Portfolio of Digital Projects

'Czech' out the oral histories of local Czech and Slovak immigrants. Listen to first-hand accounts of the lives and experiences of early Cedar Rapidians and find out how they came to settle in the areas now known as New Bohemia and Czech Village. 

“The Undergraduate Network for Research in the Humanities (UNRH) is a network founded by and for undergraduates in order to re-imagine the undergraduate role in innovative humanities research. Spanning 31 institutions all across the United States, Canada, Nigeria, and Pakistan, this international community is aims to promote student research that questions the methods of traditional humanities research. 

Come listen to the surprising history the buildings of Mount Vernon have to offer you! Listen online or visit us for an in-person tour; either way, you'll leave having learned about the exciting and sometimes bizarre history of our little Iowan town.