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Dedication of Masaryktown Slovak Lutheran Church, 1954
In an article appearing in the "Tampa Tribune" in September, 1954, the Tribune correspondent described the worship service and dinner which attracted more than 200 people to celebrate the dedication of the new church erected by the congregation of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Masaryktown, FL. The congregation was originally organized in 1930 and struggled to survive until Rev. Stephen M. Tuhy, the pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Slavia, agreed to provide pastoral services to their members. Pastor Tuhy traveled frequently from the Oviedo area to Masaryktown to conduct worship services and minister to the congregation there. He assisted the Masaryktown church as a "supply pastor" from 1940-1952. He was invited to preach the English sermon at the dedication; Rev. Dr. Andrew Daniel (superintendent of the new Lutheran Haven complex in Slavia) preached the Slovak sermon for the bi-lingual worship service. Rev. Paul Grexa was installed as the new Pastor of Holy Trinity at the same service. Organist, Marian Stanko, and other guests from Holy Trinity's sister congregation of St. Luke's in Slavia, attended the celebration and shared the bountiful Slovak meal which followed the church service in the Community Hall. Newspaper article from "Tampa Tribune," September 26, 1954 scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC Sept., 2013. Clipping does not include page number of this issue.
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Dedication of Masaryktown Slovak Lutheran Church, 1954
In an article appearing in the "Tampa Tribune" in September, 1954, the Tribune correspondent described the worship service and dinner which attracted more than 200 people to celebrate the dedication of the new church erected by the congregation of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Masaryktown, FL. The congregation was originally organized in 1930 and struggled to survive until Rev. Stephen M. Tuhy, the pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Slavia, agreed to provide pastoral services to their members. Pastor Tuhy traveled frequently from the Oviedo area to Masaryktown to conduct worship services and minister to the congregation there. He assisted the Masaryktown church as a "supply pastor" from 1940-1952. He was invited to preach the English sermon at the dedication; Rev. Dr. Andrew Daniel (superintendent of the new Lutheran Haven complex in Slavia) preached the Slovak sermon for the bi-lingual worship service. Rev. Paul Grexa was installed as the new Pastor of Holy Trinity at the same service. Organist, Marian Stanko, and other guests from Holy Trinity's sister congregation of St. Luke's in Slavia, attended the celebration and shared the bountiful Slovak meal which followed the church service in the Community Hall. Newspaper article from "Tampa Tribune," September 26, 1954 scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC Sept., 2013. Clipping does not include page number of this issue.
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Dedication of Masaryktown Slovak Lutheran Church, 1954
In an article appearing in the "Tampa Tribune" in September, 1954, the Tribune correspondent described the worship service and dinner which attracted more than 200 people to celebrate the dedication of the new church erected by the congregation of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Masaryktown, FL. The congregation was originally organized in 1930 and struggled to survive until Rev. Stephen M. Tuhy, the pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Slavia, agreed to provide pastoral services to their members. Pastor Tuhy traveled frequently from the Oviedo area to Masaryktown to conduct worship services and minister to the congregation there. He assisted the Masaryktown church as a "supply pastor" from 1940-1952. He was invited to preach the English sermon at the dedication; Rev. Dr. Andrew Daniel (superintendent of the new Lutheran Haven complex in Slavia) preached the Slovak sermon for the bi-lingual worship service. Rev. Paul Grexa was installed as the new Pastor of Holy Trinity at the same service. Organist, Marian Stanko, and other guests from Holy Trinity's sister congregation of St. Luke's in Slavia, attended the celebration and shared the bountiful Slovak meal which followed the church service in the Community Hall. Newspaper article from "Tampa Tribune," September 26, 1954 scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC Sept., 2013. Clipping does not include page number of this issue.
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Dedication of Masaryktown Slovak Lutheran Church, 1954
In an article appearing in the "Tampa Tribune" in September, 1954, the Tribune correspondent described the worship service and dinner which attracted more than 200 people to celebrate the dedication of the new church erected by the congregation of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church in Masaryktown, FL. The congregation was originally organized in 1930 and struggled to survive until Rev. Stephen M. Tuhy, the pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Slavia, agreed to provide pastoral services to their members. Pastor Tuhy traveled frequently from the Oviedo area to Masaryktown to conduct worship services and minister to the congregation there. He assisted the Masaryktown church as a "supply pastor" from 1940-1952. He was invited to preach the English sermon at the dedication; Rev. Dr. Andrew Daniel (superintendent of the new Lutheran Haven complex in Slavia) preached the Slovak sermon for the bi-lingual worship service. Rev. Paul Grexa was installed as the new Pastor of Holy Trinity at the same service. Organist, Marian Stanko, and other guests from Holy Trinity's sister congregation of St. Luke's in Slavia, attended the celebration and shared the bountiful Slovak meal which followed the church service in the Community Hall. Newspaper article from "Tampa Tribune," September 26, 1954 scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC Sept., 2013. Clipping does not include page number of this issue.
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Dedication of St. Luke's first cemetery grounds, c. 1915
Members of the young congregation of St. Luke's are gathered (c. 1915)to dedicate the ground they had purchased for use as a cemetery. This site (near Redbug Road and west of Mikler Road) was never used as a cemetery, however. congregation later purchased a new piece of land near the intersection of SR 426 and Chapman Road. Shown in the photo are (left to right) Row 1: John Duda, Mrs. John (Ann 'nee Kvetko) Stanko, Andrew Duda, Jr., Mary Lukas; Row 2: Anna Duda. Katarina Duda (holding young Ferdinand Duda), Mrs. Paul (Maria 'nee Klimek) Lukas, Sr., Paul Lukas, Jr., Mrs. Martin (Juliana) Stanko; Row 3: Joseph Mikler, Sr., Michael Dinda, Sr., Paul Lukas. Sr.; Row 4: Andrew Duda, Sr., Mike Tomko, Rev. Joseph Kolarik, George Jakubcin, Sr.
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Dedication of St. Luke's first cemetery grounds, c. 1915, Black and White
Members of the young congregation of St. Luke's are gathered (c. 1915)to dedicate the ground they had purchased for use as a cemetery. This site (near Redbug Road and west of Mikler Road) was never used as a cemetery, however. congregation later purchased a new piece of land near the intersection of SR 426 and Chapman Road. Shown in the photo are (left to right) Row 1: John Duda, Mrs. John (Ann 'nee Kvetko) Stanko, Andrew Duda, Jr., Mary Lukas; Row 2: Anna Duda. Katarina Duda (holding young Ferdinand Duda), Mrs. Paul (Maria 'nee Klimek) Lukas, Sr., Paul Lukas, Jr., Mrs. Martin (Juliana) Stanko; Row 3: Joseph Mikler, Sr., Michael Dinda, Sr., Paul Lukas. Sr.; Row 4: Andrew Duda, Sr., Mike Tomko, Rev. Joseph Kolarik, George Jakubcin, Sr.
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Dedication to Rev. John Kucharik
Dr. Paul Wehr chose to dedicate the text he had written to record the history of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and the Slavia community to Rev. John Kucharik... for good reason. This pastor held an important KEY to unlocking the community's historical treasure chest. The church records (bulletins, minutes of meetings, etc,) were written in the Slovak language for the first 30 years of its history. John Kucharik, who served as Pastor of St. Luke's from 1968-81, was able to translate those records into English for the author, Dr. Wehr recognized that invaluable assistance in dedicating his work to John Kucharik. This book was "Like a Mustard Seed: the Slavia Settlement" (1982 - Mickler Publishing House).
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Demolition of 1957 addition begins. Exterior views. c. 1991
Several exterior views of the the demolition process for removal of the 1957 addition to the original brick church. Demolition in 1991 prepared the site for construction of a large new facility.
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Demolition of 1957 addition begins. Exterior views. c. 1991
Several exterior views of the the demolition process for removal of the 1957 addition to the original brick church. Demolition in 1991 prepared the site for construction of a large new facility.
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Demolition of 1957 addition begins. Exterior views. c. 1991
Several exterior views of the the demolition process for removal of the 1957 addition to the original brick church. Demolition in 1991 prepared the site for construction of a large new facility.
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Demolition of 1957 addition begins. Exterior views. c. 1991
Several exterior views of the the demolition process for removal of the 1957 addition to the original brick church. Demolition in 1991 prepared the site for construction of a large new facility.
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Demolition of 1957 addition begins. Exterior views. c. 1991
Several exterior views of the the demolition process for removal of the 1957 addition to the original brick church. Demolition in 1991 prepared the site for construction of a large new facility.
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Demolition Plans for Removal of 1957-Built Transepts
A blueprint prepared by Figbar Associates, Inc. to guide the demolition process as St. Luke's prepared to erect a new sanctuary in the early 1990s. Architect Jose Barbosa prepared the plan which dictated the order in which the 1939 chancel would be emptied and the 1957 transepts would be demolished before the new construction could begin. The plan included instructions that the stained glass windows and cast bronze bell would be removed by "the owners" and that the contractor should "reclaim sufficient amount of bricks" (while demolishing the transepts) "to restore affected wall areas."
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Dinda Celery Field. 1930s
Eight men stand in a Slavia celery field, owned by the Dinda Family. Michael Dinda, Sr. is third from left in the group and his son, Michael, Jr. is farthest right. (Other individuals are unidentified). The rows of young celery plants are enclosed in rolls of paper, held erect by stakes. This method was used to bleach the celery. Scan of B&W image provided by the Duda Family for use in "Like a Mustard Seed: the Slavia Settlement" (Wehr-1982).
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Dinda Family, c. 1911
A Dinda Family Photo, c. 1911. Standing (left to right): Katherine, Anna, Michael, Jr., John, Seated: Helen, Mary 'nee Simko, Joseph, Michael, Sr., Susan. Copy original photo (courtesy: Luther Kolarik) was scanned at SLLS, 2001, for 90th anniversary display.
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Dinda Family, c. 1911
A Dinda Family Photo, c. 1911. Standing (left to right): Katherine, Anna, Michael, Jr., John, Seated: Helen, Mary 'nee Simko, Joseph, Michael, Sr., Susan. Copy original photo (courtesy: Luther Kolarik) was scanned at SLLS, 2001, for 90th anniversary display.
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Dinda Family, c. 1911
A Dinda Family Photo, c. 1911. Standing (left to right): Katherine, Anna, Michael, Jr., John, Seated: Helen, Mary 'nee Simko, Joseph, Michael, Sr., Susan. Copy original photo (courtesy: Luther Kolarik) was scanned at SLLS, 2001, for 90th anniversary display.
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Dinda Family men on farm in Slavia, c. 1915
Father, Michael Dinda, Sr. (center) is pictured with sons, John (left) and Michael, Jr. on the family farm in Slavia, c. 1915. Snapshot (Courtesy: Robert Dinda) was scanned at SLLS, 2001, for the 90th anniversary display.
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Dinda Family men on farm in Slavia, c. 1915
Father, Michael Dinda, Sr. (center) is pictured with sons, John (left) and Michael, Jr. on the family farm in Slavia, c. 1915. Snapshot (Courtesy: Robert Dinda) was scanned at SLLS, 2001, for the 90th anniversary display.
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Dinda Family's artesian well
Michael Dinda, Sr. (left) and his son, Michael, Jr. are shown with the active artesian well on their homestead in Slavia, FL, ca. 1915. A pine forest can be seen in the background, with indigenous palmettos in the foreground. There appears to be a horse and buggy standing behind the stream of water emanating from the well. The snapshot was scanned in 2001 and was loaned to the church by the Robert Dinda family for St. Luke's 90th anniversary. Corners of the snapshot were apparently damaged when it was removed at some point from a family album. This image also appeared in Like A Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Snapshot: front only.
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Dinda Family's artesian well
Michael Dinda, Sr. (left) and his son, Michael, Jr. are shown with the active artesian well on their homestead in Slavia, FL, ca. 1915. A pine forest can be seen in the background, with indigenous palmettos in the foreground. There appears to be a horse and buggy standing behind the stream of water emanating from the well. The snapshot was scanned in 2001 and was loaned to the church by the Robert Dinda family for St. Luke's 90th anniversary. Corners of the snapshot were apparently damaged when it was removed at some point from a family album. This image also appeared in Like A Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Snapshot: front only.
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Dinda Family's artesian well
Michael Dinda, Sr. (left) and his son, Michael, Jr. are shown with the active artesian well on their homestead in Slavia, FL, ca. 1915. A pine forest can be seen in the background, with indigenous palmettos in the foreground. There appears to be a horse and buggy standing behind the stream of water emanating from the well. The snapshot was scanned in 2001 and was loaned to the church by the Robert Dinda family for St. Luke's 90th anniversary. Corners of the snapshot were apparently damaged when it was removed at some point from a family album. This image also appeared in Like A Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Snapshot: front only.
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Dinda farm: Children and cattle
Dinda Family children (c. 1915) with several cattle on their homestead in Slavia. Left to right are: Susan Dinda (with young bull and 2 calves); Helen Dinda (behind white heifer); John Dinda (wearing hat, bareback on horse). Image was scanned (2001) from photo loaned to church for 90th anniversary celebration by the Robert Dinda Family. The edges of the snapshot were damaged when it was removed from a family album in previous years. The children's names were handwritten in blue ink on the front of the photo and are visible in the bottom margin. This image appeared in "Like A Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement" (Wehr: 1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family.
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Dinda farm: Children and cattle
Dinda Family children (c. 1915) with several cattle on their homestead in Slavia. Left to right are: Susan Dinda (with young bull and 2 calves); Helen Dinda (behind white heifer); John Dinda (wearing hat, bareback on horse). Image was scanned (2001) from photo loaned to church for 90th anniversary celebration by the Robert Dinda Family. The edges of the snapshot were damaged when it was removed from a family album in previous years. The children's names were handwritten in blue ink on the front of the photo and are visible in the bottom margin. This image appeared in "Like A Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement" (Wehr: 1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family.
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Dinda farm: Women feeding chickens, c. 1915
Dinda family women feeding their flock of chickens on the first Dinda farm in Slavia. c. 1915. Mrs. Michael Dinda, Sr., wearing a long skirt and apron, is reaching into a container for chicken feed, while daughter, Helen (barefooted and wearing a hat) appears to be scattering feed to the flock. In the background of the photo are several small primitive outbuildings, ladders and a fence, behind which there may be a garden. Pine trees can be seen in the distance behind the clearing. The snapshot (partially damaged when removed from a family scrapbook at some point) was scanned in 2001 at SLLC and was loaned to St. Luke's by Robert and Peggy Dinda for the 90th anniversary celebration. This image appeared in Like A Mustard Seed (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Scanned from small snapshot (front only), with damaged corners.
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Dinda farm: Women feeding chickens, c. 1915
Dinda family women feeding their flock of chickens on the first Dinda farm in Slavia. c. 1915. Mrs. Michael Dinda, Sr., wearing a long skirt and apron, is reaching into a container for chicken feed, while daughter, Helen (barefooted and wearing a hat) appears to be scattering feed to the flock. In the background of the photo are several small primitive outbuildings, ladders and a fence, behind which there may be a garden. Pine trees can be seen in the distance behind the clearing. The snapshot (partially damaged when removed from a family scrapbook at some point) was scanned in 2001 at SLLC and was loaned to St. Luke's by Robert and Peggy Dinda for the 90th anniversary celebration. This image appeared in Like A Mustard Seed (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Scanned from small snapshot (front only), with damaged corners.
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Dinda farm: Women feeding chickens, c. 1915
Dinda family women feeding their flock of chickens on the first Dinda farm in Slavia. c. 1915. Mrs. Michael Dinda, Sr., wearing a long skirt and apron, is reaching into a container for chicken feed, while daughter, Helen (barefooted and wearing a hat) appears to be scattering feed to the flock. In the background of the photo are several small primitive outbuildings, ladders and a fence, behind which there may be a garden. Pine trees can be seen in the distance behind the clearing. The snapshot (partially damaged when removed from a family scrapbook at some point) was scanned in 2001 at SLLC and was loaned to St. Luke's by Robert and Peggy Dinda for the 90th anniversary celebration. This image appeared in Like A Mustard Seed (1982), courtesy of the Dinda Family. Scanned from small snapshot (front only), with damaged corners.
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Donald Eicholtz, Principal of St. Luke's School, 1988-1996
Mr. Donald Eicholtz was called to serve St. Luke's Lutheran School in 1988. Mr. Robert Flesch, who had held that position for more than a decade, took on the new role as Parish Assistant for the congregation. Mr. Eicholtz served until 1996, when he retired and with his wife, Betty, became residents of the Lutheran Haven Retirement Center in Slavia.
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Donald Eicholtz, Principal of St. Luke's School, 1988-1996
Mr. Donald Eicholtz was called to serve St. Luke's Lutheran School in 1988. Mr. Robert Flesch, who had held that position for more than a decade, took on the new role as Parish Assistant for the congregation. Mr. Eicholtz served until 1996, when he retired and with his wife, Betty, became residents of the Lutheran Haven Retirement Center in Slavia.
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Donald Eicholtz, Principal of St. Luke's School, 1988-1996
Mr. Donald Eicholtz was called to serve St. Luke's Lutheran School in 1988. Mr. Robert Flesch, who had held that position for more than a decade, took on the new role as Parish Assistant for the congregation. Mr. Eicholtz served until 1996, when he retired and with his wife, Betty, became residents of the Lutheran Haven Retirement Center in Slavia.
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Donald Eicholtz, Principal of St. Luke's School, 1988-1996
Mr. Donald Eicholtz was called to serve St. Luke's Lutheran School in 1988. Mr. Robert Flesch, who had held that position for more than a decade, took on the new role as Parish Assistant for the congregation. Mr. Eicholtz served until 1996, when he retired and with his wife, Betty, became residents of the Lutheran Haven Retirement Center in Slavia.
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Dorothy Daniel and Lillian Jakubcin at Church Picnic, c. 1945
Dorothy Daniel, left, and Lillian Jakubcin enjoy a church picnic at St. Luke's, c.1945. Others in photo are unidentified. Small sepia snapshot. Scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC, 2011.
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Dorothy Daniel, with Entire Student Body of St. Luke's First School, c. 1947
Ms. Dorothy Daniel, c. 1947, in classroom of the first school operated by St. Luke's Lutheran Church. This classroom was an addition to St. Luke's original little wooden church, which was moved from the cemetery to church property when the first brick church was built in 1938-39. Left to right, FRONT row: 1. Joseph Duda, 2. Raymond Mikler, 3. Johnny Tesinsky, 4. Unidentified, 5. Robert Mikler, 6. Michael Duda, 7. Susan Stanko, 8. Josie Mikler, 9. Katherine G. Mikler, 10. Priscilla Tuhy, 11. Phyllis Cicmanec. BACK: 1. Mary Ann Tesinsky, 2. Unidentified, 3. Andy L. Duda, 4. Unidentified, 5. Ferdinand S. Duda, 6. Luther Duda, 7. Elena Tuhy, 8. Rebekah Tuhy, 9. Carl Fabry, 10. Unidentified. 8x10 black and white print, scanned at SLLC. 2011.
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Driveway and Main Entry of St. Luke's Lutheran School, c. early 1990s
Photo taken, likely in early 1990s, showing driveway and entrance to St. Luke's School. By this decade, several additions had been been made to the building first erected in 1949 and some portable buildings had also been added to handle the growing student population.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda and Zatko Family connections in Slovakia. Early 1900s
Four photos of unidentified acquaintances.. possibly even relatives... of Andrew Duda and/or Katarina Zatko Duda. Photos were taken in Trencin,the city in Slovakia (once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was closest to the village of Velcice where the family lived. The photos are not dated, but at least one of them was addressed to the family in Velcice, before the Duda family emigrated to the US in 1909-1912. It cannot be confirmed that the people shown in the images are actually relatives of either the Zatko or Duda family, but the possibility exists. The photos were re-discovered in 2012, buried in the belongings of Katarina Zatko Duda, which were handed down to her only daughter, Anna, after the mother's death in 1934. Anna Duda Jakubcin is also deceased and no living member of her family is able to identify the subjects in the photos. The images, however, are of interest because of their personal connection to the families and also because they portray the costumes and customs of the early 1900s in the region of Slovakia in which the Duda family lived at that time.
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Duda Boys, Dec. 14, 1941, Enhanced Image
The fours sons of John and Katie Duda pose with their young cousin, Ferdinand S. Duda in the front yard of the home of John & Katie Duda on Mikler Road in Slavia. Standing: Walter Duda (left) and brother, John L.Duda In chair:Edward Duda(left) and Luther Duda. Kneeling: Ferdinand S. Duda.
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Duda Boys, Dec. 14, 1941, Original Image
The fours sons of John and Katie Duda pose with their young cousin, Ferdinand S. Duda in the front yard of the home of John & Katie Duda on Mikler Road in Slavia. Standing: Walter Duda (left) and brother, John L.Duda In chair:Edward Duda(left) and Luther Duda. Kneeling: Ferdinand S. Duda.
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Duda Brothers and Wives. June 1984
The three sons of Andrew Duda, Sr. with their wives at the celebration of oldest brother's 80th birthday at the Lutheran Haven Fellowship Hall in June, 1984. Seated are the honoree, John, with his second wife, Julia 'nee Stanko Cicmanec. Standing, left to right, are Andy and Elizabeth Duda and Anna and Ferdinand Duda. The party was attended by many friends and family members, as well as St. Luke's pastors, E. J. Rossow and Daniel Estok, who offered blessings upon the food and the happy occasion.
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Duda Brothers at Celebration of John's 80th Birthday. 1984
John Duda (seated) celebrates his 80th birthday (June, 1984) with his brothers, Andy (left) and Ferdinand. The party, which was attended by many family members and friends, was hosted by John's wife, Julia, and his children at the Lutheran Haven Fellowship Hall.
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Duda Brothers at John's 80th Birthday Celebration. June, 1984
Andrew Duda, Jr. (left) and Ferdinand Duda stand behind their older brother, John Duda at a family party in the Lutheran Haven Fellowship Hall to celebrate John's 80th birthday. June, 1984.
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Duda Brothers, c. 1950s
The three sons of Andrew Duda, Sr., gathered outside the home of John & Katie Duda on Mikler Road in Slavia, c. 1950s. Left to right: Ferdinand, John and Andy Duda, Jr.
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Duda brothers display celery from their farm, 1970., Enhanced Image
The three sons of Andrew Duda, Sr. left to right: Ferdinand Duda, Sr., Andrew Duda, Jr. and John Duda, Sr. display celery grown on their farms. The photograph was taken by Fortune Magazine in 1970 and was given to the Duda Family as a gift.
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Duda brothers display celery from their farm, 1970., Original Image
The three sons of Andrew Duda, Sr. left to right: Ferdinand Duda, Sr., Andrew Duda, Jr. and John Duda, Sr. display celery grown on their farms. The photograph was taken by Fortune Magazine in 1970 and was given to the Duda Family as a gift.
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Duda brothers in corporate celery fields, c.1938, Black and White
Duda brothers in celery fields (crop is tented to shield from the sun). c.1938. Left to right: 1 and 2.unidentified 3.Andy Jr. 4.John 5.Ferdinand
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Duda brothers in corporate celery fields, c.1938, Original
Duda brothers in celery fields (crop is tented to shield from the sun). c.1938. Left to right: 1 and 2.unidentified 3.Andy Jr. 4.John 5.Ferdinand