Slovenian Genealogy Society International

Research your Slovenian ancestry through the largest U.S. repository of Slovenian family histories and other genealogy resources dedicated to Slovenian genealogy. Searches can be done online and at the SGSI Macek Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Volunteer staff members are there to assist you in starting your research, helping to identify your family's ancestral home in Slovenia and obtaining copies of records such as birth, marriage, and death certificates.

The Research Center was established in 2009, finding its first "home" within the Slovenian Museum and Archives which opened at the same time. In 2012, the Macek Research Center moved to its current location at 6415 St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio

The lists below are a sample of the Research Center's holdings

Surname indices from Slovenian newspapers, societies, churches, koledars, books and other publications found in the U.S., Canada, Slovenia, and Australia
Family histories
Pedigree charts
Books from selected areas of Slovenia listing surnames, house names, addresses
Slovenian telephone books
Photographs
Obituaries and prayer cards

Topographical maps from the 1700s
Historical / current atlases
Numerous language dictionaries
Oral histories
Small holdings for the Gottscheer settlement
Books dealing with Slovenia's history--World War I, World War II
3 x 5 card index file for Forest City, PA
3 x 5 card index file of Slovenians collected since the Society first began

The websites below are useful for all types of genealogy research. There is an additional list of sites available to SGSI members that are especially useful for exploring Slovenian genealogy topics.

Ancestry.com

BYU Family History Library

BYU Family History Basic Tutorial

BYU Family History Library Webinars

BYU YouTube Videos

Cyndi’s List

Ellis Island Genealogy

FamilySearch

Family Tree Magazine – Best Genealogy Websites 2020

FindmyPast

Google Translate

MyHeritage