How many different Czech language newspapers were published in Racine, WI?

Hello orty8-ga,

Depending on how you look at it, there were anywhere from two to four
Czech language newspapers published in Racine, WI.

Most notably, there was (1) Slavie.  It was formed from the merger of
two other papers, one of which was (2) Slovan Amerikansky (or Slowan
Amerikansky).  For a brief time, there was (3) Amerikan, which was
sold to a paper in Omaha.  Finally, there was a literary serial, (4)
Rodina.

In sum, Slavie and Amerikan count as two newspapers; Slovan
Amerikansky might count as a third newspaper, if you don't simply
treat it as the same as its successor, Slavie; and Rodina might be a
fourth, if you view it as a newspaper rather than a serial.

"The Czechs in America", by George Kovtun [scroll down to entries for
1860 and 1861]
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/imcz/ndl.html

"Racine County, Wisconsin newspapers indexed from "Guide to Wisconsin
Newspapers - 1833-1957" -- compiled by Donald E. Oehlerts",
contributed by Sheri Kennedy [listing Amerikan, Slavie, and Slovan
Amerikansky]
RootsWeb
http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/racine/newspapers/racinews.txt

"Racine Newspaper History" (As published in "The History of Racine and
Kenosha Counties" (Chicago: 1879)) [discussing the same three
newspapers]
Racine County Gen Web Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiracin2/newsalhn.htm

"The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin - Compiled and Published
Under the Direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and
Industrial Statistics,  ©1907 Democratic Printing Company, State
Printer, Madison [WI] - Part IV. The Wisconsin Press -- Ozaukee County
- Rusk County [pp. 682-684]" [listing Slavie and Rodina]
Rock County Books
http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-4-Prs6.html

"The IHRC Guide to Collections: Czech American Collection" [listing
Slávie under Newspapers and Rodina under Serials]
Immigration History Research Center [University of Minnesota]
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc/czech.htm

"Czechs in Nebraska - Introduction" [discussing Slavie and Amerikan]
NEGenWeb Resource Center
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg19.html

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google, alone and in various combinations:

racine
"czech newspapers"
slavie
slávie
"slovan amerikansky"
"slowan amerikansky"
rodina
amerikan

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 19 Nov 2003 13:55 PST

A fellow Researcher (thanks, Juggler!) has found a fifth newspaper,
Pokrok.  (It does not appear to be connected with Amerikan, which was
sold to the Omaha newspaper Pokrok Zapadu.)

"Czech Culture in the Midwest", by Loren Horten [second paragraph of
section on "Churches"]
IPTV K-12 Connections
http://www.k12connections.iptv.org/community/SupportDocs/Czechs.rtf

"A chronology: Czechs and Slovaks in America" (1995) [under the year 1869]
The Gazette [Cedar Rapids, Iowa]
http://www.gazetteonline.com/special/czech/gczechn.htm