“Obtaining a Slovak Living Abroad (SLA) Certificate and Slovak Citizenship by Descent” by Greg Tears SASW Board Member Saturday, May 2, 2026 2:00 pm ET Join us for a presentation on obtaining a Slovak Living Abroad (SLA) certificate and Slovak citizenship by descent. This session will guide you through the historic 2022 changes in the […]
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Events, Speakers, Traditions
SASW Speakers’ Series: How Wedding Traditions Have Changed from Slovakia to America – Saturday April 18, 2026
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“How Wedding Traditions Have Changed from Slovakia to America” by Joe Bielecki Saturday, April 18, 2026 2:00 pm ET What we think of today as a classic, Slovak-style wedding in America is actually something that has morphed greatly over the past 140 years in America. This talk will show the gradual evolution of these weddings […]
Events, General News, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Distinct Ethnic Populations within Slovakia – Saturday October 18, 2025 at 2 PM
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“Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Distinct Ethnic Populations within Slovakia” by by Dr. Ryan Scalsky, PhD Medical Scientist Training Program, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine Saturday, October 18, 2025 2:00 pm ET The Embassy of Slovakia 3523 International Court, N.W. Washington, D.C. Email rsvp@dcslovaks.org to RSVP Dr. Scalsky will discuss current research […]
Events, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Bears, Wolves, Lynx, and Jackals: Living With Large Carnivores in Slovakia – Saturday June 7, 2025 at 2 PM
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“Bears, Wolves, Lynx, and Jackals: Living With Large Carnivores in Slovakia” by Robin Rigg Slovak Wildlife Society Saturday, June 7, 2025 2:00 pm ET To register to participate in this online event, visit Zoom to reserve your spot. Slovakia has a long history of carnivore conservation, with brown bear protection dating back to the […]
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Learn to play the fujara and koncovka overtone flutes this summer with Bob Rychlík. Common Ground on the Hill is offering virtual and in person classes to learn these instruments. Week 1: VIRTUAL June 23 – 27, 2025, 3rd period: 1:00 – 2:15 pm Week 3: IN PERSON July 14 – 18, 2025, 3rd period: 1:00 […]
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SASW & FOS Annual Picnic Saturday, May 17, 2025 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 grilled […]
Books, Events, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Book talk on “The Slovak Question: A Transatlantic Perspective, 1914-1948” – Saturday May 3, 2025 at 2 PM
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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 […]
Events, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Asiatic Invaders: Magyars, Mongols, and Turks, and How They Changed the Kingdom of Hungary – Saturday April 5, 2025 at 2 PM
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“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 […]
Events, History
SASW Speakers’ Series: The Creation and Preservation of Slovaktown, USA – Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2 PM
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“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 […]