The sound of sadness: The story of the Lemko women

Lemkos love art. Julia Doszna shows this in songs which, because of history, do not wish to be cheerful. It was hard work, every day digging up beets, spreading manure, milking cows. To kill the boredom and forget about her aching arms and swollen legs, Julia Doszna, only a few years old, listened to nature:…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyMay 20, 20160Comments

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Leadership of Lemko Organizations Passes to Next Generation

Clifton, NJ — At the national conventions of two U.S.-based Lemko organizations this month, elections resulted in the selection of new Presidents, signaling the organizations' continuing growth and development as the baton of leadership passed from the older to the younger generation. This past Saturday, October 26th, members of the Organization for the Defense of…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyOctober 30, 20130Comments

Museum

Stamford museum showcases miniature models of Lemko architecture

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ByDiana Howansky ReillySeptember 4, 20110Comments

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10th, Jubilee Lemko Vatra in Ellenville’s Carpathians

The 10th jubilee Lemko Vatra occurred on July 3rd-4th 2010 in Ellenville (New York). Here gathered representatives of several lemko generations from the United States, Ukraine, Poland and Canada. They assembled because of their longing for the native land, a need for more and once again to entwine the heart with the native tunes, to…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyApril 14, 20100Comments

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28th National Convention of the Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna

On November 7, 2009, the National Home in Passaic, NJ was decorated festively. It was here that the 28th National Convention of the Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna (OOL) was being held. A greeting of the Convention delegates took place on the stage, adored with a coat-of-arms bearing a trident and oak leaves, which…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyNovember 7, 20090Comments

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Special Year for Lemko-Ukrainian Organization’s Annual Festival

Three generations of Lemkynia: Melan ia Lozyniak (in front), Diana Howansky, Mary Howansky, Lena Howansky (in back).Since the beginning of 2007, in cities throughout the tri-state area, the Organization for the Defense of Lemko-Western Ukraine (known by its acronym OOL) has hosted a series of public events to commemorate the 60 th anniversary of Akcja “Wisla,”…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyAugust 1, 20080Comments

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Lemko Culture Celebrated at 6th “Vatra” in USA

The Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna (OOL) in the USA. conducted its festival, called the “ Lemkivska Vatra ,” for the sixth year in a row, from June 23-26, at the Ukrainian-American Youth Association, Inc. (CYM) resort in Ellenville, NY.

ByDiana Howansky ReillyJune 27, 20060Comments

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Fourth annual Lemko Vatra in U.S. shows off culture of Lemkivschyna

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - Only one member of the Ukrainian Canadian quartet Metelytsya has Lemko roots, but that did not stop the group from singing Lemko folk songs with the rest of the performers. "Native Lemko land, green Carpathian mountains, no matter where a Lemko is, he has to remember you," Metelytsya and the other performers…

ByDiana Howansky ReillyJuly 25, 20040Comments