CRETE – Dr. Bruce M. Garver of Omaha will current “Czech-People in Nebraska” on the Crete Public Library Neighborhood Room, 1515 Forest Avenue, on Sunday, Might 7 at 2 p.m.
This system, sponsored by Humanities Nebraska (HN) and Crete Buddies of the Library, is free and open to the general public.
Nebraskans of Czech descent shall be significantly on this lecture that may cowl the household life of recent Czech-People and in addition points of mental and cultural life. Precept public establishments established by Czech-People, each spiritual and freethinking, reminiscent of Sokol, shall be mentioned. This program is a part of the library’s 2023 Audio system Collection.
Garver, professor emeritus on the College of Nebraska at Omaha, earned his Ph.D. in historical past from Yale College and started instructing on the College of Nebraska at Omaha in 1976. He additionally taught Czech and immigrant historical past on the College of Nebraska-Lincoln between 1982 and 1990.
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Garver was a professor for Doane College’s long-running Czech Research Elderhostel the place he taught the Politics and Immigration class. He has revealed extensively on Czech, Slovak and Austrian historical past, and on Czech immigrants in the USA.
“Czech-People in Nebraska” is one in every of roughly 300 applications supplied via the Humanities Nebraska. Extra data on Humanities Nebraska may be discovered at www.humanitiesnebraska.org (Audio system part), 402-474-2131, or e-mail information@humanitiesnebraska.org.