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Welcome to the CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF TEXAS Website!

Welcome to the CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF TEXAS Website!Welcome to the CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF TEXAS Website!Welcome to the CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF TEXAS Website!

Czech heritage Society of Texas

 The mission of CHS is to preserve and promote the genealogy, history, heritage, culture, and language of Texans who trace their ancestors to Bohemian, Moravian, Slovakian, Silesian, or Rusyn (Ruthenian) regions within the boundaries of the former Czechoslovakia, as created in 1918 at the end of World War I. 




Website Updated May 1, 2026

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 Director of Pageant Affairs

Kathy Podsednik kathypods@gmail.com 

Youth Pageant Director

Lauren Gerik Castanon,   laurengerik@gmail.com  

Join us, Support us, or Learn More about us!

1a. CHS-TX Brochure ver-Nov 2025 (pdf)

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1b. 2026 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (pdf)

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2. Giving Campaign ver 7-28-2025 (pdf)

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3. Publication order form - ver Oct 14 2025 (pdf)

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4. CHS of Texas -- Bylaws (pdf)

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5. About Us / HISTORY (pdf)

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TEXAS -- 2026 pageant flier & 2025 pageant RESUlts

Pageant 2026 flier (pdf)Download
2025 Pageant Results (pdf)Download

CHS scholarship announcements 2026

CHS Scholarship Annoucment VictorPeter 2026 (pdf)

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CHS Scholarship Announcement Blaha 2026 (pdf)

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2025 Scholarship recipients

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Policies and Procedures for chs of texas

Czech Heritage Society of Texas Indemnity (pdf)Download
Czech Heritage Society of Texas Policy Operating Procedures (pdf)Download
Ongoing Maintenance Required for CHS of Texas Corporation by Officers and Trustees (pdf)Download

Miss czech-slovak us Pageant 2025

National pageant results 2025!

 The 2025 pageant was an incredible success! 

Madelyn Karstedt, representing Texas, of LaGrange, TX was crowned the Miss Czech-Slovak US Queen 2025-2026; she is the fifth Texas queen to wear the national crown. She also received the Sokol Talent Runner-Up and Kroj Merit Award. She has received a special educational scholarship donated by Dr. Cecelia Rokusek, Slovak Honorary Consul of Florida.


state officers, appointed positions, and board of Trustees

--Who We Are--

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

We are a  non-profit organization founded in 1982, dedicated to preservation of Texas Czech Heritage:  Genealogy, History, Music, Customs, Food, Costumes, and Language. 



State Officers, Elected 


President, Danny Hughes

Garwood, TX  


  Vice President,  Danny Hughes hughesdanny200@gmail.com


 Secretary,  Marie Dulak

Bryan, TX


 Treasurer, Ed Nevlud

Victoria, TX

ednevlud1948@gmail.com 


 Membership Coordinator,  Victor Mozisek 

Hocheim, TX

vmozi.chs@gmail.com 


 Reporter,  Rich Harrison

 RichKHarrison@Hotmail.co 


 Director of Pageant Affairs

Kathy Podsednik kathypods@gmail.com 

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

Annual Giving Campaign

James Steffek


Archives Custodian

Waymond Davis


Cesky hlas Editor, Cindy Gentry CESKYHLAS@gmail.com

  

Communications Committee

Cindy Gentry

  

Historian, Christine Shimek  

  

Legal Advisor

Dan Hrna  Dhrna@aol.com

  

Genealogy Coordinator

Marie Dulak,  

 mdulak52@gmail.com 

  

Youth Pageant Director

Lauren Gerik Castanon,   laurengerik@gmail.com  

  

Parliamentarian, 

Dotty Davis 

  

Photographer, Jon Vaculik chsstatephotographer@gmail.com


Publications, Phyllis Tekyl  p.teykl@sbcglobal.net   

  

Scholarship Committee 

Kyle Stuckly

  

Social Media Coordinator, Jana Vaculik Riley,  janamriley@gmail.com 


Youth Activities,  

 Danny Hughes hughesdanny200@gmail.com


Webmaster, 

Christine Shimek 




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STATE BOARD of TRUSTEES, 2026

--Appointed Positions, 2025 --

STATE BOARD of TRUSTEES, 2026

 

Chair

Mike Kozelsky (2025-2027)


Vice Chair

Creg Gentry (2024-2026)


 Secretary;  

Frank Dulak (2026-2028)


Ed Nevlud (2024-2026) 


Bruno Shimek (2026-2028)


Tom Teykl (2025-2027)

 
Dan Hrna (2025-2027)   dhrna@aol.com  


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Lifetime Honorary Trustee:

Jean Blaha Davis


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Texas CHS Authentic Kroj, & Queen's Competition 2019--TEXAS MONTHLY online--Click the button below!

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