Life and Sojourn in Texas of Rev. Bohumir Menzel Presented by Dr. Lukáš Perutka

Rev. Bohumir (Gottfried) Menzel visited Texas in 1840 with a group of German and Czech settlers. He settled in the New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Castroville, and D’Hannis areas where he taught school, was a natural scientist and a Catholic priest. Menzel’s pioneering impact nurtured the settlement of Texas by the Czechs and Germans. He returned home to northern Bohemia in 1856. Dr. Lukáš Perutka, from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic, will present the story of Menzel’s travels to Texas and return home where he finished his life’s work and was recognized for his many endeavors by Franz Joseph, I. Perutka will then close with a Q&A session.

The public is invited to welcome Dr. Perutka and join in this special presentation of Menzel’s life. The program will take place on Thursday, Aug. 25, at 6-8 p.m. in the Hanslik Banquet Hall at the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center, 250 W. Fairgrounds Road, in La Grange.

For more information, contact TCHCC at (888) 785-4500 or email info@czechtexas.org.