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The peak of emigration from what is now Slovenia was between 1860 and 1914; during this period, between 170,000 and 300,000 left areas that are now part of Slovenia. [6] By 1880 there were around 1,000 Slovene Americans, many of whom worked in the Upper Midwest as miners; within 30 years, about 30,000 to 40,000 Slovenian immigrants lived in the ...
In 1837, while her brother was visiting Slovenia, Höffern decided to join him in America; she is considered to be the first Slovenian woman to immigrate to the United States. Travelling via Paris and New York, the siblings first moved to Mackinac Island in Michigan, and later to La Pointe in Wisconsin, embedding themselves with the Ojibwe ...
Pages in category "Slovenian emigrants to the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Slovene community at the time was predominantly young men who did not intend to stay in America, but rather to send money to their families in Slovenia. Turk, now an established presence in Cleveland with a number of businesses, paid for Podrzaj's funeral, and convinced 7 other men to form the Marijin Spolek as an insurance group again ...
The Slovene National Benefit Society, known in Slovenian as Slovenska narodna podporna jednota, and by its Slovene initials S.N.P.J. is an ethnic fraternal benefit and social organization for Slovene immigrants and their descendants in the United States. [1] Founded in 1904, it is headquartered in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA near ...
Slovenian Women's Union of America (SWUA) is an ethnic fraternal benefit and social organization for Slovene immigrant women and their descendants in the United States. Founded in 1926 as Slovenska ženska zveza Amerike , its original purpose was to advocate for the rights of Slovenian women in the United States.
This is a list of notable Slovene Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Slovene American or must have references showing they are Slovene American and are notable.
Pages in category "Slovenian diaspora in the United States" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...