Then and Now: 812 Locust Avenue
Bohemia Historical Society 812 Locust Avenue One house, photographed twice, about 120 years apart Somebody stood in the sand road… Read More »Then and Now: 812 Locust Avenue
The Bohemia Chronicles
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
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
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
Cigars, Supplements, and Circuits: The Evolution of Bohemia
Between 1960 and 1985, Bohemia underwent a massive transformation. Discover how a hamlet once known for hand-rolled cigars and scrub… Read More »Cigars, Supplements, and Circuits: The Evolution of 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
Bohemia’s First Murder, Christmas 1890
Two days after Christmas 1890, the quiet Czech hamlet of Bohemia recorded its first murder — a crime between neighbors,… Read More »Bohemia’s First Murder, Christmas 1890