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Cedar Rapids Sokol's 19th Century Roots and Legacy
The Cedar Rapids Sokol, founded from the Reading Society gym club on June 8, 1873, merged with Gymnastic Union Tyrs in 1888 to become Union Tyrs Cedar Rapids Sokol. It hosted national conventions in 1888 and 1960, grew from 29 members in 1878 to over 500 by 1958, and promoted fitness through gymnastics and dancing across its local lodges.
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R. Miroslav Tyrs
Jindrich Fuegner
Prague
United States
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Patriotic Reading Society
Cedar Rapids Sokol
Sokol Association
Turner Society
Sokol
America