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    FINDING YOUR ROOTS IN EASTERN EUROPE

    LISA ALZO, MFA
    Well-known Genealogist, Author & Lecturer

    plus Jerry Jumba, Master of Rusyn folk music & Nancy Kelly,
    Creating a Rusin/Rusyn Dictionary

    Saturday, May 3, 2008 — 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Shrine Club, I-79, Exit 180 - 2525 W. 38th Street, Erie, PA

    ABOUT OUR PROGRAM: The Lake Erie Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society is pleased to present well-known genealogist Lisa Alzo. Lisa was so amazed at her own family roots that she wrote a book on the stories of her grandmother, mother and herself. Lisa is now the author of 6 books: "Three Slovak Women; Baba's Kitchen: Slovak & Rusyn Family Recipes and Traditions; Finding your Slovak Ancestors; Pittsburgh's Immigrants; Slovak Pittsburgh; and Sports Memories of Western Pennsylvania. An avid genealogist for 17 years, Lisa has published many articles in Ancestry Magazine and others; she currently teaches online genealogy courses for GenClass.com and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. She has received top recognition by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies for her scholarly achievements. Her expert advice will help us find our families of Carpatho-Rusyns, Slovaks, Ukrainians, and other nationalities in Eastern Europe.

    Two other people with cultural vision will share their many talents. Nancy Kelly and Carpatho-Rusyn Society founding member Jerry Jumba are working on a dictionary, with years of work soon to be completed.

    Group celebration has always been central in the lives of our ancestors, and our festivities feature Erie's own Ruska Slava - Rusyn Glory! and master/teacher Jerry Jumba to make you proud of our heritage!

    Fee is only $15 for members of the national Carpatho-Rusyn Society
    & $20 for non-members, including lunch    .

    TO REGISTER -- (814) 456-7217 OR lakeerierusyns@verizon.net and pay at the door.
    OR make check payable to CARPATHO-RUSYN SOCIETY and mail your fee to:

    Carpatho-Rusyn Society, Lake Erie Chapter
    c/o Michael Molnar, C-RS Treasurer
    149 West 3rd Street
    Waterford, PA 16441-9745

    A G E N D A

    10: 00 - 10:30 a.m. - Registration

    10:30 a.m. - Noon - Lisa Alzo: Demystifying Eastern European Research - The challenges of border changes, languages, politics and exotic-sounding names complicate our research. Lisa teaches how to work around them and move ahead in your search.

    Noon - 12:45 p.m. Lunch at Shrine Club

    12:45 - 1:45 p.m. - Nancy Kelly and Jerry Jumba: Creating a Rusin/Rusyn Dictionary

    1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Ruska Slava! Rusyn Glory!
    Lake Erie C-RS Youth Group: Singing & Dancing

    2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Jerry Jumba: Enjoy Carpatho-Rusyn Songs! -- with a master of our traditional music. Yes, you can sing along with Jerry's English translations, and learn much about our beautiful culture from selections from more than 50 songs.

    3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Lisa Alzo: Write Your Family History Step by Step. Bring your own family tree to life by placing your own family stories in an historical context. Lisa teaches effective ways to illustrate where your family story fits with local, national and world history.

    4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Discussion & Wrap-Up