The Kacalek & Sickler-Abfalder Family Heritage

1,905 people · 830 photographs · 316 stories · from Bohemia and the Banat to the Dakota prairie and beyond

The Family Compendium

The interactive heart of it all — the family tree explorer, relationship finder, migration globe, timeline, mind map, photo album, stories, and a searchable directory of every person. Start by finding your own name.

The Heritage Volume

Sister Mariette Sickler's 1991 book, transcribed word for word — every family sheet, the History & Memories memoir, obituaries, recipes, and the family papers.

Outside Research

What the public record confirms: the origin village of Sanktanna, homestead patents, immigration ships, newspaper articles — each with sources.

Keeping It Alive

How to add births, deaths, marriages, and photos so this never becomes a frozen book.

Download the Family Tree (GEDCOM)

For Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsMagic, or any genealogy program — all 1,905 people.