Czech_Nebraskan

Czech Nebraskan

Czech Nebraskan

Nebraskan residents with Czech ancestry

Czech Nebraskans are residents of the state of Nebraska who are of Czech ancestry. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Czech-Americans living in Nebraska make up 5.5% of the state's population, the largest percentage of any state. 3,295 Nebraskans can speak the Czech language.[1]

Z.C.B.J. Opera House, an opera house in Verdigre that served as a meeting hall for Bohemian immigrants.

Hrbkova has estimated that of the 539,392 Bohemians counted in the 1910 Census, about one eighth lived in Nebraska.[2]

Various fraternal orders, and thirteen Komensky educational clubs were established in Nebraska. The Sokol society had organizations in Crete and in Wilber.[2]

A Czech language newspaper, the Pokrok Západu (Progress of the West), was founded in Omaha in 1871.[3] Other Czech language newspapers in Nebraska included Přítel Lidu (People's Friend),[4] Ozvěna Západu (Echo of the West),[5] and Wilberské Listy.[6]

A state organization for Czech Nebraskans, Nebraska Czechs Inc., was formed in 1963.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Czech language" (PDF). U.S. English. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  2. [2]
    Hrbkova, Sarka. "Bohemians in Nebraska". Collections of the NSHS - Volume 18. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. [3]
    "Czechs in Nebraska - Introduction". www.usgennet.org. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  4. [4]
    "Přítel Lidu (Wahoo, Neb.) 1891-19?? [Microfilm Reel]". Library of Congress.
  5. [5]
    Society, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska State Historical. "Ozvěna západu".
  6. [6]
    "Wilberské Listy (Wilber, Neb.) 190?-19??". Library of Congress.
  7. [7]
    "Czechs in Nebraska". Czech Heritage Project - University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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