Submitted photo.... Mike Vasilchek displays a sign for the Simply Slavic festival in downtown Youngstown. He has become a passionate preservationist of his Carpatho-Rusyn heritage. YOUNGSTOWN — Mike ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - One of the oldest members of the Cleveland Cultural Garden is still installing new pieces more than 80 years later. The Carpatho-Rusyn garden, initially dedicated in 1939, installed ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X WILKES-BARRE – Bethany Sromovsky was wearing a traditional Carpatho-Rusyn outfit from head to toe ...

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A motorist slowly driving down the steep Northampton Street hill a few weeks ago rolled down her window and asked a pedestrian how to find the place with the kolachi. It turned out ...

To John Righetti, there are few if any more misunderstood ethnic groups than the Carpatho-Rusyns. The group has a sizeable presence in Europe and North America, but use the term in front of almost ...

Christmas caroling is a popular tradition in the anthracite region. Each ethnic group appears to have created a unique twist to the practice of door-to-door singing designed to teach youngsters about ...

TAYLOR – For area residents who trace their ethnic roots to the Carpatho-Rusyn people of Eastern Europe, a Saturday presentation provided a snapshot of life in the old country through the lens of its ...

AMBRIDGE — Tim Polas takes pride in his Carpatho-Rusyn heritage, cleaving to traditions and culture of Eastern Slavic people. Certainly, celebrating food — from pirogi to palachinky — is a big part.