2008 Completed Events
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St. John's Lutheran Church Emporia
Ladies Auxillary
Annual Bake Sale
Location:  1351 West Atlantaic Avenue, Emporia, Virginia 23847
Saturday, November 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. -- don't be late!  The kolacky sells out quickly!

Note:  this is the same group of ladies who were featured at the recent Richmond Folk Festival!
They demostrated how to make some of the goodies that will be for sale on November 22nd.  Don't miss the bake sale if you need holiday cookies!
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National Day at Nato

Czech, Austrian and Hungarian Delegations

October 28, 2008

Southside VA Czech/Slovak Heritage Society Display:                                                                                          

Photo credit Thomas Baucon

Photo credit Thomas Baucon

Group Photo, Czech kroje from village of Gernik.
Photo credit:  Thomas Baucon

Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th, 2008, 1-6 p.m. each day.

http://www.richmondfolkfestival.org

We're going to the Richmond Folk Festival to host an exhibit on the Virginia
 Czech/Slovaks!  We will be partnerning with the Lutheran Ladies from
the Greensville (Emporia) Slovak community to show everyone that
 "Yes, there really are Czech/Slovaks in Virginia!"

Be sure to join us there.  

Press Release August 14, 2008

Sacred Heart Church in Prince George, Virginia to Host International Concert
Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.

Jozef Ivaska will perform a concert of sacred and secular music on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of The Sacred Heart, 4415 County Drive in New Bohemia, Prince George County, Virginia.  Ivaska, known as the “Man of a Thousand Songs” for the variety of his repertoire, has entertained around the world and has recorded several albums.  He was born in Slovakia but was forced out of the country of his birth during the Communist era.  The artist left for Austria and performed with the Vienna Opera.  For the past two decades, he has sung with the Metropolitan Opera in Baden, Austria, as a lyrical tenor.  Jozef Ivaska speaks and sings in multiple languages and will perform folk music from his country as well as secular and religious songs, which will be presented in different languages and styles.

This will be his second performance in the Southside Virginia area, having last performed here two years ago to an enthusiastic audience in Hopewell.  The event is co-sponsored by the CSA Fraternal Life Association (formerly the Czechoslovak Society of America) and the Southside Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society and is free and open to the public.  A free-will offering will be collected.  Sacred Heart is located near the intersection of Route 460 and I-295 (east on exit #3 off I-295).  For additional information contact czechslovak@verizon.net

CSA Get-together and Miss CSA Contest held in Williamsburg August 1 - 3, 2008

The Virginia Chapter of the CSA Insurance Society of America was host to the National CSA get-together held at the Hospitality House in Williamsburg recently. Tom Michalek, president of the local chapter 230 was the host for the entire event.  The SVCSHS was part of the planning committee for this weekend event and provided a display telling the history of the Czech and Slovak  Immigrants of Virginia. 

The lovely Miss Jenny Raha, a junior at UVA was crowned Miss National CSA during the Saturday night banquet and our own Shelly Pearson, granddaughter of Marie and Sonny Pearson was a contestant.  Entertainment was provided by Slovak singer, Josef Ivaska who has given public performances in the area in recent years.

To see more photos of the CSA Annual Get-Together in Virginia go to www.csajournalblogspot.com

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1883 Courthouse at the
Prince George County Regional Heritage Center
Was Opened to the Public on June 21, 2007



The Czech/Slovaks were there in the Clerk's Office, which is still undergoing renovation,
with kolaches (sweets/cookies) and a display of heritage pictures
 of area Czech/Slovak farms and families.

The immigrant trunk of Franz Skalsky, circa. 1896 was also on display.

"Museum debuts in county" by Luz Lazo, Times-Dispatch Staff Writer, May 31, 2008