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Certificate of Citizenship for Joseph Vetrovsky. Joseph Vetrovsky became a citizen of the United States in 1940 at the age of 53.

Petition for the U.S. citizenship of Joseph Vetrovsky, Riley Good's relative. Citizenship required five years of residence.

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,…

These painted eggs were painted in 1998 by Tereza Miklasova who was a Czech foreign exchange student to the Svoboda family.
The document included in this photo explains how Easter is celebrated in the Czech Republic. Eggshells are saved for weeks…

Weekly magazine devoted to Czech people living in the United States.

This issue informs about defeat of Germany in WWI and that the United States recognizes the independence of Czechoslovakia.

Czech magazine Přítel lidu - Wilber v obrazech (People's Friend - Wilber in Pictures) was issued in 1903 to celebrate 25-year anniversary of city Wilber.

The Wilber Republican is a newspaper in Wilber, Nebraska, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events. The Wilber Republican began publication in 1887.

"Wilber Republican." Accessed May 26, 2016.…

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.