Historic plaque, Birthplace of the SPJST
Description:
Photograph of a historic plaque detailing the birth of the SPJST. It reads: "On December 28, 1896, twenty-five Czech-Texans gathered in the district courtroom of this courthouse to establish a new fraternal benefit insurance society, the Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas, more commonly known as the SPJST. The SPJST held its first convention in the same room on June 20, 1897. I. J. Gallia served as the society's first president and J. R. Kubena was the first secretary. The SPJST official…
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Date:
October 7, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
29.908106062447406 -96.88041173809813
Partner:
UNT Libraries