In early 1853, Vincenz Klecker (January 22, 1831 – November 13, 1877) and his future wife, Theresia Meitner (26 March 1832 – April 14, 1919), began a voyage that would markedly change their lives and the lives of their descendants. They had decided to leave Europe and travel to a new home in the New World. They would leave the comfort of their homes in Ober Johnsdorf, Bohemia in the Austrian Empire and travel to Watertown, Wisconsin in the United States of America.
Site updates
Most of the Open Office format documents have been converted to HTML to make them load faster and address some formatting issues, in particular tables. Footnotes can now be viewed in place by clicking the superscript1.
There is now an actual Contact Form.
Gertrud Hoffmann Langer and Sister Grace Langer biographies are fairly complete.
The Farm (still under construction) has been broken down into sections:
- Dodge County
- Hugh Dervin tenure
- Johann Langer Tenure
- Henry Langer Tenure
- Francis Langer Tenure
- 1989 – present
The Landskron Tour is now available as a post along with other announcements on the home page.
Hope these changes enhance the viewing experience. Please comment below if you have questions or suggestions.
Site Reorganization
I will be working with Ed on re-organizing this site, so please be patient. You are welcome to comment on this post if you have suggestions, comments, or requests.
Kathy