This presentation focused on the identity construction of ethnocultural communities in neighbourhoods and on the role played by municipal governing bodies (the host society) in… Read More »“The Neighbourhood of Rosemont, Montreal: Construction of its Ukrainian Identity”  by Kim Pawliw

Many Ukrainians across North America can trace their ancestry to First Wave immigrants who settled Western Canada in the early 1900’s. Prof. Kaye-Kysilewskyj chronicled the… Read More »“TV.J. Kaye-Kysilewskyj and the First Wave of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada, 1891-1920″  by Myron Momryk

This Webinar presented a war-time story of survival based on a suitcase filled with yellowed documents, old photo albums brought from Ukraine, a memoir written… Read More »“Found in a Suitcase : the Story of my Parents’ Journey from Ukraine to Canada, 1944-1948″  by Christine Habrowych

This presentation provided a basic overview of the background to the invasion threat from Russia in 2022: history, motivations, politics and international issues. Borys discussed… Read More »“Ukraine’s Strategic Situation: GEOGRAPHY, GERMANS, GAS, GUNS, THE KREMLIN & GUERILLAS” by Borys Gengalo

The talk began with an overview of research strategies, both online and in-country, following classical methods of metrical book research. It was enhanced by many… Read More »Otsi, Pani Matky and the Lower Szlachta: Sharing tips from my genealogical research on clergy and lower nobility ancestors in Galicia and Kiev Gubernia by Michael Lang

It will probably come as a surprise to many people that there were a large number of Canadians who were working, living, or travelling in… Read More »Coverage or Cover-up? Frederick Griffin’s Soviet Stories During the Man-Made “Great Famine” in Ukraine by Jars Balan

This presentation by Elaine Kalynchuk was about her family members in Alberta and Western Ukraine who gave her information to start a family history book… Read More »Family Bonds between Bukovina and Alberta: And together we are creating a Family History Book

Michael Buryk (Nashi Predky, Somerset, NJ) and Myron Momryk (Ukrainian Genealogy Group – National Capital Region) presented a short description about Ukrainian immigration to the… Read More »Canada vs. the U.S.:  A comparison of Ukrainian immigration from the earliest days to the present (A co-presentation with Nashi Predky)