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This questionnaire was sent to Václav Karel in January 2, 1915 by Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions from Washington D.C. After the Civil War the Pension Bureau grew quickly and created bureaucratic procedures to provide reliable pension…

Postcards from Frank and Nettie Vetrovsky to Anna and Josef Vetrovsky. Frank and Josef are the sons of Anna. Nettie is the wife of Frank. Frank and Nettie resided in Crete, NE. Anna and Josef resided in Virginia, NE.

Wedding photo of Henrietta Ryba and Joseph Vetrovsky. Joseph and Henrietta were married in Marysville Kansas on May 8, 1924

A flier containing an artists rendering of Joe Vosoba's great-grandmother who immigrated near Crete, Nebraska. Vosoba's great-grandmother and great-grandfather homesteaded in Nebraska in the 1860's.

Czech glassmakers (especially those from Gablonz) have been making jewelry for hundreds of years. Originally, the beads and gems were made by melting down glass rods into molds and then faceting the cooled beads and gems together. In the 1800's,…

This addendum to a newspaper Slavie was probably published on a weekly basis and it consists of short, entertaining stories. The name of this weekly paper is "Rodina" (Family).

Kaštánek family came to the United States in 1861 and they also took this bible with them that was published in Bohemia around year 1780.

This prayer book was given to John Kastanek by his grandmother. It was published in south Bohemian town called Jindřichův Hradec.

An article describing merit pay for teachers in South Dakota.

These family notes discuss life milestones of Václav Karel who came to United States in 1864.