Author name: Tom Kaschalk

Cleveland Neighborhood Taverns: A Pub Crawl Through History

I’m thrilled to announce that my upcoming book, Cleveland Neighborhood Taverns: A Pub Crawl Through History, is officially available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and directly from Arcadia Publishing. As a lifelong Clevelander, capturing the emotional and historical essence of our city’s neighborhood taverns has been deeply rewarding. These taverns weren’t merely bars; […]

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Coming to America!

Great Grandpa’s Journey Mihaly Andreas (Andrew) Kascak (Kaschalk) was born on August 16th 1866, in Szolnok (now Abaújszolnok, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary. His father, Stephanus (Istvan), was 30 and his mother, Maria, was 28. Andreas was the youngest of 4 siblings. (Joseph, Steve, and Maria). Andreas was baptized Roman Catholic the day after birth in Nyésta, Abauj-Torna

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My Old School- St. Joseph Byzantine, Cleveland, OH

My Catholic grade school suffered the same fate as many other Cleveland parochial schools and churches that closed their doors many years ago. St. Joe’s was a little ahead of the trend and closed after the school year of 1971. Let’s start out on a positive note and look back at their proud history in

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