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Recent Finds
- NEW! Czech-Alaska Society American Czechs and Slovaks in Alaska
- NEW! John and Helen Timo Foundation (YouTube channel) Carpatho-Rusyn cultural and educational foundation
- NEW! Kasigarda Museum of Emigration from Slovakia to North America
- NEW! Slovak Ancestry Podcast Stories about genealogy, family history & heritage with CGSI member and friend Michal Razus of Prešov, Slovakia
- NEW! Texas Polka Museum Lots of Texas-Czech polka band and musicians history
- NEW! Texas Polka Radio & DJs Weekday, weekend, and on-demand radio programs
- NEW! The Vedute in Czech and Slovak Archives Records of pictorial sources created up to 1850 which are stored in Czech and Slovak archives
- Czech Military Records Book listings by regiment, mid-1800s through early 1900s (indexed)
- Denní hlasatel (Daily Herald) Chicago Czech newspaper, 1913-1919
- Global Slovakia A Slovak-based non-profit organization dedicated to sharing Slovakia with the English-speaking world
- Hlas Lidu (Voice of the People) New York Czech newspaper, 1911-1920
- Knihovna Václava Havla (Václav Havel Library) Prague
- Nedělní hlas lidu (Sunday Voice of the People) New York Czech newspaper, 1913-1920
- WWI Fallen Czech Soldiers Military Central Archive, Prague
Sections
Czech and Slovak Related Links
- Andera Graveyard Crosses (Czech immigrant artist)
- Bohemian National Hall Cleveland
- Bohemian National Hall (BNH) New York City
- Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base
- Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society Media Outlet
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society (YouTube channel)
- Czech and Slovak classical music
- Czech and Slovak historic sites and monuments in the United States
- Czech and Slovak Music Society
- Czech Hop Growing (Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic)
- Czechs in America (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
- Czech Torah Network (Holocaust Education Project)
- Czech/Slovak Stamp Resources
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Case Western Reserve University Czechs Rusyns Slovaks Concise historical summaries of immigration and ethnic groups of the Cleveland, Ohio area
- History of Beer in the Czech Lands (Radio Praha)
- Library of Congress book: Czechoslovakia : a country study
- Library of Congress - The Czech and Slovak Collections
- Lipa Slovak Folk Dancers
- Louisiana Czech Museum
- Slovak Cooking - Illustrated Slovak Recipes
- Slovakia – Heart of Europe (Blog)
- Slovaks in America (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
- Society for Czechoslovak Philately
- Tomáš G. Masaryk Collection - Utah State University Libraries
- Tomáš G. Masaryk Papers, 1887-1955 (or PDF file)
- Vánoční koledy: České koledy Christmas carols (Czech lyrics)
- Veselica Slovak Cultural Organization (Chicago folklore ensemble)
- YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
- Country Study – Former Czecholslovakia
- Czech and Slovak classical music
- Czech and Slovak collections – Library of Congress
- Czech and Slovak historic sites and monuments in the U.S.
- Czech and Slovak Music Society
- Czech and Slovak Oral Histories
- Czech Christmas Traditions
- Czechoslovak Legions
- Song texts in Czech, Slovak or Moravian
- Šternberk (Sternberg), Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic
Dictionaries
- Czech Multilingual Dictionary slovnik.cz
- Czech–English Dictionary (česko-anglický slovník) bab.la portal
- English–Czech Dictionary (anglicko-český slovník) bab.la portal
- Slovak Multilingual Dictionary slovnik.sk
Language Learning
- e-slovak Studia Academica Slovaca - The Centre for Slovak as a Foreign Language (Bratislava)
- International Association of Teachers of Czech
- slovake.eu A multilingual website to learn Slovak (learn Slovak online)
- Textbooks of Slovak as a foreign language Krížom-Krážom Comenius University in Bratislava
Translation Services and Tools
- Bing Microsoft Translator (Czech < > English and Slovak < > English)
- CEET Ltd. Central and Eastern European Translation (professional agency)
- Google Translate (Czech < > English)
- Google Translate (Slovak < > English)
- BetterLife (WFLA, ZČBJ) Madison, Wisconsin
- Catholic Union of Texas (KJT – Katolická Jednotá Texaská) La Grange, Texas
- CSA Fraternal Life (CSA) Lombard, Illinois
- Czech Catholic Union (CCU – Česká Katolická Jednota) Cleveland, Ohio
- First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA Life) Beachwood, Ohio
- First Catholic Slovak Union (FCSU Financial®) Independence, Ohio
- Greek Catholic Union of the USA (GCU) Beaver, Pennsylvania
- Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union (LPSCU) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania also see records collection
- National Slovak Society (NSS Life) McMurray, Pennsylvania
- Polish Falcons of America (PFA) (Slovak membership) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas (SPJST – Slovanská Podporující Jednota Státu Texas) Temple, Texas
- Slovak Catholic Sokol (SCS) Passaic, New Jersey
- Slovak Gymnastic Union (Sokol of the USA) Boonton, New Jersey
Former Fraternal Organizations merged into others:
[Work in progress:]
|
Former Fraternal Name |
Organized | Location |
Merged / Renamed |
Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemian Roman Catholic Central Union of Women | 1879 | Cleveland, Ohio | name changed to | 1939 | Czech Catholic Union (CCU – Česká Katolická Jednota) |
| Bohemian Roman Catholic Union of Texas | 1889 | Shiner, Texas | name changed to | 1941 | Czech Roman Catholic Union of Texas |
| Catholic Slovak Brotherhood | 1944 | Braddock, Pennsylvania | merged with | 1970 | First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA Life) |
| Catholic Workman (Katolický Dĕlní) | 1891 | New Prague, Minnesota | merged with | 2004 | First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA Life) |
| Cleveland Slovak Union | Cleveland, Ohio | merged with | 1945 | First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union of USA (FCSLU) | |
| Czech Catholic Union of Texas (KJT) | 1889 | La Grange, Texas | name changed to | 1990 | Catholic Union of Texas (KJT – Katolická Jednotá Texaská) |
| Czech Roman Catholic Union of Texas | 1889 | Hostyn, Texas | name changed to | 1946 | Czech Catholic Union of Texas (KJT) |
| Evangelical Slovak Women's Union of America | 1906 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | merged to form | 1962 | United Lutheran Society (ULS) |
| First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union of USA (FCSLU) | 1892 | Cleveland, Ohio | name changed to | 1967 | First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA Life) |
| First Slavonic Wreath of the Free Eagle | 1896 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | name changed | 1929 | First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle |
| First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle | 1896 | Stafford, Connecticut | merged with | 1997 | National Slovak Society (NSS Life) |
| National Slavonic Society of the United States | 1890 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1913 | National Slovak Society of the United States of America |
| Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union (PSCU) | 1893 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | merged into | 1990 | |
| Pennsylvania Slovak Roman and Greek Catholic Union (PSRGCU) | 1893 | Pittston, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1954 | Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union (PSCU) |
| Presbyterian Beneficial Union | 1901 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | merged with | 1997 | National Slovak Society (NSS Life) |
| Roman and Greek Catholic Gymnastic Union Sokol | 1905 | Passaic, New Jersey |
name changed to |
1933 | Slovak Catholic Sokol (SCS) |
| Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood | Braddock, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1940 | Catholic Slovak Brotherhood | |
| Russian Orthodox Catholic Women’s Mutual Aid Society | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | merged with | 1998 | National Slovak Society (NSS Life) | |
| Slovak Calvinistic Presbyterian Union | 1901 | Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1962 | Presbyterian Beneficial Union |
| Slovak Evangelical Society | merged with | 1944 | Slovak Gymnastic Union (Sokol of the USA) | ||
| Slovak Evangelical Union | 1893 | Freeland, Pennsylvania | merged to form | 1962 | United Lutheran Society (ULS) |
| Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol (SGUS) | 1896 |
New York, New York |
name changed to | Slovak Gymnastic Union (Sokol of the USA) | |
| Slovak Sokol Union | Chicago, Illinois | merged with | 1922 | Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol (SGUS) | |
| United Lutheran Society (ULS) | 1962 | Ligonier, Pennsylvania | merged with | 2007 | Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh (GBU) |
| United Societies of the Greek Catholic Religion of USA | 1903 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1955 | United Societies of USA |
| United Societies of USA | 1903 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | merged with | 2000 | Greek Catholic Union of the USA (GCU) |
| Western Bohemian Catholic Union (Západní Česká Katolická Jednota) | 1898 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | merged with | 1929 | Catholic Workman |
| Western Bohemian Fraternal Association (Západní Česko-Bratrská Jednota - ZČBJ) | 1897 | Omaha, Nebraska | name changed to | 1971 | Western Fraternal Life Association (WFLA) |
| Western Fraternal Life (WFLA) | 1897 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | merged to form | 2021 | BetterLife |
| Women's Pennsylvania Slovak Roman and Greek Catholic Union | 1898 | Hazelton, Pennsylvania | name changed to | 1948 | |
| Women’s Slovak Sokol Organization (Veniec Sokola) | 1898 | New York, New York | merged with | 1910 | Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol (SGUS) |
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society (C-RS)
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society Media Outlet
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society (YouTube channel)
- Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois (CSAGSI)
- Czechoslovak Area Genealogy Club of Southern California (CAGC)
- Česká genealogická a heraldická společnost v Praze (ČGHSP) Czech Genealogy and Heraldry Society in Prague
- East European Genealogical Society (EEGS)
- Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS)
- German-Bohemian Heritage Society (GBHS)
- Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS)
- Heraldická společnost v Praze Heraldic Society in Prague
- Hungarian/American Friendship Society (HAFS) Slovak & Hungarian Genealogy
- Klub pro českou heraldiku a genealogii Czech Heraldry and Genealogy Club
- Moravská genealogická a heraldická společnost (MGHS) Moravian Genealogical and Heraldic Society
- Slovenská genealogicko-heraldická spoločnosť (SGHS) Slovak Genealogical-Heraldic Society
- Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS)
- Bill Tarkulich's Slovakia Genealogy Research Strategies portal with extensive links to genealogy resources
- Cyndi’s List - Czech Republic & Slovakia
- Czech Census Searchers
- Czech Genealogy Links Czech Census Searchers favorite links
- Czech Peasant and Emigration Museum Kojákovice, Czech Republic
- CzechHeritage.net Czech and Slovak Family Patterns
- Czechs in Chicago: A Home in the Heartland feature-length documentary film
- Dvoracek Memorial Library - Wilber, Nebraska
- GENEA Project genealogické stránky Czech Republic genealogical pages project
- KdeJsme.cz Czech surnames or given names frequency statistical database
- My Czech Roots
- Slovak Heritage Live
- Small Towns (Jones County, Iowa)
- The Carpathian Connection Carpatho-Rusyn ancestry
- Texas Czech Genealogy Publishing Group (TCGPG)
- WorldGenWeb Project - Czech Republic
- WorldGenWeb Project - Slovakia
- Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago
- Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
- Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in New York
- Česká archivní společnost (ČAS) Czech Archival Society
- Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa Canada
- Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington United States
- Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa Canada
- Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington United States
- HESTIA – Centrum pro dobrovolnictví, z.ú. Centre for Volunteering, Prague
- Honorary Consulates of the Czech Republic in the United States
- Honorary Consulates of the Slovak Republic in the United States
- Onward To Our Past® Blog
- Radio Prague International – News in English
- Radio Slovakia International (Rádio RSI) – News in English
- Spoločnosť slovenských archivárov Society of Slovak Archivists
- The Slovak Spectator Slovakia’s only English-language newspaper
- Webcameras in Czech Republic
- American Chamber of Commerce – Czech Republic
- American Chamber of Commerce – Slovak Republic
- Czech News
- Czech Republic – News Portal
- Czech Republic – Portal
- Czech Republic – Portal
- Czech National Archives-Prague
- Czech Republic Parish Finder
- CzechFolks (broken link)
- Free genealogy resources
- Czech Republic White Pages
- Slovak Military Records
- Slovak Republic maps
- Slovak Republic – Portal
- Slovakia – general information
- Slovakia – Portal
- Slovakia Links
- Slovakia Links
- Bohemia 1882 (FEEFHS Map Library)
- Central Europe Maps (980 A.D.–1871 A.D.) Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, UT Library Online
- County Maps of Hungary Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia vármegyéi
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- FEEFHS Map Library (Austro-Hungarian Empire and other Europe)
- Finding Cadastral Maps (by Gene Aksamit, CGSI) Member-only access required
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® Online (Getty Research Institute)
- Historical Maps of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia Geoinformatics Laboratory Czech Republic
- Historical Maps of the Habsburg Empire MAPIRE map portal
- Moravia 1700 (FEEFHS Map Library)
- Moravia 1882 (FEEFHS Map Library)
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas Library Online)
- Third Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary Army
- Topographic Maps of Eastern Europe Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) – Using Maps in Genealogy
- American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club (ACSCC) North Miami, Florida
- American Friends of the Czech Republic Washington, DC
- American Sokol Brookfield, Illinois
- American Sokol Cedar Rapids
- American Sokol Chicagoland
- American Sokol Detroit
- American Sokol Greater Cleveland
- American Sokol Library & Archives online collections database
- American Sokol Los Angeles
- American Sokol Milwaukee
- American Sokol New York
- American Sokol Omaha
- Bohemian Association of New Zealand
- Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association (BBLA) preserving Czech and Slovak culture in New York City since 1891
- Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden Astoria (New York City), New York
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
- Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society Media Outlet
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society (YouTube channel)
- Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota (CSCC)
- Czech and Slovak Heritage Association (CSHA Maryland)
- Czech and Slovak Organizations in the USA list from Czechmate Diary Blog
- Czech and Slovak School of North Carolina
- Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota
- Czech Center Museum Houston
- Czech Center New York
- Czech Heritage Club New Prague, Minnesota
- Czech Heritage Society of Texas
- Czech Society of Oregon
- Czechoslovak Heritage Museum Chicago
- Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences (SVU)
- Czech School of California
- Czech-Alaska Society Organization of American Czechs and Slovaks in Alaska
- Czech-Slovak American Club of Tucson
- Česká obec sokolská - ČOS (Czech Sokol Organization)
- Dvořák American Heritage Association (DAHA) commemorates, celebrates, and continues to explore composer Antonín Dvořák's extraordinary musical contributions
- Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery Chicago
- Friends of Slovakia Falls Church, Virginia
- Global Slovakia a Slovak-based non-profit organization dedicated to sharing Slovakia with the English-speaking world
- Jankola Library & Slovak Museum Danville, Pennsylvania
- John and Helen Timo Foundation (YouTube channel) Carpatho-Rusyn cultural and educational foundation
- Kindertransport Association (KTA) Czechoslovakia child Holocaust refugees and their descendants
- Moravian Cultural Society (MCS) Chicago
- National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
- Rusin Association of Minnesota
- Slovak Institute Cleveland
- Slovak-American Cultural Center (S-ACC) New York
- Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews (SHCSJ) New York
- Sokol Canada
- Sokol na Slovensku (Sokol Slovakia)
- St. Paul Czech and Slovak Folk Dancers
- Tatra Slovak Dancers of Milwaukee
- Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC)
- Texas Czechs
- United Moravian Societies Chicago
- Western Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association (WPSCA) Pittsburgh
- Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society Cudahy, Wisconsin
- World Sokol Federation Prague
- Amazing Czechia (Visual Travel Guide to Czech Republic)
- Bratislava (Local Travel Information and City Guide)
- Český Krumlov (Tourism Information System)
- Currency Converter
- CzechSite (Prague Travel Guide)
- My Czech Republic (Czech Travel, Culture, Community)
- Prague.eu (Official Tourist Website for Prague)
- Region Slovácko (Tourism Association) Explore southern Moravia's Slovácko region full of folklore, history, culture, wine, traditional gastronomy, nature, sports, outdoor adventure, and hospitality
- Schengen Visa Info (Czech Republic)
- Schengen Visa Info (Slovakia)
- Slovakia Travel (Slovakia Tourist Information Center)
- Tripedia (Czech Republic)
- Tripedia (Slovakia)
- U.S. Department of State – Czech Republic International Travel Information
- U.S. Department of State – Slovakia International Travel Information
- Visit Czech Republic (Czech Tourism Authority)
- Wikitravel (Czech Republic)
- Wikitravel (Prague)
- Wikitravel (Slovakia)
General Genealogy Links
- Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS)
- Kansas Genealogical Society & Online Library
- Michigan Genealogical Council (MGC)
- Michigan Genealogy Research Network (Library of Michigan)
- Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS)
- National Genealogical Society (NGS)
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B)
- Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS)
- Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS)
- Ancestry (online genealogical service)
- AncestryDNA Eastern European ethnicity
- Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
- Castle Garden
- Consumer Affairs: Best DNA Testing and Ancestry Websites
- Cyndi’s List
- Developing your Family Tree with Genealogy Software
- FamilySearch (online genealogical service)
- FamilySearch Digital Library The Family History Library sponsored by FamilySearch is the largest genealogical library in the world
- Family Tree Magazine - 101 Best Genealogy Websites of 2020
- Find the Best DNA Tests and Ancestry Websites ConsumerAffairs.com
- Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
- Genealogical Proof Standard GenealogyExplained.com
- Genealogy.com - GenForum
- Holocaust Educational Resources (reference list)
- Immigration History Research Center - University of Minnesota
- JewishGen
- JewishGen Gazetteer
- MyHeritage (online genealogical service)
- OneGreatFamily.com (online genealogical service)
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
- RootsWeb
- The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
- Trace Your Family Roots From Immigration to US Citizenship: A Genealogy Guide
- Trace Your Family Tree
- USGenWeb Project
- U.S.Census Bureau - Genealogy
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Resources for Genealogists
- WorldGenWeb Project
- Czech Historical Records Collections on Family Search
- Czech Archives described
- Czech Republic, Bohemia and Moravia Genealogical Research
- German Genealogy – Hapsburg Empire
- Slovak and Carpatho-Russian Genealogy Research Pages Portal with links to genealogy resources
- Slovak Historical Records Collections at Family Search
- Slovak Archives – request process for Genealogical Search How to request searches at the Slovak Archives
- Slovak Archives – Genealogical Search requests
- Slovak Genealogy Links to Slovak genealogy resources
- Slovakia Genealogy Resources Links to Slovak genealogy resources
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