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Peddlery presents the oldest form of emigration from the river Ribnica valley. Similar to other Slovene provinces this valley was captured by an emigration wave at the end of the 19th century; it was directed mainly to the U.S.A. The year 1945 and the arrival of new authorities also triggered emigration from the valley. Peddlery nowadays still exists.

ABSTRACT
Peddlery presents the oldest form of emigration from the river Ribnica valley. Similar to other Slovene provinces this valley was captured by an emigration wave at the end of the 19th century; it was directed mainly to the U.S.A. The year 1945 and the arrival of new authorities also triggered emigration from the valley. Peddlery nowadays still exists.

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The Slovene Film Archives at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia keeps films on life of Slovene emigrants, particularly in the U.S.A. Among cameramen we find Božidar Jakac and Anton Grdina. Many films of A. Grdina were destroyed in a fire in his house. The author anticipates that there is a lot of film material still in the field.

ABSTRACT
The Slovene Film Archives at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia keeps films on life of Slovene emigrants, particularly in the U.S.A. Among cameramen we find Božidar Jakac and Anton Grdina. Many films of A. Grdina were destroyed in a fire in his house. The author anticipates that there is a lot of film material still in the field.

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Slovenes in the United States built relatively large numbers of Slovene cultural monuments in their settlements. We could differ among church and other monuments. There were many churches built by Slovene immigrants from the 1890s till 1920s and later, among the latest Slovene Chapel in Washington D.C. built in 1970s deserve special mentioning. Some of them are important architectural monuments. Also Slovene newspapers on the Slovene ethnic territory wrote extensively about them. Also Slovene National Homes represent important part of Slovene ethnic heritage in the United States. In these Homes also valuable artistic pictures may be found. They were painted either by important Slovene American artists or by famous Slovene artists from the Slovene ethnic territory. Also some sculptures could be found especially in the Homes and in the places like Slovene cultural gardens in Cleveland. When these monuments were built they wrote about them in Slovene ethnic newspapers published by Slovene immigrants in the U. S.

ABSTRACT
Slovenes in the United States built relatively large numbers of Slovene cultural monuments in their settlements. We could differ among church and other monuments. There were many churches built by Slovene immigrants from the 1890s till 1920s and later, among the latest Slovene Chapel in Washington D.C. built in 1970s deserve special mentioning. Some of them are important architectural monuments. Also Slovene newspapers on the Slovene ethnic territory wrote extensively about them. Also Slovene National Homes represent important part of Slovene ethnic heritage in the United States. In these Homes also valuable artistic pictures may be found. They were painted either by important Slovene American artists or by famous Slovene artists from the Slovene ethnic territory. Also some sculptures could be found especially in the Homes and in the places like Slovene cultural gardens in Cleveland. When these monuments were built they wrote about them in Slovene ethnic newspapers published by Slovene immigrants in the U. S.

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The author of the contribution, a Slovene clergyman in Sweden, describes on the basis of oral sources and archival materials the activities of Slovene folklore groups in Halmstad, Malmö, Göteborg, and of an infant folklore group in Nybr. In the conclusion the author asks the homeland Slovenia to take better care of its people around the world. Preserving Slovene culture in foreign countries is an important activity within the consolidation of Slovene identity among the emigrants. Slovene folklore groups have their role in the process. In Sweden they were strongly active ten and more years ago while today that part of cultural activity among Slovenes in Sweden completely died away.

ABSTRACT
The author of the contribution, a Slovene clergyman in Sweden, describes on the basis of oral sources and archival materials the activities of Slovene folklore groups in Halmstad, Malmö, Göteborg, and of an infant folklore group in Nybr. In the conclusion the author asks the homeland Slovenia to take better care of its people around the world. Preserving Slovene culture in foreign countries is an important activity within the consolidation of Slovene identity among the emigrants. Slovene folklore groups have their role in the process. In Sweden they were strongly active ten and more years ago while today that part of cultural activity among Slovenes in Sweden completely died away.

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»Bratje Popović« (The Popović Brothers) is one of the oldest tambour orchestras in the U.S.A. It was founded in 1929 in Colorado. The author shows the historical background of the orchestra, and the social and cultural significance of the tambour as an ethnic symbol. She points out the meaning of the tambour in preserving and presenting Serbian culture and ethnicity in the U.S.A.

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»Bratje Popović« (The Popović Brothers) is one of the oldest tambour orchestras in the U.S.A. It was founded in 1929 in Colorado. The author shows the historical background of the orchestra, and the social and cultural significance of the tambour as an ethnic symbol. She points out the meaning of the tambour in preserving and presenting Serbian culture and ethnicity in the U.S.A.