We are Slovak!” my grandfather would yell. Emphatically, my father would bellow back, “We are Rusyn!” And so it went, until ...

It was nice whenever I would find a Byzantine Catholic Church in another town where I was working,” Vasilchek said. Vasilchek got involved with the Carpatho-Rusyn Society Youngstown/Warren ...

The pictures were created by an artist from California, church member George Daru said, and they offer a glimpse into the lives of Carpatho-Rusyns, many of whom emigrated from Eastern Europe to ...

“We’ll also have lady locks, nut horns and assorted desserts made by the ladies of the church,” he said. Carpatho-Rusyns, Polas said, “are the people without a state. We come from the ...

“Their life revolved around the church.” You won’t find any Carpatho-Rusyn-style wooden churches in the Scranton area, but you’re likely to find people, including Taylor-resident Tamara ...

The Carpatho-Rusyn garden, initially dedicated in 1939, installed four informational pedestals on October 2023 to help provide context on Rusyn culture, a map of the region and a list of notable ...

The church’s history includes the Rev. Emil ... was the home of one of the most prolific Carpatho-Rusyn writers – Father Emil Kubek. The residents of Mahanoy City who knew Father Kubek ...

The HALUPKI Festival, a celebration of Carpatho ... church in Ohio and a historic landmark, will be open for tours. Orthodox religious items will be for sale. A demonstration of the Rusyn art ...

This year marks the 23rd year for the event, which will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the ... cheregi (Rusyn doughnuts), breads and tortes are available, too. The Carpatho ...

Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral was completed in 1906. It is the home church of a small community of Rusyns (also called Ruthenians or Carpatho-Ruthenians) who immigrated to Minneapolis from the ...