The Filipek Story

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Prelude
• Reader Tips

 

Our Origins in Bohemia

Origins Chapters

• Origins of Filipek Family
• Four Hundred Years of Filipek Farm Ownership
• Three Brittle Stalks of Wheat
• Origins of our Nemec Family

 

Anton and Katerina Filipek Descendants

The Frank and Mary Palecek Chapters

• The Frantisek and Mary Palecek Family

The Frank and Anna Sokolik Chapters

• The Frank and Anna Sokolik Family
• My Life as I Lived It

The Frantisek and Marie Filipek Chapters

1. The Frantisek and Marie Filipek Family

The Jan and Francesca Filipek Chapters

• The Jan and Francesca Filipek Family
• Three Brittle Stalks of Wheat

The Frantisek and Katerina Jana Chapters

• The Frantisek and Katerina Jana Family

The Jacob and Rosalie Kandl Chapters

• The Jakob and Rosalie Kandl Family

The James and Katherine Filipek Chapters

• The Early Years in Bohemia
• The Early Years in America
• Off to Colorado
• Back to Chicago
• Changing Times
• Remembrances

The James and Grace Filipek Chapters

• The James and Grace Filipek Family

Closing

• Why They Came
• Changing the Course of History
• The End of an Era
• Keeping in Touch
• Acknowledgements

 

Appendices

Letters and Postcards

1. James Filipek's Pueblo Letter to Frank Nemec - January 28, 1896
2. James Filipek's Pueblo Letter to John Sokolik - Page 1 - October 27, 1896
3. James Filipek's Pueblo Letter to John Sokolik - Page 2 - October 27, 1896
4. Katherine Filipek's Pinon Letter to John Sokolik - February 27, 1897
5. James Filipek's Dawkins Letter to John Sokolik - March 18, 1897
6. John Filipek's Dawkins Letter to John Sokolik - December 23, 1898
7. James A. Filipek's Colorado Letter to John Sokolik - circa 1899
8. Katie Jana's Massachusetts Postcard to Mary Filipek - November 11, 1908
9. Mary and Lizzie Jana's Chicago Postcard to Mary Filipek - March 25, 1909
10. Mary and John Filipek's Niagara Falls Postcard to their Father - abt July 15, 1909
11. John Filipek's Thousand Island Postcard to his Mother - abt July 15, 1909
12. Mary Filipek's Massachusetts Postcard to her Parents - July 28, 1909
13. James A. Filipek's Montgomery Postcard to his Father - July 27, 1909
14. Theodore Sokolik's Letter to Theodore Roosevelt - circa 1910
15. J.K. Sokolik at French Lick Springs - c1905-1915
16. James Filipek's Sevetin Postcard to Katherine - Summer 1911
17. James Filipek Post Card to John Sokolik - 12/3/1918
18. James Filipek Post Card to John Sokolik - December 26, 1918
19. F. Kandl's Lomnice Castle Postcard to John Filipek - 1937
20. Marge O'Dette's Letter to Dave Jordan - January 25, 1977

Memorabilia and Memories

1. Vaclav Filipek's Journal - 1884
2. Vaclav's Railroad Ticket Collection from Bohemia - (1884-1886)
3. Business Card Transaction - circa 1885
4. Vaclav Filipek's Traveler Card - 1896
5. Katherine's Broach
6. Katherine's Salt and Pepper Shaker
7. Kate Sokolik's Ring
8. Our Bohemian Recipes (none at this time)
9. Watercolors

Filipek Colorado Postcard Collection

1. Denver
2. Palmer Lake
3. Colorado Springs
4. Pike's Peak
5. Mount of Holy Cross
6. Toltec Gorge
7. Seven Falls
8. Royal Gorge
9. Marshall Pass
10. Eagle River
11. Long Tunnel
12. Glenwood Springs
13. Balanced Rock
14. Grand Canon
15. Las Animas
16. Garden of the Gods
17. Skyline Drive

References

• Bibliography

 

Recollections

• Recollections of Antonin and Katerina Filipek (nee Ceckova)
  • Recollections of Frantisek and Mary Palecek (nee Filipek)
  • Recollections of Frantisek and Anna Sokolik (nee Filipek)
    • Recollections of John K. and Katherine Sokolik (nee Popel)
    • Recollections of Theodore Sokolik and Louise (nee Jinderlee)
  • Recollections of Frank and Marie Filipek (nee Schubert)
  • Recollections of Jan and Francesca Filipek (nee Shima)
  • Recollections of Frantisek and Katerina Jana (nee Filipek)
  • Recollections of Jacob and Rosalie Kandl (nee Filipek)
  • Recollections of James and Katherine Filipek (nee Nemec)
  • Recollections of James and Katherine Filipek by Rose Filipek (1977)
    • Recollections of John and Rose Filipek (nee Skoblik)
    • Recollections of Larry and Mary Barrett (nee Filipek)
    • Recollections of James and Grace Filipek (nee Vanderkloot)

 

PDF Downloads

• All the chapters above in The Filipek Story and Filipek Recollections above are available as pdf downloads on The Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads Page.

 

Contact the Author

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