Just released in America is what will surely be the definitive history of the Lemko village Bortne, Бортне – село з каміня (Bortne: A Village Made of Stone), by Lemko Association secretary Bogdan Horbal. Dating back to at least the last quarter of the 16th century, Bortne (Polish: Bartne) covered almost twenty square kilometers and …
Look for a Carpatho-Rusyn flag flying over the first annual “Woodstock International Food Festival” next weekend, October 13-14, 2018, at Saint Elizabeth Orthodox Church in Woodstock, Georgia! There will be a live DJ and music, kids’ games, a craft fair, beer, and other attractions to go along with plenty of food from around the world– …
Our friends at the Carpatho-Russian American Center are hosting their annual Kermesh on Sunday, October 28, 2018, from 3:00–7:00 pm at The Social at Dunwoodie Golf Club in Yonkers, New York. The terrific band Vox Ethnika will be playing and there will be a hot buffet with unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks. Tickets are …
THALERHOF COMMEMORATION DAY 2018 WHAT: On Thalerhof Day we commemorate the tens of thousands of East Slavic men, women and children who suffered persecution, lost their health or died in relation to the Austro-Hungarian concentration camp located at the village of Thalerhof, south of Graz, in 1914-1917 (World War I) AND those who died in …
Our friends at the Carpatho-Russian American Center (Lemko Hall) are having a picnic Sunday, July 1st, in Pavilion #2 at Ridge Road Park, 287 Ridge Road in Hartsdale, New York. The picnic starts at noon. Admission ($15 for adults, $5 for kids 10-15, kids under 10 free!) includes hamburgers, hot dogs, kolbasy, kapusta, and …
What is the origin of our people? A discussion on origins Presented by the New England Carpatho-Rusyn Society Sunday, May 20, 2018, 12:00 noon St. John the Baptist Church (in the basement) 1240 Broadbridge Avenue Stratford, Connecticut 06615 St. John the Baptist is a block and a half west of the Stratford Railroad Station, north side …
Winter in the Carpathians a lecture and discussion with Bonnie Burke Sunday, November 19, 2017, 11:00am St. John the Baptist Church hall 364 Mill Hill Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut Did you ever wonder just what winter was like in the homeland? Many people from North America have visited relatives and ancestral villages in Carpathian Rus’ …
THALERHOF COMMEMORATION DAY 2017 WHAT: On Thalerhof Day we commemorate the tens of thousands of East Slavic men, women, and children (Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ukrainians) who suffered, lost their health or died in relation to the Austro-Hungarian internment camp at Thalerhof, near Graz, in 1914-1917 (World War I) and we also remember all those who were …
You are invited to the premiere of an extraordinary presentation Paschal Creations or Where did all these eggs come from? An eggs-ceptional presentation by Connecticut’s eggspert, Yvonne Klancko Sponsored by St. John’s “R” Club Sunday, March 12th, 2017 10:30 a.m. (after Divine Liturgy) St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church 384 Mill Hill Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut …
Back in 1938, longtime Lemko Association leader Simeon Pyzh wrote a short Lemko-language history of his native region, boldly presenting his views that: The Slavic population of Carpathian Rus’ is autochthonous to their region— it is their original homeland! The appropriate language for Carpathian Rus’ is neither literary Russian, nor literary Ukrainian, but the people’s …
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