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Editor’s note: for simplicity, all references to peoples originating from the Moravian, Bohemian, Silesian areas of the Austrian- Hungarian Empire in Central Europe will be referred to as Czechs, r
It’s festival time in Burton,Texas, time for the 34th annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival, Saturday, April 15th on the grounds of the Texas Cotton Gin Museum.
Well, I’m not sure if Annie and that farmer were doing any “fancy dancing” at their dance last month, but there was certainly a lot of fancy dancing going on at SPJST Lodge 88 in Houston!
By Terri Ellison Polka Lovers Club Of America
Czech and German immigrants to Central Texas in the mid to late 1800s were impressed with the richness of the soil and the fact that it had never been tilled.
By Gary E. Mckee
Columns & Opinions
Thank you for your recent issue about the earthy month of March, a time to dig and plant.
Editor’s Log, Polkadate, March, 2023.
The final dance, February 18, at Swiss Alp Hall.
By Gary E. Mckee
Editor’s Log Polkadate February, 2023. Two items for this log: 1. The annual Valentine’s month band couple. 2. The relevance of the Triumphs to this writer.
Editors Log Polkadate January 2023.
The Festival of Texas Fiddling (FOTF) was held the first weekend in December.
By Gary E. Mckee Fayetteishome@gmail.com Editors Log Polkadate January 2023. The Festival Of Texas Fiddling (fotf) Was Held The First Weekend In December. Unlike The Fiddler’s Frolics In Hallettsville Which Focuses On Old Time Fiddling As