Žďár Hills Reunion & Genealogy Workshop

September 23-30, 2012

Program Announcement

This is a preliminary schedule and it’s subject to change. Please check back for updates.

22 Sep 2012 – Travel to Prague.

23 Sep 2012 – Arrive in Prague. Meet at hotel (TBD) in Prague. Welcome dinner.

24 Sep 2012 – Travel to Fryšava via motorcoach with stop at St. Barbara's Cathedral in Kutná Hora.

25 Sep 2012 – Tour ancestral villages. Lecture on local history. Visit the pilgrimage church of St. Jan of Nepomuk.

26 Sep 2012 – Tour ancestral villages. Lecture on the art, music, and architecture of the Žďár Hills. Visit Pernštejn Castle.

27 Sep 2012 – Tour ancestral villages. Lecture on the geology and the history of mining in the area. Visit the open-air museum at Veselý Kopec.

28 Sep 2012 – Genealogy workshop. Survey of Czech genealogical sources and where to locate them. Research Strategies. Reading German Gothic script – part 1. Visit archive. Help with personal research. Folklore entertainment.

29 Sep 2012 – Genealogy workshop. Searching online records. Reading German Gothic script – part 2. Help with personal research. Travel to Prague hotel via motor coach.

30 Sep 2012 – Depart Prague.

Option to add a guided tour of Prague and/or the wine region of Moravia to the basic itinerary.

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