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Václav Karel's application for U.S. citizenship. He renounced all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty, and particularly to Franz Joseph I of Austria.
The certificate also describes Václav's current…

An article describing merit pay for teachers in South Dakota.

An album of cassettes from the Sejnoha Memorial Band celebrating 100 years of South Dakota's statehood (1889-1989), featuring Czech songs.

An instrument used by a relative of Joyce Burnison in the Sejnoha Memorial Band. A brass instrument with details on the anterior upper side with label "Beau Ideal Chicago." Beau Ideal was a trademark for the Lyon & Healy company of Chicago. They…

This memorandum was written by Václav Vilda, Robert Machacek's great grandfather. The story describes how Vilda family got to New Orleans in 1855, their journey to their new home in Wisconsin and when they arrived to Nebraska, including all obstacles…

This prayer book was given to John Kastanek by his grandmother. It was published in south Bohemian town called Jindřichův Hradec.

František Palacký, the author of "The History of the Czech Nation in Bohemia and Moravia", was a Czech historian and politician and one of the leading figure of the Czech National Revival. He is also called "Father of the Nation".
This magnum opus…

Kaštánek family came to the United States in 1861 and they also took this bible with them that was published in Bohemia around year 1780.

This addendum to a newspaper Slavie was probably published on a weekly basis and it consists of short, entertaining stories. The name of this weekly paper is "Rodina" (Family).

The Wilber Republican is a newspaper in Wilber, Nebraska, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events. The Wilber Republican began publication in 1887.

"Wilber Republican." Accessed May 26, 2016.…