Let’s get to know each other online! - Call for holiday video greetings

Posted on December 1, 2020

Since COVID-19 won’t let us meet in person in 2020 to trim the UHEC Christmas trees and sing carols, we thought we could still share the holiday fun and bring everyone together virtually. We would love to share your video Christmas/Holiday/New Years greetings with the UHEC community during that virtual fundraiser. Please send us a video clip with your greeting!

UHEC celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day with "Stories from Storage" and kids' activity packet

Posted on August 24, 2020

Although this year we are celebrating the 29th anniversary of the independence of the current Ukrainian state, the struggle for Ukrainian independence has been going on for well over a century. The UHEC's "Stories from Storage" series this month has been featuring the theme of Ukrainian independence. We invite you to view the videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and download an activities packet for your kids (or grand-kids)!

UHEC's Virtual Programming Series

Posted on July 14, 2020

As New Jersey slowly reopens, we have been hard at work creating new virtual programming, with something for all!

Petrykivka painting workshop with Halyna Nazarenko

Posted on July 8, 2019

On July 7, 2019 the UHEC was privileged to host the world-renowned master of Petrykivka painting Halyna Nazarenko for a sold-out hands-on workshop. The participants work was pretty amazing!

First phase of DNU collaboration is complete

Posted on July 3, 2019

Logos of the UHEC and the Dnipro National University
The first "pilot run" of the collaboration between the UHEC and the Department of Ukrainian History at Dnipro National University has been completed with great success.

UHEC Archives open Transcarpathia collections

Posted on July 3, 2019

The UHEC archives has opened three collections related to the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region (or Zakarpats’ka oblast’): the Vikentii Shandor, Avhustyn Shtefan, and Volodymyr Komaryns’kyi papers. Together, they provide important information regarding the 20th century history of Transcarpathia, Carpatho-Ukraine, and the activities of Transcarpathians in the United States.

New collaboration with Dnipro National University

Posted on May 17, 2019

The UHEC is pleased to announce a brand new collaboration with the Department of Ukrainian History at Dnipro National University. Students at DNU will work on adding time-coded subject annotations and other access points to historical audio recordings digitized by the UHEC archives.

Record-breaking pysanka workshops

Posted on March 31, 2019

This year's traditional adult and youth spring pysanka workshops broke records, with what is probably the largest group of youth students to date. It was a little unwieldy, but it worked!

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