Author : Konštantín Čulen
Publisher :
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 9780965193221
Hardcover book with Dusk jacket cover (front and back) depicting scenes of Slovak life in America. The dust jacket has not yet been designed.
Author : Stephen Szabados
Publisher : Stephen Szabados
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Reference
ISBN :
If you are researching your Czech or Slovak family history, this book is a must-read. The book should help you answer the questions, why did our German ancestors immigrate; when did they leave; how did they get here; where did they settle? It includes descriptions of many aspects of their social history that effected immigration to America, and the material should give you vital insights into your ancestors' immigration. Remember that each immigrant has a unique story, and it is our challenge to dig out as many details of their immigration saga as we can when doing our family history research. I am sure this book will help point the way to many exciting stories about your family history. The stories will help your ancestors come alive. Our immigrant ancestors are the foundation of our roots in the United States. Our lives would be much different if they did not endure the challenges of emigration from the Old Country. Do not underestimate their contributions. They played a critical role in factories and farms in the United States. Their lives were building blocks in the growth of their new country
Author : Lisa A. Alzo
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 18,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738549088
No other city in the United States is home to more Slovaks than Pittsburgh. It is estimated that close to 100,000 Slovak immigrants came to the area in the 1890s looking for work and the chance for a better life. The hills and valleys of this new land reminded newcomers of the farms, forests, and mountains they left behind. They lived in neighborhoods close to their work, forming numerous cluster communities in such places as Braddock, Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall, the North Side, Rankin, and Swissvale. Once settled, Slovak immigrants founded their own churches, schools, fraternal benefit societies, and social clubs. Many of these organizations still enjoy an active presence in Pittsburgh today, serving to pass on the customs and traditions of the Slovak people. Through nearly 200 photographs, Slovak Pittsburgh celebrates the lives of those Slovaks who settled in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, and the rich heritage that is their legacy.
Author : Stephanie Saxon-Ford
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780791050521
Discusses the historical background of the Czechs who have immigrated to the New World and what influence they have had on the United States
Author : Lisa A. Alzo
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1440343276
Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting--and challenging--journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle the region's complicated history. The book also includes timelines, sample records, resource lists, and sample record request letters to aid your research. In this book, you'll find • The best online resources for Polish, Czech, and Slovak genealogy, plus a clear research path you can follow to find success • Tips and resources for retracing your ancestors’ journey to America • Detailed guidance for finding and using records in the old country • Helpful background on Polish, Czech, and Slovak history, geography, administrative divisions, and naming patterns • How the Three Partitions of Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire affect genealogical research and records • Information on administrative divisions to help you identify where your ancestors' records are kept • Sample letters for requesting records from overseas archives • Case studies that apply concepts and strategies to real-life research problems Whether your ancestors hail from Warsaw or a tiny village in the Carpathians, The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide will give you the tools you need to track down your ancestors in Eastern Europe.
Author : Joan McGuire Mohr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0786488514
During World War I, a specialized Russian battalion comprised of ethnic Czechs and Czech and Slovak prisoners of war--the Legion--became a pawn in an international game of power and deceit. The Legion's detour through Siberia became the greatest human interest story of the war, chronicled weekly in the New York Times and New York Herald. More than half of the Legion's troops lost their lives as the evacuation of Czech and Slovak POWs through Vladivostok precipitated the murder of the Russian royal family and forced the Legion to act as protectors of the Russian treasury and the Trans-Siberian Railway while the White and Red armies battled. For political purposes, tales of the Legion's odyssey have been buried or expunged. This volume offers the seminal account of this hidden yet epic journey, shedding light on a fascinating but forgotten facet of World War I.
Author : Lawrence H. Konecny
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 16,21 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781585443178
Includes William Gilliam Kingsbury's 1877 pamphlet: A description of south-western and middle Texas (United States)
Author : Thomas Capek
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 1920
Category : History
ISBN :
The emigration of the Czechs to America and their cultural gifts to the new nation.
Author : Vera Laska
Publisher : Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana Publications
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN :
A history of the Czechs in the United States in chronological format with a selection of illustrative documents, appendices, and a bibliography.
Author : Jan Raska
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0887555705
During the Cold War, more than 36,000 individuals entering Canada claimed Czechoslovakia as their country of citizenship. A defining characteristic of this migration of predominantly political refugees was the prevalence of anti-communist and democratic values. Diplomats, industrialists, politicians, professionals, workers, and students fled to the West in search of freedom, security, and economic opportunity. Jan Raska’s Czech Refugees in Cold War Canada explores how these newcomers joined or formed ethnocultural organizations to help in their attempts to affect developments in Czechoslovakia and Canadian foreign policy towards their homeland. Canadian authorities further legitimized the Czech refugees’ anti-communist agenda and increased their influence in Czechoslovak institutions. In turn, these organizations supported Canada’s Cold War agenda of securing the state from communist infiltration. Ultimately, an adherence to anti-communism, the promotion of Canadian citizenship, and the cultivation of a Czechoslovak ethnocultural heritage accelerated Czech refugees’ socioeconomic and political integration in Cold War Canada. By analyzing oral histories, government files, ethnic newspapers, and community archival records, Raska reveals how Czech refugees secured admission as desirable immigrants and navigated existing social, cultural, and political norms in Cold War Canada.
