We were fortunate to have 2 speakers for this webinar who spoke about the Ukrainian Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp as documented in the bilingual… Read More »Ukrainian Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp by Kalyna Bezchlibnyk-Butler (Solonynka) and Lydia Replansky

In this presentation, Dr. Romana Bahry described the history of German immigration to Galicia (Halychyna) from the Middle Ages to the First World War.  Galicia… Read More »German Immigration in the 18th and 19th Centuries to Western Ukraine (Galicia) and the Discovery of My Grandfather Kindraczuk’s German Ancestry: Part 1 by Dr. Romana M. Bahry Ph.D, Professor Emerita (York University)

In this presentation, Zonia Keywan recounted her family’s experience as refugees from Western Ukraine during and after World War II. Her discussion was based on… Read More »The DP Experience: One Family’s Story by Zonia Keywan

This presentation discussed the sixth wave of arrivals from Ukraine where Ihor spoke on the composition of this wave, levels of education, areas of settlement… Read More »“The Recent Wave of Arrivals from Ukraine” by Ihor Michalchyshyn (CEO and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress)

Award-winning writer Myrna Kostash discussed her latest book “Ghosts in a Photograph” which delves into the lives of her grandparents, all of whom moved from… Read More »“Ghosts in a Photograph” by Myrna Kostash

This presentation is based on Petro Kormylo’s book “Scotland’s Ukrainians: Their Story” published in 2022. The book is the result of Petro’s PhD thesis which… Read More »“Scotland’s Ukrainians – their story” by Dr. Petro Kormylo

During the end of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, perhaps as many as 170,000 Ukrainians emigrated to South America. Uruguay… Read More »“Ukrainians in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay: A Historical Overview” by Dr. Serhii Cipko

This presentation provided a brief introduction to Crimea. It included some historical background information, but emphasized demographic changes and the situation of Crimea’s diverse populations… Read More »“Crimea: the most distinctive region of Ukraine” by Dr. John (Ivan) Jaworsky

The German Ministry of Defence recently leaked a report criticizing Ukrainian strategy and tactics. Should Ukraine listen to a country that in the last century… Read More »“CRUMBLE AND SLICE: Ukraine’s recipe for clearing Russian forces from its territory and winning the war” by Borys Gengalo

In 2023, Library and Archives Canada, Ancestry and FamilySearch are cooperating to prepare the 1931 Canadian Census for researchers and the general public. The plan… Read More »“An Introduction to the 1931 Canadian Census” by Myron Momryk