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For more than thirty years, CGSI conferences provide a chance to learn, share, and connect with the genealogy, history, and culture of those from the Czech and Slovak ancestral lands of Central Europe.
Each conference syllabus contains a variety of useful information for genealogists contained in the speaker notes that accompanied their presentations. Topics include history, geography, resource options, and lots of useful information Czech and Slovak genealogy quests.
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2023 CGSI Conference (Milwaukee)
The presentations below were part of the 2023 CGSI Conference held outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2023 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| A Crash Course in Practical Genetic Genealogy | Adina C. Newman |
| Administrative Divisions of the Czech Lands from the Middle Ages to the Present | Marek Blahus |
| All You Should Know before Visiting Your Ancestral Village | Jan Dus |
| Beer in Czech and Slovak History | Jan Dus |
| Before the Boat—Exploring the Practicalities of Tickets, Train Travel, Ports and Steamships at the Turn of the 20th Century | Joe Gayetsky |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Case Endings of Czech Language | Anna Cookova |
| Christmas Crafts and Traditions—Workshop | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Conversational Czech—Who wants to be a Millionaire Style (Chcete být milionářem?) | Anna Cookova |
| Crowd-Sourcing Carpatho-Rusyn Places in the US | Christine Hrichak |
| Czech Immigration and the Americanization Debate, 1880-1930 | Evelyn Funda |
| Decorating Eggs Using Blue Ink and Ribbon Methods | Daniela Mahoney |
| Discovering and Interpreting Family Artifacts | Evelyn Funda |
| DNA is Digital—Understanding Blocks and Segments | Kevin Borland |
| Early Wisconsin Czechs | Kate Challis |
| Exploring New Frontiers in Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Farmers of Lanškroun Manor (Desmesne) | James Kleinschmidt |
| Find It Yourself—Genealogical Resources Available On-line | Jan Dus |
| Finding Bohemia by Way of England | Joan Naomi Steiner |
| Futures Trading: Emigration and the Changing Economy of 19th Century Lanškroun | Diana J. Bigelow |
| German and Czech Emigration from Landskron/Lanškroun, Bohemia to the Midwest | Edward G. Langer |
| Get Organized with Research Logs | Lisa A. Alzo |
| High Tide of High Hopes and Unlimited Opportunities: The Population Shift from Tepl/Tepla Monastery Villages in Western Bohemia to Calumet County, Wisconsin, Beginning in the 1850s | Joan Naomi Steiner |
| Homes of Our Czech Ancestors in the Old Fatherland | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| How Computers Can Help Us Understand Czech | Marek Blahuš |
| How to Research Czech Birth/Marriage/Death Registers on the Internet—A Practical Lesson | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| How to Use Czech Land Records | Kate Challis and Greg Nelson |
| How to Use the Austrian Military Personnel Sheets for Genealogy Research | Kate Challis and Greg Nelson |
| Interesting Stories Both of Famous and Obscure Sights in the Czech Republic | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| Interpreting History of Rusyn Villages Based on Church Schematismus Data | Christine Hrichak |
| Intro to Czech for Genealogy Research | Kate Challis |
| Jakob Sternberger—The Story of an Immigrant from German-Speaking Bohemia to Wisconsin | Antje Penny |
| Jewish Genealogy 101 | Adina C. Newman |
| Koláče Baking | Ann Vojta Cramer |
| Learning to Decipher the Old German Script—An Introduction | Antje Petty |
| Making Your Own Fashion Jewelry from Czech Glass Beads | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| More Than Manifests—A Baker’s Dozen of Immigrant Ancestor Records | Lisa A. Alzo |
| My Little Town: An Overview of the Social and Political History of the Villagesof Zboj and Nová Sedlica, Slovakia | Bill Tarkulich |
| No More Excuses: 10 Family History Writing Tips for Procrastinators | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Population and Urbarial Census of Hungary from the 1600s-1930 | Bill Tarkulich |
| Precious Wooden Churches and Magnificent Icons Precious Wooden Churches and Magnificent Icons of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Racine, the Czech Bethlehem | Janis Douglass |
| Reconstructing Clara Dzyban | Kevin Borland |
| Rooted in Ancient Legacy: Rooted in Ancient Legacy: Seasonal Traditions in Slovakia | Gabriela Bereghazyova |
| Searching for Czech Cousins Using Autosomal DNA | Marek Blahuš |
| Sedlák, Pasekář, Fleischhacker or Inquilinus? Let Us Get Acquainted with the Professions of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| Settlement and History of Lanškroun Manor Settlement and History of Lanškroun Manor (Desmesne) — Prehistory to End of World War I | James Kleinschmidt |
| Strengths of Local Bonds: Czechs in Milwaukee, 1880-1918 | Stepanka Korytová and Gerald Novotny |
| Surrounded by Beauty - Czech and Slovak Folk Dress... What Our Ancestors Wore, Why They Wore It and What It Meant | Helene Cincebeaux |
| The Civil Code of Austria and Why It Matters for Czech Researchers | Kate Challis |
| The Cycle of Life in Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak Villages | Helene Cincebeaux |
| The Ghetto without Walls—The Holocaust in the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | Benjamin Frommer |
| The Moravian Field Register | Marek Blahuš |
| The Old Country and The New World—Recovering Severed Ties | Zuzana Palovic |
| Time Machine: How Did They Live? | Jan Dus |
| Tips for Writing about Family Artifacts | Evelyn Funda |
| Traditional Glass Bead Ornament Workshop | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| What Can We Learn about Freedom What Can We Learn about Freedom from Communist Czechoslovakia? | Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova |
| What Did Baba (and Everyone Else) Do during the War? 1938-1945 | Bill Tarkulich |
| Wives, Widows, and Daughters: The Working Women of 19th Century East Bohemia | Diana J. Bigelow |
| Working with Old German Documents | Antje Petty |
2021 CGSI Conference (Virtual)
The presentations below were part of the 2021 CGSI Conference held virtually.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2021 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| 170-Year History of Czech New York | Martin Nekola |
| 50 Years of Traveling the Backroads of Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia and Ruthenia | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Accessing and Acquiring the Records of the Czech Republic and Slovakia— FamilySearch Efforts 2009-2021 | Greg Nelson |
| An Overview of the Old German Script | Antje Petty |
| Before the Boat—Exploring the Practicalities of Tickets, Train Travel, Ports and Steamships at the Turn of the 20th Century | Joe Gayetsky |
| Behind the Iron Curtain | Zuzana Palovic & Gabriela Bereghazyova |
| Bohemian Forest to Tallgrass Prairie: German-Bohemian Chain Migration | Molly Schweinfurter |
| Bohemian Freethinkers in the United States | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Building Czechoslovakia 1919-1929 | Mark Dillon |
| Circle of Life in Slovakia | Michal Razus |
| Corn Husk Crafts | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Creating a Family History Legacy Project: Your Blueprint for Success | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Czech Cadastral Maps Online and How to Use Them in Your Research | Blanka Lednická |
| East European Research | Iveta Blahútová |
| Easter Traditions and Egg Decorating in the Czech Republic | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Emigration from Slovakia to the USA in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries | Michal Razus |
| Fighting for the Right to Speak Czech | Anna Cooková |
| Finding Your Ancestor’s Path Back to Europe | Bob Heck |
| From South Bohemia to the Capitol: The Life of Czech-American Congressman Adolph J. Sabath | Martin Nekola |
| From the Bohemian Heartland to Southern Minnesota: The Czechs Who Settled Bechyn, Minnesota | Molly Schweinfurter |
| Getting to Know Your Ancestral Hometown from Parish Records | Diana Bigelow |
| Holidays in the Czech Republic and Slovakia | Daniela Mahoney |
| House Research in Europe | Bob Heck |
| How They Lived— A Year in the Lives of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| How to Know Just Enough Slovak to Get By | Dennis Ragan |
| How to Locate those Elusive Military Records for Ancestors Who Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army | Carl Kotlarchik |
| How to Make “Real” (i.e., Potato) Halušky | Dennis Ragan |
| How to Research Czech Birth/Marriage/Death Registers on the Internet—A Practical Lesson | Miroslav Koudelka and Hana Koudelková |
| How to Use Czech Land Records | Kate Challis |
| Identifying and Interpreting Meaningful Family Artifacts | Evelyn Funda |
| Identifying and Locating Czech-American, Slovak-American and Rusyn-American Serial Publications and Archival Materials | David Muhlena |
| Ivan Lived in 5 Different Countries and Never Moved | Karen Varian |
| Jumping over Hurdles in Eastern European Research | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Key Slovak Words for Genealogical Research | Michael Kopanic, Jr. |
| Keynote Address | Cecilia Rokusek |
| Koláče Baking | Ann Vojta Cramer |
| Old Czech Maps Online | Blanka Lednická |
| Practical Applications of DNA in Genealogy | Kevin Kittilson |
| Principles of Autosomal DNA Testing Regarding Czech Ancestry | Marek Blahuš |
| Principles of Y-DNA Testing with Regard to Czech Ancestry | Marek Blahuš |
| Researching Czech Census Records | Greg Nelson |
| Researching Eastern European Archives from Your Easy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Roma in Central Europe: Past and Present | Stepanka Korytova Magstadt |
| Rusyn (Rusin) Story of Survival | Michal Razus |
| Sedlák, Pasekář, Fleischhacker or Inquilinus? Let Us Get Acquainted with the Professions of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Shipping Lines—Their History, Growth, and Influence on Immigration | Joe Gayetsky |
| Šišky-Making | Ann Vojta Cramer |
| Slovak Genealogy Research | Iveta Blahutová |
| Slovak Land Records and Maps | Michal Razus |
| Slovak Strong: Tales of Everyday Life during War, Illnesses, and Political/Social Change | Lisa A. Alzo and Renata Calfa |
| Surviving the 19th Century in East Bohemia | Diana Bigelow |
| The Cycle of Life in Bohemian, Moravian, and Slovak Villages | Helene Cincebeaux |
| The Moravian Field Register | Marek Blahuš |
| The Odyssey of the Czech and Slovak Legion in Siberia from 1918–1922 | Joan Mohr |
| The Researcher’s Guide to the Czech Land Books | Lukáš Svoboda and Kate Challis |
| Traditional Glass Bead Ornaments | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Using Traditional and Digital Sources to Write the History of Pennsylvania’s Carpatho-Rusyn Immigrants | Richard D. Custer |
| Wheat Weaving Decorations for Christmas | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Who Are These Mysterious Wallachians/Vlachs in Our Ancestry? | Ron Matviyak |
2019 CGSI Conference (Lincoln, NE)
The presentations below were part of the 2019 CGSI Conference held in Lincoln, Nebraska.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2019 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Title | Presenter(s) |
| ‘People of a Very Superior Type:’ Willa Cather’s Portrayal of the Bohemian-American Character | Evelyn Funda |
| A Time of Passage: The History of the Czechs and Slovaks, 1781–1918 | Steven G. Potach |
| Accessing and Acquiring the Records of the Czech Republic and Slovakia: FamilySearch’s Efforts 2009-2019 | Greg Nelson |
| After the Roof—Specifics of Czech Surnames | Blanka Lednická |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Bridging the Century Gap—Finding Living Relatives | Jim Hudec |
| Cemeteries in the Czech Republic Viewed by a Genealogist | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Census Records and City Directories:Looking Beyond the Address | Cathy A. Dailey |
| Christmas Crafts and Traditions—Workshop | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Chronicle of František Vavák’s Paměti (Memoirs),Written 1770-1816 | Míla Saskova-Pierce |
| Create a Free Map Collection in Google Earth Customized for Your Genealogy Research | Lisa Louise Cooke |
| Czech and Slovak Genealogy Research | Iveta Blahútová |
| Czech Cadastral Maps online and How to Use Them in Your Research | Blanka Lednická |
| Czech Material at History Nebraska | Cindy S. Drake |
| Czech Mini Language Lesson for Families | Mila Saskova-Pierce |
| Czech Wikipedia | Kate Challis and Marek Blahuš |
| Death in 19th Century East Bohemia | Diana Bigelow |
| Early History of the Czech Lands and Slovakia | Jan Dus |
| East European Genealogy Research | Iveta Blahútová |
| Easter Traditions and Egg Decorating in the Czech Republic | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Genealogical Proof for the Everyday Genealogist | Annette Burke Lyttle |
| Getting to Know Your Ancestral Hometown | Diana Bigelow |
| Google Books Is the Google Tool You Should Be Using Every Day | Lisa Louise Cooke |
| Handwritten Text Recognition Software for Czech Genealogy Research | Kate Vasicek Challis |
| History of the Austrian Empire | Jan Dus |
| Homes of Our Czech Ancestors in the Old Fatherland | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Homestead Record Discovery | Jonathan Fairchild |
| How Advertising Brought Our Ancestors to the Midwest | Annette Burke Lyttle |
| How to Research Czech Birth/Marriage/Death Registers on the Internet: A Practical Approach | Miroslav Koudelka |
| How to Use Czech Land Records | Kate Vasicek Challis |
| Immigration and the Homestead Act | Jonathan Fairchild |
| Industrialization in Slovakia before and after the Great War | Michael Kopanic, Jr. |
| Interpreting Key Czech Terms in Vital Records | Layne Pierce |
| Interpreting Key Czech Terms in Vital Records | Layne Pierce |
| Life of Nobility and Peasants in the 19th Century | Michal Razus |
| Making Your Own Fashion Jewelry from Czech Glass Beads | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Modern History of the Czech Lands and Slovakia | Jan Dus |
| Moravians of Butler County—Using the Brno Archives, Actapublica | Mary Sramek Levesque |
| Old Czech Maps Online | Blanka Lednická |
| Preserving Cultural Crafts in Our Communities: “Teach the Teacher Concept” | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Principles of Autosomal DNA Testing with Regard to Czech Ancestry | Marek Blahuš |
| Principles of Y-DNA Testing with Regard to Czech Ancestry | Marek Blahuš |
| Profile of Czech Migrants to the Midwest | Jan Dus |
| Property Records: Discovering the Hidden Gems | Cathy A. Dailey |
| Reconstructing the Lives of Your Farming Ancestors | Annette Burke Lyttle |
| Researching at the Midwest Genealogy Center | Cheryl Lang |
| Researching Czech Census Records | Greg Nelson |
| Silent Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Slovak Folklore in Photography, Music and Fairy Tales | Michal Razus |
| Slovak Land Records and Maps | Michal Razus |
| Slovak Traditional Crafts and Professions | Michal Razus |
| Slovaks Settled Here, Too: A Look at Slovak Chain Migration to the Midwest | Lisa A. Alzo |
| The Civil Code of Austria and Why it Matters for Czech Researchers | Kate Vasicek Challis |
| The Google Search Methodology for Genealogy | Lisa Louise Cooke |
| Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed: Looking at Immigration, Emigration, and Connection from Both Sides of the Pond | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Traditional Glass Bead Ornament Workshop | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Traps of Czech Spelling | Blanka Lednická |
| Turn Family History Facts into Stories You Can Share | Annette Burke Lyttle |
| Unlocking the Secrets of the Czech Parish Archives:You Can Find Your Ancestors | Jim Hudec |
| Using Google Earth Pro for Genealogy | Lisa Louise Cooke |
| What a Czech-American Genealogist Should Know about the History of the Czech Lands | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Where to Look for On-Line Photos, Postcards,and Maps of your Ancestral Village | Marek Blahuš |
| Your DNA—Clues to Your Heritage | Phyllis A. Ericson |
| Your DNA—Clues to Your Relatives | Phyllis A. Ericson |
2017 CGSI Conference (Pittsburgh, PA)
The presentations below were part of the 2017 CGSI Conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2017 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| “After the Roof”—Specifics of Czech Surnames | Blanka Lednická |
| A Crash Course in Slovak: Useful Slovak Words and Phrases for Travel and Genealogy | Michael J. Kopanic, Jr. |
| A Village-Based Reframing of the Historical Narrative of Carpatho-Rusyns in the United States | Richard D. Custer |
| Andy and the Rusyns | Elaine Rusinko |
| Andy Warhol’s Mother: A Work in Progress | Elaine Rusinko |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Beyond Kolaches: Cuisine as a Reflection of Historical Changes in the Czech Nation | Gabriela Jiskrova & Albert Ksinan |
| Beyond Žatkovich and the Pittsburgh Agreement: American Ethnoreligious Influences on Czechoslovakia (1890–1939) | Joel Brady |
| Changed by Thalerhof | John Righetti |
| Coal Mine Culture—A World of Its Own | John J. Righetti |
| Collections of the Heinz History Center | Sierra Green |
| Courthouse Research in Pennsylvania: In The Realm of the Prothonotary | Marilyn Cocchiola Holt |
| Creating a Family Archive | Rebecca Kichta Miller |
| Czech Family Name Sources: A Lesson for Foreign Genealogists | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Czecho-Slovak Legion: Historic Significance | Kevin McNamara |
| Emigration from Slovakia | Michal Razus |
| From the Carpathians to the Alleghenies: Carpatho-Rusyn Immigrants in the Greater Johnstown, Pennsylvania Area | Richard D. Custer |
| Genealogical Resources In Western Pennsylvania | Marilyn Cocchiola Holt |
| Getting and Staying Organized | Rebecca Kichta Miller |
| Homes of Our Czech Ancestors in the Old Fatherland | Miroslav Koudelka |
| How to locate House(s)on a Current (Katastr) map of the Czech Republic | Helmuth Schneider |
| How to Locate Those Elusive Military Records for Ancestors Who Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army | Carl Kotlarchik |
| How to Research Czech Birth/Marriage/Death Registers on the Internet: A Practical Lesson | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Identification of Alias Names in Slovak Records—Two Case Studies | Margaret Nasta |
| Identifying Pittsburgh’s Slovak Cluster Communities and Their Role in Preserving Slovak Heritage | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Kurrent Workshop | Blanka Lednická |
| Life in Bohemia and Moravia in the 18th Century | Blanka Lednická |
| Overcoming Brick Walls in Eastern European Research | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Pennsylvania Vital Records | Marilyn Cocchiola Holt |
| Roma in Central Europe: Past and Present | Stepanka Korytova |
| Rusyn, Russian Slovak, Ukrainian—the Quest for Rusyn Identity among Carpatho-Rusyns | John J. Righetti |
| Rusyns—The Story of Survival | Michal Razus |
| Sights of the Czech Republic and Their Stories | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Slovak Land Records and Maps | Michal Razus |
| Slovakia—Land of Miners | Michal Razus |
| Slovakia—Wealth Center of Old Hungary | Ronald Matviyak |
| Slovaks and Rusyns Seen through the Eyes of Travelers 1795–1915 | Ronald Matviyak |
| Stable Cadastral Maps of the Czech Republic | Helmuth Schneider |
| The Aliens Are Coming: USCIS Record Sets | Rich Venezia |
| The American Slovaks and the Start of the Great War | Gregory C. Ference |
| The Cycle of Life in Czech and Slovak Villages | Helene Baine Cincebeaux |
| The Czechs of Bohemian Hill | Carol Hochman |
| The Making of a State: The American Creation of Czecho-Slovakia with the Cleveland Agreement and the Pittsburgh Pact | Gregory C. Ference |
| Traditional Slovak Customs during the Year | Michael Kopanic, Jr. |
| Tying the Knot! Betrothal and Wedding Rituals and Customs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with Clues for Genealogists | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Unlocking the Secrets of the Czech Parish Archives:You Can Find Your Ancestors | Jim Hudec |
| What was it like in 1969,1989, and 1993 | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Who are the Rusyns? | John J. Righetti |
| WW I on Slovak Lands | Ronald Matviyak |
2015 CGSI Conference (Cedar Rapids, IA)
The presentations below were part of the 2015 CGSI Conference held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2015 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| A Cross on the Hill | Marian Vavra and Rose Hill |
| A Poppy Flower Bookmark and Greeting Card | Marian Vavra and Rose Hill |
| A Time of Passage: The History of the Czechs and Slovaks, 1781–1918 | Steven Potach |
| Best Online Resources for Finding Czech and Slovak Ancestors | Lisa Alzo |
| Cemeteries in Slovakia-Czech Republic Viewed by a Genealogist | Michal Razus |
| Czech DNA Project: Applying Genetic Genealogy | Leo Baca |
| Czechs in Iowa | Mike Prohaska |
| Czechs, Rusins and Slovaks in WWII | Michal Razus |
| Discover Gem of Slovak Folk Music: Queen of Flutes-Fujara and other Slovak Overtone Flutes | Bohuslav "Bob" Rychlik |
| Discovering Your Czech and Slovak Roots | Lisa Alzo |
| Early Czech Farmers/Agriculture in Iowa and the Midwest in the 19th Century | Mike Prohuska |
| Emigration from the Policka Region to the United States | Jan Dus |
| Ethnic Germans from Bohemia: History, Culture and Where They Originated | Wade Olsen |
| Exploring Czech and Slovak Culture Through Song | Anita Smisek |
| Family History Writing Made Easier: Cloud-Based Tools Every Genealogist Can Use | Lisa Alzo |
| Find It Yourself - Genealogical Resources Available On-line | Jan Dus |
| Frantisek Matous (Ladimir) Klacel (1808-1882) Philosopher, Patriot and Freethinker | Margaret Hermanek Peaslee |
| Genealogical Resources and Services in Cedar Rapids | David Muhlena and Mark Stoffer-Hunter and Judi Pohorsky |
| Genealogy as Reading Between the Lines | Jan Dus |
| German Bohemian Migration from Bukovina to the Americas: The Ellis, Kansas, Settlement and Others | Steve Parke |
| German-Bohemians: Why They Left Their Homeland and Where They Settled in the United States | Wade Olsen |
| Introduction to Czech Words and Grammar in Genealogy | Mila Saskova-Pierce |
| Jan Hus - the Legend | Jan Dus |
| Magnificent Moravia 25,000 Years of History & Rich Artistic Culture | Helene Baine Cincebeaux |
| National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: Collections, Culture and Connections | Stefanie Kohn |
| Religions in Slovakia - History, Traditions and Relationships | Michal Razus |
| Sedlak, Pasekar, Fleishhacker, or Inquilinus? Let Us Get Acquainted with the Professions of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Slovak Online Genealogy Resources | Michal Razus |
| Surrounded by Beauty - Czech and Slovak Folk Dress... What Our Ancestors Wore, Why They Wore It and What It Meant | Helene Baine Cincebeaux |
| Ten Ways to Jumpstart Your Eastern European Research | Lisa Alzo |
| The Art of Making Peroutky (Feather Pastry Baster) | Marjorie Lala Stone |
| The Untold Story: Hidden Hussites during the Counter-Reformation (1620-1781) | John Kotouc |
| Tips on Organizing and Conducting a Community Oral History Project | Dave Muhlena |
| Unlocking the Secrets of the Czech Parish Archives: You Can Find Your Ancestors | Jim Hudec |
| Westward Ethnic Expansion: The Historic Czech and Slovak Settlements of Kansas | Steve Parke |
2013 CGSI Conference (Chicago, IL)
The presentations below were part of the 2013 CGSI Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2013 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Beginning Genealogy | Lisa Alzo |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa Alzo |
| Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Carpatho-Rusyn Culture— It’s Not Just Blessed Baskets and Stuffed Cabbages | John Righetti |
| Carpatho-Rusyn Settlement in Metro Chicago | John Schweich |
| Czech DNA Project: Background and Update | Leo Baca |
| Demystifying and Exploiting Print on Demand to Publish Your Family History | Chris Miksanek |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Early German-Bohemian Immigrants | Wade Olsen |
| Emigration to North America from Czechoslovakia during the Communist Era | Michael J. Kopanic |
| Exploring the German-Bohemian Culture: Dudelsack to Knödel | Wade Olsen |
| Family Websites | Susan Chapman |
| Find It Yourself—Genealogical Resources Available On-line | Jan Dus |
| Finding Your Chicago Ancestors | Grace DuMelle |
| Genealogy as Reading between the Lines | Jan Dus |
| Genealogy Research at the Newberry Library | Matt Rutherford |
| Holidays in the Czech Republic and Slovakia | Daniela Mahoney |
| Home of Our Czech Ancestors in the Old Fatherland | Miroslav Koudelka |
| How I grew to Appreciate Growing Up in a Czech American Household in Chicago | John Pritasil |
| How to Research Czech Birth/Marriage/Death Registers on the Internet: A Practical Lesson | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Language Handbook for Traveling and Genealogy Research in Slovakia - Searching for Records, Strolling through Cemeteries, Meeting with Relatives | Michal Razus |
| Leveraging Genealogy Skills in Ways You Never Thought Possible | Chris Miksanek |
| Political Geography of Slovakia | Michal Razus |
| Preserving Cultural Crafts in Our Communities | Daniela Mahoney |
| Rusyn and Slovaks: Similarities and Differences | John Righetti |
| Rusyns as the Third Founding People of Czechoslovakia | John Righetti |
| S.S. Eastland - A Conversation | Alberta Adamson and Jane Rio |
| Searching for Your Family History on Ancestry.com | Juliana Smith |
| Slovak Immigration to the Chicago Area and Illinois before World War II | Michael J. Kopanic |
| Sources for On-Site Research in Slovak and Czech Family History Research in the Chicago Area | Margo L. Smith |
| The 21st Century Family Historian Part II - Digital Tools to Make the Process Easier | Lisa Alzo |
| The Art of Bobbin Lace | Carol Hosna Hilliger |
| The Freethinker Movement in the United States | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Traditional Slovak Folklore and Links to the Contemporary Culture | Michal Razus |
| Tweets, Links, Pins and Posts: Social Media and Family History | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Using FamilySearch and Other Online Resources to Find Slovak Ancestors | Lisa Alzo |
| Village Life of Our Ancestors | Mark Bigaouette |
| What a Czech-American Genealogist Should Know about the History of the Czech Lands | Miroslav Koudelka |
| What's New and How Best to Use Ancestry.com | Loretto (Lou) Szucs |
| Where Else Did They Go? | Jan Dus |
2011 (St. Louis, MO)
The presentations below were part of the 2011 CGSI Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2011 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Austrian Glass and Ceramic Exhibit | Deborah Truitt |
| Austrian, Bohemian, Czechoslovakian - The ABCs of Glass Collecting | Deborah Truitt |
| Beginning Genealogy | Lisa Alzo |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa Alzo |
| Bohemian Jews in Saint Louis | Don Makovsky |
| Czechoslovak Embroideries: A Visual Language | Sidonka Wadina |
| Czechoslovak Ethnic Foods | Sidonka Wadina |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Early History of Christians and Jews in the Czech Lands and Slovakia | Jan Dus |
| Genealogical Research at the Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center | Dennis Northcott |
| History of the St. Lucas Slovak Evangelical Church in St. Louis | Steven Kulifay |
| Immigrant Steamships 1890-1950 | Paul S. Valasek |
| Immigrating and Growing Up In A St. Louis Slovak Lutheran Community | William Sam Kolnik and Joyce Ochodnicky Kolnik |
| Keys to American Records of Our Czech Ancestors: Tools for Genealogists Who Don't Speak Czech - Part I | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Meet Me in Historic St. Louis Keynote Address | Joan Huisinga |
| Port of Dreams: BallinStadt - Hamburg Immigration Museum | Rebekka Geitner |
| Reconstruct Your Ancestral Village | Margo Smith |
| Resources for Czech and Slovak Research at St. Louis County Library | Larry Franke |
| Sedlák, Pasekář, Fleischhacker or Inquilinus? Let Us Get Acquainted with the Professions of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Sillers Pamatnik and What We Learn About the First Czech Protestants in the USA | Jan Dus |
| Slovak Lutheran Villages in Western Slovakia | Joyce Ochodnicky Kolnik |
| Slovakia in the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century | Michal Razus |
| St. Louis Czech History: CSPS and Sokol Lead the Way | Deborah Zeman and Mary Ann Sulz |
| The Altar of Our Freedom: Czech Service and Sacrifice in the American Civil War | Tom Pearson |
| Tracking St. Louis Land Ownership and Occupancy (For Use in Genealogy) | Dan Vornberg |
| What A Czech-American Genealogist Should Know About the History of the Czech Lands | Miroslav Koudelka |
2009 CGSI Conference (Cleveland, OH)
The presentations below were part of the 2009 CGSI Conference held in Cleveland, Ohio.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2009 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| A Musical Travelogue from Bohemia through Moravia to Slovakia “My 75 years of love for all types of Czechoslovak music” | Rudy Bachna |
| Applicability of Feudal Tax Lists to Slovak Family History Research | Margo L. Smith |
| Archives Getting Digital: What Can I Do Myself? When Do I Need Help? | Jan Dus |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa Alzo |
| Cuyahoga County Archives Genealogical Resoures | Don Kozlowski |
| Czech, Slovak and Rusyn Folk Dress ...Costume...Kroj | Helene Baine Cincebeaux |
| Deciphering the Old German Documents | Franz “Frank” Gerhard Soural |
| Demystifying Eastern European Research | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Eastern Canadian Ports of Entry for Immigrants As the multitude of Europeans experienced them in the 19th Century | Franz Gerhard Soural |
| Egg Decorating in Slovakia and the Czech Lands | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| Finding the Ancestor’s Regiment | Karen Hobbs |
| Genealogical History of Christians and Jews in the Czech Lands and Slovakia | Jan Dus |
| High Impact Slovak Pioneers to America, Those Known to Have Shaped Communities and Other Frontiers | Joseph J. Hornack |
| History of the Chod – Guardians of Bohemia | Roy Rushka |
| Mass Migration from Slovakia to the USA: Causes, Course and Useful Documents for Family Research (1870 – 1918) | Milan Belej |
| National Orientation and Identity of Carpatho-Rusyns in Cleveland | Richard D. Custer |
| Register Books in Slovakia – the Most Important Source for Genealogical Research | Milan Belej |
| Rusyn and Slovaks: Similarities and Differences | John J. Righetti |
| Rusyn Superstitions and Folk Customs | John J. Righetti |
| Sedlák, Pasekář, Fleischhacker or Inquilinus? Let Us Get Acquainted with the Professions of Our Czech Ancestors | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Slovak Immigrant Neighborhoods in the Cleveland Area | Michael Kopanic, Jr. |
| Slovak-Hungarian Relations in Cleveland before World War I | Michael Kopanic, Jr. |
| Strategies in the Use of Parish Records in Slovak Family History Research | Margo L. Smith |
| The 1914 Memorandum of the Slovak League of America | Gregory C. Ference |
| The Czechoslovak Legion in France and Russia (WW I) | Karen Hobbs |
| The Range of Czech Ancestors Given Names, Their Origins and Language Forms | Miroslav Koudelka |
| The Roadblocks a Czech Genealogist May Encounter and Ways to Resolve Them | Miroslav Koudelka |
| The Settlements, Movements and Characteristics of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio | Stephen J. Sebesta |
| The Slovak Quest for Equality in Hungary Before World War Iwith Special Emphasis on the Slovaks in the United States | Gregory C. Ference |
| The Story of the Cleveland Czechoslovak Legionnaires | Stephen J. Sebesta |
| The Sudeten German Expulsion (Odsun) | Franz Gerhard Soural |
| They Settled Here: The Role of Chain Migration in the US, and its Importance in Family History Research | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Understanding the Names and Records of Our Czech Ancestors:Tools For Genealogists Who Don’t Speak Czech | Carol Jean Smetana |
| Useful Sources for Genealogical Research in the Slovak Archives | Milan Belej |
| Using LDS Austrian Military Records | Karen Hobbs |
| Visual Anthropological Perspectives on the Turiec and Váh River Valleys, Slovakia, 2003-2009 | Margo L. Smith |
| What Was Everyday Life Like for Our Ancestors in the Middle Ages | Mark Bigaouette |
| Write Your Family History Step by Step | Lisa Alzo |
2007 CGSI Conference (Madison, WI)
The presentations below were part of the 2007 CGSI Conference held in Madison, Wisconsin.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2007 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Beginning Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Beginning Slovak Genealogy | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Border People: The Böhmish (German-Bohemians) in Wisconsin and Minnesota | Robert Paulson |
| Czech and Slovak Cinema - A Reflection of History and Culture | Susan Marcinkus |
| Czech DNA Project: Background and Update | Leo Baca |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Doing Genealogy Over There | Misa Plickova and Jiri Kaminek |
| Finding Family in Slovakia: Uncovering the Roots and Adding Branches to the Family Tree | Mark Lencho |
| Finding Genealogical Information in the WHS Library and Archives Catalogs | Dee Anna Grimsrud |
| From Daguerreotype to Digital File: Organizing and Caring for Family and Personal Photographs | David Benjamin |
| German and Czech Emigration from Landskron/Lanškroun, Bohemia to the Midwest | Edward G. Langer |
| Historical Sources for Bohemia from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | Lenka Matušíková |
| Historical Sources for Bohemia from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | Lenka Matušíkov |
| Identifying Grandpa's Regiment in the Austrian Imperial Army | Karen Hobbs |
| It's All Online! Or Is It? | Lori B. Bessler |
| More Computer Genealogy: The Latest and What's to Offer | John Kracha |
| Practical Czech for Genealogists | Ludmila Mikulašová Rao |
| Slovak Immigrants Came to Wisconsin, Too | John J. Hosmanek |
| That’s How The Clerk (or Minister or Indexer) Spelled It. How To Trace Your Ancestors When No One Knew How To Spell | James L. Hansen |
| The American Geographical Society Library: A “World” of Resources for Genealogists | Jovanka R. Ristić |
| The Czech Archival System | Lenka Matušíková |
| The Rhythm of Life in Czech & Slovak Villages in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Using Austrian Military Records on Films in the LDS Library | Karen Hobbs |
2005 CGSI Conference (Bratislava, SK and Prague, CR)
The presentations below were part of the 2005 CGSI Conference held in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Prague, Czech Republic.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2005 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| 1918 – The Creation of Czechoslovakia | Stepanka Magstadtova |
| Census Registers and Land Registers as Resources for Genealogy | Martin Pytr |
| Czech & Slovak Family Name Sources – A Lesson for Foreign Genealogists | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Family Forms in Slovakia | Marta Botíková |
| Genealogical Sources from Eastern Bohemia | Milan Novotný |
| History of Silesia and Northern Moravia in 18th and 19th century | Zdenek Kravar |
| How to Recognize Professional Research from Amateur Research | Jan Pařez |
| Land Books: A Unique Source for Learning about the Everyday Life of Early Czech People | Jan Pařez |
| Possibilities for Genealogical Research at the State Regional Archive in Třeboň | Laděna Plucarová |
| The Austrian War Archives in Vienna and Its Records Pertaining to Personnel | Christoph Tepperberg |
| The People of Slovakia and Their Identity | Vladimir Bohinc |
| The Possibilities of Usage Archive Records of the Olomouc Branch of The Regional Archives in Opava to Study Personal and Global Emigration and Genealogy on the North Moravia | Jan Štěpán |
| The Regional State Archives in Prague and Genealogy | Jiří Vichta |
| Treasures of Folk Art in Bohemia and Moravia | Hana Mařiková |
2003 CGSI Conference (Houston, TX)
The presentations below were part of the 2003 CGSI Conference held in Houston, Texas.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2003 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| Bohemian, Moravian, Slovak and Jewish Folk Tales | Nadia Grosser Nagarajan |
| Census and Land Registers as Sources for Genealogists | Martin Pytr |
| Conditions in Slovakia During the Era of Mass Immigration to America | Michael J. Kopanic. Jr. |
| Czech and Slovak Folksongs and Hymnody | Anita Smisek |
| Czech and Slovak Immigration Trends in America | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| Czech Genealogical Research | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Czech Immigration to Texas in the Nineteenth Century: An Overview and a Case Study from the 1870s | Clinton Machann |
| Czech Protestant Settlements in the United States | Daniel Necas |
| Demographic and Social Structure of the South-West Policka Region Before the First Emigration Wave to the USA in the 1850s | Karel Kysilka |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Emigration From the Area of Czech Silesia in the 19th Century | Martin Pytr |
| Emigration From Vizovice and Zlin Counties to Texas Before World War I | Karel Kysilka |
| Ethnic Identity Among the Czechs and Moravians of Texas | Kevin Hannan and Clinton Machann |
| Experience Using Austrian Military Records and Regimential Histories: Following and Austrian Soldier Through His Service in Two Wars, 1864-1866 | Karen Hobbs |
| Experiencing Czech and Slovak Christmas Music | Anita Smisek |
| Family Connections and the Roots of the Unity of the Brethren in Texas | Kathy Horak Smith |
| Genetics and Genealogy | Leo Baca |
| Historical Geography of the Moravian Population in Texas | Karel Kysilka |
| History and Czech Genealogical Sources | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| In Search of a Homeland: The Czech and Slovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920 | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| Introduction to Slovak-American Folk Songs | Michael J. Kopanic, Jr. |
| LDS Records on Film for Czechoslovakia | Karen Hobbs |
| Let Us Prevent You From the "Cultural Shock" | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Making "Census" of Your Family History in 1930 | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Military Records at the LDS | Karen Hobbs |
| Moravian Folk Dress and Folk Art | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Moravia's Ancient Ride of Kings & Other Folklore | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Origin of Moravians in the Valassko Region | Gary Kocurek |
| Origin of the Valachs (Wolochs, Wallachians, Gorals) of Moravia, Silesia and Other Parts of the Carpathians | Kevin Hannan |
| Preserving Our Slavic Roots in the 21st Century | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Research of Birth, Marriage and Death Registers in Czech Republic - My Experiences | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Selected Aspects of the Slovak Immigration to the United States | Daniel Necas |
| Slovak Genealogy | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Sokol Movement From Bohemia to the United States | Larry Laznovsky |
| Some Favorite Czech, Moravian, and Slovak Children's Stories | Nadia Grosser Nagarajan |
| The Early German Settlements of North Eastern Moravia and What The Pied Piper of Hamelin Had To Do With It | Frank Soural |
| The Limb Begins With Me - Starting My Family Tree | Sandra K. Hynek |
| The Lost Colony of Krajina, Lavaca County, Texas | Doug Kubicek |
| The Rhythm of Life in Slovak Villages 100 Years Ago | Helene Cincebeaux |
| There Goes the Neighborhood | Doug Kubicek |
| Travel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia | Mark Vasko Bigaouette |
| Unpuzzle Your Past: Write Your Family's Story | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Virtual Family Reunion: Connect Your Family Online | Lisa A. Alzo |
| Virtual Tour of Moravia | Miroslav Koudelka |
| What Is Unique About Czech and Slovak Folk Music? | Anita Smisek |
2001 CGSI Conference (Pittsburgh, PA)
The presentations below were part of the 2001 CGSI Conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 2001 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| An Outline of Slovak History | Michael J. Kopanic. Jr. |
| Czech and Slovak Genealogical Research | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Demographic Aspects of Emigration From Slovakia to the U.S.A. From Circa 1900 to World War II | Milan Belej |
| Founding Fathers: The Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920 | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| Immigrant Steamships 1890-1950 | Paul S. Valasek |
| Introdution to Reading and Deciphering of Genealogy Documents | Frank Soural |
| Overview of Folk Dress In Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Power & Protection: The Motifs & Beliefs That Embellished Our Ancestor's Lives | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Research of Birth, Marriage and Death Registers in Czech Republic - My Experiences | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Selected Data From Czech History That A Genealogist Should Know | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Slovak Genealogical Records on LDS (Mormon) Microfilm in the U.S.: A Practical Guide to Reading and Interpreting Them | Duncan B. Cardiner |
| Sources for Genealogical Research In The Slovak Archives And Potential For Their Use | Milan Belej |
| The Cleveland Agreement and Pittsburgh Pact | Gregory Ference |
| The People From 'No Man's Land': The Carpatho-Rusyns of Austria Hungary Part I History | Tom Peters |
| The People From 'No Man's Land': The Carpatho-Rusyns of Austria Hungary Part II Genealogy | Tom Peters |
| Travel Before and After the Arrival of the Iron Horse | Frank Soural |
| Which Way, E-J? | Helene Cincebeaux |
1999 CGSI Conference (Lincoln, NE)
The presentations below were part of the 1999 CGSI Conference held in Lincoln, Nebraska.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1999 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| A Brief History of Czech Literature | Eve Chybova Bock |
| A Czech Renaissance | Joe T. Vosoba |
| An Outline of Czech Sources For Genealogy Research on the Internet | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Betrothal and Wedding Rituals and Customs in Slovakia and Moravia with Implications for Genealogists | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Bozena Nemcova's Influences on Willa Cather's My Antonia | Mila Saskova-Pierce |
| Censuses In Bohemia and Moravia as Genealogy Research Resources | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Czech and Slovak Genealogical Research: The Basics | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Czech and Slovak Genealogical Research: The Basics | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Czech Rural Folklore and Traditions | Mila Saskova-Pierce |
| Czech Society of the 19th Century: Social and Professional Structure | Ivan Dubovicky |
| Czech-American Freethinkers | Bruce Garvet |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Efficient Ways to Conduct Vital Statistics Research - My Experiences | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Everyday Life In Slovakia and Moravia Over A Century Ago | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Founding Fathers: The Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920 | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| Founding Fathers: The Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920 | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| Growing Up In South Omaha: A Czech-American Heritage In Poems and Stories | Lorraine Duggin |
| Identifying and Interpreting Czech and German-Bohemian Records and Military Photos | Karen Hobbs and Frank Soural |
| Introduction to Computer Genealogy | Chris Miksanek |
| Maintaining A Home Page on the World Wide Web | Chris Miksanek |
| Migration Patterns of Czech Immigrants Into and Out of Nebraska | Margie Sobotka |
| Modern Czech Art, 1890 to 1938 | Bruce Garver |
| Old Country Roots: The Czech-American Landscape | David Murphy |
| Old Country Roots: The Czech-American Landscape | David Murphy |
| Pictures From The Old Country A Screening of the Documentary Film Followed By A Discussion With The Filmmaker | Susan A. Marcinkus |
| Practical Czech: Conversation and Vocabulary for Visiting Your Relatives and Ancestral Village | Maria Hoffman and Steve Schoening |
| Recruitment Practices and the Lives of Recruits Under Austro-Hungarian Monarchy | Karen Hobbs and Frank Soural |
| Slovak Immigration to America and Life in the U.S. to 1920 | Gregory Ference |
| Sources For Researching Your Nebraska Czech Ancestors | Margie Sobotka |
| The Course of History and How It Influenced the Creation of Genealogical Records | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| The Influence of Czech Musicians Upon the Common Practice Period | John Svagera |
| The Limb Begins With Me - Starting My Family Tree | Sandra K. Hynek |
| The Struggle for the Heart of Europe: Conflicts That Shaped The Lives Of Our Czech and Slovak Ancestors | Steven G. Potach |
| What To Expect WHile Traveling In The Czech and Slovak Republics | Mark Bigaouette |
| Your Czech and Slovak Family History: Writing and Publishing Family Chronicles | Duncan B. Gardiner |
1997 CGSI Conference (Bloomington, MN)
The presentations below were part of the 1997 CGSI Conference held in Bloomington, Minnesota.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1997 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| A Time of Passage: The History of the Czechs and Slovaks, 1781–1918 | Steven G. Potach |
| An Overview of the Czechoslovakian/Bohemian Decorative Arts from 1900 to 1938 | Wes Nedblake and Kathy H. Foster |
| Austria-Hungary: A Primer for Genealogists | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Bohemia: The Crossroads of Europe | Ken Meter |
| Cleveland, Ohio and Cuyahoga County, 1880 to the Present and Its Slovak Identification | Joseph Hornack |
| Czech and Slovak Genealogical Research in America and the Czech and Slovak Republics | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Czech Genealogical Sources in Light of Czech and Moravian History | Duncan B. Gardiner |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? The Sounds of Unique Czechoslovak Instruments | Joel Blahnik and Anita Smisek |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Experiences with Obtaining and Analyzing Vienna Military and Archive Records | Karen Hobbs |
| Founding Fathers: The Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, 1917 to 1920 | Joan McGuire Mohr |
| German and Czech Emigration From Landskron, Bohemia to the Midwest | Edward G. Langer |
| Getting the Most Mileage from Genealogical Research Trips | Paula Stuart Warren |
| Holidays in the Czech and Slovak Republics | Daniela Sipkova-Mahoney |
| How to Obtain Genealogical Information From the Czech and Slovak Republics | |
| Introduction to Computer Genealogy | Chris Miksanek |
| Origin and Meaning of Czech Town and Village Names | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Recruitment Practices and the Lives of Recruits Under the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy | Karen Hobbs |
| Regional (Provincial) Archives in the Czech Republic as Sources for Genealogical Research | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Researching at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin | James W. Warren |
| Researching Coast to Coast From the Midwest | James W. Warren |
| Resources to Obtain On the Spot, A Visit to the Ancestral Area | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Saved by an Angel | Leo Baca |
| Sing an Old Song! A Czech-Slovak Pronunciation Guide to Folk Songs and Poetry | Anita Smisek |
| Sources for Czech, Slovak and Rusin Family History at the Immigration History Research Center | Joel Wurl |
| The Bohemian Settlement - St. Paul's First Czech Community | James Sazevich |
| The Ethnic Composition of the Austro-Hungarian Empire | Ken Meter |
| The Migration of Germans From the Hills of Bohemia to the Plains of the Upper Midwest | Robert Paulson |
| Tracing the History of a House | James A. Sazevich |
| Twenty Five Years of Providing Service to North Americans About Slovakia | Joseph Hornack |
| Twin Cities Area Research Facilities | Paula Stuart Warren |
| Unique Minnesota Ancestral Research Resources | Paula Stuart Warren |
| Writing Your Family History in Small, Manageable Pieces | James W. Warren |
1995 CGSI Conference (Chicago, IL)
The presentations below were part of the 1995 CGSI Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1995 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Case Studies in Czech and Slovak Ancestry Research | Duncan Gardiner |
| Czech and Slovak Family Names and Their Origin | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Czech Settlements in America at the End of the 19th Century | Miroslav Koudelka |
| Czech Word Beginnings and Endings for Genealogists | Robert Baumruk |
| Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Karel Andera: Maker of Grave Marker Crosses | Loren N. Horton |
| The Struggle for the Heart of Europe: Conflicts That Shaped the Lives of Our Czech and Slovak Ancestors | Steven G. Potach |
| Three Centuries of Czechs in America | Zdenek Hruban |
1994 CGSI Conference (Green Bay, WI)
The presentations below were part of the 1994 CGSI Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1994 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| Advanced Topics in Czech and Slovak Genealogical Computing Applications | Chris Miksanek |
| Bohemia: The Crossroads of Europe | Ken Meter |
| CGSI Library Resources and How They Can Benefit You | Paul Makousky |
| Folk Art Demonstration | Various |
| Folk Dance History & Traditions with Demonstrations | Donald & Jeanette Pafko |
| Fundamentals of Czech Language and Its Usage for Genealogists | Charles Sindelar |
| Genealogy Research Resources in Northeastern Wisconsin | Otnie Dechert, Timothy Cary, Ella Kaster and Debbie Anderson |
| Historic Trades of Our Ancestors | Ivan Dubovicky |
| If You Wish to Know a Culture, Go To Its Music | Anita Smisek and Joel Blahnik |
| Immigration Patterns and Immigrant Experiences of Czechs & Slovaks | Ivan Dubovicky |
| Information on Securing Family History From Czechoslovakia | |
| Slovak Settlement and Their Life in Wisconsin | Kathy Deyl and John Hosmanek |
| The Art of Making Kolace | Dolores Kupsh |
| The Border People: German Bohemian Settlements in the Upper Midwest | Bob Paulson and Ken Meter |
| The Care and Feeding of Czech and Slovak Kroj | Darinka Mojko Kohl |
| The Past Remembered: Traveling Plants | Eugene Krejcarek |
| Traveling in the Czech & Slovak Republics: Diverse Experiences | Panel of 1994 Travelers |
| U.S. Sources for Czech & Slovak Research: Finding Your Ancestral Village | Duncan Gardiner |
| Using Research Sources in the Czech and Slovak Republics | Duncan Gardiner |
1993 CGSI Conference (Cedar Rapids, IA)
The presentations below were part of the 1993 CGSI Conference held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1993 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| Ancestry Research in Slovak, Moravian and Czech Archives | Duncan Gardiner |
| Border People: German-Bohemian (Bohmisch) Settlements in America's Midwest | Ken Meter & Robert Paulson |
| Computers in Genealogy: An Introduction | Chris Miksanek |
| Customs, Crafts and Folklore of Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Czech Rural Settlements West of the Mississippi River | Stepanka Korytova-Magstack |
| Czech Settlement and Sources for Research in St. Louis | June Sommer |
| Czech, Slovak, Moravian Sources of Information in the United States | Duncan Gardiner |
| Czechs and Slovaks in Racine, Wisconsin: A Sesquicentennial Perspective | John D. Buenker |
| Ethnic Resources in the Linn County Genealogy Society Research Center | Marilyn Walsh |
| Explanation of Czech & Slovak Given and Surnames | Ivan Dubovicky |
| If You Wish To Know A Culture, Go To Its Music | Anita Smisek |
| Immigration in the Mississippt River Valley | Edwin L. Hill |
| Making the Most of Records in the LDS Family History Branch Library | Kacy Novak |
| Migration Patterns of Czechs Into and Out Of Nebraska | Marjorie Sobotka |
| My Search for My Husband's Relatives in Backroad Bohemia | Marilyn Miller Sychra |
| Prague and the Arts Through the Eyes of the Masaryk Family | Charlotta Kotik |
| The Push To Go, The Pull To Stay: An Immigrant's Dilemma | Stepanka Korytova-Magstack |
| Treasures of Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Unusual Facts About Our Heritage Discovered During Museum Research | Felix S. Gula |
1991 CGSI Conference (St. Paul, MN)
The presentations below were part of the 1999 CGSI Conference held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
For more information on the presentations and speakers, view the 1991 CGSI Conference Syllabus.
| Presentation | Speaker(s) |
| Advanced Czechoslovak Genealogy - Effective Genealogical Research in Person and by Mail | Daniel Schlyter |
| Advanced Czechoslovak Genealogy - How to Locate the Ancestral Home/Village | Daniel Schlyter |
| Advanced Czechoslovak Genealogy - Sources for Genealogical Research, the CSFR | Daniel Schlyter |
| Antonin Dvorak's American Sojourn: 1892-1895 | Jaroslav Mracek |
| Central & Eastern European Holdings of the Immigration History Research Center | Joel Wurl |
| Czech and Slovak Christmas Traditions | Ivan Dubovicky |
| Czech and Slovak Museum of Cedar Rapids | Patricia Hikiji |
| Czech and Slovak Musicians of the United States 1848-1938 | Jaroslav Mracek |
| Czech Language in America - Influence of Old Dialects and English | Steve Wencl |
| Czechoslovak Genealogy - Resources in the Czechoslovak Heritage Museum, Library and Archives | Lillian Chorvat |
| Czechoslovak Heritage Museum | Lillian Chorvat |
| Czechoslovakia's Archival Hierarchy | Milan Coupek |
| Documenting Czech Immigration Arrivals | Leo Baca |
| Emigration Patterns of Czechs to America | Ivan Dubovicky |
| From Crewel to Kroje | John H. Marvin |
| German-Bohemian Immigration to the Upper Midwest | Robert Paulson |
| History of the Austro-Hungarian Empire | Jan Neumann |
| History of the Czech Composer - Bohuslav Martinu | Boris Rybka |
| Migration of Germanic Peoples Into Czechoslovakia | Jan J. Neumann |
| Open Forum of Travel Experiences in CSFR 1991 | Panel of Travelers |
| Organizing Ethnic Events in Your Community | John H. Marvin |
| Panel Discussion - Life in Czechoslovakia Before and After the 1989 Revolution | |
| Researching in Czech-American Newspapers 1870-1970 | Bruce Garver |
| Researching in Czech-American Newspapers 1870-1970 | Bruce Garver |
| Researching Your Ancestors in Germany and Poland | Daniel M. Schlyter and Edward Luft |
| Researching Your Jewish Ancestors in Bohemia | Edward Luft |
| Researching Your Jewish Ancestors In Poland and Germany | Edward Luft |
| Slovak & Moravian Folk Customs & Wedding Traditions | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Slovak Easter Eggs and Their Cultural Significance | Veronika Ratica Hipp |
| Slovak Genealogy Research Insights | Ray Plutko |
| Teaching Ethnic Culture in the Schools | John H. Marvin |
| Texas Czech Experiences | Leo Baca |
| The Making of Slovak Easter Eggs | Veronica Ratica Hipp |
| Treasures of Slovakia - Castles, Cathedrals, Historic Sites | Helene Cincebeaux |
| Understanding Your Ancestors Through Their Folksongs | Anita Smisek |