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History of Lemkivshchyna

Identity of Lemkos

Although many Lemkos consider themselves to be part of a greater Ukrainian nation, or a Ukrainian ethnic group, not all Lemkos feel this way.   Modern Lemkos are ideologically divided between three principal ethno-national identities: Ukrainian, Rusyn (or “Carpatho-Rusyn”) and Carpatho-Russian, identity divisions that were affected by history and politics.  Ecclesiastical politics in the twentieth century…
May 8, 20130Comments

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Branch News Events

Pysanka Workshop 2013

On Sunday, April 12th, the downstairs hall of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yonkers, NY was filled with the pleasant scent of burning candles and heated beeswax, as over 30 workshop participants diligently practiced their Lemko “pysanka” (Easter egg) decorating skills. The sold-out class was organized for the first time by Branch #2 of…
April 12, 20130Comments

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Culture

Cerkwie Łemkowskie

Cerkwie łemkowskie budowano przeważnie na niewielkich wzniesieniach i były one zawsze otaczane wieńcem drzew, spośród których wyłaniały się krzyże i wieżyczkowe zwieńczenia, stanowiąc silny akcent krajobrazowy. [img] Łemkowie wznosili świątynie do końca  XVIII w.  niemalże wyłącznie z drewna. Wyjątek stanowią tylko dwie XVII – wieczne, murowane świątynie – jedna z nich, wzniesiona w Trzcianie istnieje do dzisiaj. Jednak…
March 1, 20130Comments

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Our People

Steven Barna

1st branch OOL member since 1953. Stefan Barna was born on May 14, 1920, in the village of Wola Wyżna near Jaśliska, in the Sanok district in Lemkivshchyna. His parents, named Michael and Paraska, were both peasants. He finished 3 1/2 years of grammar school in his village. In 1947, the family was resettled to…
February 25, 20130Comments

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