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==Czech heritage activist==
==Czech heritage activist==
Himself of [[Germany|German]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] descent, Zaeske was heavily involved in the promotion of Czech heritage groups. He frequently made public presentations on the migration of the Czech peoples from Eastern Europe. For many years, Zaeske was the president of the Brazos Valley Czech Heritage Society in Bryan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.czechheritage.org/CountyPages/brazosvalley.html |title=Brazos Valley Czech Heritage Society |publisher=czechheritage.org |accessdate=September 5, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref> Zaeske was a member of the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, which has established chairs for Czech studies at TAMU, the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and the University of North Texas at Denton.
Himself of [[Germany|German]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] descent, Zaeske was heavily involved in the promotion of Czech heritage groups. He frequently made public presentations on the migration of the Czech peoples from Eastern Europe. For many years, Zaeske was the president of the Brazos Valley Czech Heritage Society in Bryan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.czechheritage.org/CountyPages/brazosvalley.html |title=Brazos Valley Czech Heritage Society |publisher=czechheritage.org |accessdate=September 5, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref> Zaeske was a member of the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, which has established chairs for Czech studies at TAMU, the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and the University of North Texas at Denton.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceft.us/presidentmsg.htm|title=Czech Educational Foundation of Texas|publisher=ceft.us|accessdate=September 5, 2011}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceft.us/presidentmsg.htm|title=Czech Educational Foundation of Texas|publisher=ceft.us|accessdate=September 5, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref>
He was also affiliated with the Burleson County's Czech Heritage Museum, and the Kolache Festival in Caldwell as well as the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.czechtexas.org/|title=Czech Heritage and Cultural Center|publisher=czechtexas.org|accessdate=September 5, 2011}}</ref> in La Grange, Texas.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/bryan-tx/louis-zaeske-4798380|title=Louis W. "Lou" Zaeske, Jr.|publisher=Dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref> Zaeske helped found the Texas Polka Music Museum in Schulenburg, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texaspolkamuseum.com/contactus.html|title=Texas Polka Music Museum|publisher=texaspolkamuseum.com|accessdate=September 5, 2011}}</ref>
He was also affiliated with the Burleson County's Czech Heritage Museum, and the Kolache Festival in Caldwell as well as the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.czechtexas.org/|title=Czech Heritage and Cultural Center|publisher=czechtexas.org|accessdate=September 5, 2011}}</ref> in La Grange, Texas.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/bryan-tx/louis-zaeske-4798380|title=Louis W. "Lou" Zaeske, Jr.|publisher=Dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref> Zaeske helped found the Texas Polka Music Museum in Schulenburg, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texaspolkamuseum.com/contactus.html|title=Texas Polka Music Museum|publisher=texaspolkamuseum.com|accessdate=September 5, 2011}}</ref>