Special Events 2021 – 2022

To be announced

PAST EVENTS

Sunday July 24, 2016 131th Anniversary Event

1:00pm at the Cemetery

Due to the success of our official 130th anniversary celebration last year, we will once again celebrate the anniversary of the founding of our cemetery on Sunday, July 24th at 1:00pm.  The ceremony will include guest speakers, hymns, and non-denominational prayers for loved ones.

A reception immediately follows the service at a local Braidwood restaurant.  Food and refreshments will be served (with a $10 donation) and we will also feature festive music and a cash bar.  For more information email the secretary@bohemiannational.org or phone 630-832-7654 x4.

Sunday July 26, 2015 130th Anniversary Event

1:00pm at the Cemetery

Our official 130th anniversary celebration will be this Sunday, July 26 at 1:00pm.  The ceremony will include guest speakers, hymns, and non-denominational prayers for loved ones.

A reception immediately follows the service at a local Braidwood restaurant.  Food and refreshments will be served (with a $10 donation) and we will also feature festive music and a cash bar.  For more information email the secretary@bohemiannational.org or phone 630-832-7654 x4.

April 19, 2015 Luncheon/Social at Klas Restaurant in Cicero!

As we celebrate our 130th Anniversary Year, please join us for an authentic Czech Experience at Klas Restaurant. Our special guest speaker will be the Consul General of the Czech Republic, Mr. Borek Lizec, Phd.

Bohemian Luncheon, 1-5 pm. Traditional Bohemian fare: roast pork, dumplings, sauerkraut, roast duck, etc. Old Pictures — sharing family stories — questions and answers with Board of Directors as well as cemetery historian Shirley Skuban. A Fundraising event for the Bohemian National Cemetery of Braidwood. $45 per person, includes luncheon — soup, salad, entrees, desert and coffee. Cash Bar. Authentic Czech beers available.

Email (secretary@bohemiannational.org) or call (630-832-7654 x4) to reserve in advance, please. Payment via credit card, online PayPal or check with reservation. Space is limited, so reserve your seats now!

JULY 26 AT THE CEMETERY

In addition, join us as we celebrate the Cemetery’s 130th anniversary this summer. Our official founding anniversary (July 24, 1885) will be recognized on Sunday July 26, 2015 at the Cemetery. We’ll host a Family Question & Answer Day from 1-4pm at the cemetery. Official cemetery historian Shirley Skuban will be on hand with her detailed records to answer questions regarding interments and general history of burials. An extra special surprise guest speaker is planned as well.

Our anniversary coincides with the Braidwood Sesquicentennial celebration going on throughout the summer.

Bring your family members, and use this time to acquaint younger generations with history and heritage.

The Board of Directors will also be on hand and are providing refreshments and a pleasant area for conversation with family and friends. This is made possible by donations from the family and friends of recently deceased board member Edward F. Vodicka.

Additional events are planned throughout the year. A social fundraiser is planned for the fall, and will serve to both raise much needed funds for the Cemetery’s reserve fund AND to allow family and friends to socialize and meet.

The Board of Directors has found that when, on occasion, loved ones happen to meet at the Cemetery, they have many common bonds and stories to share. Therefore, the Board believes it to be in the interest of and for the long-term health of the organization to get families and friends in-touch with each other.

For more information as to date and location, check back to this site soon, or email the secretary@bohemiannational.org to be put on the mail notification list.