About Our OrganizationBetween 1885 and 1920, over 700 Slavic families
came from either Western states or directly from Eastern Europe to settle in Virginia. The greatest number settled in the counties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, and Chesterfield counties surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, mostly on farmlands that had been abandoned after the battles of the American Civil War that had raged in the area. Others settled in Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, Greensville, New Kent and other counties of Virginia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Members are Descendants of (or interested in) the Czech/Slovaks who settled in the State of Virginia, including the counties of Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Greensville, Henrico, Hanover, New Kent, Prince George and Surry between 1885 and 1920. Co-founded in 2003 by Joyce Pritchard and Marie Pearson (www.mariepearson.com) ----------------------- Our Mission is to Discover, Document and Promote Our Czech/Slovak Heritage Our membership is open to all and unusual in that we make no conditions in joining. We do not have meetings, we do not collect dues and we do not require ancestry. We trust that you have an interest or a connection in Virginia Czech Slovak Heritage Society's goals as on this page.
To join, simply send us your name and email address so that we are able to notify you of our events and activities. We would like to know a little about your Virginia CS interests, family and where you live but that of course is optional. Welcome - vítejte ...vitajte! For additional information, about the Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society, please contact us at virginiaczechslovak@gmail.com or mariepearson@verizon.net |
We do this by:Building a "virtual library" of all available books,
newspaper articles and other materials (Bibliography Project) Documenting genealogical information of all area Czech/Slovaks (i.e Village/Database Project) in order to help families re-connect. Sponsoring events (i.e. Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival) that promote our Heritage (food, customs, folkdress, religion) Encouraging knowledge of Czech/Slovak language and phrases, assistance in preserving and translating family documents. Encouraging visits to family villages in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Romania. "Giving back" to our ancestral homelands in thankfulness for our rich heritage (tours, continuing contact with our relatives, fund-raisers, charitable contributions) |
Notice: We are privileged to have collected the information on these web pages during our research and were given unlimited permission to publicly use the photographs, letters, genealogies, family histories, articles and all other information contained in our files and that may appear in the future on this site. Other information contained herein is found in the public domain. Please feel free to contact us if you have concerns. Virginia Czech Slovak Heritage Society