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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2011/05/babas-kitchen-slovak-rusyn-family-recipes-and-traditions-2nd-edition/" title="8:24 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2011-05-10T20:24:48+00:00">May 10, 2011</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Baba's Kitchen" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/New_Babas-Kitchen-Cover.jpg" alt="Baba's Kitchen" width="210" height="302"/><a name="babas-kitchen"></a>Otter Bay Books, 2011<a name="bk"></a></p> <p>Some of my fondest memories from childhood are the times spent in my <em>Baba’</em>s kitchen. The aromas of fresh bread baking in the oven and chicken soup simmering on the stove, the blending together of voices young and old, and my grandmother in her apron and babushka, provided a warm and welcoming atmosphere for her family. The kitchen served as the center of the home and as the place where some of life’s most important lessons were taught and learned. Simple principles of generosity, honesty and love. It was also in this kitchen I learned to eat the<br/> foods and celebrate the traditions that were central to my Slovak and Rusyn heritage.<em>Paska </em>bread at Easter, <em>Bobalky </em>at Christmas and <em>Halushki </em>every Friday night. <strong><em>Baba’s Kitchen </em></strong>is a collection of recipes and traditions passed down through the generations in my family. I share them as a tribute to my grandmothers and to Rusyn and Slovak women everywhere who continue to preserve and share their cooking, rituals and traditions.</p> <div style="width: 160px; float: left; text-align: center;"><em>Print edition: $16.95</em><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=9764955"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://static.lulu.com/images/services/buy_now_buttons/us/gray.gif?20111107144931" alt="Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu." border="0"/></a></div> <div style="width: 160px; float: left; text-align: center;"><em>eBook edition: $7.49</em><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=11990324"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://static.lulu.com/images/services/buy_now_buttons/us/blue.gif?20111107144931" alt="Support independent publishing: Buy this ebook on Lulu."/></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-291" class="post-291 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2009/10/cleveland-czechs/" rel="bookmark">Cleveland Czechs</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2009/10/cleveland-czechs/" title="3:48 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2009-10-20T15:48:03+00:00">October 20, 2009</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a name="cleveland-czechs"></a><img class="alignleft" title="Cleveland Czechs" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/Cleveland-Czechs-210.jpg" alt="Cleveland Czechs" width="210" height="301"/>by John Sabol and Lisa Alzo.<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://bit.ly/eIE5L" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>, Oct 2009.</p> <p>Cleveland’s Czech community is one of the area’s oldest European ethnic groups, with a presence in the area even before the Civil War. It is almost a geographical accident that Czechs arrived in Cleveland, where they would have stopped on the way to Czech or Bohemian communities in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin. From 1850 to 1870, the Czech community grew from 3 families to 696, according to The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Many found work making barrels for John D. Rockefeller’s fledgling Standard Oil Company, while others found their way in professional life, including the arts. Their neighborhoods show their migration from Cleveland’s central city to its outlying areas and suburbs including neighboring Geauga County. Today they continue to support three Czech halls and participate in the Czech gymnastic movement-Sokol. The photographs in Cleveland Czechs give readers a glimpse of those neighborhoods and their importance to Cleveland’s history.</p> <p>Price:$21.99</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-74" class="post-74 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2009/10/cleveland-slovaks/" rel="bookmark">Cleveland Slovaks</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2009/10/cleveland-slovaks/" title="3:32 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2009-10-10T15:32:41+00:00">October 10, 2009</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Cleveland Slovaks" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/Cleveland-Slovaks-210.jpg" alt="Cleveland Slovaks" width="210" height="301"/><a name="cleveland-slovaks"></a>by John Sabol and Lisa Alzo.<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://bit.ly/lLHw4" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>, Oct 2009.</p> <p>Cleveland’s Slovaks can best be characterized as survivors. Many survived ethnic persecution and poverty so they could have a chance at something better. Beginning with a small core of immigrants seeking work aboveground rather than in the coal mines of neighboring states, Cleveland’s Slovak community grew through a giant chain migration. Their neighborhoods flourished close to their jobs and their churches. Many of the ancestors of today’s Slovaks came to the United States classified as Hungarians. In their hearts, though, they knew what they were and what language they spoke. They held on to their native language even as they learned English and unwaveringly encouraged their children to strive for the opportunity America offered. According to the 2000 census, 93,500 northeast Ohioans claim Slovak heritage. The photographs in Cleveland Slovaks show their neighborhoods and family life and give readers an appreciation of the community’s legacy.</p> <p>Price:$21.99</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://wp.lisaalzo.com/publications/books-p/articles/2010/JEDNOTA012010.pdf">“Book Review: Cleveland Slovaks”</a> <em>Jednota</em>, Wednesday, January 20, 2010</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-99" class="post-99 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2007/08/sports-memories-of-western-pennsylvania/" rel="bookmark">Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2007/08/sports-memories-of-western-pennsylvania/" title="7:37 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2007-08-10T19:37:46+00:00">August 10, 2007</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Sports Memories" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/smwpabookcover-210.jpg" alt="Sports Memories" width="210" height="302"/><a name="sports-memories-of-western-pennsylvania"></a>by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://wp.lisaalzo.com/publications/books-p/[~5~]">Lisa Alzo</a><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=arcadia&Product_Code=073855037X&Product_Count=&Category_Code=" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>, August 2007</p> <p>Since the late 1800s, sports have played a key role in shaping the very character of western Pennsylvania. The area’s largest city, Pittsburgh, boasts well-known professional sports teams in baseball, football, and hockey. In fact, no other city of comparable size has had such success in sports at the professional level, earning bragging rights and the nickname “City of Champions.” Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania is a salute to the athletes, coaches, announcers, and fans, both professional and amateur, who together created a rich sports history for western Pennsylvania.</p> <p>ISBN: 073855037X<br/> # of Pages: 128</p> <p>Retail Price: $19.99</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-103" class="post-103 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2006/12/slovak-pittsburgh/" rel="bookmark">Slovak Pittsburgh</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2006/12/slovak-pittsburgh/" title="7:40 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2006-12-10T19:40:57+00:00">December 10, 2006</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Slovak Pittsburgh" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/slovakpittsburgh-210.jpg" alt="Slovak Pittsburgh" width="210" height="297"/><a name="slovak-pittsburgh"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=arcadia&Product_Code=0738549088&Product_Count=&Category_Code=" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>, December 2006</p> <p>No other city in the United States is home to more Slovaks than Pittsburgh. It is estimated that close to 100,000 Slovak immigrants came to the area in the 1890s looking for work and the chance for a better life. The hills and valleys of this new land reminded newcomers of the farms, forests, and mountains they left behind. They lived in neighborhoods close to their work, forming numerous cluster communities in such places as Braddock, Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall, the North Side, Rankin, and Swissvale. Once settled, Slovak immigrants founded their own churches, schools, fraternal benefit societies, and social clubs. Many of these organizations still enjoy an active presence in Pittsburgh today, serving to pass on the customs and traditions of the Slovak people. Through nearly 200 photographs, Slovak Pittsburgh celebrates the lives of those Slovaks who settled in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, and the rich heritage that is their legacy.</p> <p>ISBN: 0738549088<br/> # of Pages: 128<br/> Retail Price: $21.99</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-108" class="post-108 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2006/05/pittsburghs-immigrants/" rel="bookmark">Pittsburgh’s Immigrants</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2006/05/pittsburghs-immigrants/" title="8:11 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2006-05-10T20:11:10+00:00">May 10, 2006</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Pittsburgh Immigrants" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/pitsb_cover.jpg" alt="Pittsburgh Immigrants" width="210" height="302"/><a name="pittsburgh-immigrants"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=arcadia&Product_Code=0738545058&Product_Count=&Category_Code=" target="_blank">Arcadia Publishing</a>, May 2006</p> <p>Since the mid-1700s, Pittsburgh has welcomed generations of immigrants. This region in southwestern Pennsylvania was once a magnet for European immigrants who carved out livings in steel, iron, glass, and other factories along its famous three rivers. Those immigrants built the city’s ethnic neighborhoods: the Irish North Side, the Polish South Side, the Italian Bloomfield, as well as other immigrant enclaves in smaller cities and towns in the surrounding areas. The diversity of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods symbolizes a city truly rich in history and culture. Many notable Pittsburghers in business, the arts and entertainment, and sports were either immigrants themselves or children of immigrants. Pittsburgh’s Immigrants pays tribute to the hardworking men and women who made significant contributions to the growth and development of western Pennsylvania and left a legacy of rich and vibrant ethnic<br/> culture that endures to the present day.</p> <p>ISBN: 0738549088<br/> # of Pages: 128<br/> Retail Price: $21.99</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-121" class="post-121 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2005/05/finding-your-slovak-ancestors/" rel="bookmark">Finding Your Slovak Ancestors</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2005/05/finding-your-slovak-ancestors/" title="8:28 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2005-05-10T20:28:48+00:00">May 10, 2005</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Finding Your Slovak Ancestors" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/fsa_cover.jpg" alt="Finding Your Slovak Ancestors" width="210" height="325"/></p> <p><a name="finding-your-slovak-ancestors"></a>Heritage Productions, 2005</p> <p>America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, countless numbers of descendants of these early Slovak immigrants are searching for their Slovak roots. This book lists both traditional and online resources necessary for researching Slovak ancestors, and shows how to document and preserve your findings for future generations.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-112" class="post-112 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-books"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2001/05/three-slovak-women/" rel="bookmark">Three Slovak Women</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="sep">Posted on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2001/05/three-slovak-women/" title="8:13 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2001-05-10T20:13:00+00:00">May 10, 2001</time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> by </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/author/lisaalzo/" title="View all posts by lisaalzo" rel="author">lisaalzo</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignleft" title="Three Slovak Women" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055im_/http://www.lisaalzo.com/assets/images/tswcover-210.jpg" alt="Three Slovak Women" width="210" height="311"/><a name="three-slovak-women"></a>Otter Bay Books 2001</p> <p><em>Three Slovak Women </em>is a nonfiction account of three generations of Slovak women in the steel-producing town of Duquesne, Pennsylvania and the love and sense of family binding them together. The book opens with Verona Straka, who immigrated to the United States from the tiny village of Milpos , Slovakia in 1922. The first section unfolds with Verona ‘s journey from her homeland, and then chronicles her arranged marriage to J?nos Figlyar, a hardworking, but stern coal miner/steelworker, whose fondness for alcohol led him to the often violent outbursts of which she was the target. The story then follows Verona ‘s first-born, her daughter Anna, as she grows up as a first-generation American, fearful of her father and devoted to her mother, and how this influenced the choices she made for her own life. Finally, the book concludes with Verona ‘s granddaughter, Lisa, showing how the opportunities presented to her differed from those afforded her mother and grandmother, with reflection on family values and traditions of the Slovak culture-honoring those that have been passed down from the previous two generations, while lamenting what has been lost.</p> <p>Autographed copy: $26.00</p> <div><strong>OUT OF STOCK</strong><br/> <em>Revised Edition Coming Soon!</em></div> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/books/" title="View all posts in Books" rel="category tag">Books</a> </span> </footer> </article> </div> </section> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <aside id="search-2" class="widget widget_search"> <form method="get" id="searchform" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/"> <label for="s" class="assistive-text">Search</label> <input type="text" class="field" name="s" id="s" placeholder="Search"/> <input type="submit" class="submit" name="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search"/> </form> </aside><aside id="advancedrecentposts-5" class="widget widget_advancedrecentposts"><h3 class="widget-title"><a href="/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/category/conference-handouts/">Conference Handouts</a></h3><ul class="advanced-recent-posts"><li><span class="date"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2014/06/cape-cod-genealogical-society-2014/" title="Cape Cod Genealogical Society 2014">Cape Cod Genealogical Society 2014</a></li><li><span class="date"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2014/06/scgs-jamboree-2014/" title="SCGS Jamboree 2014">SCGS Jamboree 2014</a></li><li><span class="date"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2014/05/ngs2014-presentation/" title="NGS2014 Presentation">NGS2014 Presentation</a></li><li><span class="date"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2013/12/slig-2014/" title="SLIG 2014">SLIG 2014</a></li><li><span class="date"></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140803094055/http://www.lisaalzo.com/2013/11/new-resources-for-slovak-genealogists/" title="Pitt Slovak Festival 2013">Pitt Slovak Festival 2013</a></li></ul></aside> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo"> <div id="copyright">© 2014 Lisa Alzo. 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