Wilber Czech Museum

12/02/2025

Happy Giving Tuesday! We are excited to partner with the Nebraska Czechs of Wilber to fundraise to improve the Outdoor Theater floor. If you have danced, performed, or volunteered at the Outdoor Theater you know it has been well loved!

We hope that you will help us by selecting a donation amount pictured on the kroj below, making the gift and encouraging someone else to join you in supporting us!

Every gift makes a difference 🤍

08/20/2024

This is a photo of our building from the May 25th, 1928 issue of the Wilber Republican. The 1887-2020 Wilber Republican archives have been scanned and are online at https://dvoracekmemorialne.advantage-preservation.com/

09/06/2022

This is an excerpt from a book normally available at the Museum. We are currently out of stock, but will be printing another run soon.

The following stories about a Bohemian boyhood (1851-1867) have been provided by Bill Skocpol, a loyal supporter of Très Bohemes. They were written by Frank J. Sadilek of Wilber, Nebraska, Bill’s great-great-grandfather, as reminiscences about his boyhood in Ledeč nad Sázavou, Central Bohemia. ...

08/28/2022

She was born in Wilber to Czech immigrants in 1907.

08/13/2022

We had this donated recently. We're thinking it was used when hand picking corn, but not sure.

07/31/2022

Please share or tell those who can’t make it in person to watch the parade! News Channel Nebraska will broadcast the Sunday Parade for all to see!

07/19/2022

HALLAM COMMUNITY: We need your help!

In conjunction with the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) at UNL, PhD student Ethan Jensen is digitally reconstructing Hallam, NE as it was around the year 1992. The use of technology to "digitally reconstruct" places in the past is a growing practice. While digital reconstructions have largely focused on famous historical sites, these reconstructions may also offer new ways for small communities to remember, preserve, and explore their past, and to plan for their future.

The book published in 1992 to celebrate the Hallam's centennial will be used as a starting source of information. However, the assistance of the Hallam community is needed to successfully complete this project. Surviving photographs taken prior to the tornado in 2004 are needed to complete this project, and with few such photos in public records, Ethan is turning to the Hallam community to help locate these images. If anyone has photos they are willing to share, please reach out to Ethan via email (see below) to share digital photos or set up a time for Ethan to scan photos that haven't been digitized. Along with photos, any other media or recollections about Hallam before the tornado are appreciated. These photos and other data will be used to replicate the experience of walking down Main Street in Hallam in 1992. This reconstruction will be shared online so that anyone can access it. In the future, the reconstruction may be expanded to include more of Hallam beyond Main Street. Photos and other data collected for this project may also support spin-off projects that document and present the history of Hallam.

Ethan has a Facebook Group for this project and the link is included in the comments below. Please help get the word out for this interesting project!