Woman's Home Missionary Society (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 1910
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From Annual Report ... - Volume 29 - Page 75
Woman's Home Missionary Society (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 1910
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From 1911: Auto industry in Detroit hired Macedonians, Greeks, Turks and Slavs to bust up union strikes:
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Pg. 192 of "Executive Documents of the State of Minnesota" from 1914. Noting 40 Macedonians working at a railroad camp.
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From a 1914 publication on Macedonian immigrants working in the Colorado Coal mines:
"Conditions in the Coal Mines of Colorado" Volume 3.
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As a personal note, in addition to my great-grandfather on my maternal side, who is listed in the document at the beginning of this thread, I recently discovered that my great-great-grandfather on my father's side lived and worked in the coal mines of Zeigler, Illinois. I knew he came to the US, but I just found some more documents on exactly where he lived and worked. He came to the US in 1913 and stayed for 25 years. He listed Macedonia as his country of origin. His brother's son, who came to visit him in 1925, listed himself as a Serb, as it was now a period of Serb occupation of Macedonia.
It's interesting to note that my great-great-grandfather and all of his descendants said/say they are Macedonian, while the descendants of his brother say they are Serbian. I think the fact that he had come to America right before Macedonia's division and before Serbian propaganda exploded with Serbian occupation in 1913 was a significant factor in how my lineage clung to a Macedonian identity while his brother and family developed a Serbian identity.Leave a comment:
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From the Buffalo Courier Express in 1958:
Group to Observe
Orthodox Christmas
The Macedonian - American
Society. PRESPA, will observe
the Orthodox Christmas with a
dance at Croatian Church Hall,
108 Ridge Rd., at 7:30 tomorrow
evening. A Macedonian dance
croup will perform and Santa
will distribute presents to the
children.
John Andreef is chairman of
the affair and Mrs. Michael
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A brief history of a Toronto Restaurant:
In 1928, prior to the Great Depression, Toronto was recognized as one of the foremost cultural centers in the world.
The restored ELGIN/WINTERGARDEN and CANON theatres are two of the remaining vaudeville houses from that era
and with MASSEY HALL they represent the original downtown Theatre District. Robert Angeioff, a Macedonian
entrepreneur, who had built many restaurants in Toronto, converted the house, naming it the BUSY BEE DINER. The
"B" as it was familiarly known, consisted of an open kitchen and counter, typical of the Diners of that era and earned
a reputation for hearty, traditional meals, served to the "regulars". In 1930, Luke and Vangel Eftimoff purchased the
"Busy Bee" from Angeloff, which they in turn sold to George Nicolau, a cook with a vision.Leave a comment:
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Thanks SoM. It's a very important thread for both showing how long our ancestors had their Macedonian identity and for documenting the history of our people.
The following is classified as "prose" in the Atlantic Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art and Politics for Volume CXIX (January -- June 1917). I don't know how true, if at all, is the following story " THE SHOULDERS OF ATLAS by Corrinne and Radoslav Tsanoff. However, it surely must have been based off of their experiences with Macedonian immigrant life. Now, there are spots where they refer to us as Macedonians, Bulgars, Bulgaro-Macedonians. But I think we could find it useful as literature of the Macedonians in early North America. I only pulled out parts that mention Macedonia, but the story starts on page 85 and is a good read.
'They'll rise a rumpus this trip, Mister
Jim,' Steve remarked. Steve Johnson,
baptized Stefan Ivanoff in Macedonian
Krivolak, drew fifteen dollars a
week for being able to hear in English
and talk in Bulgarian.Steve shook his head and started up
the path to the cook-tent, where the
gang of Bulgar-Macedonian laborers
were lolling about, waiting for supper.'Well, and so we left Macedonia,' a
dark, bushy-browed young fellow was
holding forth to the rest, expertly spitting
through his teeth as he spoke; 'we
did leave the cursed old bleeding motherland,
to come and drink American milk and honey, get rich and buy us
patent-leather shoes and a derby hat
out of the second envelope, eh, Zasho?'I
spit upon the nine dollars, Zasho! So
long as you are on the job, they keep
tab on you every minute, for fear you
won't earn five times your wages; and
when you die they stick you into the
ground without priest or pall, so you
won't smell up the place. And another
soft believer that's crossed the ocean
to become God's cousin takes your
pick and shovel, and it 's amen to you.
I'd rather eat good garlic in Macedonia
than rotten ham in Colorado.'The men hushed; a few crossed
themselves piously as the rusty figure
of Uncle Dimo drew near. His face was
wrinkled with sorrow, but he held his
shoulders erect. Uncle Dimo was a
stubborn Macedonian Bulgar; he had
never doffed his pepper-gray homespun
breeches and rawhide sandals for the
overalls and tan shoes of the new world.'You've left Macedonia too early,
lad. She has n't taught you enough.
It 's so with most of you young fellows
these days. But my Dobry, he knew
the workman's glory!'The young man was silent.
'Perhaps I'd better tell you how it
happened once in Macedonia,' Dimo
decided. 'Then you will understand
about my Dobry. And then I can ask
you something you must find out from
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Vic, that is some good information. You've done a great job rejuvenating this thread, which already had some very handy material regarding the history of Macedonian immigrants around the world.Leave a comment:
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The following links contain list of people between 1903 and 1910 that came to Quebec ports and you can search by nationality:Originally posted by vicsinad View Post
There are scores of Macedonians here. Most of them can be found by searching "Macedonia." But also search Turkey and Bulgaria and you will find a lot of Macedonians.Last edited by vicsinad; 10-06-2014, 07:34 PM.Leave a comment:
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From January and May of those same years (not included in the list below, but in the attached documents, are passengers listed as Bulgarian whose last place of residence was Macedonia):Originally posted by vicsinad View Post
MAY 1912:
Macedonian Passengers – Forward Berths Name Last Place of Residence/Destination Petre Keteff, 30 Ghiavat, Macedonia to New York City Vassil Nolo, 18 Grerbo, Macedonia to Portland, Oregon Costi Stefo, 33 Ehla, Macedonia to Columbus, Ohio Pavle Stefoff, 31 Pawa, Macedonia to Columbus, Ohio Gheorghi Sunovroff, 19 Ghiavat, Macedonia to Columbus, Ohio Jlia Tasseff, 31 Supeui, Macedonia to Columbus, Ohio
JANUARY 1912:
Macedonian Passengers Name Last Place of Residence/ Destination Riste Cotso, 40 Bouf, Macedonia to Detroit, Michigan Vassil Cotso, 13 Fota Trayan, 44 Bouf, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Macedonian Passengers - Forward Berths Name Last Place of Residence/ Destination Loukin Pachko, 24 Janiloa, Macedonia to Galesburg, Illinois
Macedonian Passengers - Forward Berths Name Last Place of Residence/ Destination Christos Doukas, 40 Salonique, Macedonia to Haverhill, Massachusetts Stergios Doukas, 11 Nicola Kostoff, 29 Cartscovani, Macedonia to Syracuse, New YorKLeave a comment:
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Mr. Momiroff wrote this in 1899 (He is also known as Reverend Momiroff):Originally posted by vicsinad View PostHere is "The Annual Register of Wheaton College" in Wheaton, Illinoise. The school year is 1895-1896. One of the students for that year is:
Kosta Demeter Momiroff. He was a senior that year and was a student of the Department of Liberal Arts (Classical, Scientific and Literary). He listed his place of birth as "Monaster, Macedonia."
He knew what he was.
Secret Lodges in the Turkish Empire.
BY REV. K.D. MOMIROFF. MACEDONI A, TURKEY.
Both the Greek churches and the Mo-
hammedan are opposed to secret socie-
ties and do not allow them to exist within
the pale of their churches. The laws of
the country make it also very difficult for
the formation of lodges. No meetings
can be held in the evening. People must
be in their homes after dark as the gov-
ernment is very suspicious of revolution-
ary movements, and often punishes upon
mere suspicion, and hence the difficulty
of organizing secret lodges, for the gov-
ernment itself forbids them, but still they
exist.
There are two classes of lodges; the
mpst prevalent are religious secret so-
cieties, which are really sects of the Mo-
hammedan religion. The members have
really withdrawn from the worship of
Mohammed, but they adopt some relative
of Mohammed as their divinity, and this
worship being unlawful, drives them to
secret society organizations, which are
political as well as religious and hence
are dangerous to the Turkish govern-
ment. The other class of secret societies
is formed by those who have had their
education in the schools of France and
Italy, and who have joined the infidel and
atheistic lodges of those countries, and
they having become infidels, upon their
return to Turkey have themselves organ-
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Same boat, 5 months earlier:Originally posted by vicsinad View Post
Macedonian Passengers
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Andrea Petreff, 26 Jerze, Macedonia to Chicago, Illinois
Riste Lajar, 29 Lajek, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Mileneo Nicole, 17 Oleveni, Macedonia to Fairmount, Illinois
Neteho Stavro, 17 Meonastir, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Spase Stoylan, 17 Barecham, Macedonia to Fairmount, Illinois
Lazar Yovan, 34 Olevem, Macedonia to Fairmount, Illinois
Macedonian Passengers – Forward Berths
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Ronstantin Arguir, 18 Hronkichta, Macedonia to New York City
Todor Bochoff, 31 Racle, Macedonia to Irvine, California
Vasil Boche, 30 Graesnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Naydon Bochoff, 22 Moghila, Macedonia to Denver, Colorado
Ilia Bogoya, 33 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Stefo Constantin, 37 Racovo, Romania to Cleveland, Ohio
Jean Constantindoff, 18 Hranpiehta, Bulgaria to St. Louis, Missouri
Creste Cotcho, 16 Racovo, Romania to Battle Creek, Michigan
Georges Damian, 17 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Ivan Dimitri, 43 Racovo, Romania to Battle Creek, Michigan
Stefo Dimtri, 18 Gratse, Macedonia to Louisville, Kentucky
Stefan Filip, 34 Monostir, Turkey to Bayonne, New Jersey
Janne Fotteff, 37 Gradjero, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Petric Gheorghi, 24 Baton, Macedonia to Keesport, Pennsylvania
Spiro Gheorghieff, 35 Gradjero, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Vassil Gheorghieff, 24
Spiro Ghiorghieff, 26 Toplitza, Turkey to Steelton, Pennsylvania
Stoyan Iocheff, 18 Moghila, Macedonia to Irvine, California
Philipe Jelieff, 18 Gradjero, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Gelle Jlieff, 40 Gradjero, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Vassil Jovan, 19 Christoforon, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Fraytche Lazor, 36 Racovo, Romania to Cleveland, Ohio
Ragno Lvakeff, 18 Darnitchovo, Macedonia to Cleveland, Ohio
Ilo Mitre, 27 Miclevictha, Turkey to Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
Christian Nicolas, 18 Monastir, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Eftim Nove, 26 Boton, Macedonia to Chicago, Illinois
Dimitri Pavloff, 30 Gratze, Macedonia to Louisville, Kentucky
Georghi Pavloff, 10
Andon Pandazi, 39 Tsakane, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Vaomn Paoloff, 18 Gratse, Macedonia to Cincinnati, Ohio
Kosta Popguargieff, 22 Racle, Macedonia to Denver, Colorado
Vaugluel Risoff, 18 Iglebe, Macedonia to Cincinnati, Ohio
Andre Riste, 14 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Dimitri Serafin, 21 Miclevichta, Macedonia to New York City
Jovan Simon, 18 Boton, Macedonia to Chicago, Illinois
Dimitric Stavros, 17 Vizokolis, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Petco Stefan, 18 Graesnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Mitre Stoyan, 31 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Cale Stoyanoff, 33 Roule, Macedonia to Lackawanna, New York
Temelco Tasse, 33 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Iani Thanas, 20 Kartetcha, Macedonia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spase Tirtstse, 31 Cheveni, Macedonia to Fairmount, Illinois
Ilvan Todor, 16 Racovo, Romania to Battle Creek, Michigan
Tadi Tsvetcoff, 31 Perleki, Macedonia to New York City
Vuola Vangnel, 38 Gratze, Macedonia to Cincinnati, Ohio
Naum Vantcho, 25 Boton, Macedonia to Chicago, Illinois
Petre Vassil, 30 Racovo, Romania to Cincinnati, Ohio
Miton Veleff, 24 Moghila, Macedonia to Denver, Colorado
Macedonian Passengers – Aft Berths
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Iana Mihailova, 30 Tsakane, Macedonia to La Salle, Illinois
Mihail Mihailova, 10
Turkish Passengers – Forward Berths
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Stefan Jovanoff, 15 Prilep, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Nissiner Navaro, 19 Uskieb, Macedonia to New York City
Turkish Passengers – Aft Berths
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Kata Fosheva, 44 Prilep, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Jovan Iloff, 31 Prilep, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Vasa Iloff, 30
Turkish Passengers
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Vasil Athanas, 18 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Sotoi Bogoya, 20 Gracnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Dmie Bogoya, 16
Stoyan Boycis, 19 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Vanco Dmico, 31 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Josip Goergi, 17 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Nial Pano, 34 Gracnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Nedelco Riste, 34 Cleveni, Macedonia to Battle Creek, Michigan
Petr Riste, 18
Georgi Riste, 17
Vanco Stefo, 17 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Spasse Stoyan, 17 Gracnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Thate Thador, 30 Lahtsi, Macedonia to Mona City, Pennsylvania
Rriste Thanas, 38 Gracnitza, Macedonia to Rochester, New York
Lago Trento, 24 Rakovo, Macedonia to Cincinnati, Ohio
Vasil Vanteko, 31 Dihovar, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Name Last Place of Residence/
Destination
Velian Boche, 33 Negotheian, Macedonia to East St. Louis, Missouri
Riste Bojcic, 43 Negotehani, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Tane Bouche, 29 Monastir, Macedonia to New York City
Riste Cole, 27 Ziabiani, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Goche Coleff, 34 Guiavito, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Andrea Cono, 18 Icopia, Macedonia to New York City
Apostol Cote, 34 Tzapari, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Mihal Cote, 31
Pavle Dime, 14 Negotehani, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Deino Ghiorghi, 16 Ziabiani, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Riste Kirste, 18 Csapari, Macedonia to Nemeha, Iowa
Kiril Kostadin, 18 Tzapari, Macedonia to La Porte, Indiana
Petre Kostadin, 18
Tale Koste, 25 Monastir, Macedonia to New York City
Trattche Kouzmann, 32 Tzapari, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Jovautche Mitreff, 30 Guiavito, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Abramoff Naoum, 18 Tsapari, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Georgi Naoum, 31 Tsapari, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Jovan Naoum, 18
Athanas Petre, 32 Tzapari, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Ilo Petroff, 24 Monastir, Macedonia to New York City
Apostol Rista, 31 Tsapari, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Arghele Rista, 17 Christoforan, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Cole Riste, 24 Tsapari, Macedonia to New York City
Todor Serbinoff, 17 Christo, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Kote Sile, 32 Kalenik, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Costadin Simonoff, 32 Guiavito, Macedonia to Fairmont, Illinois
Spyre Stavro, 31 Tsapari, Macedonia to Mansfield, Ohio
Spyro Stefoff, 23 Monastir, Macedonia to New York City
Blaje Stojtche, 18 Tsapari, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Michail Tachko, 19 Brousnik, Macedonia to Granite City, Illinois
Riste Tachkoff, 31 Kamna, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Spyroff Tasse, 29 Tsapareh, Macedonia to Kenneth, Indiana
Traian Temelko, 33 Guiavito, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Auguela Todor, 31 Guiavito, Macedonia to Hammond, Indiana
Georges Traytche, 18 Tyruovo, Macedonia to Kalamazoo, Michigan
Todor Tzvetko, 17 Tzapari, Macedonia to La Porte, Indiana
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From "A History of Ethnic Enclaves in Canada" by John Zucchi. 2007.
Macedonian Immigrants
The interwar years marked a transition in European immigrant neighbourhoods from a transient and primarily bachelor phase to a long-term, family-based phenomenon. The case of Macedonian immigrants in Toronto exemplifies this trend. In the early twentieth century Toronto's Macedonians pioneered three settlements: in the East End around Eastern Avenue, in the Niagara Street district in the West End, and in the Toronto Junction, near the stockyards. Although the buildings in these areas were not slums and were in much better condition than the classical immigrants quarters to be found in the Ward or in Winnipeg's North End, the two storey homes were often overcrowded with young Macedonian men. As Lillian Petroff has indicated, city health officials saw this as a symptom of slum conditions. In the 1920s, this situation would be remedied by the arrival of many Macedonian women who migrated to Toronto to join their husbands or marry their fiancés.
The arrival of these women from Macedonia in the early 1920s served as a decidedly stabilizing influence. Often finding themselves in the role of boarding house keepers in the old ethnic neighbourhoods, they tended to exert a certain moral authority over the young boarders. On the other hand, in some cases, the husbands - faced with a situation where their newr brides were living among young bachelors - chose boarders carefully in order to maintain a modicum of control over the situation. If in the 1920s, the closing of the American immigration gates made Canada a more promising country for prospective newcomers, the economic crisis ushered in by the Depression of the 1930s effectively scotched immigration. In the Macedonian and other communities, with the decline of the male sojourner population and as young men married, so did the practice of boarding decline. In Ibronto's Macedonian community, the move to more permanent family structures led to one major development: the shift from home rental to purchase. This was not only an economic decision. Rather, it involved the acquisition of new cultural values in the Canadian setting.Leave a comment:
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Same boat, 1 month earlier:
Macedonian Passengers – Forward Berths
Name Last Place of Residence/Destination
Marko Casseff, 29 Kroushada, Macedonia to St. Louis, Missouri
Ceofil Gheorghi, 20 Takaron, Macedonia to Ely, Minnesota
Gheorghi Ivanoff, 29 Takaron, Macedonia to Ely, Minnesota
Alexander Ivanoff, 26
Petar Ivanoff, 19
Mate Petroff, 21 Eritza, Macedonia to Detroit, MichiganLeave a comment:
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