Formal UGG-NCR meetings for this season follows our traditional approach of being convened on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with the exception of December where there we will not be any meeting. Meetings will also be suspended for the summer months of June, July and August. Start time is 7:30 PM (Eastern) unless otherwise noted.
Since the start of January 2020, the UGG-NCR’s formal monthly meetings have been delivered as on-line “Webinars” rather than in-person presentations / discussions.
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“Found in a Suitcase : the Story of my Parents’ Journey from Ukraine to Canada, 1944-1948″ by Christine Habrowych
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 by her mother, and a diary kept by her father. Helped by the information she found, Christine Habrowych was able to reconstruct the harrowing journey her parents undertook to reach Canada. It was a four-year journey made by wagon, by train, on foot, and finally, by ship.
Christine recently retired from the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Outside her elementary school career, she also taught Ukrainian. In her spare time, she is active in traditional Ukrainian crafts (embroidery & beadwork) and is currently a co-editor of the Ottawa UCC monthly events calendar.
A video recording of Christine’s Webinar presentation can be found here.
© Christine Habrowych 2022. All rights reserved. No images or content from this presentation may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the presenter. Access to this recording is solely for educational and informational purposes.