The Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. of Baltimore is the
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...
,
Maryland
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, chapter of the
Czech-Slovak Protective Society. The C.S.P.S. is a
benevolent society
The Benevolent Society, founded by Edward Smith Hall in 1813, is Australia's first and oldest charity. The society is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose main goals include helping families, older Australians and people with disabil ...
that was founded to help
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
and
Slovak immigrants integrate into American society. The chapter was founded in 1880 by Vaclav Joseph Shimek, who was also the publisher of the ''
Telegraf'', the owner of Bohemian Hall, and a six-time president of
Sokol Baltimore.
The Grand Lodge of Baltimore owns and operates the
Bohemian National Cemetery in Baltimore. Over the course of a decade, the Grand Lodge President C. Jeanne Táborský and her organization have worked to maintain and repair the cemetery grounds and turn a small building at the cemetery into a museum and cultural center. Since the neighborhood of
Little Bohemia is long dispersed, the Bohemian National Cemetery is one of the few remnants of the Czech culture remaining in Baltimore, so the Č.S.P.S. has focused much of its energy on preserving the cemetery.
See also
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Czech-Slovak Protective Society
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History of the Czechs in Baltimore
The history of Czechs in Baltimore dates back to the mid-19th century. Thousands of Czechs immigrated to East Baltimore during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming an important component of Baltimore's ethnic and cultural heritage. T ...
References
External links
Official webpageCSPS Flickr page
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1880 establishments in Maryland
Czech-American culture in Baltimore
Czech-Slovak Protective Society
Culture of Baltimore
Organizations established in 1880
Secularism in Maryland
Slovak-American culture in Maryland