2024 Annual Luncheon - Coming to Canada

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the Canadian Slovenian Historical Society held their annual luncheon

in Toronto at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Hall. The mood was exiting and the Hall

was buzzing as guests mingled and reconnected with past acquaintances. Joining the luncheon

were the Slovenian Ambassador Andrej Rode and his wife Monika from Ottawa, Honorary

Counsel John Doma and his wife Margret and the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario MPP for

Etobicoke Central.

The final documentary of the trilogy, ‘Slovenian Exodus III: Coming to Canada’ was presented to

a capacity hall of over 300 people of all ages. Following the documentary, everyone who arrived

in the fifties, during the second wave of Slovenian immigrants, were asked to join in a group

picture.

After lunch, Mario Ulcar outlined how to navigate the website and mentioned that the

documentaries will always be available there. The Biography and Eulogy sections are updated

regularly. The video interview section is also always being updated regularly to include as many

interviews as possible in order to preserve the history of Canadian Slovenians.

Going forward, we will continue producing videos documenting the life of the immigrants as

they settled into a new country and began establishing Slovenian communities: churches,

organizations, summer camps, and successful businesses. We look forward to sharing these

with you.