Ann Hankavich
Ann Hankavich
interviewed by Jeanette E. Tuve
October 22, 1986
as part of the
Ethnic Women of Cleveland
Oral History Project Series
Ann (Cherepacha) Hankavich speaks of growing up in the Ukraine under Polish rule and then moving to Canada. She moved to Pennsylvania shortly after she married Father Stephen Hankavich and later moved to Cleveland when her husband, who is a Ukrainian priest, was relocated to serve at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. She speaks about her life, her roles as mother and clergyman's wife. She also talks about Ukrainian crafts, foods and traditions.
For Further Reading
- 'Ukrainians' article from Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- The Ukrainian Cultural Garden - A chapter from Their Paths are Peace by Clara Lederer, an e-book in the CMP collection.
This is one of a series of interviews conducted by Jeanette E. Tuve in 1986 as part of the Ethnic Women of Cleveland Oral History Project at the Cleveland State University. Originally sponsored by the CSU Women's Comprehensive Program and the History Department, and funded by the George Gund Foundation, Cleveland Memory has now digitized these fascinating interview transcripts and recordings to allow you to read the transcripts online while listening to streaming audio recordings of the interviews.