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The CGSI Blog shares stories and photos on various topics related to heritage, culture, and family history. Blog posts are from a variety of contributors.
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May Day Celebrations
To prepare for May 1st, towns and villages across the Czech and Slovak Republics have spent the past few days erecting maypoles. Enjoy the videos below featuring four of them.Slatinice, Czech…
Presidential Chandelier
As the summer encapsulates us with its hot temperatures here in the Midwest, it may be a good
First Czech Festival in Brazil
1st Czech Festival in Brazil and 12th Festival of Czech and Slovak Culture in Latin America, taking place on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of November 2023
Visiting Graves This Time of Year
As Halloween arrives in the US, I think of a tradition practiced in Slovakia and Czech Republic. And that is the visitation of the gravesites of our deceased loved ones and ancestors. The first day…
Little Pearls from Hospodář
Let’s start with the power of the Hospodář - Farmer eats at the table, reads the Hospodář while eating, and in there is a question,“ Farmer, do you have all your tools already…
Get Ready for the 1950 Census Release
The National Archives (NARA) will be releasing a digitized version of the 1950 census on April 1, 2022. Ancestry will create an initial searchable index using artificial intelligence and handwriting…
Reflection on My Summer Trip to Slovak, Arkansas
This summer, our family decided to explore Arkansas and its natural and cultural beauty including a town named Slovak.
Print A Large Format Family Tree
I recently shared a story of how I try to connect attendees at our annual family reunion with our shared genealogy.
One way I do this is by printing a family tree that measures two feet high and…
A Memoir from World War I's Eastern Front
Learn more on Saturday, May 15 at noon Central Time as Kawczak’s grandson Andrew Kavchak of Canada talks about a new English translation of his grandfather’s book Dying Echos: Memoirs of the War 1914…
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