This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Czech Century Marked By Cedar Rapids Tree Dedication
In Cedar Rapids a 100 year immigrant tale culminated with a chinkapin oak blessing near St. Ludmila’s Church along 21st Avenue SW. The Drahozal family, roots from Bohemia via Ellis Island, recalled ten generations of Wesley names and decades of Czech American community life, tying past to present with a shared future.
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Edar Rapids
St. Ludmila’s
Drahozal
21St Avenue
America
God
Elaine Samek
Cedar Rapids
Bohemia
Ellis Island
Marie
U.S
Vaclav
Vaclav IV
Wencil
Wesley
Wesley VII
Wesley VIII
Des Moines
Wesley IX
Wesley X
Wes
Olga
T.M. Sinclair Packinghouse
Wendl
Josef
Frank
Charles
Rudolf