Read more to download the 2025 TCS Calendar order form. The “Special Edition” Twin Cities Slovenians 2025 Calendar , is complete and will soon go to press. The 2025 “Lepa Slovenija” calendar celebrates the 20th anniversary of ... Read More
Slovenia Travels & Family Discoveries – Membership Meeting Saturday May 18
Mary Jo Verschay & Mike Cardinal will take you to Piran, & on curvy Southern Slovenia back roads to Cerknica & its disappearing lake. Then on to visit a Mlakar family homestead & meet maternal relatives in Babno Polica. Taking a ... Read More
Julian H Sleeper House on TV!
Congrats to our member Dr. Seth Hawkins on a delightful 2-minute TV tour of the Julian H. Sleeper House, including the Slovenian exhibition! Click here to view the video. ... Read More
Norm and David Setnicker will present “Slovenian Emigration to the Iron Range of Minnesota” – Saturday April 20, 9:30 am at New Brighton Community Center
Our monthly membership meeting will be Saturday April 20, 9:30 am at New Brighton Community Center, 400 10th St NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 in Room 224. Coffee and treats will be provided. Norm Setnicker will trace two periods of Slovenian ... Read More
Membership Meeting in Person, Saturday March 23, 9:30 am at New Brighton Community Center
Elaine Barthelemy will present a slide show touching on many aspects of Slovenian culture, including holidays, music, nature, cities, food, and tourism. You will also learn some Slovenian vocabulary. As you watch the slideshow, you will make your own ... Read More
Shoemaking Traditions in Žiri, Slovenia – Feb. 17, 9:30 am via Zoom
As part of our next TCS membership meeting, John Zakelj will share photos and videos of his family’s shoemaking tradition in Žiri, Slovenia. His parents and grandparents were active in the development of shoemaking cooperatives which eventually ... Read More
Potica is featured on Twin Cities Public TV!
Twin Cities Public Television recently featured an interesting special about potica in Slovenia and Minnesota's Iron Range! https://www.tptoriginals.org/potica-holiday-sweet-bread/ Click above to see the 9-minute video, or click here for the ... Read More
2022 SUA Literary Award – Four Acres under Slavnik: A Slovenian Migration Story by Amy Fradel. Now available on Amazon as an ebook or paperback
Four Acres under Slavnik is the history of the small country we now know as Slovenia, but at the beginning of the 20th century it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The dissolution of the Empire, life under Italian fascism, war, and the transformation ... Read More
Mixed Blood Theater Announces Iron Range Project
Since so many of our TCS members are from the Iron Range, the Mixed Blood Theater has asked us to forward this announcement: The Iron Range is so much! Deep green trees and deep blue lakes. Snowy hockey winters and hot boating summers. A vibrant ... Read More
Feb. 18 Membership Mtg Begins 30 Min Early – Slovenian Easter and Springtime Traditions
Our monthly membership meeting on Feb. 18 will begin at 9:00 am to accommodate a special Zoom presentation by Joe Valencic. A Zoom link will be e-mailed to members a few days before the event. If you do not receive a link, please e-mail ... Read More
