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Bohemian National Hall ( Czech: Česká národní síň) is an historic building located in the Broadway–Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1975. [ 1] The hall was built to serve the cultural and educational needs of the city's Czech community, and currently serves ...
Broadway–Slavic Village. / 41.45806°N 81.64472°W / 41.45806; -81.64472. Broadway–Slavic Village is a neighborhood on the Southeast side of Cleveland, Ohio. One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, it originated as the township of Newburgh, first settled in 1799. [ 4][ 5] Much of the area has historically served as home to Cleveland ...
Stephen Furdek. Stephen Furdek [1] (September 2, 1855 – January 18, 1915) was a Roman Catholic priest, a writer, and a co-founder of the First Catholic Slovak Union (Jednota). [2] He helped organize the first parishes for Czech and Slovak immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, and was an ardent activist for Slovak identity and nationhood.
The Cleveland Agreement ( Czech: Clevelandská dohoda; Slovak: Clevelandská dohoda) was an agreement signed by representatives of the Czech and Slovak people on October 22, 1915 at the Bohemian National Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] Its purpose was to show commitment to the fight for the self-determination of both Slavic nations in an ...
The Cleveland Public Library is a public library system in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded in 1869, it had a circulation of 3.5 million items in 2020. It operates the Main Library on Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland, 27 branches throughout the city, a mobile library, a Public Administration Library in City Hall, and the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled.
The history of Slovenes in Cleveland began in the 19th century, peaking between the late 19th and early 20th century with massive emigration of Slovenes prior to World War I. [ 1] Slovenes in the Cleveland metropolitan area make up the largest Slovene diaspora in the United States. Since Slovene immigrants began to settle in Cleveland in the ...
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Located in the Wade Park District of University Circle , the museum is internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art and houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 61,000 works of art from around the world. [ 3 ]
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located approximately five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio in University Circle, a 550-acre (220 ha) concentration of educational, cultural and medical institutions. The museum was established in 1920 by Cyrus S. Eaton to perform research, education and ...