Category Archives: Events

SASW Speakers’ Series: Book talk on “The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948” – Saturday May 3, 2025 at 2 PM

Book talk on “The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948” by Prof. Michael Cude Schreiner University   Saturday, May 3, 2025 2:00 pm ET   To register to participate in this online event, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1CWhhnZaSzW3yqUJ6pFt-w#/ to reserve your spot.   The so-called Slovak question asked what place Slovaks held—or should have held—in the former state […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: Asiatic Invaders: Magyars, Mongols, and Turks, and How They Changed the Kingdom of Hungary – Saturday April 5, 2025 at 2 PM

“Asiatic Invaders:  Magyars, Mongols, and Turks, and How They Changed the Kingdom of Hungary” by Gregory Ference Professor of History, Salisbury University, Maryland   Saturday, April 5, 2025 2:00 pm ET Thomas Jefferson Library, Meeting Room 2 7415 Arlington Blvd. Falls Church, VA Email rsvp@dcslovaks.org to reserve your spot.   Three Asiatic invaders–Magyars, Mongols, and […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: The Creation and Preservation of Slovaktown, USA – Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2 PM

“The Creation and Preservation of Slovaktown, USA” by Deah Partak UpRooted Media   Saturday, January 22, 2025 2:00 pm ET Online – Zoom Click on this link to RSVP   Slovaktown, Arkansas, a unique Slovak-American community in the South, has long been overlooked in both American and Slovak history. Founded in 1894 by Slovak immigrants […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: The Jankola Library Rescue Project – Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2 PM

“The Jankola Library Rescue Project” by Stephen Baluch Saturday, November 2, 2024 2:00 pm ET The Embassy of Slovakia 3523 International Court, N.W. Washington, D.C. Email rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP   Newspapers! How badly we have treated them over the years, as something to be read and discarded. In fact, this faded text on discolored paper […]

SASW Annual Meeting – Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1 PM

SASW Annual Meeting Saturday, November 2, 2024 1:00 pm ET The Embassy of Slovakia 3523 International Court, N.W. Washington, D.C. Email rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP   Join us at our annual business meeting to meet the four candidates running for the three board seats up for election this year. All members in good standing will then […]

Celebrate With Us! SASW 35th Anniversary Party – Sunday, October 20, 2024

Dear Friends – We have a few spots left, so we are extending the RSVP date! Join us to say “šťastné výročie” and recognize this monumental milestone in the Slovak American Society of Washington D.C.’s history! We’re celebrating our 35th anniversary the best way we know how – with a party! Join us at The Lake […]

SASW Speakers’ Series: Where Wildlife and People Meet: Ecotourism and Nature Conservation in Slovakia – Sunday, September 15, 2024

“Where Wildlife and People Meet: Ecotourism and Nature Conservation in Slovakia” by Robin Rigg Slovak Wildlife Society   Sunday, September 15, 2024 2:00 pm ET Online – Zoom Click on this link to RSVP   From the majestic peaks of the Tatra Mountains to the expansive Danube Lowland, Slovakia has a rich and beautiful natural […]

A recording of our recent Speakers’ Series presentation, “Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia” is now available for viewing on YouTube

A recording of our recent Speakers’ Series presentation, “Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia” with Pam Anderson is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IVbkNT8y610 DCSlovaks Videos, the YouTube channel of the Slovak American Society, features more videos from our past speaker events.  Please subscribe to our channel to […]