Family history (escpecially from the perspective of paternal history) has been an interest of mine for many years. So, today I have made the leap to take a writing journey to record and publish my interpretation and life experiences with my great-grandfather, Joseph Edward Dolezal. Reflecting on what I know and the stories I heard growing up, land is a clear theme in our family history. Taking things further, property rights seem to have been the primary motivating factor for

Back in September (2025) I took on a new job as Coordinator of Academic Servies for Workforce Readines at Northern Oklahoma College. Learning a new job at 75 years of age is possible but, definitely not easy. So, I shelved johndolezal.com and focused most of my time and focus on learning the ins and outs of the job. Now I am back! Anxious to write new blog posts and to add fresh material on each web page. One of my first new endeavors for the webiste is going to be writing

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