“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 […]
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Events, Genealogy, Speakers
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
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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 […]
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SASW & FOS Annual Picnic Sunday, May 19, 2024 Arlington Knights of Columbus 5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington VA 22207 3:00-7:00 p.m. The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. (SASW) and Friends of Slovakia (FOS) are pleased to invite you to attend our third annual family picnic! The SASW and FOS will provide an assortment of […]
Books, Events, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Immigration and Urbanization – The Slovak Experience, 1870-1918 – Saturday, May 18, 2024
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“Revisiting the Classics: Immigration and Urbanization – The Slovak Experience, 1870-1918” by M. Mark Stolarik Professor and Chairholder Emeritus, Chair in Slovak History & Culture, University of Ottawa Saturday, May 18, 2024 2:00 pm ET Online – Zoom Click on this link to RSVP In 1974, the University of Minnesota granted M. Mark Stolarik a […]
Events, Speakers
A Recording of “A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” is now available on YouTube.
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A recording of our recent Speakers’ Series presentation, “A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” with Iva Kleinová 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 […]
Events, Genealogy, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia – Saturday, April 6, 2024
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“Who Do I Think I Am? Finding Family in Slovakia” by Pam Anderson Anderson CoGen (Franklin County, PA) Saturday, April 6, 2024 2:00pm ET Westover Library 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, VA Contact rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP Certified Genealogist Pam Anderson will discuss her 2014 research and trip to western Slovakia to meet her Slovak […]
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The Avalon Theatre will screen the film Victim (Obět´) by Slovak director Michal Blaško on March 13, 2024, at 8 pm, as part of the continuing Lions of Czech Film Series, bringing top Czech films to the Washington, DC community. The suspenseful drama centers on a woman seeking justice, torn between family and the search […]
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“A Magnet for Talent: How Slovakia Chose to Tackle Its Brain-Drain Problem” by Iva Kleinová Director of Strategy Research and Innovation Authority (VAIA) Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia Saturday, March 9, 2024 2:00pm ET Westover Library 1644 North McKinley Road, Suite 3 Arlington, VA Contact rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP Slovakia has the second largest brain-drain problem […]