Valley's ethnic diversity topic of Jan. 19 meeting

January 9, 2013 at 11:26p.m.

LIBERTY

Mahoning Valley Historical Society executive director H. William Lawson will discuss the significance of the Youngstown-Warren area’s ethnic diversity at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at Kravitz’s Delicatessen, 3135 Belmont Ave.

The program is sponsored by the Ethnic Heritage Society, a group dedicated to supporting local immigrant and migrant communities and helping to preserve their heritage. The event is open to the public with an admission fee of $5.

The discussion focuses on a case study of the local Polish-American

community.

For information, contact Ethnic Heritage Society co-directors Tom Welsh at 330-792-7936 or Sandra Cika at 202-297-0362.