Re: New Zabilka Information
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Re: New Zabilka Information
Sandy Wire 1/05/10
Good to hear from you Sandy.As you can see from the forum, there's not a lot of Zabilka-related activity!
From what I've pieced together, there are only two Zabilka families in the United States.I refer to them as the Iowa Zabilkas, which is my family, and the Illinois Zabilkas, which are based in Chicago.The Iowa Zabilkas came from the village of Hosin in Bohemia, and the Illinois Zabilkas are from the village of Lisov in Bohemia.The two towns are only about six miles apart.
Both towns are just outside of Ceske Budejovice in southern Bohemia.Bohemia is a portion of the Czech Republic with its own traditions, customs, etc, so it is correct to say we are Bohemian and Czech, just like I'm an American and a Kentuckian.
I'm working on a written history of the Zabilka family based on what I found on our trip last year.It's not finished yet but I'll email you the more finished part.
Eric Zabilka
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Re: New Zabilka Information
Sandy Wire 1/08/10