The Buchaceks of Bohemia
Local History The Buchaceks of Bohemia A Bohemia settler’s boy built Islip’s finest hostelry, gambled on an island in the… Read More »The Buchaceks of Bohemia
The Kleevers of Bohemia
Bohemia Historical Society The Kleevers of Bohemia Three generations behind the badge, 1934–1982 — a constable, a crossing guard, and… Read More »The Kleevers of Bohemia
The Priest Who Built the Little Church
Bohemia Historical Society The Priest Who Built the Little Church Father James E. Bobier, 1841–1918 — from Wexford to Ontario… Read More »The Priest Who Built the Little Church
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
Dry Laws in a Thirsty Village: Prohibition Comes to Bohemia
When America went dry in 1920, the Czech hamlet of Bohemia quietly carried on. From the taproom at the CSA… Read More »Dry Laws in a Thirsty Village: Prohibition Comes to Bohemia
Anton Thuma
The village’s first fire chief and the superintendent of its oldest cemetery — a plumber, a Great War veteran, and… Read More »Anton Thuma
Bohumil “Barney” Stejskal
Hotelier, Seabee, undefeated firematic racer, ambulance company founder, school board president — Barney Stejskal spent nearly a century quietly holding… Read More »Bohumil “Barney” Stejskal
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
Remembering Pvt. Carl Johnson
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a 23-year-old mechanic from Sayville was working on an airplane at Hickam Field… Read More »Remembering Pvt. Carl Johnson