From the course of embroidery on a sewing machine, which was organized for customers for free by father Jaroslav Šimek

My grandfather from my father's side Antonín Šimek

Grandmother from my father's side Františka Šimková

Great-grandmother Františka Jirásková, née Novotná, her dad was the brother of dad Karel Novotný, who was the grandfather of the Čapek brothers

Jan Masaryk at Jirásek Hronov in 1947, on the right, factory worker Josef Hofman

Jan Masaryk in Hronov on 17 August 1947

Lidmila Kubinová in a traditional costume in 1947 welcoming Jan Masaryk in Hronov

The house of the Šimek family in Hronov, where they lived and had a shop

Family shop in Hronov

Dolls sewn by Aunt Matylda Veissová, the witness still has them

Josef Lacek around 1943

Josef Lacek, 2024

Josef Lacek, 2024

Josef Lacek around 1943

Josef Lacek around 1952

Father Jan Lacek, Božejov, about 40s

Josef Lacek's parents Jan Lacek and Josefa Lacková, Božejov, about 1940s

Josef Lacek (second from left above) before joining the military service, 1952

Josef Lacek (in the middle on white horse), 11th Artillery Regiment, Košice, about 1953

Josef Lacek (bottom right) as a beginning teacher with his first class, Ostrava-Poruba, 1952

Josef Lacek (centre) with friends, 1950s

Josef Lacek with his wife Jiřina, 1952

Josef Lacko's wife Jiřina (right), early 1960s

Josef Lack's parents' house, where he grew up, Božejov, about 1950s

Josef Lacek with his class, Ostrava-Poruba, 1966