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Cleveland Neighborhood Taverns: A Pub Crawl Through History

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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!

Ancestor Stories / Tom Kaschalk

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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The Neighborhood Bar

2 Comments / Neighborhood History / Tom Kaschalk / Bars, Slavic Village

Back in the time of the American Revolution, taverns were the hub of social activity. In my old neighborhood, this social activity (or just plain drinking) carried on into the 1960’s- 1970’s. Within 2 blocks from my home there were 8 establishments (let’s call them what they were, neighborhood bars) where you could grab a

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

3 Comments / Places / Tom Kaschalk / School, St. Joseph Byzantine, Union-Miles Park

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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The Birth of a Maternity Hospital

1 Comment / Places / Tom Kaschalk / St. Anns, University

St. Ann Maternity Hospital In a previous post I provided the history of my childhood home. I was able to trace the property back to the Connecticut Land company through to today’s current vacant lot. My next online excursion is to explore the history of where I was born, St. Ann Maternity Hospital. As with

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The History of My Childhood Home in Slavic Village

1 Comment / Neighborhood History, Places / Tom Kaschalk / Slavic Village

7416 Claasen Ave., Cleveland, Ohio Are you curious about the history or your home? Did you always wonder who lived there or if anything “odd” happened in the home or the neighborhood? Here is an example of research on a home in the Slavic Village area from the time of the Connecticut Land Company to

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