Turning the pages back...

February 22, 1978

Twenty-two years ago the Ukrainian National Association unveiled a two-foot-square bronze plaque at its headquarters building in Jersey City, N.J.

The commemorative plaque, inscribed with the names of the 1970-1974 UNA Supreme Assembly members and a statement of dedication, was placed on the wall of the 15-story UNA building on February 22, 1978, the day the organization marked the 84th anniversary of its founding and the fourth anniversary of its then new headquarters' dedication. The inscription reads: "The building was dedicated on February 22, 1974, with appropriate ceremony to the memory of the Ukrainian pioneers who founded the Ukrainian National Association, Inc., in Shamokin, Pa., on February 22, 1894."

Today, though the UNA has moved from Jersey City to its new corporate headquarters in Parsippany, N.J., some 30 miles westward, the commemorative plaque unveiled in 1978 in Jersey City remains attached to the edifice's outside wall, to the right of the main entrance to the office building standing at 30 Montgomery St.

Along with the organization's previous Home Office, a historic landmark located nearby at 81-83 Grand St., the UNA's "skyscraper" is a reminder of the UNA's lasting contributions to the Ukrainian American community as well as to the development of downtown Jersey City, located on the Hudson River waterfront, today a bustling business center.

Source: "Commemorative Plaque Adorns UNA Building," The Ukrainian Weekly, February 26, 1978.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 20, 2000, No. 8, Vol. LXVIII

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