Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota

Lodge Zare Zapadu #44 in Freeborn County, Minnesota
Z.C.B.J. Opera House, Verdigre, Nebraska
Z.C.B.J. Hall in Haugen, Wisconsin
Not to be confused with Zapadni Cesko-Bratrska Jednota, a related newspaper

Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota, is the name of a fraternal association of Czech Americans, founded in 1897, which translates as Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. The name was changed to the Western Fraternal Life Association in 1971.[1]

A predecessor organization was the Czech-Slovak Protective Society (C.S.P.S.).

There are over a dozen historic buildings of the association which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:[2]

Notable lodges of the organization include:

References

  1. "Bohemian Hall History". Z.C.B.J. Hall website. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

See also

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