CGSI Quarterly Program "A Guide to Czech and Slovak Heritage Resources at the Midwest Genealogy Center" (webinar)

Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 10am – 12:00pm CDT

Where: on your computer, tablet, or smartphone (presented via online webinar)

Join CGSI and Iveta Blahútová for a virtual tour of the Midwest Genealogy Center (MGC) in Independence, Missouri. Iveta is a professional Genealogy Research Analyst at the MGC and CGSI’s Education Chairperson.

The MGC is a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library. Its 52,000 sq. ft. collection, covering the entire United States and some international, includes over 80,000 family history books, 100,000 local history items, 565,000 microfilms and microfiches, and 7,000 maps.

Iveta will provide a virtual tour and answer questions on how best to access MGC records as you conduct research about your Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Bohemian, and Carpatho-Rusyn ancestors.

She is a moderator of MGC's German Genealogy Group, creates the German e-newsletter ‘The Schrift’, and regularly presents various genealogy ethnic classes. Iveta is a native of Slovakia. Graduating from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, she already had a career as a lawyer. An invitation from a close family member to work as a foreign expert brought her to the United States.

This webinar is free and can be viewed anywhere with a high-speed internet connection.

Learn more about the Midwest Genealogy Center.