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Many societies and organizations in both Slovakia and the U.S.A. have valuable information for your family history research. | Many societies and organizations in both Slovakia and the U.S.A. have valuable information for your family history research. | ||
=== Fraternal Societies === | |||
When our immigrant ancestors arrived in the United States they often settled among relatives, friends or neighbors from their native land. They established their own fraternal/benevolent organizations to provide mutual insurance and to foster camaradie and social interaction, and some even as a way to keep ties to traditions or ways of the old country. | |||
=== Genealogical Societies === | === Genealogical Societies === | ||
=== Historical Societies === | === Historical Societies === | ||
=== Locating Records at the Family History Library === | === Locating Records at the Family History Library === | ||