Previously posted comments (we had to rebuild the Blog!)
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Posted by: Lesle Marie Potucek Knop
I am the third daughter of Charles William Potucek, Jr. (1925-2001), the eldest son of Charles William and Lulu Kinlund Potucek, wheat farners in Sumner County, Kansas. Dad's Bohemian Catholic grandfather and grandmother, Vasclav and Ludmilla Potucek, are buried in Oxford, Kansas. I will forward this to my aunts, Dad's sisters, whose memories of their Potucek heritage will be of interest to you. God bless you.

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Posted By: John Michael Potucek
Feel free to Email me at potucek1 AT comcast.net

Hi,
My Grandfather is/was Eldredge David Potucek, My Dad was/is Eldridge George Potucek.
My Grandfather married my Grandmother Camilla Trinka in the Czech Catholic Church in Long Island City NY.
They had lotsof brothers and sisters and half-brothers and half-sisters. All from around NYC and northern NJ.
I'm in NH right now. Any other relatives around??
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Written by Richard Potucek (Australia):
Email: dpotucek AT bigpond.net.au

Hello,There is also a family of Potucek in Australia,since 1949,the family traces back to czechoslovakia,and possibly oklahoma in us.

Strange that I just happened upon this blog but feel compelled to write in after reading the Potucek name etymology. My grandmother used to tell me that exact thing.
Family is originally from Brooklyn but I grew up and still am, out on the Island. Currently trying to keep the Potucek name going by praying for more Y's than X's, and constantly thinking about baseball and power tools. Looking forward to finding out more about other Potuceks out there.

LOL... it is funny tho how the spell checker flags Potucek as being misspelled.

Best Regards to all :-) ~SJSP

Great to hear from another Potucek!

My family lived in NYC from the time they 'got off the boat' and there are still 3 Potucek family's on Long Island from that group. My Dad, 2 brothers and a sister.

Glad you stopped by!

JPP

I am David F Potucek from Oxford,Ks. My father was Joseph Kinlund Potucek, 4th child, second son of Charles William and Lulu Kinlund Potucek. I also happened on this site by accident, as I see one of my cousins did too. There are alot of Potucek's here in Oxford,Ks (Sumner County). Our family came here in 1872, orginally from Bohemia. My kids are always amazed how many Potucek's they come across on facebook and other sites. Hope this finds all well.

Hi everyone, I am a 4th generation Potucek from Northern Minnesota. My great Grand parents were John and Marie Potucek. Ive been told that they came directly from Bohemia, to Minnesota. We have approx. 15 to 20 Families in this area, and maybe more now. I've always been kind of amazed at how many Potucek's are spread out throughout the US. I know there are 2 other Paul Potucek's in the US. One is in California, and the other is in Connecticut, and I am located in Northern MN. Thanks for the Blog, and I hope to hear from all of you. Paul Potucek

Hi, my name is Jeff Potucek, 4th son of Wallace Potucek, who is 94 years old. We live in Tacoma, Washington. Wally's father was Joseph Potucek, and his father was John, mother Marie, also known as Jetta? Sounds like we have some relatives around. Wally has 5 children, 17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren in this area. Many have carried on the Potucek name. Love to hear any information!

Hi Jeff Potucek, your fathers father was a brother to Grandfather Emil. Joseph and Emil were brothers. I knew it as soon as you said John was also known as Jetta, and his wife Marie. They are both buried up here in Northern MN. I had known we had relatives in the Washington State area. Love to hear from You

Hi All,
My grandfather, William, Emil, and Joseph were all brothers. My father's name was Albert. Bubby and Jedde's homeplace was maybe a mile from where I grew up in Northern Minnesota. My uncles, Emil and Charlie, who lived close by, would come to visit my grandpa when I was growing up, and I remember them speaking Bohemian. I never did meet Unlce Joe, but the family spoke of him and his family often. My grandpa was the oldest of the four brothers and one sister, I think. I am the 4th daughter, and I have two younger brothers, one of whom still lives on our homeplace. I am the 4th Generation of Bubby and Jedde.

Hi Potucek!
The Sister of my grand-grandfather was Marie Malus. She was born an 14 Feb 1886 in Hluk, Morova, CZ. She was married with Josef Potucek. Their adress in the early 20th century was 1385 e Ave a, New York. She dies in Oct 1971 Brewster, Putnam, New York. I search her descendants. I have many ancestors of Marie. There are relatives possible? Please contact me.

My mother's maiden name is Judita Potuckova. We have an extended family of Potucek's (uncles, cousins) living in western part of Slovakia.
I remeber stories from my grandfather (1905-1988) that many of his cousins have left for US before WWI. Great to see that they try to reconnect after so many years.

Welcome Lenka and everyone else!
We created this blog with the hope that other Potucek's would find it and perhaps find other distant relatives in the process.
Its been slow going, but we do get posts and some interest. *YAY*

As been stated, my portion of the family is from the Moravian portion of what I believe to be the Czech Republic now (wish we would stop changing the names!) as well as some roots back to Romania according to some people I spoke with while I was in Prague in 2005. I can pretty much count on my hands the relatives I know are in the states right now with our last name that are directly related to me - BUT that does not discount the fact that most of us 'Potucek's are likely related in some shape or form!
Glad to hear from you, and I hope to see a lot more over time!

Regards,
Jerome

Hey everyone! I was doing a little research on the Potucek name and found this blog and saw that my own father wrote on here haha (David F. Potucek). I think it is pretty neat how many there are and I have found quite a few Potucek's on facebook like David said. I'm currently going to Pittsburg State University in Kansas and will graduate in May 2010 with my BBA. I have many cousins in the Wichita area and we are all pretty close. They are all having kids so fast its hard to keep up! It is easy to see how we spread so fast in the U.S. If anyone has a facebook feel free to look me up!
Dustin Potucek

I think someone should do a little research on a Jiri Potucek who was a paratrooper in CZ. I found some interesting information about him. I think there was even a movie made over him and some other soldiers from what I can tell.

Hello, Everyone!

I'm the youngest daughter of Carol Potucek Nowacki, who commented above. Our family's traditional Christmas Eve dinner has always included a sweet bread we call "buchtykees." While our Czech pronunciation and spelling of the bread may have changed throughout the years, this particular recipe has been handed down for generations (or at least since the time of John and Marie in northern Minnesota). I'm curious to learn if any of our extended Potucek family has also carried on this tradition or remembers the bread from their childhood.

Thanks and I look forward to your replies/comments. :)

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!

Here's hoping everyone has a happy, healthy and wonderful 2010!
Especially the Potucek's and all those related! *grins*

JPP

Hi, i'm from Germany.
Best regards from Germany

Ingo Potucek

From Marlena (email not published):

hello

I am looking for family Potucek which near 1949 come to Australia they were my family I don't now are they still alive, my aounty name is Jane she came from Poland and her husbend Milos from Czech Republic now (in those dayd Czechoslovacja). In 80's they sometimes come to Warsaw but after that connection broke down. I found this blog in internet, and I thought it help my find my family , I am grandaugther of Jane first cousine, if you now something about them or have some information how they do I will be very happy.
Hope to hear you soon.
Marlena Rewieńska

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Good luck in your search Marlena! Maybe posting this here will get you some information.

Jerome

Hello everyone. I'm Scott Potucek. I'm a 6th Generation descendant of John and Marie Potucek from Northern Minnesota. A distant cousin of Paul Potucek who I notice has written on this blog a couple of times already. My wife Janel and I have 2 sons Charle and Joseph Potucek and live near Minneapolis, MN now. We would love to plan a trip to the Czech Republic and maybe reconnect with relatives. She's been to Prague before and from her description i cannot wait to go myself. Thanks everyone for your blogs and I hope we can grow this site.

Asking about a Mary Potucek, lived in New York - - read on.

Hello!

Ma great-grand-aunt was Mary Potucek in Nyw York. She was born as Mary Malus on 14 Feb 1886 in Hluk, Morova. She married Joseph Potucek and died in Oct 1971 in Brewster. Putnam, New York.

If there are relatives i am very interested then my hobby is genealogy.

Greetings from austria.
Horst Wolek born 1965