Heinz History Center - Czech/Slovak/Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Workshop [hybrid program]
When: Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm (EDT)
Where: 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 (AND via online conference)
CGSI's Michal Razus, Rich Custer, and Jim Hudec, all past CGSI Conference speakers, are presenting at this 1-day Czech and Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Workshop at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. This workshop is available in-person and online for a nominal fee.
This is a hybrid program. Attendees can participate either online or in-person at the Heinz History Center. Captioning will be provided at this hybrid program. All registrants will receive complimentary access to lecture recordings for a two-week period following the live event.
Join three nationally renowned genealogists for our first Czech and Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Workshop.
Genealogy experts Rich Custer, Jim Hudec, and Michal Razus will guide beginner and advanced family historians alike on a tour de force of genealogical records available to uncover insights into your Czech, Slovak, and Carpatho-Rusyn ancestors.
Speakers will reveal where to turn for the largest caches of Czech and Slovak birth, marriage, and death records available online. Attendees will also learn the best strategies for discovering the home villages and parishes of their ancestors. Other record sets to be explored include censuses, military files, and historic maps.
This workshop will feature multiple sessions focused on Czech and Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn genealogical research, including:
- Where Did They Come From and Where are Their Records? Beginning Czech and Slovak Genealogy by Jim Hudec
- Searching for Ancestors in Slovakia I and II by Michal Razus
- Carpatho-Rusyns in Western Pennsylvania: Identity Questions, Genealogy Research Challenges, and How to Overcome Them by Rich Custer
- Finding Your Ancestors in the Czech Republic by Jim Hudec
Archivists from the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives and representatives from the Archives & Records Center of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh’s Archives & Special Collections will highlight the best archival record sets in their collections to trace Czech, Slovak, and Rusyn ancestors locally.
Members from other local genealogical and heritage organizations will also be on hand to share insights and best practices with workshop attendees.
