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Between 1885 and 1920, over 700 Slavic families came from either Western states or directly from Eastern Europe to settle in Virginia.  The greatest number settled in the counties of Prince George, Dinwiddie, and Chesterfield counties surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, mostly on farmlands that had been abandoned after the battles of the American Civil War that had raged in the area.  Others settled in Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, Greensville, New Kent and other counties of Virginia. 

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                                            Our Members are

                              Descendants of (or interested in) the 

                 Czech/Slovaks who settled in the State of Virginia,

                  including the counties of Dinwiddie, Chesterfield,  

                                  Greensville, Henrico, Hanover,

                              New Kent, Prince George and Surry

                                        between 1885 and 1920.

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                                               Our Mission is to

                                 Discover, Document and Promote

                                       Our Czech/Slovak Heritage

We do this by:

Building a "virtual library" of all available books, newspaper articles and other materials (See Bibliography Project).

Documenting genealogical information of all area Czech/Slovaks (See Village/Database Project) in order to help families re-connect.

Sponsoring events (Recipe Collection, Christmas Celebration, Easter Event, Farm and Cemetery Tours) that promote our Heritage (food, customs, folkdress, religion).

Encouraging knowledge of Czech/Slovak language and phrases, assistance in translating family documents.

Encouraging visits to family villages in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Romania.

"Giving back" to our ancestral homelands in thankfulness for our rich heritage (tours, continuting contact with our relatives, fund-raisers, charitable contributions).