The Twin Cities Slovenians will have a booth at this year's Slavic Experience, Aug. 3-4, 2024, 10 am to 10 pm each day at the ROC, 3700 Monterey Drive, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416. We had lots of fun at last year's program and met many wonderful ... Read More
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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
TCS Membership Meeting per Zoom! Jan 20, 2024 at 9:30AM. Isonzo Front, WWI, Walk of Peace Hike by Dr. Allon Bostwick.
Dr. Bostwick, a frequent visitor to Slovenia, will guide us with pictures through the Walk of Peace Hike, a cross-border trail connecting the fronts of two countries Slovenia and Italy. The area known as the Isonzo Front, was the site where ... 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
December 2, 2023 Membership Meeting with a Christmas Theme!
TCS Monthly Membership Meeting for December will be in person at the New Brighton Community Center on December 2, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. There will be Slovenian Christmas Songs, Slovenian Christmas and New Year's Greetings, Slovenian ... 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
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