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Czechs Began Farming Iowa Land in 1850
The article details Czech immigration to Iowa beginning around 1850, focusing on Cedar Rapids and Linn County. It notes large Czech populations, early farming settlement, and civic integration through schools, churches, cultural groups, and the Federation of Czech Groups. It highlights notable figures, organizations, and wartime relief efforts, ending with a vision of Cedar Rapids as Bohemian Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Linn County
America
Cedar Rapids
New York
Bohemia
Reading Society
Czechoslovakia
Damska Matice Skolska
W. F. Severa
The
Bees
Serbia
Federation of Czech Groups
Sdruzeni Spolka
Federation
Czech Melody Hour
T. B. Hlubucek
Jarmila’ Novotna
Metropolitan Opera Star
Jan Weicher
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lyra
Chicago
Czech Fine Arts Society
Joseph J. Hajek
Prague University
People’s Church
St. Wenceslaus Bohemian Catholic
Francis Chmelar
Florian Sordlik
Msgr
August Vojacek
Czechoslovak Society of America
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
Catholic Workmen
Society of Czech Women
Jednota Ceskych Dam
Lesterska Podporuski Jednota
Sokol
Munich
Fugner
Tyrs
Jednota Sokol Society
Sokols
Charles Svec
Paris
Athens