Czech School Keeps 149-Year Tradition Alive in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids, Elaine Samek and Czech School teach ages 6 to 14 the Czech alphabet, phrases, culture, and holidays over three weeks. Students practice numbers and colors, perform songs for a June 29 program, and prepare a 150th anniversary celebration next year. The class also includes Vanoce and Velikonoce lessons with cookies and kraslice decorations. Samek notes her Czech heritage motivates the program.
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Czech School 150th Anniversary Celebration
Czech School marks its 150th anniversary by collecting interviews from former students teachers and board members. Send photos with names dates and subjects to CzechSchoolHistory gmail.com. donations are also invited. Samek notes elders spoke Czech while younger generations may not share the tradition.
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Parents seek Czech school balance with family schedules
Parents of Czech School students, largely of Czech descent, value cultural traditions and want to pass them on. Attending classes four days a week for three weeks proves challenging due to work commitments and competing activities, as page 2 notes.
Meskwaki Beading Workshop and Local History Talks Today
Multiple today events across Cedar Rapids Marion and Iowa City include a Meskwaki beadwork workshop led by Mary E. Young Bear for ages 12 and up at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library with a $40 fee, a land records research session by Janice Young at the Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy Library, a K9 Treat Hunt at K9 Acres Park with a $3 or $5 entry, a Freedom Festival Patriotic Picnic at Marion Square Park with a trackless train and inflatables, and a Devonian Fossil Gorge exploration guided by geologist Ray Anderson with self guiding brochures available.
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