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This is a photo of students from St. Wendelin Elementary in Cleveland, Ohio. At this time Slovak immigrants were the most under-represented group in American public schools. This is another role the church played on Slovak immigrants in America,…

This is a photo of a Slovak dance team. Dance teams were a custom of Slovaks in their home country and the Catholic Church in Cleveland helped keep these homeland customs alive. The dance these men performed was the dance of the forest.

This is a photo of St. Ladislas Church in Cleveland. This parish served as the first Catholic Church for Slovaks in the city of Cleveland. This parish was set up by Stefan Furdek who played a major role in helping Slovak immigrants adjust to their…

In 1996 I remember I visited the garden because I was in charge of the Greek School of Annunciation. Our dancing group, which were the students of our school, they were asked to perform in the parade. And I remember there were many other…

A picture of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church On W. 14th in Cleveland, Ohio. The Church is celebrating its 97th year.

This is the World War II memorial for the Greek Americans of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Cleveland that gave their lives in WW II.

This is part of a crowd of nearly 5000 people who gathered to see the dedication of the Monte Grappa rock to the Italian Cultural Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio

This is a view of the entrance to the Greek Cultural Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio during the summer of 1951.

This photo contains the artist Joseph Suto who created the marker as well as the president of the Italalian Cultural Gardens Philip Garbo.

This is the original blue print for the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.