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Looking for Information on Hvozdany appx. 90km south of Prague

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Posted to Message board on February 14, 2013 by Dennis Mulacek.

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My grandfather Josef mulacek immigrated from Hvozdany and married Maria Cejka from nearby Brezi in Cleveland, Ohio about 1880.
Looking for others with relatives who immigrated from that area or who have knowledge
of region.

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Hvozdany

Comment by unicornwar on January 8, 2022 at 6:45pm

I've been researching the area. My ggf immigrated from Hvozdany (Rosin) in ~1890. They moved to Hvozdany from Chrastany in the 1870s.

Thanks. I’m a little late

Comment by Damu1941 on March 11, 2014 at 8:16am

Thanks.
I’m a little late getting bact to this but your informaqtion will help!

Hello Dennis: Here is a

Comment by anthony.kadlec on March 10, 2013 at 11:11am

Hello Dennis:

Here is a link I found on Hvozdany, that you might find interesting:

http://czechgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/11/history-of-villages-hvozdany…

Have you tried searching the CGSI member surnames database for the village of Brezi? I see that there are a total of 13 records related to immigrants from Brezi submitted by CGSI members (one of which was submitted by yourself), who settled in places scattered throughout North America.

Best regards,
Tony Kadlec
CGSI Corresponding Secretary/Research Coordinator