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2026-Sep-27: September Naše rodina: Research Centers that Benefit CGSI Members

2026-Sep-22: CGSI 2026 Symposium materials published

2026-Sep-17: Our Villages Updates

2026-Sep-06: CGSI Governance documents added: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Policies

2026-Sep-05: Additional Digitized Family Histories and other Texts Published:

Author/Date	Title with direct link
Robert C Swanda, 2015	Svanda Pomerania meets Bohemia: The History of Clarence Svanda
Jack Mracek, 2000	Schenbauer Sempaur Schoenbauer Sampaur
Linda Jelen Brink, 2023	Radek Family Genealogy
Linda Jelen Brink, 2023	Krenek Family History and Genealogy
Linda Jelen Brink, 2023	Family Stursa Book I and II
Duncan B Gardner & Mary B Wolfe, 2000	Kopáček Family of Suchdol, Czech Lands
Allen D Cavell, 1988	The Family of Frank and Mary Klima
Jewel Beck Lansing, 1996	A Czech Family Heritage: Krch & Maly
Jan Habenicht, 1903	Zapisky Stareho Lekare/Writings of an Old Physician
Sarah Turansky*, 1988	Turansky Estate to Czech Heirs
Frank B Zdrubek, 1902	Dějiny Česko-Národního Hřbitova v Chicago, Illinois
Šárka B. Hrbkova, 1920	Czechoslovak Stories
Wayne Ullman, 2025	An American Family History: The ancestry of Albert Conrad Ullman (1914-1986)

2026-Aug-31:

2026-Aug-29:

Web Series Episode Seven: Brno Archives - video, slides and handout available for all CGSI members.
Member Blog: Can AI Help When It Comes to Czech Church Registers? by CGSI Member Andree Brower Swanson. Artificial Intelligence significantly assists in decoding Czech church registers through Handwritten Text Recognition and mass indexing automation. However, human verification remains essential due to limitations such as surname hallucinations and susceptibility to faded or damaged historical documents.

2026-Aug-16:

CGSI has officially opened the Call for Presentations for our upcoming 21st Genealogical and Cultural Conference. Scheduled for September 28 through October 2, 2027, at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport in Bloomington, Minnesota, this milestone event centers around the theme, "40 Years of Discovery: Honoring the Past, Building the Future".

2026-Aug-05:

2026-Aug-02:

Web Series Episode Six: Plzeň Archives - video, slides and handout available for all CGSI members.

2026-Jul-31:

2026-Jul-20:

Heritage Book Sale: Zero Hidden Fees: The $9 price covers the book, packaging, and shipping straight to your door.
History of Slovaks in America by Konštantín Čulen The definitive English translation of Čulen’s landmark work. Spanning over 400 pages, this hardcover book paints a vivid portrait of early Slovak immigrant life, early newspaper accounts, and the foundations of Slovak fraternal and parish life in the United States. A must-have index of surnames for ancestral researchers!
The History of the Slovaks of Cleveland and Lakewood An invaluable regional resource detailing the profound impact, neighborhoods, and social structures built by Slovak immigrants in these core Ohio heritage hubs.
Památník: A Memorial of Czech Protestant Congregations A vital historic and genealogical record offering deep insights into Czech Protestant community roots, tracking congregation lineages and historical regional movements.

2026-Jul-19: