Eastern Europeans

Pittsburgh Region

• Alliance College Polish Collection at the University of Pittsburgh
  http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/ac/ac.html
  Alliance College was founded "to provide opportunities for Americans of Polish descent to learn about the mother country, its culture, history, and language." It was closed in 1987 and its library's Polish Collection was given to the University of Pittsburgh which has a longstanding commitment to the area of East European Studies.

• Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational & Cultural Center
  http://www.bmnecc.org/
  a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, perpetuate and present the rich cultural heritage of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people through exhibits and displays, educational programs for children and adults, and the presentation of cultural programs including performances with the Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble "Otets Paissiy" and the Bitov Bulgarian Folk Orchestra.
  • "Bulgarian Rhapsody"
    An article in the May 20, 1998 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the Bulgaro-Macedonian Beneficial Association (BMBA -- now the Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational & Cultural Center) of West Homestead and their vecherinka, or evening dance held about once a month on Saturday. Includes information about Bulgarian/Macedonians in Pittsburgh.

• Carpatho-Rusyn Society
  http://www.carpathorusynsociety.org/
  Works to educate Rusyns and non-Rusyns about Rusyn culture and history, and to support the development of Rusyn culture on both sides of the Atlantic. For the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas

• Kennywood Nationality Days
  http://www.kennywood.com/plan/comm_nat_days.php#nationality
  Each summer Kennywood amusement park celebrates the heritage of Pittsburgh ethnic groups with special days for Carpatho-Russians, Slovaks, Serbians, Byzantines, Greeks, Slovenians, Poles, Hungarians, and Croatians.

• Lithuanian Citizens' Society of Western PA
  http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/lithcitizenssociety/
  A fraternal organization for Lithuanian-Americans dedicated to charitable activities and promoting Lithuanian culture and heritage in the Pittsburgh area

• National Slovak Society
  http://www.nsslife.org/
  Headquartered in McMurray, Pennsylvania, a southern suburb of Pittsburgh, this is a fraternal society whose goal is to unite persons of Slovak and Slavic ancestry and their non-Slav friends and relatives.

• The Poles of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
  http://www.polishroots.org/history/pittsburgh_poles.htm
  An article on the history of Poles in this region from the Polish Genealogical Society of America.

• Poltava Ukrainian Dance Company
  http://www.pghukrainians.org/Poltava/poltava.htm
  For thirty years, Poltava Ukrainian Dance Company has been a vital part of the Ukrainian community in Western Pennsylvania and the tri-state area, providing the youth of the Ukrainian community an opportunity to experience their Ukrainian heritage and to presenting this rich heritage to the general public.

• Serb National Federation
  http://www.serbnatlfed.org/
  a fraternal benefit society offering a variety of products, programs, and services to the members of the federation, including a scholarship program.

• Slavjane Folk Ensemble
  Representing the Slavic heritage and culture, especially that of the Carpatho-Rusyn region. Slavjane makes its home at the Holy Ghost Church in McKees Rocks, PA and is co-sponsored by the Greek Catholic Union of America (GCU), a Carpatho-Rusyn Fraternal Organization.

• Slovaks: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Slovaks reconnect with their heritage
  An article from May 20, 2001 by Robert Dvorchak about Pittsburghers of Slovak heritage.

• Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene National Benefit Society)
  http://www.snpj.com/
  Slovene National Benefit Society was founded in 1904 to offer affordable life insurance to Slovenian immigrants. Now open to people of all backgrounds, SNPJ continues to offer a full package of social, athletic and cultural opportunities, along with college scholarships, community service projects and much more. Located in Imperial, PA.

• SNPJ Slovenian Heritage Center
  http://www.snpjheritage.com/
  The SNPJ Slovenian Heritage Center showcases authentic Slovenian costumes, household items, artwork and crafts. Located one hour northwest of Pittsburgh at the SNPJ Recreation Center in the Borough of SNPJ (Enon Valley), Pa., the Slovenian Heritage Center is dedicated to maintaining and promoting the Slovenian culture here in the United States.

• Ukrainians: Pittsburgh Ukrainians
  http://www.pghukrainians.org/
  A place to meet the Ukrainian community in the Pittsburgh area. Information about various Ukrainian organizations, a schedule of events, and contact information is available.
  • Ridna Shkola of Pittsburgh
    School of Ukrainian Studies

• Ukrainian Selfreliance of Western Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union
  http://www.samopomich.com/
  a co-operative, not-for-profit and member owned financial institution serving the Ukrainian American community of Western Pennsylvania.

• William Penn Association
  http://www.williampennassociation.org/
  A Fraternal Benefit Society founded over 117 Years ago that promotes its Hungarian ethnic cultural heritage. Their website includes Hungarian resources.

United States

• American Hungarian Folklore Centrum
  http://www.magyar.org/
  The American Hungarian Folklore Centrum [AHFC] is a non profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of Hungarian folklore through the private and scholarly life of North America.

• BRAMA - Gateway Ukraine
  http://www.brama.com/
  English and Ukrainian versions. Searchable directory of Ukrainian resources from Ukraine and the Diaspora, many American Ukrainian associations. Check out What's New for festivals and exhibits.
• Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base
  Links to sites throughout the US, research centers, folk ensembles, benefit societies.

• Hungaria.org: Hungarian Anti-Defamation League
  HAL is to promote understanding between Hungarians while emphasizing our common cultural heritage and also, making Hungarian culture better known for non-Hungarians.

• The Kosciuszko Foundation
  A national not-for-profit, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian organization, founded in 1925 and dedicated to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the United States and Poland and to increasing American understanding of Polish culture and history. There is a chapter in Pittsburgh.

• National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
  http://www.ncsml.org/
  Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this is the foremost institution in the United States that preserves and interprets Czech and Slovak history and culture through its artifact and library collections, exhibits, and public programs.

• Polonia Today
  Based in Chicago, Polonia Today is the world's most-read Polish American newsmagazine in the English language with subscribers around the globe.

• The Polish American Journal
  the nation's largest, independent English-language newspaper dedicated to the concerns of Americans of Polish descent.

• Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc.
  Based in Illinois, the Slovak American Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt educational and charitable corporation whose mission is to showcase the literary, artistic, and scholarly contributions of Slovaks and Slovak-Americans to the world and to provide assistance, especially in the areas of scholarship and art, to Slovakia and to Slovak-American institutions.

• Ukrainian Museum
  http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/
  Located in New York City, the Museum concerns itself with the Ukrainian experience, past and present. The Museum's holdings of Ukrainian folk art include one of the most important documented collections outside of Ukraine.

International

• Balkanfolk
  Folk Music & Dance workshop, Catalogue, Events, E-shop. Touch and feel the spirit of the Balkan arts - Folklore Workshop, music, dancing, singing. Folk and orthodox CDs, Costumes, Gifts, Instuments e-Shop, Free MP3 examples, Bulgarian and Balkan Folk Groups Catalogue.