Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
119 Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, 3rd floor, King’s College, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Maryann Sivak........President of the National C-RS will open
Bill Tarkulich........The battle for Dukla Pass
John Righetti........One people, 6 churches. How did that happen?
Tom Peters........The Perils of Pelagia and Petro
Kathryn Peters........Five Rusyn artists
Displays.......Genealogy (Tom Peters)
Thought provoking day long conference featuring noted presenters: John Righetti, Tom and Kathryn Peters, and Bill Tarkulich. Opening comments by MaryAnn Sivak. Something for everyone! Presentations on genealogy, Rusyn artists, the battle of the Dukla Pass and personal stories of summer studies at the Studium in Slovakia. Additionally, enjoy a European market, a basket raffle, Rusyn displays and music. All in all, enjoy the day socializing and telling your Rusyn stories to those around you.
Parking: adjacent and in back of Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center building
For directions: https://www.kings.edu/aboutkings/resources/directions
Lodging: If interested in lodging, rooms have been reserved at the Genetti Hotel & Conference Center, 77 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. To make a reservation please call the Front Desk at 570-823-6152 and ask for the King’s College Rate ($89.00) to make a pay-on –own reservation.
Rusyn conference guests will be able to keep their cars in the parking lot until the evening of check-out date.
Point of Contact: Sharon Jarrow, email - shangp@rcn.com, phone - 610-759-2628