Travel References

 

References

Debi Stewart

I requested his services in taking me to my ancestral village. He was invaluable on this and being able to connect with relatives and visiting churches and villages. After returning to the USA, he has continued to do research for me, translations, handling money exchange, correspondence. He is very proficient in communicating in both English and Czech - in all areas of reading, writing, and verbal communications.
His living in the US has given him an excellent ability to communicate and comprehend in all forms.
Debi Stewart

Frank and Jan Sedivy

We got Jan’s name and services through Koreny - the journal of The Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois. It worked out to be the best thing we did. All of my husband’s grandparents came from the Czech Republic. We sent all the information that we had to Jan he did all the research. And on July 15, 2008 we went to Prague. We got to see the villages and homes where two grandfathers and one grandmother were born. Also got to see churches where both grandfathers were christened. On our next visit we will go visit the village of the last grandmother as we know the name of the village. Jan is the best.
He is so kind and thoughtful even when I and my sister wanted to shop. We are really looking forward to our next trip with Jan.
Thank you Jan, with kind regards Frank and Jan Sedivy

Kathy Roushar Jorgenson

I highly recommend Jan’s services. He is thorough, knowledgeable, prompt, extremely accommodating and a pleasure to be with.
Kathy Roushar Jorgenson

J. Donald Musil

Rev. Jan provided my transport (including picking me up at the airport), being my tour guide and acting as my
translator, making tour arrangements (including hotels), and genealogical research as needed in advance of my
trip. His attention to my personal needs on the trip was gratifying. I am pleased to recommend his services to any
needing any assistance in their research or contemplated visit to Czech Republic (or Slovakia).
J. Donald Musil

Karen Foot Minnetonka

Our group was privileged to have Jan Dus as our guide during a recent trip to Central Europe. He proved to be an outstanding tour leader. Fluent in several languages, knowledgeable in social, political economic and religious history, he added depth and breadth to all our activities during the two weeks we were with him.
Jan is organized, efficient, hard working, gracious and personable, as well as humorous. We had a lot of fun with him. I would want him as our tour leader on any future trips our group plans.
Karen Foot Minnetonka, MN USA

Personal Notes

Hi Jan,
Just had a phone call from Bob today. He lives in Oregon but was in the Mpls./St. Paul area visiting family. He looked up my number and gave me a call. We had talked about a year ago or more when he started talking about traveling to the Czech homeland. He spoke very highly of you-said you were "absolutely terrific" on their trip to the Czech Republic. You had contacted people in the villages he wanted to visit and you were welcomed warmly. They got to go into the family homes and saw so much. He was very pleased and satisfied. I was very happy he called and wanted to pass his compliments along to you on a task well done!
Ginger Simek, CGSI President

Jan,
we can't thank you enough for the amazing two days we spent with you! You did an excellent job in locating relatives we did not know about and having you there when we met them to translate for us was invaluable. Although the rest of our trip through Eastern Europe was very nice, the experience of meeting relatives from our ancestral towns was the highlight of our tour.
We would be glad to give you our highest recommendation as genealogical researcher, tour guide, and translator, if you would like to use us as references.
Brady & Diane Placek

Dear Jan,
Thank you for a wonderful visit to some of our Dansa and Vondra ancestors. Our two and one-half days together were truly delightful. Nick, Eileen and I all agreed that our time with you was the high point in our trip to the Czech Republic.
Kenneth L. Velharticky

Jan,
I can not begin to tell you how much your assistance in finding our relatives and the visit to the Czech Republic has meant to our family. We had so much fun and learned so much at the same time. Without your help we would not have found the relatives or been able to visit them and see our ancestors birthplace and town.
Thank you very much for your help and guidance. I wish you and your family the best.
Frank Kostal