Fotogalerije Arhiva - Croatian Ethnic Institute

Our Great Lady of Chicago, 1975.

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:26:40 +0000

On August 15, 1906, the first procession of the Assumption was held through the streets of Chicago. As in Europe, the image of Our Lady of Sinj was carried. To the Croats, the Virgin Mary is what St. John is to the Irish. Patrick or Columbus Day to the Italians. Check out 17 photos of this special event from 1975…

The arrival of Franjo Tuđman in Ottawa, 1990.

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:25:56 +0000

The first Croatian president, Dr. Franjo Tuđman, visited the Croats in Ottawa in 1990. On the occasion of his arrival in Canada, the Croatian community prepared a rich cultural and artistic program. In this photo gallery there is also a photo of Dr. Franja Tuđman with the Minister of Defense Gojko Suško who lived in Canada…

Croatian School in New York, 1974.

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:25:14 +0000

The supplementary Croatian school in New York has been operating since 1974 and is part of the Croatian parish of St. Cyril and Methodius and St. Raphael. Below, see seven photos showing the performance of Croatian children from the school’s first year of operation…

Protests against Yugoslavia

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:24:18 +0000

Croats all over the world expressed their dissatisfaction with the system of Yugoslavia in various ways. They organized protests, wrote to senators, congressmen and presidents. These are exclusive photos that show how our diaspora fought for the free Croatian state and told the world the truth…

Franciscan printing house in Chicago

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:23:10 +0000

Croatian Franciscans in America started publishing various magazines during the Second World War: Croatian Catholic Herald (since 1942), Croatian Calendar (since 1944) and Danica (since 1945). When the Franciscan monastery in Chicago was bought and renovated, the Franciscans began to seriously think about their own printing press. Thus, at the end of 1946, the necessary machines were purchased from the Slovenian printing house “Edinost Publishing Company”. She fulfilled her irreplaceable role – as, after all, the printed materials that the Croatian Franciscans published in America – in the best possible way…