Abstract
This is an interview conducted with Frank Lucas, Parish Council President of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Lithuanian parish. The interview begins with talk of the formation of the parish in 1929 to accommodate the growing Lithuanian community in the Collinwood and Euclid neighborhoods. The first part of the interview traces the location of the parish in the early years along with a growing parish community. In 1953 a new church was dedicated and the school and auditorium were built later. As the interview continues talk of parish life and Lithuanian culture continues.In the later part of the interview discussion is over architectural details of the church, merging parishes and balancing Lithuanian identity.
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Interviewee
Lucas, Frank (interviewee)
Interviewer
Valore, Kenneth (interviewer); Lanese, James (interviewer)
Project
Sacred Landmarks
Date
9-15-2011
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
60 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Frank Lucas Interview, 2011" (2011). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 127015.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/377
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