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!
Sod House Echoes of a Century in Butler County
David City remembers the Kopecek sisters and the 100 year story of a sod house, dugout, and farmstead begun by Simon Walla the pioneer. Anastazia and Johanna Kopecek, Bohemian speakers, recall life before statehood, brush with vandals, and life in Brune while preserving family memory and garden lore.
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David City
Nebraska
Simon Walla
Gray Rest
Anastazia Kopecek
Johanna Kopecek
Bruns
Anastazia
Johanna
Brune
Adele
Josephine
Les
Pohl (Dist
Gao
Appleton
Bohemian Alps
Here
Butler County
Railroa
Kopecek
Maria Walla
Antonin Kepecek
Felling
Maria
Old Country
Kopeceks
Bruno
Schuyler
Platte River
Abie
Mary
Msgr
Klein
Appleton Church
Kepecek