Bohemian Dream (eBook)

Gwen Karella Mathis (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
476 Seiten
Distributed By Ingram Spark (Verlag)
978-1-64184-453-6 (ISBN)

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What Would You Do for the Love of Your Family?Antonia Karella moved from Bohemia to New York City by herself in the 1800s-this is not only her story, but it's also the story of the generations who came after.In a time when all your peers are trusting technology to tell the story of their ancestors, Gwen Karella Mathis discovered her roots naturally through family stories, intense research, and intimate interviews. After years of organizing her research and stories, she's written an inspiring narrative on the courage, bravery, and hard work it takes to realize a dream worth living. She begins her story by re-telling how her father, Ambrose James Karella, was inspired to learn more about his ancestors as a young father. He spent years exchanging letters with a distant cousin who had laid a foundation for the hard work to come. These letters went from Nebraska to Alaska, exchanging new and exciting details they learned about their long-lost ancestors.That was how they uncovered the true, emotional, and inspiring story of Antonia Karella, who took the long trip by boat from Bohemia to New York City alone, leaving her husband, Wenceslaus Karella, and their kids without their loving wife and mother. She struggled on her own for the next two years to save the fare to reunite them again, though as every second ticked by, her loneliness grew more and more painful. Once they were finally reunited, they encountered many hardships by the time they reached their final destination-Madison, Nebraska. It was in Madison where they built the homestead they'd always dreamed of and worked tirelessly to ensure their children and grandchildren had every opportunity they could ever imagine. They built loving families and solid family businesses, but they also experienced plenty of heartache along the way. This first installment of A Family Born in the Land of Promise Trilogy not only tells Wenceslaus and Antonia's story, but it also tells the intimate stories of her children and grandchildren. Readers will travel in time from the 1800s in Bohemia all the way to New York City and Nebraska, where the Karella family finally settled after moving to America to pursue their dreams.

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Acknowledgments

Prelude: Important People to Know

Preface: A Beer, a Bohemian, and an Old Bottle

Chapter 1: Discoveries Behind an Old Bohemian Bottle

Chapter 2: Life in Bohemia with the Karella and Nemec Families

Chapter 3: The Karellas of Kutna Hora, 1863-1874

Chapter 4: Voyage to a Bohemian Dream, 1874-1875

Chapter 5: A Family Reunited in America

Chapter 6: The Long-Awaited Journey to Nebraska, 1878-1889

Chapter 7: The Bohemian's Dream Continues in Nebraska, 1890-1894

Chapter 8: Karella Weddings, Births, and a New Century, 1895-1900

Chapter 9: A New Era for Nebraska Karellas

Appendix 1-A: St. Leonard's Grave Plot of the Ancestral Karellas in Madison, Nebraska

Appendix 1-B: Complete Outline on Historical Bohemia

Appendix 2: Genealogy Records Covering Generations 1, 2, 3; The Births of the 4th Generation of Karellas; and Nebraska Family Groupings

Appendix 3: Research Data and Material References

Appendix 4: Bohemian Recipes

Appendix 5: Build Your Own Family Tree

Appendix 6: Examples of Genealogy Resources and Places to Begin Your Personal Search for Data

About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2020
• Reihe/Serie: A Family Born in the Land of Promise
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: christian living • Family • Love • marriage • Religion • Travel
• ISBN-10: 1-64184-453-1 / 1641844531
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64184-453-6 / 9781641844536