc Systems is the first Instrument that dilutes or d... more The Automated Pipetting Station from Micromedlc Systems is the first Instrument that dilutes or dispenses submicro volumes repetitively, automatically, with finer accuracy and technique than manual pipetting. And processes 450 standard test tubes per hour. Check these features: Continuously variable micrometer volume adjustment. Range of 2 to 1000 l of sample, 2 to 5000 uI of diluent or reagent. Moving tube racks. Liquid delivery against tube wall, and automatic tip wiping between passes. Shock-free liquid movement through Teflon lines. Pushbutton controls. Plus the built-in accuracy and repeatability of our Automatic Pipette.

First Czech Colonists and Immigrants in the New World

Academia Letters, 2020

Czechoslovakia in Bibliography: A Bibliography of Bibliographies

Essays on the arts and sciences, 1968

Despite the great emphasis which has been placed on Slavic studies in the United States during th... more Despite the great emphasis which has been placed on Slavic studies in the United States during the last few years, very little attention has been devoted, so far, to Slavic and East European bibliography as a whole. The first monograph devoted to Slavic bibliography was written by Robert J. Kerner 1 in 1916, at a time when bibliographical services in most of Slavic Europe had not yet been fully established. The second publication in English, 2 an offprint from the Bulletin of the N. Y. Public Library, which appeared thirty-one years later, is merely a list of about 100 English-language bibliographies in the collection of the New York Public Library. More recent bibliographical monographs in English, such as those by John T. Dorosh, 3 Karol Maichel, 4 or Paul L. Horecky 5 have been restricted to Russia and the Soviet Union. There is one German publication on East European bibliography, Die Bibliographie in den europäischen Ländern der Volksdemokratien. Entwicklung und gegenwärtiger Stand, 6 written by East European scholars. Similar publications have appeared in Bulgarian 7 and in Russian. 8

Czechoslovakia and its Arts and Sciences: A Selective Bibliography in the Western European Languages

The Czechoslovak Contribution to World Culture, 1964

BOOK REVIEWS: Food, Nutrition and Health: A Multidisciplinary Treatise Addressed to the Major Nutrition Problems from a World Wide Perspective

Medical Journal of Australia, 1973

U.S. Legislators with Czechoslovak Roots : from Colonial Times to Present with Genealogical Lineages /

ABSTRACT Genealogické údaje

Microbodies and related particles. Morphology, biochemistry, and physiology

International review of cytology, 1969

Reviews relating to food, nutrition and health. A selected bibliography

World review of nutrition and dietetics, 1973

The Czechoslovak Contribution to World Culture

The Slavic and East European Journal, 1966

World Food Problem: A Selective Bibliography of Reviews

Journal of Marketing, 1976

Cultural Contributions of Americans with Roots in Slovakia

Kosmas: Czechoslovak and Central European journal, 2000

An Introduction to the History of Czechoslovak Thought and Science: A Critical Bibliography

Isis, 1971

... For a Marxist interpretation of cultural developments in Slovakia from the time of the Great ... more

Man, Food, and Nutrition. Strategies and Technological Measures for Alleviating the World Food Problem

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1974

Educators with Czechoslovak roots : a U.S. and Canadian faculty roster /

ABSTRACT Jmenný rejstřík

Effect of Hypophysectomy on the Lowering of Organ Catalase by a Transplanted Tumor

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1963

Effect of Hypophysectomy on the Lowering of Organ Catalase by a Transplanted Tumor

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1963