Zapadni Ceska Bratrska Jednota
- 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:
- ZCBJ Opera House (1903), Verdigre, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- Z.C.B.J. Hall (1907), Arthur, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed.
- ZCBJ Hall (1908), Tyndall, South Dakota, NRHP-listed.
- Rad Slavin cis. 112 Z.C.B.J. Hall (1909), Comstock, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- Lodge Zare Zapadu No. 44 (1909), Hayward Township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, NRHP-listed.
- ZCBJ Hall (1910), Haugen, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed.
- Rad Plzen cis. 9 Z.C.B.J. (SD10-6) (1911), Morse Bluff, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 (1911), in Scio, Oregon, on the bank of Thomas Creek, NRHP-listed.
- Z.C.B.J. Opera House (1913), Clarkson, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- Z.C.B.J. Rad Tabor No. 74 (1914), Dorchester, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- ZCBJ Lodge No. 46 (1917), Prague, Oklahoma, NRHP-listed.
- Rad Jan Kollar cis 101 Z.C.B.J. (1921), Du Bois, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
- Western Bohemian Fraternal Union Hall (1925), Meadowlands, Minnesota, NRHP-listed.
- Rad Saline Center cis. 389 Z.C.B.J. (1939), Western, Nebraska, NRHP-listed.
References
- ^ "Bohemian Hall History". Z.C.B.J. Hall website. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.