By Nancy Knisley
Immigrants established some of the earliest organizations in Ambridge. Each sizable ethnic group had a club, or more than one.
Immigrants established some of the earliest organizations in Ambridge. Each sizable ethnic group had a club, or more than one.
This photo shows the members of Ambridge's Croatian Fraternal Union, St. Nicholas Lodge No. 304, at the organization's 20th Anniversary celebration in 1924.
Robyn Hrvoich Cubakovic's cousin, Danica Hrvojic, who was a two-year-old toddler being held by her father, Stjepan, when the photo was taken, gave her the photo. She's the little blond girl in the upper far left.
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Nancy Bohinsky Knisley grew up in Ambridge in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the author of Ambridge Memories, a blog dedicated to local history from 1950 to 1970. Visit ambridgememories.blogspot.com for more.
Robyn Hrvoich Cubakovic's cousin, Danica Hrvojic, who was a two-year-old toddler being held by her father, Stjepan, when the photo was taken, gave her the photo. She's the little blond girl in the upper far left.
Click here to see the photo and read the complete article.
Nancy Bohinsky Knisley grew up in Ambridge in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the author of Ambridge Memories, a blog dedicated to local history from 1950 to 1970. Visit ambridgememories.blogspot.com for more.
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