Rusyns in the USA will be meeting each other

Within the Rusyn diaspora in the USA, events are going to be organized by some affiliates of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society soon. During them, the guests will get to know something about the history related to the emigration of Rusyns from the old country to the industrial centre, i.e. Pennsylvania at that time (particularly Pittsburgh city where tens thousands of Galicia inhabitants were going), or the history related to the background – the Carpathian Rus’. A meeting concerning the wooden architecture was also planned, as well as workshops on painting eggs and a meeting dedicated to possibly the most famous Rusyn in the world – Andy Warhol.

The first of the meetings organized by the Youngtown afiliate will take place on 25 February in Hermitage. A lecture entitled Uncovering & Publishing the History of PA’s Carpatho-Rusyns will be given by Richard Custer. He has been collecting lots of historical material through the years: church and other metrics, immigrational magazines, photographies, but also spoken recollections that document the life of Rusyns in Pennsylvania. On the basis of the material, as well as some additional research concerning migration, Richard Custer will talk a lot about the history of Rusyns of that territory.Date and place of the meeting:

25.02.2017, 1:30-4:30 pm EST

St Michael Byzantine Catholic Church

2140 Highland Rd, Hermitage (Pennsylvania) 16148

On the same day, but a different place – Plano city in Texas, Lee Ann Slavik Erder will talk about the life of Andy Warhol. After introduction, the first part of the documentary from the 1960s will be presented entitled Andy Warhol. Date and place of the meeting:

25.02.2017, 1:30-4:30 pm CST

Environmental Education Center

4116 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093

On 5th March on Maple Heights, Ohio, priest Emil Hutnyan will discuss the imagery and history of architecture of interior of churches. Date and place of the meeting:

05.03.2017, 2:00-4:00 pm ЕST

St.andrew’s Eastern Orthodox Church

16029 Maple Park Dr, Maple Heights 44137

On 11 March in Burr Ridge, Illinois, workshops on painting eggs are to take place. After a presentation, everyone will have the opportunity to paint eggs themselves. Date and place of the meeting: 

11.03.2017, 1:00-4:00 pm CST

St. Peter & St. Paul Orthodox Church

6980 S County Line Rd, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

The last event in March will be a presentation entitled A Trip to the Homeland by George Napuda. The event will take place on 25 March in Wayne, New Jersey. These will be personal recollections of the lecturer on last year’s trip to the Subcarpathian Rus’, among others to the mother villages: Klachev, Ivanivec, Zhukova, as well as Mukachevo and Uzhorod. Date and place of the meeting: 

25.03.2017, 1:30-4:00 pm EDT

Wayne Public Library

461 Valley Rd, Wayne, New Jersey 07470

The picture shows the first convent of the Greek Catholic Union of Church Brotherhoods, 1893.