- National
- Czech & Slovak
- Museum & Library
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Slovak Cultural Organizations
- in the United States
- There are a surprising number of Slovak cultural organizations active in the United States today. The museum serves as a clearinghouse of information about these groups. While these lists are meant to be as comprehensive as possible, we realize they are incomplete. If you notice an omission or mistake, please send an e-mail to dmuhlena@ncsml.org noting the organization's name, address, telephone/fax numbers and contact information so we can make these lists as complete and up-to-date as possible.
- American Alliance of California
- Ms. Ilonka Martinka Torres, President
- 18889 West Cavendish Drive
- Castro Valley, California 94552
- phone: 510-5810714
- fax: 510-5810213
- American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club
- Robert J. Petrik and Karl Kmoch, Co-Presidents
- 13325 Arch Creek Road
- North Miami, Florida 33181
- phone: 305-891-9130
- e-mail: rjpetrik@worldnet.att.net
- website: http://acscc.org/
- Record last updated: 5/14/02
- American Czechoslovak Social Club - Brower Club
- Albert Sheval, President
- 2633 27th Terrace NE
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33306
- phone: 954-563-5387
- American Fund for Czechoslovak Relief
- Vojtech Jerábek, President
- 1776 Broadway # 2105
- New York, New York 10019-2002
- phone: 212-265-1919
- fax: 212-765-3867
- American Slovak Cultural Association of The Mahoning Valley, Inc.
- Mary Babnic, President
- 823 Pearson Circle, Unit 3
- Youngstown, Ohio 44512.
- Carpatho-Rusyn Society
- website: http://www.carpathorusynsociety.org/
- publication: The New Rusyn Times
- Record last updated: 5/17/02
- Cleveland - Bratislava Sister Cities, Inc.
- Edward G. Keshock, Ph.D., President
- Joseph J. Hornack, Secretary
- PO Box 31831
- Cleveland, Ohio 44131-0831
- fax: 216-6428954
- e-mail: jhornack@rampant.com
- website: http://blog.cleveland.com/slovakia/
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Cleveland Slovak Radio Club, Inc.
- Milan Kobulsky, Announcer
- 3321 State Road
- Medina OH 44256
- phone:440 897-3320 or 330 239-2256
- e-mail: vychodnarzpresova@yahoo.com
- Record last updated: 1/20/04
- Cleveland Slovak School for Children
- Mary Ann Dzurec, Director
- website: www.slovakschool.com
- phone: 440 930-2197
- Record last updated: 9/19/07
- Czech and Slovak American Amity Association
- Julian Niemczyk, President
- 1350 I Street NW, # 1010
- Washington, DC 20005
- phone: 202-789-0220
- Czech and Slovak American Club of Tucson
- Gene Kaspar, President
- phone: 520-888-2969
- website: http://tucsonczechslovak.homestead.com/
- publication title: Czech and Slovak Club Newsletter
- Record last updated: 5/14/02
- Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois
- PO Box 313
- Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554
- website: www.csagsi.org/
- publication title: Koreny
- Czech and Slovak Civic Foundation
- Barbara Krasa Kelly, President
- 4900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, #240
- Washington, DC 20016
- phone: 202-966-1888
- fax: 202-966-1180
- Czech and Slovak Club of Greater Kansas City
- Miroslav Kubic, President
- 6201 West 61st Street
- Shawnee Mission, Kansas
- Czech and Slovak Cultural Center of Minnesota
- CSPS (Sokol) Hall
- 383 Michigan Street
- St. Paul, MN 55102
- phone: 952-927-6009
- website: www.cs-center.org
- Record last updated: 4/2/07
- Czech and Slovak Heritage Association of Maryland
- P.O. Box 20261
- Baltimore, MD 21284-0261
- phone: 410-821-5897
- fax: 410-821-6040
- president: Michael Krompholz
- website: http://www.czslha.org/
- publication title: Hlas
- Record last updated: 1/3/05
- Czech and Slovak Music Society
- Judith Mabary, Secretary
- Czech and Slovak Music Society
- 812 W. Lackawanna Avenue
- Blakely, Penssylvania 18447
- website: http://www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/csms/
- Record last updated: 12/19/03
- Czech and Slovak Society of Indiana
- 1112 Crown Point
- Zionsville, Indiana 46077
- Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council
- Mojmír Povolný, President
- 31 South Meadows Drive
- Appleton, Wisconsin 54915
- phone: 920-739-3846
- Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
- Ginger Simek, President
- PO Box 16225
- St. Paul, Minnesota 55116-0225
- phone: 763-595-7799
- website: www.cgsi.org
- e-mail: info@cgsi.org
- publication titles: Nase rodina; Rocenka
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Czecho-Slovak Farmers Club
- Mr. Pavol Zentko, President
- 23 Hankins Road
- Highstown, New Jersey 08520
- Record last updated: 2/12/01
- First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association of the USA
- Mary Ann S. Johanek, President
- 24950 Chagrin Blvd.
- Beachwood, Ohio 44122-5634
- phone: 216-4648015 or 800-464-4642
- fax: 216-4649260
- e-mail: info@fcsla.com
- website: http://www.fcsla.com/
- publication title: Fraternally Yours
- Record last updated: 12/19/03
- First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States and Canada (JEDNOTA)
- Andrew M. Rajec, President
- FCSU Corporate Center
- 6011 Rockside Road
- Independence, Ohio 44131
- phone: 1800JEDNOTA, or 216-6429406
- fax: 216-6424310
- website: www.fcsu.com
- publication title: Jednota
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Friends of Slovakia
- Friends of Slovakia
- P.O. Box 40733
- Washington, D.C. 20016-0733
- phone: 703 671-0926
- e-mail: information@friendsofslovakia.org
- website: www.friendsofslovakia.org
- Record last updated: 11/1/07
- Jankola Library and Slovak Archive Center
- c/o Villa Sacred Heart
- Sr. M. Mercedes Voytko, Director
- Danville, Pennsylvania 17821-1698
- phone: 570 275-3581
- phone: 570 275-5606
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union
- Theresa A. Kluchinski, National President
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701-2595
- website: www.lpscu.org
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Lipa Slovak Folk Dancers
- Donald Pafko, Director
- 5232 West 96th Street
- Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
- phone: 952-831-1440
- fax: 952-831-4702
- website: http://www.mnfolkarts.org/lipa/lipa.html
- e-mail: LipaDancers@aol.com or Pafkova@aol.com
- Record last updated: 8/15/07
- Lucina Slovak Folklore Ensemble
- Tom Ivanec, Founder
- website: www.lucina.org
- phone: 440 543-5197
- Record last updated: 9/19/07
- Masaryk Klub of Boston
- Jan Horvat, President
- PO Box 260
- Carlisle, Massachusetts 01741
- phone: 508-3712130
- Miss Czech-Slovak USA Pageant
- MaryElizabeth Lackey, Pageant Director
- 2144 Serenidad Lane
- Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
- e-mail: mary_eliza@yahoo.com
- website: http://missczechslovakqueen.tripod.com
- Record last updated: 8/15/07
- Miss Czech-Slovak USA Pageant - Illinois Representative
- Mila Tellez
- 503 S. Oak Park Ave. Suite 214
- Oak Park, Illinois 60304
- phone: 708-383-2600
- fax: 708-383-2895
- e-mail: mila@tma.net
- Record last updated: 12/19/03
- Miss Czech-Slovak USA Pageant - Minnesota Representative
- Lorraine & Jerry David
- 201 North Circle Dr.
- Montgomery, MN 56059
- tel: 507-364-5384
- Record last updated: 4/18/06
- Miss Czech Slovak Wisconsin State Queen Pageant
- Charlotte "Toni" Brendel, Director
- P.O. Box 151
- Phillips, Wisconsin
- tel: 715-339-3629
- Record last updated: 11/6/07
- National Slovak Society of the USA
- David G. Blazek, President
- 351 Valley Brook Road
- McMurray, Pennsylvania 15317
- phone: 724- 873-1890 or 800-488-1890
- fax: 724 731-0145
- e-mail: info@nsslife.com
- website: www.nsslife.com
- publication title: Narodne Noviny (monthly); National News (monthly, in English and Slovak); Kalendar (annual)
- Record last updated: 12/19/03
- Phillips Czech-Slovak Community Festival, Inc.
- Carole Zellinger, President
- P.O. Box 151
- Phillips, Wisconsin 54555
- tel: 715-339-2661
- website: http://czech-slovak.tripod.com/
- Record last updated: 11/6/07
- Rusyny Folk Ensemble
- Leslie Kurtak
- e-mail: deserttea@yahoo.com.
- Record last updated: 1/25/08
- Sister Cities International
- website: http://www.sister-cities.org
- Slovakia partnerships:
- Bardejov-Ashtabula, Ohio
- Bratislava-Cleveland, Ohio
- Dudince-Kent, Ohio
- Kosice-Mobile, Alabama
- Nitra-Naperville, Illinois
- Presov-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Spisska Nova Ves-Youngstown, Ohio
- Spissky Podhradie-Show Low, Arizona
- Tisovec-Shenandoah, Iowa
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Slovak American Charitable Association
- 3521 16th Street
- Zion, Illinois 60099
- phone: 847-746-2147
- website: www.rollinghillscampus.org
- Record last updated: 12/6/07
- Slovak-American Cultural Center
- Mr. Matthew Culen, President
- PO Box 5395
- New York, New York 10185
- phone: 718-748-2931
- fax: 208-730-0372
- Record last updated: 5/14/02
- Slovak American Cultural Society of the Midwest
- Thomas Klimek Ward, Chairman
- PO Box 5398
- Naperville, Illinois 60567
- tel./fax: 815-8389877
- Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc.
- Don Bustion, Managing Director
- 1000 Brown Street, Unit 102
- Wauconda, Illinois 60084
- phone: 847-526-4396
- website: www.slovakculture.org/
- Slovak-American National Council
- John Hvasta, President
- 516 San Bruno
- St. Augustine, Florida 32085
- phone: 904-794-5940
- fax: 904-797-3365
- Record last updated: 8/26/05
- Slovak American Society of Washington
- Kenneth Bombara, President
- 5217 Ellicott Ct.
- Centreville, Virginia 20120-1727
- phone: 703-830-8823
- email: kbombara@aol.com
- Record last updated: 5/14/02
- Slovak Catholic Association
- PO Box 294
- Lisbon Falls, Maine 04252-9504
- Slovak Catholic Federation
- Very Reverand Philip Altavilla, VF, National President
- Dolores Evanko, National Secretary/Treasurer
- 173 Berner Avenue
- Hazelton, Pennsylvania 18201
- website: www.slovakcatholicfederation.org
- publication title: Dobry Pastier (annual, in English and Slovak); The Good Shepherd (book).
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Slovak Catholic Sokol
- Sue Ann M. Seich, President
- 205 Madison Street
- PO Box 899
- Passaic, New Jersey 07055
- phone: 973-7772605 or 1-800-886-7656
- fax: 973-7798245
- website: www.slovakcatholicsokol.org/
- publication title: Slovak Catholic Falcon
- Slovak Catholic Sokol Gymnastics Club
- PO Box 332
- East Douglas, Massachusetts 01516-0332
- Slovak Garden, Inc.
- Frank Rudzik, President
- 3110 Howell Branch Rd.
- PO Box 5075
- Winter Park, Florida 32751
- phone: 407-6776894
- fax: 407-6778442
- Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol of the USA
- Milan S. Kovac, Supreme Secretary
- 276 Prospect St., Unit 1EF
- P.O. Box 189
- East Orange, New Jersey 07019-0189
- phone: 973 676 0280
- fax: 973 676 3348
- e-mail: sokolusahqs@aol.com
- publication title: Sokol Times (monthly, in English and Slovak)
- Record last updated: 8/15/07
- Slovak Heritage and Cultural Society of British Columbia
- 3804 Yale Street
- Burnaby, B.C., V5C 1P6, CANADA
- tel/fax: 604-291-8065
- cell: 1-604-889-4616
- cell in Slovakia: 011-421-907-297-508
- website: www.slovakheritage.org
- publication title: Slovak Heritage Live Newsletter http://www.slovakheritage.org/SHLnewsletter/shl.htm
- e-mail: vlinder49@shaw.ca
- e-mail in Slovakia: vlinder49@hotmail.com
- Record last updated: 2/1/05
- Slovak Heritage and Folklore Society International
- Helene Cincebeaux, President
- 151 Colebrook Drive,
- Rochester, New York 146172215
- tel./fax: 716-3429383
- e-mail: helenezx@aol.com
- website: www.feefhs.org/slovak/frgshfsi.html and www.iarelative.com/shfsinfo.htm
- publication title: Slovakia
- Record last updated: 12/26/01
- Slovak Heritage Festival
- Ms. Nina Holy, Chairperson
- 4 Paris Circle
- West Orange, New Jersey 07013
- phone: 973-669-8208
- fax: 973-669-8493
- Slovak Heritage Foundation, Inc.
- Joseph J. Talafous, President
- 61 Sip Avenue
- Jersey City, New Jersey O7306
- phone: 201-6566700
- fax: 201-6568785
- Slovak Heritage Society of Northeast Pennsylvania
- Philip Tuhy, Chairman
- P.O. Box 5004, Station A
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18710-5004
- website: www.shsnepa.org
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Slovak Information Center in New York
- 406 East 67th Street
- New York, New York 10021
- phone: 212-7373971
- fax: 212-7373454
- e-mail: slinfctr@soho.ios.com
- Slovak Institute
- Andrew F. Hudak, Jr., Director
- 10510 Buckeye Road
- Cleveland, Ohio 44104
- phone: 216-721-5300 x-294
- fax: 216-791-8268
- e-mail: slovakinstitute@cbhs.net
- website: www.slovakinstitute.com
- Record last updated: 9/19/07
- Slovak League of America
- 205 Madison Street
- Passaic, New Jersey 07055-5224
- phone: 201-4728993
- website: www.slovakleagueofamerica.org
- publication title: Slovakia (annual)
- Record last updated: 9/7/07
- Slovak Relief Fund
- 1848 Columbia Road NW, Suite 3
- Washington, DC 20009
- phone: 202-483-3123
- fax: 202-483-3123
- Slovak Research Institute of America
- Jan Beliansky, Executive Director
- PO Box 770018
- Lakewood, Ohio 44107
- phone: 1800JEDNOTA
- Slovak Sokol Club of Boston
- Adolf Benca, President
- 25 Cherry Street
- Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
- phone: 508-4654975
- Record last updated: 4/2/01
- Slovak Studies Association
- Dr. Carol Skalnik Leff, President
- Professor, Department of Political Science
- 361 Lincoln Hall
- 702 S. Wright Street
- University of Illinois
- Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
- phone: 217-244-2270
- fax: 217-244-5712
- e-mail: leffc@uiuc.edu
- website: http://www.as.uky.edu/ssa/
- publication title: Slovak Studies Association Newsletter
- Record last updated: 9/29/05
- Slovak Studies Program
- Dr. Martin Votruba, Professor of Slovak Studies
- University of Pittsburgh
- Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
- 1417 Cathedral of Learning
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
- phone: 412-624-5705
- e-mail : votruba+@pitt.edu
- Christine Metil, Administrator, Slovak Foundation
- phone: 412-624-5906
- e-mail: metil+@pitt.edu
- Slovak Surname Location Reference Project (Slovak SLRP)
- Joseph J. Hornack, Founder/Director
- P.O. Box 31831
- Cleveland, Ohio 44131-0831
- fax:: 216-642-8954
- e-mail: jhornack@rampant.com
- website: http://www.slovakinstitute.com/SLRP%20Web/SLRP.htm
- Record last updated: 9/19/07
- Slovak World Congress
- Paul Rusnak, President
- PO Box 91327
- Pasadena, California 91109
- phone: 818-449-2377
- fax: 818-792-6300
- Society for Czechoslovak Philately, Inc.
- c/o Richard Palaschak, President
- 4050 Carbury Court
- Chantilly, Virginia 20151-2613
- e-mail: rschak@erols.com
- website: www.czechoslovakphilately.com
- publication title: The Czechoslovak Specialist
- Record last updated: 4/2/01
- St. Paul Czech & Slovak Folk Dancers
- c/o Jeanette Pafko
- 5232 West 96th Street
- Bloomington, Minnesota 55437-2008
- phone: 612-831-1440
- fax: 612-831-4702
- e-mail: pafkova@aol.com
- Tulsa Friends of Czechs and Slovaks
- Robert Melichar, M.D., President
- phone: 918 744-2505
- e-mail: friend_cz_sk@yahoo.com
- Record last updated: 12/19/03
- United Lutheran Society
- c/o Mr. Marian S. Nelson
- Ross Mt. Park Road
- PO Box 947
- Ligonier, Pennsylvania 15658
- phone: 412-2389505
- fax: 412-2389596
- Veselica Slovak Folklore Ensemble (Chicago, Illinois)
- Zuzana Fidrikova, President
- phone: 708-430-0187
- website: www.veselica.com
- Western Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association
- David Blazek, President
- Manor Oak Two, Suite 500
- 1910 Cochran Road
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220
- phone: 800-756-8257 or 412-531-2990
- fax: 412-531-4793
- website: www.paslovakconsulate.org/wpsca_w.htm
- publication title: WPSCA Newsletter
- Western Pennsylvania "Slovak Radio Program"
- Rudolph Ondrejco, Director
- 234 Ilion Street
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15207
- phone: 412-4211204
- Wisconsin Slovak Historical Society
- PO Box 164
- Cudahy, Wisconsin 52110-0164
- website: pages.prodigy.net/jhos/index.htm
- publication title: Wisconsin Slovak
- To suggest an organization to add to this page, contact
- David Muhlena, Librarian, at 319-362-8500 or dmuhlena@ncsml.org