family chronicle

The Family Chronicle of Ján Jablonický and His Representation of Everyday Life in Western Slovakia during the 19th and 20th Centuries

Jablonický, Viliam

In the final years of his life Ján Jablonický wrote his memoirs which can serve as a chronicle of the life at the end of the 19th and almost complete 20th century. From his subjective point of view he records not only the events around his hometown – Jaslovské Bohunice, but also in much larger region and in the world. He describes his childhood and the everyday life in a village, different manual labors, habits and traditions and even his school attendance.

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