Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. of Baltimore

The Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. of Baltimore is the Baltimore, Maryland, chapter of the Czech-Slovak Protective Society. The C.S.P.S. is a benevolent society that was founded to help Czech and Slovak immigrants integrate into American society.^[1] 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.^[2]

Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. of Baltimore

C.S.P.S. plaque on a crypt at Bohemian National Cemetery, June 2014.
Founded	November 8, 1880
Type	Czech-American fraternity
Location	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Area served	Baltimore
Website	cspslodge.wordpress.com

The Grand Lodge of Baltimore owns and operates the Bohemian National Cemetery in Baltimore.^[3] 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.^[4]

See also

• Czech-Slovak Protective Society
• History of the Czechs in Baltimore