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 ...

WILKES-BARRE – Bethany Sromovsky was wearing a traditional Carpatho-Rusyn outfit from head to toe Saturday. The 14-year-old girl from West Pittston made her outfit for the sixth annual Rusyn Genealogy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vested dancers stomped, kicked and knee-bent through a ciceri, accompanied by a legato violin and twangy guitar. Hungry revelers clapped between forkfuls of halusky, a homemade noodle dish, and ...

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 ...