Slovakia Societies: Difference between revisions
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=== Historical Societies === | === Historical Societies === | ||
=== Fraternal | === 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. | |||
=== Locating Records at the Family History Library === | === Locating Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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Many societies and organizations in both Slovakia and the U.S.A. have valuable information for your family history research.
Genealogical Societies[edit | edit source]
Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Fraternal Societies[edit | edit source]
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.
Locating Records at the Family History Library[edit | edit source]
Records of these societies are usually described in the Author/Title section of the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Locality section under one of the following:
SLOVAKIA - SOCIETIES
For more information, see the "Genealogy" and "Periodicals" sections of this outline.