From Ohio History Central The United Ukrainian Organizations of
Ohio is a group that helps coordinate the activities of all
Ukrainian societies in Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding
communities. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable
number of Ukrainian immigrants came to the United States of
America. Thousands of them eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio
and in nearby communities. In 1928, these immigrants formed the
United Ukrainian Organizations to coordinate the activities of
the various Ukrainian groups in Cleveland. By 1935, the United
Ukrainian Organizations oversaw forty different organizations.
By the early 1980s, the organization coordinated the activities
of almost fifty different groups. In 1940, the Cleveland United
Ukrainian Organizations formed the Ukrainian Congress Committee
of America, Inc., one of the first Ukrainian groups in the
United States of America at the national level. The United
Ukrainian Organizations continues to operate at the time of this
writing. The group serves a