The Fischer Family of Bohemia
Firefighters, Button Makers, and a Craft Carried from Žirovnice to the World’s Fair
Daughters of Bohemia: The Remarkable Ruth Sisters
Three sisters from Bohemia — Arline, Gladys, and Elaine Ruth — became nurses, WWII Army officers, educators, and trailblazers. From… Read More »Daughters of Bohemia: The Remarkable Ruth Sisters
The Legacy of Joseph Jedlicka
He arrived at 18 as a tinsmith, built Bohemia’s very first habitation, fought for the Union, plumbed the mansions of… Read More »The Legacy of Joseph Jedlicka
Neighbors First: The Adamec Family
When the weather turned bad, the undertaker’s wife would load Bohemia’s schoolchildren — bikes and all — into the back… Read More »Neighbors First: The Adamec Family
Bild and Thuma Lineages
One family made the buttons and rolled the cigars; the other translated the deeds, ran the school board, and wrote… Read More »Bild and Thuma Lineages
A Look Back at John Seidl’s Nursery
A sandy dirt road, rows of young trees, and a family name on the sign — one photograph of John… Read More »A Look Back at John Seidl’s Nursery
The Rise and Fall of the American Robe Company
When the cigar factory on Ocean Avenue went dark in the Depression, a garment man who’d lost everything in the… Read More »The Rise and Fall of the American Robe Company
The Stochl Legacy: Flavor and Family on Church Street
Homemade noodles and liver dumpling soup, roast duck and knedliky on Sundays, the best pound cake from Cerny’s Bakery down… Read More »The Stochl Legacy: Flavor and Family on Church Street
Then and Now: A Glimpse of the Old Swanda Farm
A horse in the yard, chickens wandering loose, a detached summer kitchen standing apart from the house — a rare… Read More »Then and Now: A Glimpse of the Old Swanda Farm