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Czech magazine Přítel lidu - Wilber v obrazech (People's Friend - Wilber in Pictures) was issued in 1903 to celebrate 25-year anniversary of city Wilber.

Weekly magazine devoted to Czech people living in the United States.

This issue informs about defeat of Germany in WWI and that the United States recognizes the independence of Czechoslovakia.

These painted eggs were painted in 1998 by Tereza Miklasova who was a Czech foreign exchange student to the Svoboda family.
The document included in this photo explains how Easter is celebrated in the Czech Republic. Eggshells are saved for weeks…

Czech glassmakers (especially those from Gablonz) have been making jewelry for hundreds of years. Originally, the beads and gems were made by melting down glass rods into molds and then faceting the cooled beads and gems together. In the 1800's,…

A flier containing an artists rendering of Joe Vosoba's great-grandmother who immigrated near Crete, Nebraska. Vosoba's great-grandmother and great-grandfather homesteaded in Nebraska in the 1860's.

Petition for the U.S. citizenship of Joseph Vetrovsky, Riley Good's relative. Citizenship required five years of residence.

Certificate of Citizenship for Joseph Vetrovsky. Joseph Vetrovsky became a citizen of the United States in 1940 at the age of 53.

Wedding photo of Henrietta Ryba and Joseph Vetrovsky. Joseph and Henrietta were married in Marysville Kansas on May 8, 1924

Postcards from Frank and Nettie Vetrovsky to Anna and Josef Vetrovsky. Frank and Josef are the sons of Anna. Nettie is the wife of Frank. Frank and Nettie resided in Crete, NE. Anna and Josef resided in Virginia, NE.

This questionnaire was sent to Václav Karel in January 2, 1915 by Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions from Washington D.C. After the Civil War the Pension Bureau grew quickly and created bureaucratic procedures to provide reliable pension…