Notable Families, Sons, and Daughters of Silver Lake, Minnesota
Joseph Kadlec Born in Velké Tresné, CZ in 1838, Died in Silver Lake, Minnesota USA in 1902), was a co-founder of the Bohemian Reading and Educational Society (Česky Čtenařsky V Zdělavajici Spolek) in 1876
Joseph Barton (Born in Velké Tresné, CZ in 1849, Died in Silver Lake, Minnesota USA in 1934)
Esther Jerabek
Esther Jerabek, teacher and librarian, was born October 15, 1897 in Silver Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Czech immigrants John and Julia (Bren) Jerabek. She graduated (1918) magna cum laude from Macalester College, St. Paul, and received an M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota (1924). She taught school (1918-1923) in Goodhue and Sibley counties and in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and later (1925-1928) in Rawlins, Wyoming. In 1929 she joined the library technical services staff of the Minnesota Historical Society, where she served as cataloger until her retirement in 1963. She died in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, October 16, 1979.
Jerabek authored many books and articles on Czechs in Minnesota and the United States, and on library procedures. Her major publications were Czechs and Slovaks in North America: A Bibliography (1972) and Check List of Minnesota Public Documents, 1941-1950 (1952).
Ondracek Family
Here are some excerpts from the family history book on Joseph Ondracek, John Tupa, Jan Drahos, and Charles Burich written by Ron Ondracek, regarding the local towns and institutions of McLeod County, Minnesota
Silver Lake Presbyterian Church World War II Newsletter
To submit your family history document to Kadlecovi.com please contact Tony Kadlec at tkadlec@gmail.com
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