Wordless Wednesday: 11/18/09: Anna and John Alzo, 1950s

Original photo & Digital image. Privately held by Lisa Alzo [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] New York, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: 11/11/09: Thanks, Dad: John Alzo, WW2 U.S. Navy

Original photo & Digital image. Privately held by Lisa Alzo [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] New York, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: 11/04/09: Osturna, Slovakia Group Gathering

My grandfather, Janos Figlyar (John Figlar) at front (dark jacket, white pants) in this photograph of a group gathering in Osturna, (Czecho)Slovakia, c. 1920s.

Original photo & Digital image. Privately held by Lisa Alzo [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] New York, 2009

Wordless Wednesday 10/28/09: Happy Halloween!

This has nothing to do with genealogy, but so what...I love the Peanuts Gang. "I got a rock..."
(sorry the images are a bit blurry; couldn't find the camera and did a quick snap with my cell phone)

Pumpkin Patch Express. Digital images taken by Lisa Alzo 10/28/09

Pitt Annual Slovak Heritage Festival

The University of Pittsburgh's annual Slovak Heritage Festival will be held this Sunday, November 1, 2009 from 1-5 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning.  The event features food, music, lectures and a vendor area and is free and open to the public.

I have been a lecturer at this event for many years, and this year my talk will focus on the historical importance of Slovak women immigrants.

Click here for further information and the full schedule of lecture topics.

Treasure Chest Thursday: 10/022/09 (on Friday): Dad's Ruler

I know it's Friday... What can I say, I always seem to be "a day late and a dollar short..."

This is a ruler my father used in grade school.

Wordless Wednesday 10/21/09 (on Thursday): Book Signing at CGSI Conference

I'm a day behind with this posting...

















John and Jeannie Sabol. Digital image taken by Lisa Alzo, October 15, 2009.















Lisa Alzo and John Sabol. Digital image taken by Lisa Alzo, October 15, 2009.

Wordless Wednesday 10/14/09: Czech Cultural Center, Cleveland, OH

Digital images taken by Lisa Alzo, October 14, 2009.