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About Us

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Learn. Share. Connect.

Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International (CGSI) is the leader in providing educational, cultural, historical, and genealogical resources, with a special emphasis in providing opportunities for our members to research and discover their heritage.

Research and connect with families from the Czech and Slovak ancestral lands. CGSI focuses on the areas of the present-day Czech Republic and Slovakia. This includes Czech (Bohemian), German-Bohemian (Böhmisch), Hungarian, Jewish, Moravian, Rusyn (Ruthenian), Silesian, and Slovak ancestry.

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Member Engagement in CGSI Activities

Each year, CGSI member volunteers are actively engaged in numerous society activities to:

respond to genealogical research requests received from many members and others
maintain, catalog, and receive new materials for the CGSI Research Collection located in Minnesota
provide complimentary research assistance in-person at the CGSI Research Collection on the first Saturday of each month
publish quarterly issues of CGSI's well-respected journal Naše rodina ("Our Family" in Czech and Slovak languages)
receive, catalog, and upload written family histories, and audio, video, and other educational materials in the online CGSI Digital Library accessible by members
organize quarterly programs / webinars with presentations by CGSI members and external speakers from around the world
deliver the quarterly programs live via the internet (through remote meeting software), as well as upload to CGSI.org afterwards for members' access via recorded video format
travel to and provide a presence at many ethnic events and festivals featuring the very popular CGSI Traveling Library and CGSI information & sales table
maintain and keep the new state-of-the-art CGSI.org website updated with news, events, latest genealogical items of interest, and educational research content
promote and market an active presence, interactive sharing, and communication on social media via CGSI's Facebook page, along with a CGSI Blog and a Message Board via our website, and our periodic eNews electronic newsletter
process membership requests and fulfill CGSI online Shop order shipments to members and others
conduct the annual CGSI membership meeting and election of officers, committee chairpersons, and directors
plan and organize a biennial symposium centered around current and relevant genealogical, historical, and cultural topics
organize, select speakers, plan, schedule, and present CGSI's biennial four-day Genealogical and Cultural Conference held in a location with significant descendant population of the ethnic groups of Czech and Slovak heritage