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On September 28, 2025, HPS sponsored the annual Dr. John and Helen Collis lecture. See more photos Dr. John and Helen Collis Lectures of Ancient Greek & Byzantine Art


HPS Receives Legacy Gift from Epirotic Society “Dodona”

At the Hellenic Preservation Society (HPS) board meeting held at the Cleveland Museum of Art on May 14, 2025, the now-disbanded Cleveland “Dodona” chapter of the Pan-Epirotic Federation of America made a generous donation to HPS. With the consent of the remaining descendants of the founding members of the chapter, the legacy fund was gifted to HPS. According to Dodona chapter spokesperson Heidi Peters, “We decided that the best place to donate our money was with HPS. Our name will now be a part of Hellenic history in Cleveland in perpetuity. We can think of no better stewards with whom to entrust our legacy.”

See Heidi’s presentation here

Peters and Epirotic descendant Ann Frangos presented the check to HPS VP Paula Kalamaras. Epirus is located in the mountainous region of Northern Greece. In 1913, after the Balkan war, the new state of Albania was created by an arbitrary line that became the northern border of Greek Epirus. The Pan-Epirotic Federation (created in 1917) has been trying to liberate North Epirus from Albania and to reunite it with Greece. Dodona, in Epirus, is the oldest Hellenic oracle dating back to 2000 BC. The poet Homer considered it the oracle of Zeus. It was second in prestige only to the famed oracle at Delphi.

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A remarkable find by HPS member Georgia Gallagher: Articles of Incorporation of the Cemetery Association of the American Hellenic Community of Greater Cleveland, 1955. Many of the faithful were moved to St. Theodosius in later years; many remain.

New Committee for Classics and Mythology

A new committee, focusing on Greek Classics and Mythology, and how they affect our NEO community has been formed for outreach and education.

Our first entry is from Board Member Tom Wendland, and focuses on the unique bronze in our own Cleveland Museum of Art. Read about the CLEVELAND APOLLO here Classics and Mythology, and like us on Facebook to stay up to date on events!

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Greek Cultural Garden dedication, 1940. Photo courtesy of John Coppers

In 1992, HPS discovered and began the restoration of over 30 icons found at the Annunciation Church in Cleveland. Completed in 1999, the restored icons have recently been photographed and these long-lost treasures can be seen here

Photo credit David P. Porter Photography

7th Annual convention Pan Icarian Brotherhood of America, 1941. Gift of Lee Saphos

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