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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 | == Genealogical Societies == | ||
'''Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International'''<br> | |||
''Address:''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 16225<br> | |||
St. Paul, Minnesota 55116-0225<br> | |||
''Telephone:'' (651) 964-2322<br> | |||
''Email:'' info@cgsi.org<br> | |||
''Website:'' https://www.cgsi.org/ | |||
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'''Czech and Slovak Genealogical Society of Illinois'''<br> | |||
''Mailing Address:''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 313,<br> | |||
Sugar Grove, IL<br> | |||
60554-0313<br> | |||
''Email:'' info@csagsi.org<br> | |||
''Website:'' https://csagsi.org/ | |||
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'''Ancestry.com''' has message boards for Slovak roots. | |||
Link: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.ethnic.slovak | |||
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'''Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies''' has mailing lists for Slovakia. | |||
Link: https://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/networking.htm | |||
== Historical Societies == | |||
'''Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society'''<br> | |||
''Address:''<br> | |||
3702 E Layton Ave<br> | |||
Cudahy, Wisconsin<br> | |||
''Telephone:'' (262) 524-7830<br> | |||
''Email:'' wi.slovak@gmail.com<br> | |||
''Website:'' http://wisconsinslovakhistoricalsociety.org/ | |||
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'''Slovak Historical Society''' <br> | |||
''Mailing Address:''<br> | |||
Forum Historiae<br> | |||
Institute od History, SAS<br> | |||
P.O.Box 198, Klemensova 19<br> | |||
814 99 Bratislava<br> | |||
''Email:'' forumhistoriae@gmail.com<br> | |||
''Website:'' http://www.forumhistoriae.sk/en/k%C4%BE%C3%BA%C4%8Dov%C3%A9-slov%C3%A1/slovak-historical-society | |||
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'''Slovak National Museum''' houses much national history.<br> | |||
''Website:'' https://www.snm.sk/?home | |||
== Fraternal Societies == | |||
When 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. | When 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. | ||
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Just because there is no obvious record of society membership in your family, do not assume that they did not belong to one. Societies were very popular among immigrants. | Just because there is no obvious record of society membership in your family, do not assume that they did not belong to one. Societies were very popular among immigrants. | ||
For more information on finding fraternal records see an article ''Fraternally Yours: Finding Clues about Your Ancestors in Fraternal Records'' by Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., published in Naše rodina, June 2006 Vol. 18 No. 2. | For more information on finding fraternal records see an article ''Fraternally Yours: Finding Clues about Your Ancestors in Fraternal Records'' by Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., published in Naše rodina, June 2006 Vol. 18 No. 2. | ||
=== Locating Records at the | === Locating Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
Records of these societies are usually described in the Author/Title section of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Locality section under one of the following: | Records of these societies are usually described in the Author/Title section of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Locality section under one of the following: | ||
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