Welcome to the Dudynce Diaries: Ancestral Roots of a Lemko Village, an anthology of clan culture.
It includes memories, myths, and legends of a forgotten land, Lemkivschyna, highlighting the Lemko clans in Dudynce, particularly the Szajniak-Masczuszak-Kotlar families connecting to present-day Shayniak, Masczuszak, Kotlar, and Bozovich descendants. This site is a work-in-progress inviting audience participation. It takes a community to recreate a village. It takes a village to make a community. It takes patience, perseverance, and commitment to keep it.