The Ghost of Panna Maria


Book Description

In the year 1854, the first Polish settlement of America was founded at Panna Maria, Texas. After enduring a long, perilous voyage from Poland, the first Polish settlers faced many hardships in Texas. The historical facts in this book are documented. The ghost stories are based on folk tales and, perhaps, fiction.













The First Polish Americans


Book Description

An account of the ethnic Polish immigrants who left Upper Silesia, then part of Prussia, and settled in Texas in the 1850s. They formed the first organized Polish American communities in America.




The Czech Texans


Book Description

The Czech immigration to Texas began in the early 1850's. The first organized group of 16 families arrived in Galveston in 1852. From the Panhandle to deep east Texas one finds evidence of Czech settlement in churches, fraternal organizations, festivals, and Czech-language newspapers and radio broadcasts.