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Slovaktown Heritage Day 2026 was a wonderful celebration of culture, community, family, and heritage.

Mary Ann Hill, Stephanie Leach, and Paula Hooks put together a warm and celebratory event that would make their ancestors proud.

Slovaktown’s founding in 1894 set Arkansas on track to be the number one rice producer in America AND making Slovaktown probably the most Slovaks per capita!!

We are so excited to help bring this community’s amazing history and living legacy to the big screen!

Stay tune as we come closer and closer to release!

Help support us to get this film finished and screened across the world!
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Thank you greatly Kasigarda. Múzeum vysťahovalectva z územia Slovenska do Severnej Ameriky

We at Uprooted are very impressed with your museum and are grateful for your efforts and willingness to spread and preserve so many of our Slovak-American stories back in the homeland. ❤️

Dnes sme v Kasigarde natáčali pre UpRooted media pre ich dokument o meste Slovaktown v štáte Arkansas! Kristínka Horinková bola veľmi prekvapená širokosťou slovenského kultúrneho dedičstva v Amerike, ktoré v Kasigarde uchovávame :)

🇸🇰✨ Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State ✨🇨🇿

On October 28, 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I, the Czech and Slovak peoples declared their independence and formed a new state, Czechoslovakia.

This wasn’t just a political act, it was a cultural milestone. For generations, Slovaks and Czechs had lived under outside rule, often with limits on language, education, and self-governance. The birth of Czechoslovakia meant the chance to shape their own democratic and cultural future.

📜 Did you know?
🇺🇸 The idea of the new republic was first outlined in America where Czech and Slovak immigrant leaders signed the Pittsburgh Agreement on May 31, 1918, promising Slovakia its own administration and schools within the future state.

👨‍🏫 The country’s first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, had spent years abroad gathering support from Allied nations for independence.

🎓 By 1930, Czechoslovakia had one of the highest literacy rates in Europe and became one of the most democratic and industrially advanced countries between the wars.

For Slovak Americans, this anniversary connects both sides of the ocean, from Pittsburgh’s immigrant halls to the farmlands of Slovaktown, Arkansas, reminding us that our community’s story is deeply woven into the global movement for freedom and cultural identity.

🕯️ Let’s keep this story alive.
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📚 Learn More About:
🔹 The Pittsburgh Agreement (1918) - ExplorePAhistory http://bit.ly/4nk8VtJ
🔹 Masaryk and the United States - Czech Center Museum Houston http://bit.ly/4oI9jnc
🔹 Expanded History of Slovakia - A History of Slovakia: The struggle for survival http://bit.ly/4o7jHVk

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Calling all Washingtonians and Oregonians interested in getting their SLA or Slovak Citizenship by Descent!

Join us SATURDAY Oct 4th 9am-12:30
KISS Coffee 3016 NE Ainsworth Portland Oregon 97211

Jen, Deah, and others of the Slovak-Americans of Washington & Oregon community who have obtained their citizenship or SLA want to help you do it too!

Bring your questions and any documents or forms you're needing help with. Or if you have obtained or CBD / SLA or want to socialized and support come on down!!

We aren't legal experts just folks who've have been through the process.

Slovak PRO Summit 2025 was an amazing event to be part of!

Board President and Community Trustee, Deah and Jen, were grateful to be surrounded by such inspiring Slovaks.

The summit could not have felt more Slovak: powerful speeches, engaging panels, and the joy of connecting with both new and old colleagues and friends!

We were especially touched by how many people’s eyes lit up when we told them about the history, community, and people of Slovaktown, Arkansas.

Their excitement and interest reminded us of why the people of Slovaktown’s story is so important and worth telling on the big screen!

Thank you to Slovak PRO for inviting us, and thank you to all the amazing presenters and fellow attendees!

Learn more about the North American Nonprofit Slovak PRO - Slovak Professionals

Learn more about the In-Production Documentary, Slovakia of the South, UpRooted Media, and support us!

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