Resources
Web Links
Cooking in the ArchivesPublic history project that examines and recreates recipes from 1600-1800. Their blogs illustrate the challenges of recreating historical recipes.
Czech Cookbook
My personal favorite cooking blog. The author, Kristyna, is a Czech immigrant who was inspired to translate traditional Czech recipes to American ways of cooking. Her videos are a great source for learning more about Czech culture and cuisine.
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center
In La Grange, Texas
Open: Monday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm
Czech Culture and Its Influence in Texas
Short article from Texas Hill Country
NPR on Kolaches
Learn more about the most well-known Texas Czech tradition
Czechs in West, Texas from the Economist
Short article on the Czech population in West, Texas
Books
Journeys into Czech-Moravian Texasby Sean Gallup
Krasna Amerika: A Study of Texas Czechs, 1851-1939
by Clinton Machann and James Mendl
We're Czechs
by Robert Skrabanek
The Czechoslovak Republic
by Jaroslav Císař and F. Pokorný