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 Emigration from Bohemian-Moravian Highlands of Czech Republic to AmericaWelcome Research of Czech emigration from Czech Republic to USA, especially from the villages of Dusejov, Opatov and surrounding villages. And German-Bohemian emigration from the Czech Republic to USA, especially from the villages in the area around Stankov. Surnames Czech Surnames researched include: Vopalensky, Vopal, Duba, Forman, Vasick/Wasicek/Washicheck, etc.; and related families. German-Bohemian Surnames researched include: Piemeisel, Piemeisl, Steinbach, etc.; and related families. Researchers Susan Chapman, whose Czech immigrant ancestor is Joseph Vopalensky of Dusejov; and German-Bohemian immigrant ancestors are Joseph and Anna (Steinbach) Piemeisel; is the webmaster of this website. This website contains the combined genealogy research shared by several other researchers including Jaroslava Paulusova, Doreen and Arlo Duba, Nancy Anderson, Jinny Hopp, Rich Maresh, and more. We have shared our research that related family members can learn more about their family histories. Additional genealogy information is always appreciated! Dedication This website is dedicated to Miloslav Cizek, Michal Vopalensky and Jaroslava Paulusova. Thank you Miloslav Cizek for the treasured gift in 1998, the Dusejov book. Thank you Michal Vopalensky for contacting Katy J. Vopal and Susan Chapman, after seeing Katy J. Vopal's family website in 2001. Thank you to Jaroslava Paulusova for writing the Dusejov book, the Opatov book, the Borsov book, and thank you for your generosity, friendship, and making many people's dreams come true. You have all helped us to understand our ancestral roots, culture and heritage; and meet our Czech relatives. Thank you for bridging the gap between our hearts and our ancestors homeland. Contributions Any and all contributions to this website are welcome and will be greatly appreciated. This is the story about our families, our legacy. Thank you to all the relatives that have contributed photographs, documents, and stories. Registered Users - Privileges For privacy, information on living individuals can only be viewed by registered users. Some registered users are now able to add media to this website, but cannot edit or delete media. Disclaimer Please note that not all data in the family file has been verified and some requires additional research. This website is updated as additional data becomes available.  BOOKS"Dusejov Rody A Popisna Cisla" by Jaroslava Paulusova; a Czech book about the family history of each house in Dusejov, written in 1995 and revised edition written in 2013. "Opatov - Obec, Domy, Obyvatele" by Jaroslava Paulusova; a Czech book about the family history of each house in Opatov, written in 2010. "Borsov - v Minulosti I Soucasnosti" by Jaroslava Paulusova; a Czech book about the family history of each house in Borsov, written in 2015. "The Czech Community Of Milwaukee 1848-1998, Dejiny Cechu V Milwaukee" by Anton Daniel Acker; a book about the history of Czech in Milwaukee, written by a Dusejov immigrant descendant. "The Dubas of Opatov, Bohemia; Grant Co., Wisconsin; Brule Co., South Dakota" by Arlo D and Doreen E Duba; a book about the Duba family, written by an Opatov immigrant descendant. Duba Family Book Index "The Forman Family; Descendants of Jan Evangelista Forman and Terezie Dubova" by Doreen E Duba; a book about the Forman family, who came from Opatov, Bohemia; to Trego County, Kansas; Grant County, Wisconsin; Brule County, South Dakota; Dixon County, Nebraska. Updates This website opened in May 2007. Home page revised on March 23, 2017. Family tree updated on September 26, 2016. TNG v11.0.2 web software updated on September 17, 2016. Installed new google map key, converted TNG to UTF-8 site format, AND updated database to UTF-8 charset character: database collation utf8_general_ci Behind The Scenes... Emigration from Czech Republic to America at www.Vopalensky.biz/genealogy maintained by Susan Chapman. Copyright 2007-2020. Desktop genealogy software used is Family Historian v6.2.2 Copyright 2007, published by Calico Pie Limited. Quote Hold on to what is good, even it it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even it it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even it's a long way from here. Hold on to your life, even it it's easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, even it I've gone away from you. -----Pueblo Indian Prayer-----
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