Filipek What's New

  1. October 11, 2017: Minor updates to The Filipek Story and Recollections of the Filipeks have resulted in new downloadable pdf files. These documents along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  2. October 11, 2017: Updates to Historical Filipek Family Addresses and Filipek Family Census and Filipek Family Immigration and Citizen Records have resulted in new downloadable pdf files. These documents along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  3. April 30, 2013: Updated Jan and Franceska Filipek Overview Page and Family Chart with more precise marriage information.
  4. January 25, 2013: Added the Filipek Family Immigration and Citizen Records document. This document along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  5. December 6, 2012: Updates to The Filipek Story and Recollections of the Filipeks have resulted in new downloadable pdf files. These documents along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  6. November 14, 2012: Updated the Historical Filipek Family Addresses document. This document along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  7. November 14, 2012: Added the Filipek Family Census Records document. This document along with other related pdf documents can be found on the Filipek and Nemec PDF Downloads page.
  8. September 26, 2012: Added the Historical Filipek Family Addresses document.
  9. August 25, 2012: Updated Frantisek and Marie Filipek Overview Page and Family Chart.
  10. August 25, 2012: Updated James and Anna Filipek Overview Page.
  11. November 26, 2011: Updated Frantisek and Katerina Jana Overview Page and Family Chart.
  12. October 10, 2007: Added The Filipek Story and Recollections of the Filipeks as downloadable pdf files.
  13. September 11, 2007: Added photo of Rev. Bobal to the Filipek Related Picture Collection within the Filipek Pictures page.
  14. June 26, 2007: Updated Possible James Filipek's Ship Arrival Records - 18 June 1889 on the Filipek Genealogy Source Records Page.
  15. June 26, 2007: Added Possible Katherine Filipek's Ship Arrival Records - 18 June 1889 on the Filipek Genealogy Source Records Page.
  16. April 27, 2006: Updated Frantisek Jana and Katerina Filipek marriage record information in the Filipek Genealogy Source Records page
  17. March 5, 2006: Added to Recollections of James and Grace Filipek (nee Vanderkloot). See Recollection Section of Filipek Stories.
  18. November 19, 2005: Added Frank Jana and Katerina Filipek marriage record information to the Filipek Genealogy Source Records page and the various Initial Pages and Family Charts.
  19. October 13, 2005: Added WWI Draft Registration data for James A. Filipek and John J. Filipek record within the Filipek Genealogy Source Records Page.
  20. June 5, 2005: Added Unknown Portrait from 3001 S. Emerald. See Filipek Mystery Photos Collection.
  21. February 9, 2005: Added Theodore Sokolik - c1912. See the Sokolik Picture Collection.
  22. February 9, 2005: Added Theodore and Louise Sokolik Riverside Property Record to the Theodore Sokolik record within the Filipek Genealogy Source Records Page.
  23. January 15, 2005: Added Sokolik and Friends Picnic - c1930s, Sokolik Homestead in Kolence - July 8, 1930, and Joint Czech/USA event - c1930s. See the Sokolik Picture Collection.
  24. January 14, 2005: Added John K. Sokolik and Katherine Popel's Marriage Announcement and John Sokolik's Death Certificate to the John Sokolik record within the Filipek Genealogy Source Records Page.
  25. January 14, 2005: Added Sokoliks at the Wawona Tree in Yosemite - c1904 and Louise Sokolik and Unknown Woman - c1915. See the Sokolik Picture Collection.
  26. January 11, 2005: Added the J.K. Sokolik Postcard at French Lick Springs - c1905-1915, the James Filipek Post Card to John Sokolik - 12/3/1918 and the James Filipek Post Card to John Sokolik - 12/26/1918 to the Filipek Stories section.
  27. January 10, 2005: Added The Sokoliks - c1881 and the Anna Filipek Sokolik Portrait - c1881. See the Sokolik Picture Collection.
  28. January 6, 2005: Major reorganization and update to Vaclav Filipek's Journal - 1884.
  29. January 6, 2005: Added Kolence Aerial View - circa Early 1970s. See the Kolence Scenes and Paintings Picture Collection.
  30. September 28, 2004: Updated text and much clearer scans of the Filipek Farm Drawings (1914). See Filipek Picture Collection and either the Jana Picture Collection or the Kolence Scenes and Paintings Picture Collection, then paintings by Ing. Frantisek Kándl.
  31. March 18, 2004: Added links to the descendants of Tomas (1752) and Anna Filipek to the Initial Filipek to the Filipek Initial Page Choices. See Frantisek and Rosalie link.
  32. May 8, 2003: Updated Ship Arrival Records for the Frank and Anna Sokolik Family. Added Ship Arrival Records for Katerina Nemec. Added possible Ship Arrival records for James Filipek, Jan Filipek, Frantisek Jana, Katerina Jana (nee Filipek).
  33. May 8, 2003: Updated Address Pages for James and Katherine Filipek, John and Rose Filipek, James and Grace Filipek, John and Theodore Sokolik, and Albert Dedina.
  34. April 29, 2003: Added 1930 Census for Katherine Filipek, John and Rose Filipek, James and Grace Filipek, and Theodore and Louise Sokolik.
  35. March 3, 2003: Added new links for Colorado and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
  36. March 2: Added Filipek/Sokolik/Kandl watercolor and postcard.
  37. February 14, 2003: Added winter scenes of Kolence.
  38. January 9, 2003: Added picture of Jim Filipek's WWI Helmet.
  39. August 22, 2002: Added 1920 Census for Jana.
  40. August 8, 2002: Added 1908 and 1909 postcards from James and Mary Filipek and Jana sisters.
  41. July 19, 2002: Updated Initial Page, Family Chart, and Genealogy Source Record for Frank Jana.
  42. May 19, 2002: Added information to the Frank and Katerina Jana Initial and Family Page.
  43. April 8, 2002: Added information on Shipping Records for James Filipek (1911) and Katherine Filipek (1914).
  44. April 8, 2002: Added more Filipek Memorabilia (1884-1886 Tickets, 1896 Traveler Card, and 1911 Postcard); see Filipek Story Section.
  45. October 28, 2001: Added new links for maps from Links Page.
  46. August 20, 2001: Added updated Genealogy Source Records, Initial Page Information, and Family Charts for James and Katherine Filipek and Family as a result of St. John Nepomucene Record Search.
  47. August 19, 2001: Added Record Scans for Frank Jana and Frank Nemec.
  48. August 19, 2001: Added new picture of John Filipek with granddaughters.
  49. August 17, 2001: Added information on additional children for Martin and Katerina Nemec.
  50. August 17, 2001: Added marriage date for Antonin and Katerina Filipek.
  51. August 17 2001: Added many new Paleceks to the Palecek Initial Page and Family Chart as a result of Terry's recent research.
  52. August 16, 2001: Added information about Lawrence Barrett and Mary Filipek to their Initial Pages, Family Charts, and Genealogy Source Recordsas a result of their St. John Nepomucene Marriage Record.
  53. July 25, 2001: Updated Filipek Locations Page.
  54. May 22, 2001: Updated text for various pictures commented on by Vladimir Kandl.
  55. Mary 22, 2001: Created new Kolence Scenes and Paintings Picture Collection.
  56. May 22, 2001: Uploaded postcard painting by Ing. Frantisek Kandl.
  57. May 14, 2001: Uploaded 4 new pictures to the John Filipek Picture Collection.
  58. May 14, 2001: Uploaded 3 new pictures to the Mary Filipek Pictures Collection.
  59. May 11, 2001: Uploaded 1 new James F. Filipek Picture to the Frantisek Filipek Picture Collection.
  60. May 11, 2001: Uploaded 7 new pictures to the James and Katherine Filipek Picture Collection.
  61. May 8, 2001: Added new Picture Collection for Frank and Christina Filipek; Frank was the son of Jan Filipek.
  62. April 16, 2001: Added information about Mary Filipek's marriage date, including transcription of her wedding invitation to her Genealogy Source Record.
  63. April 16, 2001: Added scan of Mary Filipek's wedding invitation to her Picture Collection and added scan of Katherine's Broach to the Vaclav Filipek Picture Collection.
  64. April 16, 2001: Added two drawings of the Kolence farm to the Jana Family and Anton Filipek Picture Collections.
  65. April 16, 2001: Added Lillian Spaninger obituary information.
  66. March 9, 2001: Added Birth and Baptismal Source Records for Elizabeth Jana to Genealogy Source Records.
  67. March 8, 2001: Added one new picture to the James Filipek Picture Collection.
  68. March 8, 2001: Major update to the Filipek Story Page.
  69. March 7, 2001: Added the Jana Picture Collection.
  70. February 27, 2001: Added information from the Frank Nemec and Mary Novak marriage license to his Genealogy Source Record.
  71. February 27, 2001: Added 4 Jana photographs. They are temporarily in the Jana section of the Mystery Photo Collection.
  72. February 15, 2001: Added Family Chart for the Frantisek and Christina Filipek Family.
  73. February 1, 2001: Added Ted Curtis Kolence pictures to Sokolik Picture Collection.
  74. February 1, 2001: Added 3 new Anton Filipek Water Colors to Picture Collection.
  75. February 1, 2001: Added 1 new Vaclav Filipek picture to Picture Collection.
  76. February 1, 2001: Added Jan Filipek Picture Collection.
  77. February 1, 2001: Added Wendell Phillips school pictures to James A. Filipek Picture Collection.
  78. January 24, 2001: Filipek Farm Ownership Table.
  79. January 22, 2001: Updated interpretation of Theodore Sokolik's Story.
  80. January 14, 2001: Added Tombstone information for Sokolik Records.
  81. November 15, 2000: Updated all Address pages.
  82. November 6, 2000: Added 1920 Census for Theodore and Louise.
  83. November 2, 2000: Added gravestone pictures for Filipek's Resurrection gravesite.
  84. November 2, 2000: Added WWI, Wendell Phillips, and a number of other James A. Filipek pictures.
  85. October 28, 2000: Added actual 1920 Census Scans for Filipeks and 1910 Census Scan for Theodore Sokolik.
  86. October 28, 2000: Added 1929 Passport Application Scan for Katerina Filipek.
  87. October 28, 2000: Added Laws School Ad for John Marshall.
  88. October 16, 2000: Added 1914 Passport Application for Katerina Filipek.
  89. October 16, 2000: Added latest Address Data for the Sokoliks.
  90. October 12, 2000: Updated Intial Pages and Overview Charts for Katerina Zelezny and Frantisek Palecek; also updated Genealogy Source Records for Katerina Zelezny.
  91. October 11, 2000: Added Birth and Marriage Record Information for Frantisek Sokolik; birth record information for Frantisek and Jan Sokolik.
  92. October 11, 2000: Added Family Overview Charts for John and Katherine Sokolik and Theodore and Louise Sokolik; added ascending Chart for Frantisek Sokolik.
  93. October 11, 2000: Added Initial Pages for George and Rose Mary Larson and for Charles and Eleanor Curtis; fixed up initial pages for Frantisek and Anna Sokolik, John and Katherine Sokolik, and Theodore and Louise Sokolik.
  94. October 10, 2000: Added 1910 and 1920 Census for John Sokolik.
  95. October 9, 2000: Added Death Record Information for Anton Filipek and Katerina Ceckova Filipek.
  96. October 9, 2000: Added Birth Record Information for Katerina Ceckova and ascending chart information.
  97. October 9, 2000: Added Sokolik Cottage in 1947 Picture.
  98. October 7, 2000: Added 1920 Census for John, James and Katherine Filipek.
  99. October 6, 2000: Added 1929 Passport Application and associated letters transcription for Katherine Filipek.
  100. October 6, 2000: Added 1910 Census for Theodore Sokolik.
  101. October 5, 2000: Added Colorado picture collection.
  102. September 26, 2000: Added pictures of Larson's Wedding Guests, JK Sokolik Residence, at the Jordan's piano, Vaclav's Journal, Katherine's Salt and Pepper Shakers, and Kate's Ring.
  103. September 26, 2000: Created new picture collections for Mary Filipek, John Filipek, and the Mystery Collections.
  104. September 26, 2000: Added Minnesota town locations via Cindy.
  105. September 24, 2000: Added scans of 1885 Census for John and Francesca Filipek and also Sokoliks and Janas.
  106. September 19, 2000: Added pictures of Burlington Road House, Kolence area, John Filipek at Zenith, Robert Filipek, Vaclav Filipek, and an number of mystery photos.
  107. September 15, 2000: Added pictures of Florence Sokolik, Katherine Sokolik, Theodore Sokolik's house, Teenage Mary Barrett, Burlington Road House, John and Rose Filipek, and young Susie and Johnny Filipek.
  108. September 12, 2000: Added 1900 Census data for Albert and Rosa Palecek.
  109. September 11, 2000: Added pictures of Sokolik Wisconsin Lakes cottage, Katherine on ship to Europe and Group picture in Europe in 1929, Johnny Filipek, and two portraits of JK and Kate Sokolik.
  110. September 11, 2000: Added 1900 Census data for Dedinas.
  111. September 8, 2000: Added picture of Katherine as president of COF, John Filipek, one of John and Jim the Gardener playing chess, one of Jim the Gardener with a couple of dogs, three of a very young Mary Barrett.
  112. September 5, 2000: Added link to actual copy of 1880 Census for Sokoliks and Janas.
  113. September 5, 2000: Added 2 pictures of Mary Filipek, two of Filipek men in unknown backyard.
  114. August 8. 2000: Added James Filipeks circa 1899 Picture and Letter to John Sokolik.
  115. August 8, 2000: Added scan of original John Filipek 1898 Letter to John Sokolik.
  116. August 2, 2000: Added Recollection, Memorabilia pages for James and Grace Filipek and Jan and Franceska Filipek.
  117. August 2, 2000: Added Interests and Memorabilia sections to Recollection Pages for Anton Filipek, Anna Sokolik (nee Filipek), JK and Theodore Sokolik, James (Vaclav) and Katherine Filipek, Mary Barrett, John and Rose Filipek.
  118. August 2, 2000: Added Initial Page and Family Overview for Jacob and Rosalie Kandl.
  119. July 31, 2000: Added Recollection pages for Mary Barrett, John and Rose Filipek.
  120. July 30, 2000: Added Recollection pages for Anton Filipek, Anna Sokolik (nee Filipek), JK and Theodore Sokolik, James (Vaclav) and Katherine Filipek.
  121. July 27, 2000: Added Military Records for James A. Filipek.
  122. July 24, 2000: Updated Locations Page; added various Chicago and Riverside Maps.
  123. July 20, 2000: Address Data for the Dedinas.
  124. July 19, 2000: Updated Address Data for Frank and Mary Filipek.
  125. July 18, 2000: Updated Address Data for James and Katherine Filipek.
  126. July 18, 2000: Updated Address Data for James and Grace Filipek.
  127. July 17, 2000: Added Passenger Ship Information for Sokoliks.
  128. July 17, 2000: Added Address Data for John and Rose Filipek.
  129. July 17, 2000: Added Address Data for John and Theodore Sokolik.
  130. July 14, 2000: Added Census Info for Jan Filipek for 1870, 1895, and 1900 Census.
  131. July 10, 2000: Added Initial Page and Family Overview Page for Jan and Franceska Filipek.
  132. July 10, 2000: Added Initial Page and Family Overview Page for John and Rose Filipek.
  133. July 10, 2000: Updated Location Information.
  134. June 25, 2000: Added 1977 version of the James and Katherine Story.
  135. June 25, 2000: Added Links, Story and State of Research Choices to Topic Section.
  136. June 25, 2000: Added 1898 Letter from John Filipek to JK Sokolik.
  137. June 18, 2000: Added Transcriptions of Genealogy Source Data (Baptisms, Marriage, Passport, Cemetery, etc.) for James A. Filipek and Grace Vanderkloot.
  138. June 18, 2000: Added Nemec Initial Page along with Genealogy Source Data (Baptisms, Marriage, Passport, Cemetery, etc.) for all Nemecs.
  139. June 13, 2000: Added Transcriptions of Genealogy Source Data (Baptisms, Marriage, Passport, Cemetery, etc.) for James and Katherine Filipek and their children John, Mary, and James. Also added Passport transcription for John Sokolik.
  140. May 25, 2000: Added Transcriptions of Interview with Rose Filipek and Marge O'Dette from 1977 on the Filipeks.
  141. May 22, 2000: Added Address Data for James and Katherine Filipek.
  142. May 22, 2000: Added Address Data for James and Grace Filipek.
  143. May 17, 2000: Added 1900 and 1910 Census Data for Filipeks, with reference to 1900 for Sokoliks.
  144. May 15: Added Initial Page, Genealogy Details, State of the Research and Future Plans for the Frantisek Filipek Family.
  145. May 15: Added separate Picture Collections for James A. Filipek, Frantisek Filipek, and the Sokoliks.
  146. May 11, 2000: Added Initial Page, Genealogy Details, State of the Research and Future Plans for the Frantisek and Mary Palecek Family.
  147. May 10, 2000: Added Initial Page, Genealogy Details, Census Data, Remembrances and State of the Research and Future Plans for the Frantisek and Katerina Jana Family.
  148. May 10, 2000: Added State of the Research and Future Plans for the Sokolik Family.
  149. May 9, 2000: Added Theodore Sokolik Story, Sokolik Remembrances, Sokolik Descendant Chart, made a number of fixes to questions in numerous pictures.
  150. May 8, 2000: Added Initial Page, Genealogy Details and Census Data for the Jan (Frank) Sokolik and Anna Filipek.
  151. May 4, 2000: Loaded 7 more pictures and descriptions (Watercolors, Farm Pictures, Anton and Katerina Portrait).
  152. May 4, 2000: Added Ascendant Genealogy Chart for Anton and Katerina Ceckova.
  153. May 4, 2000: Added Descending Chart for Jeanne Jordan.
  154. April 28, 2000: Loaded 7 more pictures and descriptions (Sokoliks, James A. Filipek).
  155. April 28, 2000: Added Family Overview Chart for James A. Filipek.
  156. April 27, 2000: Loaded 7 more pictures and descriptions (including early years, Pueblo, sailing).
  157. April 26, 2000: Loaded 4 more pictures and descriptions on Filipek Back Yard.
  158. April 25, 2000: Loaded 10 more pictures and descriptions on Mary Filipek.
  159. April 23, 2000: Loaded 5 more more pictures and descriptions for Vaclav and Anton Picture Collections.
  160. April 22, 2000: Created Frames for Vaclav and Anton Picture Collection.
  161. April 20, 2000: Loaded 5 more pictures and descriptions for Vaclav and Anton Picture Collections.