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Shane Peremba is a senior at South Park High School, South Park, PA. Shane, a member of the FCSU Branch 254 since birth along with his brother Aaron, is the youngest son of Daneen and Rick Peremba. Shane has been playing hockey since he was 8 years old. His current position is as a goalie … Continued

It is no secret that immigrants have provided our nation with a strong and blessed support. Our Sisters who emigrated from central Europe have contributed mightily not only by their spiritual presence but also by the works they have performed in convents, parishes, schools, hospitals, homes for the elderly and by their very presence which … Continued

Family patriarch, Josef Galetka (1881-1928), Slovak immigrant and early member of Jednota FCSU Branch 484, Coral, PA, was honored recently in a unique way. Grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, spouses and friends gathered at his burial site at St. Francis Cemetery for the culmination of a year-long headstone restoration effort on the one hundred eighteenth … Continued

It is no secret that immigrants have provided our nation with a strong and blessed support. Our Sisters who emigrated from central Europe have contributed mightily not only by their spiritual presence but also by the works they have performed in convents, parishes, schools, hospitals, homes for the elderly and by their very presence which … Continued

Fr. Marek Visnovsky was born on November 24, 1977 in Vranov nad Toplou, a town in a Zemplin County in Eastern Slovakia. From 1998-2004 he went through the spiritual formation for the priesthood at the Greek-Catholic Seminary of Blessed Paul Peter Gojdic in Presov, Slovakia. He studied Philosophy and Theology at the Theological Faculty of … Continued

There are three main aspects of my life outside of academics that make me who I am. These three areas include music, computers/electronics, and volunteer/church service. Piano playing is a huge part of my life. Since third grade, I continue to take private lessons, practice and learn to master song after song through determination and … Continued

Joanne Engle Austin Branch 112, Secretary of the Supreme Court We Slovak-Americans are a proud group and when we hear of our ancestral country or someone from our ancestral country in the news or in sports, we take notice. That’s what happened to me when I learned my alma mater, Syracuse University (SU), has a … Continued

75th Anniversary-Slovak National Uprising Memorial Weekend Slovenské Národné Povstanie (SNP) By Kathryn Tatko During August 24-25 a day-and-a-half conference and remembrance of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was held in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. My husband, Jack Richards, and I attended the conference. Following are some of the highlights. Several of the presentations dealt … Continued

Meet Miss Slovakia, Vanessa Bottanova, a 19 year-old student who represented her country in the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant shown on FOX TV the evening of November 26, 2017. We have a connection! Sue Podhorsky Corbin, Gloria Podhorsky Streeter, and others in the family came on our 2008 Treasures of Slovakia Tour. We found lots … Continued

This September’s 2017 Slovakia Heritage Tour was a family affair in more ways than one with mothers, fathers, daughters, cousins and sisters coming together to find their family roots and return to the Slovak way of life they learned from their parents and grandparents. By the end of the tour, after hearing each other’s stories … Continued

Fifty-four extended Lazor Family members re-united on the 23rd of July in Mammoth Park in Mount Pleasant Township, PA, for a celebration of a proud Slovak Family – Lazor/Lazúr. They came from as far south as Texas, as far East as Maryland, as far North as Connecticut and as far West as California in honor … Continued

St. John the Baptist Society, Branch 10 of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Olyphant, Pennsylvania will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of its founding in 2014. Originally named, “The Olyphant Society of St. John the Baptist,” it is one of the oldest Slovak societies in America, organized on September 20, 1889. It was founded and chartered … Continued