“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 […]
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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 […]
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, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: The Jankola Library Rescue Project – Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2 PM
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“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 […]
Events, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Where Wildlife and People Meet: Ecotourism and Nature Conservation in Slovakia – Sunday, September 15, 2024
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“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]