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02 June 2020 12:10 AM

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M. Szamreta

Don't know if this is the same address:

From a history of Scranton:

Scranton School Administration building 425 Washington Ave. Designed and built by Lewis Hancosky, Jr., in 1911 in the Victorian Gothic style, this ornate structure continues to serve as the headquarters of the Scranton School District.

https://lhva.org/docs/History-Set-In-Stone.pdf

30 May 2020 9:14 PM

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Anonymous member

My paternal grandfather immigrated first to Scranton then settled in Dunmore. I have a fascination with all things roots related but what really puzzles me with pouring over passenger lists is so many Rusyns putting as final destination 425 S. Washington Ave., Scranton. I even drove there and there is nothing there. I believe it was the flat lands and maybe flooded at some point. I know St, John's Byzantine Catholic church stands overlooking it.

What was there and why so many Rusyns from all these different ships and different years listed this as there final destination? Any ideas on this?

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Carpatho-Rusyn Society

915 Dickson St.
Munhall, PA 15120-1929
(412) 206-9508
www.c-rs.org

The Carpatho-Rusyn Society is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to manifesting Carpatho-Rusyn culture in the United States and supporting Rusyn culture in the Homeland in east central Europe. It 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. As a membership organization, it boasts over 1,800 members worldwide who support the organization's work through their annual contributions of dues as well as voluntary contributions to funds that support Rusyn cultural development abroad as well as humanitarian aid for Rusyn communities in Europe.