Jars Balan is a lifelong activist in the Ukrainian Canadian community. He has authored numerous scholarly and popular articles on Ukrainian Canadian history, literature and… Read More »“Studying Ukrainian Communities in Canada: Where to Start” by Jars Balan
Prof. Natalie Kononenko is Kule Chair Emirata and she was the first holder of the Kule Chair in Ukrainian Ethnography (2004-2019). She came to the… Read More »Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies, Growing a Ukrainian Canadian Identity by Natalie Kononenko
Despite the war, FamilySearch has resumed large-scale digitization of genealogy-related materials in the state archives of Ukraine. In this presentation, we heard the latest from… Read More »FamilySearch Operations in Ukraine by Greg Nelson
Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij, professor emeritus of Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba spoke about his forthcoming book “In the Maelstrom : the Waffen-SS “Galicia… Read More »In the Maelstrom : the Waffen-SS ‘Galicia’ Division and Its Legacy by Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij
Mark Minenko , C.D., LL.B., PhD. is a legal historian and has been a lawyer for over 35 years practicing law in Manitoba, Ontario and… Read More »Using Canadian archives to enrich our understanding of First World War internment and prosecutions by Dr. Mark Minenko
This documentary shown at our November webinar is about Ukrainian-Canadian participation in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. John Paskievich is the… Read More »A Canadian War Story, a film documentary
In August 2022, the Ukrainian community in Argentina marked the 125th anniversary of its settlement in the world’s eighth largest county (in terms of territory).… Read More »The 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Argentina: Some Reflections by Serhii Cipko
A lost discovery. A forgotten scientist. The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and two World Wars. This presentation described a granddaughter’s search for documents for… Read More »Researching the Biography and Genealogy of my Scientist Grandfather Dr. W.S. Kindraczuk from Horodenka in Galicia, Chemist of Łańcut in Poland and Pioneer of Probiotics in Vienna in 1912. by Dr. Romana M. Bahry, Professor Emerita, York University
