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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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A Memoir from World War I's Eastern Front

May 1, 2021
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…
Tags: History, Czech
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How did house numbers work in the Czech lands?

January 19, 2021
An excellent resource for those just getting started in Czech genealogy is the Czech Genealogy for Beginners blog.…
Tags: Family History, History, Slovak, Czech
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Slovak architect to speak at Jan. 30 webinar

January 15, 2021
Slovakia and the United States are separated by thousands of miles.  Slovak architect Lenka Petráková is hoping to make the waters that have historically connected us – the world’s oceans – a cleaner…
Tags: Slovak, Czech
Fictional Jaroslav ze Šternberka

Jaroslav ze Šternberka... did not exist

January 6, 2021
O! Jaroslav, like an eagle flying,
Tags: History, knight, medieval, Šternberk, Czech
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