Polka Hall of Fame

{{More citations needed|date=August 2008}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} The '''National Cleveland-Style Polka [[Hall of Fame]] and Museum''' is a [[museum]] in [[Euclid, Ohio|Euclid]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. It traces the history of the [[Slovenian-style polka|Cleveland-style polka]], from its [[Slovenia#Folk music|Slovenian roots]] from the 19th century, through American factory and mining towns where it absorbed [[jazz]] and [[country music|country]] expressions, to the post-war years when top ten polka hits got the nation on the dance floor.

==Awards show== The Polka Hall of Fame holds an annual [[award]]s show on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, during the three-day Thanksgiving Polka Weekend at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio. The show awards local and national polka groups and talents.<ref>{{cite news |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |title=Polka player going strong after 50 years; Menasha's Ray Dorschner will be inducted into Hall of Fame Saturday |date=1996-08-01}}</ref>

==Hall of Fame Members==

{| | '''Inductee''' || '''Year Inducted'' |- |- |Bass, Kenny|| |- |[[Roger Bright|Bright, Roger]]|| |- |Dolgan, Cecilia|| |- |Fedorchak, Joe|| |- |Haller, Hank|| |- |[[Slavko Avsenik|Avsenik, Slavko]]|| |- |Hoyer, Matt|| |- |Hrovat, LynnMarie|| |- |[[Verne Meisner|Meisner, Verne]]|| |- |[[Joey Miskulin|Miskulin, Joey]]|| |- |[[Walter Ostanek|Ostanek, Walter]]|| |- |Pecon, Johnny|| |- |Trebar, Lou|| |- |Vadnal, Johnny|| |- |[[Władysław Daniłowski]] (Walter Dana)|| |- |}

==Location== The museum is located in the historic old [[city hall]] of Euclid, Ohio. The building was renovated in 2000.

==See also== * [[List of music museums]] *[[International Polka Association]] *[[Frankie Yankovic]] *[[Verne Meisner]] *[[Joey Miskulin]] *[[Walter Ostanek]]

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==External links== *[http://www.clevelandstyle.com/ National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame]

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