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June
10-11, 2005
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The MacGahan American Bulgarian Foundation
1976-2005The MacGahan Foundation was formed in 1978 to commemorate the life of Januarius A. MacGahan-- a journalist and war correspondent born near New Lexington in 1844. It was MacGahan's vivid dispatches from Bulgaria in 1872 to the London Daily News detailing the atrocities of the invading Turkish forces which helped mobilize world opinion to stop the slaughter. These dispatches earned him the title "Liberator of Bulgaria."
While MacGahan is considered
a national hero in Bulgaria, he is relatively unknown in the United
States
and in his native Perry County. Recognizing this fact the foundation
was
formed to perpetuate his memory and increase awareness of his
accomplishments
particularly among the residents of Perry County.
The MacGahan American Bulgarian Foundation is a non-profit
organization
funded primarily by private donations.
The MacGahan Festival
The foundation hosts an annual weekend American-Bulgarian festival in New Lexington, OH. in early June in tribute to MacGahan and in celebration of the Bulgarian culture and heritage that he helped preserve. The festival is open to the public. New Lexington is located one hour southeast of Columbus, Ohio. The 2005 MacGahan American Bulgarian Festival will be held the weekend of JUNE 10-11, 2005. The format of the festival is similar each year. It opens Friday evening with an informal reception particularly to welcome out of town guests. Saturday morning there is a memorial service at the grave site of Januarius MacGahan at the New Lexington Cemetery, the placing of a floral tribute at the MacGahan statue across from the Perry County Court House, and a Bulgarian luncheon and program.
The Perry County District Library
117 S. Jackson St.
New Lexington, Ohio 43764
740-342-4194
The MacGahan Festival 2005
Friday night: Social gathering at Knights of
Columbus
Hall
Saturday morning: 10:30 Memorial Service
11:15 Placing of flowers at the MacGahan
statue
at Main
12:00 noon Bulgarian Luncheon at the K
of
C Hall followed by For further information
June 10-11 in New Lexington, OH
Tentative program schedule:
on Jefferson Street near Monument Square (Route 13)
at the New Lexington Cemetery on Swigart Street
officiated by The Very Reverend Vladimir Ivanov
and Brown Streets across from the Perry County Court
House
Then, Perry County Library MacGahan Exhibit tour
prepared by Stoyan Iordanov of Lancaster, OH
and his parents from Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
dancing instruction and dancing with Delores Crawford
accompanied by Hajde
Affordable motel accommodations:
VIP Motel 740-342-3505
State Route 13, 37, and
93
Major credit cards accepted
An RSVP for this
year's
festival luncheon would be appreciated
by phone to
Barbara Mooney 740-342-1088
Carl
Gurtcheff 740-342-3807
by
email to
cjrausch@netpluscom.com
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| Delores
Crawford Kenton, Ohio |
Hajde Columbus, Ohio |
Who is Delores Crawford?
Delores has been a participant in the recreational
fold dance community of southern California for 23 years. During
those years she also studied in the Dance Ethnology program at UCLA,
and danced and sang with Nancy Ruyter's "Jasna Planina" (3 years),
Anthony Shay's "AVAZ" (7 years), and Graham Hempel's "San Diego Folk
Ensemble" (2 years). In addition, she taught master classes at
San Diego State University. She has recently relocated to Ohio.
Who is Hajde?
Hajde (pronounced HIGH-deh) means "Let's go!," and exemplifies how this
band likes to play music for dancers. These musicians have come
together because of a common love for the Eastern European music
they've been studying for over ten years. Always attempting to
play in a folk-like manner, they still like to add special touches to
make the music uniquely "their own." This will be their third
appearance at the MacGahan Festival.
Tribute to MacGahan
by Lubomir Daltchev
 photo by Ron Houston |
The larger than life bronze statue of Januarius A. MacGahan stands in McDougall park
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The MacGahan American Bulgarian Foundation Scholarships
The MacGahan Foundation awards two five hundred dollar scholarships
annually
to graduating Seniors of Perry County. One scholarship is awarded
to a senior from New Lexington High School. The second is awarded
to a senior from one of the following schools: Crooksville High
School,
Miller High School, Sheridan High School, or a Perry County resident
from Fisher Catholic High School,
or Rosecrans High School. The scholarship is awarded at the
school's academic awards program and the check is presented at the
MacGahan
Festival luncheon in June.
Due to the lack of consensus among the
readers of this year's scholarship applications, the foundation is
awarding three scholarships of $500 each. Scholarship
recepients from New Lexington High School are Khrista Halaiko and
Danielle Spohn. The county-wide scholarship winner is Anthony
Redfern of Crooksville High School.
Scholarship
Information
The MacGahan Scholarship application is now located on the New
Lexington
High School web site in Adobe Acrobat format. It can be printed
out
and then completed or it can be filled out online. Go to
www.nlcs.k12.oh.us
and follow the orange panther paws to New Lexington High School.
Select “Guidance” and then select “scholarship information.” Go
to
the MacGahan Scholarship.
Since
the inception of the
MacGahan Scholarship program in
1988, the foundation has awarded thirty-two scholarships to graduating
seniors
in Perry County. Research one or more
of these recipients to verify in hindsight that these were worthy
scholarship
winners. Include where and in what
field they pursued their education and what they are doing now. Also
include
your source or sources of information.
Pay
attention to grammar, organization, and style since this writing sample
is
intended to give readers a sample of your best writing
New Lexington H.S.
Other local high schools Rich Cinquepalmi Katheresa Forgrave (SHS) Jean Sweeney Melissa Flood (CHS) Matt Roberts Jim Flood (MHS) Jeremy Morosko Kara Marolt (MHS) Mike Halaiko Phil Hennigan (SHS) Susan Van Horn Shari Toth (SHS) Jeannette Brainard Neely Nelson (CHS) Harold Careins Andrea Workman (SHS) Meagan Martin Jeanette Krebs (SHS) Becky Finck T J Rugg (Rosecrans) Christina Smith Jacqueline Eisaman (SHS) Jamie Carter Robert Sidwell (MHS) Shawn Hurley Sarah Gable (Fisher) Clayton McCoy Eileen Kunkler (SHS) Linton D. Lewis III
Anthony
Redfern (CHS) Coleman McCoy Ashley Wheeler Jordan Spohn
Khrista Halaiko
Danielle Spohn
MacGahan Corporation
Limit Markers
The
corporation marker shown above left is one of two which have been in
place in
New Lexington since 1959. They are located on Route 37 by the
Perry
County Fairgrounds and on State Routes 13, 37, and 93 near the VIP
Motel.
At the 2003 festival two new markers (above right) were
dedicated. They are similar
to those of 1959, but bear the text "Januarius A. MacGahan Champion
of Bulgarian Freedom." These markers were paid for in part by a
grant from the Ohio Bicentennial Committee.
The new markers were erected entering New Lexington on State Route 13 on the Newlon Ford property and on State Route 345 across from ITT Higbie. The weather worn existing markers were refurbished by the Ohio Department of Transportation in May of 2002.
The
family tree linked here was published in the festival program booklet
in 1978 and has not been updated since then. Due to retirements
and relocations of the MacGahans, the foundation no longer has current
addresses of the descendants of Januarius MacGahan nor any knowledge of
the new generation of MacGahan's descendants. We would appreciate
any updated MacGahan family information which might be available.
Please send it to cjrausch@netpluscom.com
or by mail to the
following address:
Links *************
For further information on the
festival
or foundation
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at cjrausch@netpluscom.com
or to purchase the video of "The Life and Times of Januarius
MacGahan"
by Rick Sowash for $15.00
contact
Barbara Mooney, Treasurer
7213 Tunnel Hill Road
New Lexington, Ohio 43764
or inquire by e-mail
cjrausch@netpluscom.com
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