On 6/15/2010 3:45 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:46:12 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>
>>> Interesting. I didn't know about the Czech either.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> They got to Texas about the same time as the Germans did, mostly from
>> Czech Bohemia, excellent farmers, still a bunch of their descendants
>> around Needville outside Houston. Here's their
>> webpage:http://www.cityofneedville.com/
>>
>> When I worked in the Houston area there were many of the Czech
>> descendants working in the oil patch with me, interesting people.
>> Another little group of them settled in what is now Crosby, TX on the
>> east side of Houston along the San Jacinto river, lots of them still
>> belong to the Church of the Brethern and many of the women still wear
>> the little caps and braid their hair. Here's the url of the church in
>> Crosby. We lived there and in nearby Huffman for several years. Good,
>> hard-working people and lots of really good cooks.
>
> Nice story George.
>
> Lou

Thanks Lou, that's one advantage to being third-generation oil field
trash, you get to live in a lot of interesting places. I just refuse to
move anywhere where it gets cold.