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Old April 27th, 2009 #4
Stegura
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Originally Posted by wildbill View Post
My wife's grandmother's maiden name was Fedelishak.
Your Grandmother's name sounds Ukrainian. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries alot of Ukrainian, Ruthenian, and Slovakians immigrated into Western Pennsylvania for jobs in the Steel Mills.

My paternal Great-Grandparents were Carpatho-Rusyns from Uzhorod, Ukraine (back then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). They came to Pittsburgh for work in the Steel Mills. Today, many colorful beautiful Byzantine Catholic churches dot countryside of Southwestern Pennslyvania, the legacy of Ruthenian immigrants to the region.

Think of the film "Deer Hunter".



Wonderful movie about the children of Ruthenian immigrants and their ethnic upbringing in the western Pennslyvania steel mill industry. I especially liked the opening church wedding scenes.