Footprints of Fayette

Immigration Ship Picture Courtesy of Fayette Archives
Immigration Ship Picture Courtesy of Fayette Archives

A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission

Josef KalusAwaiting Letter from Immigrants By Ed & Margie Janecka

The following story was taken from the book Dubina, A Place of Freedom and Hope written by Ed and Margie Janecka.

Poet and writer Josef Kalus, a native of Frenstat, Moravia, was the youngest of 14 children; his four eldest sisters and a number of other relatives immi…