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This is the school in Wilber, Nebraska that Emmarie Shramek attended through eighth grade.

This is a photograph of Emmarie Shramek's ancestors including her great-grandfather and great-grandmother.

This is a photograph of Emmarie Shramek's grandparents. It was taken on their wedding day.

Frank and Mary Vobejda are Cathron Oconnor's great great grandparents. They came to the United States in the 1860s. Frank became a United States citizen in 1868. They lived in Iowa until their deaths in the early twentieth century.

Cathron Oconnor's family brought this glass bottle to the United States from Bohemia in the 1860s.

Cathron Oconnor's family brought this glass bowl to the United States from Bohemia in the 1860s.

Jan Svagera and fellow soldiers. Most of the men in this photo apear to be wearing officer insignia on thier collar lapels. It is unknown if they have seen combat yet.

Portrait of Jan Svagera in his lieutenant’s uniform during World War I.

Historic Hlasatel Czech language newspaper from Chicago in 1937. The newspaper contains articles about Adolf Hitler protesting to the Vatican and concerns about German and Italian ambitions in Europe.

A History of St. Wenceslaus Parish in Geranium Nebraska. St. Wenceslaus Church supported a Catholic congregation from 1882 until it closed in 1993. The Church building was purchased by local residents Gerald and Patricia Chulupsky in 2013. The…