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Year 2010
Tuesday, June 1 was an
important wrap-up session dealing with:
- Suggestions for future meetings
- Our presence at the Bloor West Ukrainian Festival
- Show & Tell/ members mini-presentations
- Breakthroughs and brick-wall
members have encountered
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - Frank Cedar - Spoke on "Research on Ukrainians in Poland and Ukraine...How I Found My Family Roots"
Part of his presentation focusrd on SE Poland around Pzremysl. He will also covered how and where to find records and data. In addition, Frank gave a brief history on how UA families from that area were moved into Ukraine.
A highlight was his posting many old Austrian maps on the walls including what are known as Cadastral maps and discussed how they were obtained.
Tues April 13, 2010 - Dr. Romana Bahry (York University) - Did a PowerPoint presentaion on "Ukrainian Genealogy in Vienna, Austria." She outlined the many collections related to Galician genealogy which are housed in one of the Hapsburg palaces. Dr. Bahry also outlined the political and religious changes which affected Galician history.
Pierce also discussed Ghostscript, which is a separate free product that Irfanview can use to read PDF files. He also showed how using a GPS (Global Positioning System) can be a valuable addition when taking pictures and determining where they were taken.
Tues Dec 8 - Kay Horiszny shared
stories on her father "The Ukrainian Shoemaker of Cabbagetown." She
spoke of her life growing up in a poorer section of Toronto. Other participants
told of their experiences growing up in their Ukrainian families. At the
same time we held our Annual Christmas party, replete
withgood food.
Tuesday November 10 - Wasyl Sydorenko spoke on - "The Ukrainian Diaspora in South America: Tools and Bibliographies." He outlined those areas to which Ukrainians emigrated and how to research this aspect of the Diaspora.
Tuesday, October 13, Andrew Melnyk – spoke on his recently published book, "My Grandfather's Mill - Journey to Freedom."
He told of the perilous trip to escape from Nazi-controlled Ukraine during the war.There was an official book launch on Sunday Oct. 18, 2009, held at the UNF Center at 145 Evans Avenue. Various speakers gave readings and commented on the events raised in the book. Professor, Professor Orest Subtelny, author of Ukraine, A History, lauded the content and spoke on the "DP" experiences affecting 3rd. wave Ukrainians to Canada.
Tuesday, September 8, The Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group icommenced its 11th year of meetings. Our first speaker for the season was :
Maryka Wodoslawsky - who spoke on "Following the Route of the Ancestors from Poland to Ukraine" - a 6 ½ week journey the summer of 2009. Maryka's family was caught up in the ethnic cleansing operation when Ukrainians, who lived in the lands known as Zakerzonnia, were incorporated into Communist Poland and the entire Ukrainian population were forcefully deported either to the USSR or to the northernterritories of Poland. This operation was known as Akcja Wisla and affected some 150,000 Ukrainians. During the opration over 4,000 civilians, including women, children and clergy were interned in the Jaworzno Concentration Camp (formerly part of the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz).
Jim Onyschuk demonstrated How to set up an electronic genealogy binder using OneNote part of the Microsoft Office Suite. He also demonstrated the language learning software for Ukrainian called Byki. We also discussed the 2010 Research Tour to Western Ukraine. Finally we explored iIdeas for next year's program.
Tuesday, May
12 - Bill Gladstone spoke on "Publishing
Your Research: How to Stay Organized and Sane"
Topics included:
- producing scalable family charts
- using family tree software
- enhancing and repairing old photographs in Photoshop
- designing a book using a professional design program
- working with an American print on demand publisher
April 14, 2009 - Professor Peter Potichnyj spoke on "The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)
and its Activities in Zakerzonnia." Dr. Potichnij outlined
the history and structure of the UPA and their struggle to protect
Ukrainians from Polish, German and Soviet armies during WW II and
after. He dicussed the tragic forced relocation of Ukrainian families
living in a 60 kilometer band of land, families dating back to
900. He also discussed the work his compatriates were doing to
preserve the documents arrising out of the conflict.
Tuesday
-
What Records to Search and how
to locate them
they
hold for genealogists
- Tips
on using the Internet
January 13, 2009 - Professor Peter
Potichnyi was to
speak on "The Ukrainian Insurgent Army and its Activities
in Zakerzonnia."
Unfortunately due to an illness, Dr. Potichnyi had to cancel. In his stead
we viewed "The Orange Revolution" by Steve York.
This a "must see" video
with shots of "behind the scenes" events, which added drama to this excellent
overview of this historic event.
Tuesday, October 21 – Jim Onyschuk spoke
on
Tuesday June 10,
Film showing of "The
Fullness of Time: Ukrainian Stories from Alberta."
Our
Christmas Party featured six dozen varynyky, lots of fresh Kubassa
and other goodies.
Tuesday September 11, 2007 - Jim
Onyschuk spoke
on “How
to Research Using the TUGG Site.”
Tuesday June 26, 2007 - This was a wrap- up session. Jim Onyschuk gave a slide presentation on the 2007 "Discover Your Roots Tour to Western Ukraine." The session explored someideas and topics for next session's program.
Tuesday May 8, 2007 - Dr. Romana Bahry of York University spoke on her visits to the Archives in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Krakow, Przemyshl & travel in Poland & Ukraine.
*Tuesday April 10, 2007 - Dr. Andrew Gregorowich spoke on “ Maps Old & New for Genealogical Research.” In a well received presentation, Dr. Gregorowich outlined the long history of Ukraine. Although the nation-state of Ukraine is recent, the nation of Ukraine has been in existence for many hundred years. This he illustrated on ancient maps, which were headed and labeled Ukraine (some of which he had on hand) and in various historic accounts. Dr. Gregorowich solidly refuted previous claims by Polish and Russian authors that Ukraine was not a nation but a part of their respective countries.
*Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - Bob Dawes spoke on "The Risks & Rewards of Pay-per-View Genealogy Websites."
*Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - Bob Dawes was to speak on "The Risks & Rewards of Pay-per-View Genealogy Websites." Unfortunately the meeting had to be rescheduled to Tuesday, March 13, due to a winter storm.
*Saturday, January 20,
2007 - Field Trip to the Family History Center at
24 Ferrand Drive
North York. - A very informative hands-on session was led by Peter
Goddard, one of the volunteer staff at the Center. Perhaps
the most valuable
There were 40
new films added on Saturday, to this permanent collection.
These new films cover 118 villages and towns.
*Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - Focused on How to Utilize the Resources at your Local Family Center. - FHCs are open free to the public and run on a nonprofit basis by volunteers. Nobody preaches to those who attend - just as nobody would disturb you in a "regular" public library. Participants l earnt what microfilms of Ukrainian and Polish church records are on permanent loan at the Toronto Family History Center and free to search. The Center has FREE access to the Ancestry.com. data base, which you would normally pay for, for an individual subscription. Participants also enjoyed some Ukrainian cuisine at our annual Xmas party.
*Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - Gail Skikovitz spoke and gave a slide show on her experiences in finding family in Ukraine & her visits to the Archives in Ternopil & 2 Archives in Warsaw. Time prevented Romana Bahry from speaking on her trip experiences. We will reschedule a future session to hear Romana's presentation.
* Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - Bill
Gladstone spoke
on "Canadian
Naturalization Records -- A Genealogical Treasure Trove." He
dealt with the records from about 1918 to 1951 and how to attain
copies of them from the federal government under the Access to Information
Act.
There was also the installation of
the TUGG officers for 2006-2007.
* Monday, September 11, George Duravetz, spoke on "How Canadians can Survive a Trip to Ukraine & Ukrainian Bureaucracy".
George, noted author of the two-volume series on " Ukrainian: Conversational and Grammatical. Level I and Level II." is a Canadian-born son of Ukrainian emmigrants., He purchased a home in Ukraine and has lived between Canada and Ukraine for many years. He spoke on his experiences of living in Ukraine along with it's evolution and the somewhat slow improvements. He pointed out a major problem with seeing most books and the media being published in Russian and not in Ukrainian. He outlined the political process ollowing the "Orange Revolution" and how it has been a major disappointment for most Ukrainians. The old bureaucratic mentality still permeates throughout the system and holds back progress.
There was a lively debate and the session went an hour past the meeting deadline.
* Tuesday June 13 , This was our annual wrap up session - We viewed a film on "How To Use The Family History Library Catalog" and explored ideas and topics for the next session's program - There was a mini presentation on "Locating what's on LDS Films from the Greek Catholic Consistory of L'viv.
* Tuesday May 9 , Session was on - Brickwalls and Hurrahs - People brought their successes and problems to share with other members, and obtained help on stumbling blocks they were encountering. One breakthrough came when a participant had her parents letters translated. She found that the relationship between individual ancestors was indicated in the letters and was able, in this way, to go back four generations in her family tree.
* Tuesday April 11, Ed Drebot spoke on his "Trip to Ukraine and Visiting the Archives". Ed spent two years in Ukraine and witnessed the "Orange evolution" demonstrations. His three-part talk focused on the first recorded genealogy found in The Bible, The Torah and other religious groups. He then spoke on what he experienced visiting the Oblast Archives. Finally he spoke of his experiences in Ukraine.
* Tuesday March 7, 2006, Marco Carynyk spoke on "Ukrainians, Jews and Poles in Galicia 1939-1941." He read selections from his upcoming book, entitled Furious Angels: Ukrainians, Jews, and Poles in the Summer of 1941 and that is to be published by Yale University Press.
*Saturday February 18, 2006, from 2:00-5:00 pm., there was a Field Trip to the Toronto Reference Library-Genealogical Resources. The group had a hands-on session at computer terminals to explore what databases were available through the Central Library. Of note are the databases of certain pay sites, such as Ancestry.com, which are freely available through the library.
The group also visited the extensive Special Collections, Genealogy and Maps Centre located on the fourth floor of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St. The Library is one block north of Bloor Street on the east side of Yonge.
Tuesday January 10, 2006, there was a showing of the film "My Mother's Village" by John Paskievich. This is a powerful film. John Paskievich is the son of a post-world war II refugee family, who made their way to Canada. Tthe story is not only of his visit to the land of his forbears but also of the attempts of his contemporaries to come to terms with the dual identity forged by the displacement experience. This is a must see film!
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2005
* Tuesday, December 13, 2005, there was a showing of "Jakub", together with our Christmas party. The film is a documentary about the people of a Rusyn village in northern Romania who were relocated to the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia after World War II. The film focuses on the recollections of members of the community as they eminisce about an unusual character named “Jakub.”
* Tuesday, November 8, 2005 Mike Dunk spoke on "Using Digital Equipment in genealogy". In a well-received meeting, Mike illustrated just how important having a digital camera and scanner can greatly improve genealogical record-keeping. He also shared information on various types of software that are used to enhance and repair photographs. He showed some examples of software used to create digital photo albums which could be burned onto CDs and given as gifts to family members.
* Friday, October 14, 2005, author, Orysia Paszczak Tracz spoke on "Ukrainian Folk Medicine." Baba Was Right All Along: [Baba mala ratsiyu]. So what did your Baba or Oma or Nonna use when you were sick? Did it work? What plants grew in her garden and on her window sill? What are some plant, animal, and mineral medications that are still used today?
* Tuesday, September 13th, 2005, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch spoke on the research and the process she was going through for her next book, a novel on World War I Internment Camps in Canada. She is the author of "Silver Threads." Participants also related their successes and roadblocks they encountered over the summer break.
* Tuesday, June 14, 2005, This seasonal wrap-up session included: Sharing Legends of our Families: Proving or Disproving Them, Ideas for next season’s program and Member’s mini-presentations.
* Tuesday, May 10, 2005, Myron Momryk spoke on: "Preserving Your Family and Organizational Records"Myron is a Project Archivist with the Social and Cultural Archives of the National Library and Archives of Canada. He has compiled many outlines on Ukrainian source materials for research. Myron is active in the Ottawa Ukrainian genealogy Group
He covered the "do's and don'ts" on preserving papers, correspondence, photos and related material? He included family records and also the genealogist’s records while they are doing research. Examples were provided. Myron also outlined the resources that are available at the National Library and Archives in Ottawa to research Ukrainian genealogy.
* Tuesday, April 12, 2005, Eva D’Amico spoke on “How to Create a Memory Book from Family Photos and Documents”. We learned how to organize and preserve ourvaluable genealogical family photos, documents and memorabilia into an archival, beautiful and meaningful memory book. Using hands on techniques, as well as handouts, we learned the basics of using archival materials, making sense of all the 'scrapbook' products out there, and expressing your own creativity to make it a meaningful family heirloom.
* Saturday, March 19 from 1:00 PM--An Afternoon in the Canadiana Department of the North York Central Library 6th Floor. John Jacobson conducted a 45minute tour of the vast genealogical resources held in the Canadiana Department. Participants were then free to explore the resources and do some serious research. Many found ship ecords of their ancestors coming to Canada.
* Tuesday, February 8, 2005 Bill Harasym, spoke on “Ukrainian-Canadian Participation in the Spanish Civil War.” The speaker was also knowledgeable about the history of the “Association of United Ukrainian Canadians” and its predecessor “The Ukrainian Labour and Farmers' Temple Association,” which was a leading national organization for Ukrainian emigrants in the 1920s and onward. He fielded questions aboutthese organizations which played a roll in Ukrainian-Canadian life in the Interwar period as well as the 1950s.
On Tuesday January 11, 2005 There was a showing of the video, "Between Hitler and Stalin". Narrated by Jack Palance, the video portrays the titanic struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that took place on Ukraine's territory. Although called the Russo-German war, only parts of Russia were occupied, while all Ukrainian territories were invaded and laid waste by both the Nazi and Soviet war machines. The film recounts the losses and suffering of the Ukrainian people during the two years of Soviet-Nazi collaboration (1939-1941), the destruction wrought by Stalin's scorched earth policy during the Soviet retreat, and the ruin left behind by the German and then the Soviet offensives. This is a must see film, for those who missed it.
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2004
* On December 14, 2004 Oksana Zakydalski, Secretary-Treasurer of the Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre spoke on: "Life Stories of Ukrainian Canadian Immigrants Interviewed in Canada".
* On November 9th, 2004, there was a Field Trip to the Petro Jacyk Research Centre at Robarts Library, University of Toronto 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Wasyl Sydorenko gave a presentation on Ukrainian Heraldry. Mary Stevens, the director, spoke on and showed the many resources the Centre had for conducting a genealogical search. The group also visited the extensive map library at the Robarts Library.
* On October 12, 2004, Marian Press spoke on "Active versus Passive Use of the Internet for Genealogy".
* On September 14, 2004, Professor Edward Burstynsky of the Linguistics Department at the University of Toronto spoke on "The Ukrainian Language-Past and Present". There was also a report on the indexing project by TUGG of the Greek Catholic Consistory of L'viv microfilms.
* On June 8, 2004, Wrap up session, suggestions for upcoming sessions and Ukraine trip accounts
On May 11, 2004, Viewed the video "Legacy to a New Land: A Celebration of Ukrainian Settlement in the West."
* On April 13, 2004, Dr. Paul Magocsi spoke on "What is Ukraine and Who Are Ukrainians."
* On March 9, 2004, Ron Wencer spoke on "Using Maps to Document Your Ancestors Lives."
* On February 10, 2004--Boris Sozanski spoke on "Personal trips to Ukraine".
* On January
13, 2004--We discussed Information on Lviv Microfilm
indexing Project and Planning for a trip to Ukraine.
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2003
* On December
9 , 2003--Member's successes & Problems with
Ukrainian
Archives and Mormon Library Searches & the
Annual Christmas
Party
* On November 11 , 200--Jim Onyschuk spoke on "How to Develop a Chronology of your Family."
* On October 12, 2003--Oleh Iwanisiw presented "News from the Lviv Archives."
* On September 9, 2003 Alex Dolnytski spoke on "Cyrillic fonts & Genealogy on the Computer".
* On June 10, 2003--Publishing your information—with Sonia van Heerden, plus a wrap up meeting and election of executive officers for next year.
* On May 13, 2003--Dr. Frank Sysyn spoke on Mshanets, a Boiko Village: Sources to Transatlantic Ties and Genealogy.
* On April 8, 2003—Allan Szuch spoke on the Memorial Books of Fallen Soldiers of Ukraine: A Storehouse for Genealogists.
* On March 11, 2003—Rodney Travis-Griffen spoke on the "International Red Cross Tracing Service."
* On February 11, 2003--Jane McNamara spoke on Friends of the Ontario Archives and Multicultural Society
* January
14, 2003--We showed the video - "Freedom Had a Price 1914-1920,
Canada's First Internment Operation".
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2002
* On December 10, 2002 — Andrew Gregorovich, Senior ResearcherUkrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre spoke on "Geographical & Reference Resources for Ukrainian Genealogy." Sonia Tkachuk van Heerden also spoke on Researchers in Ukraine.
* On November 12, 2002 —Andrew Gregorowich gave an overview of the Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre at St. Vlad’s and spoke on Resources of old maps and reference books for Ukrainian Genealogy research.
* On October 8, 2002--Ihor Kuryliw spoke on "Travel in Ukraine in the past and in the present."
* On September 10, 2002--Sonia Tkachuk van Heerden gave a report on the East European Conference, which was held in Regina, July 2002 and the International Jewish Conference, which was held in Toronto, August, 2002. Oleh Iwanisiw spoke on Life in Ukraine. Lydia Bortnyk spoke on Ukrainian Language Classes at St. Vladimir Institute.
* On June 11, 2002, A general problem-solving meeting to deal with road-blocks people had encountered in their search. The meeting also dealt with "Steps to Follow When Writing to the Ukrainian Archives and Villages for Information."
* On May 14, 2002, Andrij Makuch of the CIUS spoke on "Ukrainian Canadian Historical Writing."
* On April 9, 2002, Thomas Prymak spoke on "Family Names Among Ukrainian Canadians and Americans."
* On March 12, 2002, Louise St. Dennis spoke on "Dealing with the Mountains of Paper, How to Organize your Files Acquired While Doing Genealogical Research."
* On February 12, 2002, Marion Press from the Ontario Genealogical Society spoke on "Computers and Genealogy."
* On January 8, 2002, Dr. Larry Gaum spoke on "Videotaping your Family History and How to Write Your Family History Book."
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Year 2001
* On November 13, 2001, Ihor Bodnar the Ukrainian Vice-Consul General and Halyna Kovaliova in Toronto spoke on "Accessing Resources in Ukraine."
* On October 9, 2001, Oleh Iwanusiw spoke on "Research in Ukraine & Oblast Maps."
* On September 11, 2001, Halyna Ostapchuk spoke on "Resources at the St. Vladimir Library."
* On May 8, 2001, Sonia van Heerden spoke on "Resources in the USA for Canadian/Ukrainian Research."
* On April 10, 2001, Jane MacNamara of the Ontario Genealogical Society spoke on "Sources Available at the Mormon Library."
* On March 13, 2001, there was a Field Trip to the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Genealogy Section, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Librarians outlined the resources available.
* On February 13, 2001, there was a Field Trip to the Canadiana Room of the Toronto Public Library, 5120 Yonge Street, 6th Floor, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. John Jacobson conducted a tour of the genealogical resources, which were available.
* On January 9, 2001, Oleh Iwanasiw spoke on "Taking a Research Trip to Ukraine."
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2000
* On November 14, 2000, a discussion of Ethnic Books for Research, Canadian Sources and Sources in the Prairie Provinces. The group discussed areas of interest and were given advice on where to search next.
* On October 10, 2000, a discussion on "Searching Passenger Lists". Sonia van Heerden spoke on "Research in the Toronto Area." There was a discussion obtained from Tony Rocci from his talks given in 1999.
* On September 12, 2000, Sonia van Heerden spoke on how to fill out Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets & using a Problem Solving Checklist.
* On March 7, 2000, Tony Rocci gave a talk on "Genealogy and the Internet."
* There were no meetings in April or May.
* On February 5, Tony Rocci spoke on "Ukrainian First Names."
* The January meeting was not held due to Ukrainian holidays.
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1999
* On December 8, 1999, Tony Rocci spoke on "Social Classes, Political Terminology" and the "Waves of Ukrainian Immigration."
* On November 9, 1999, Tony Rocci gave a talk on "A glossary of Ukrainian Terminology," and Sonia van Heerden gave a talk on "Genealogical Research in the Toronto Area."
* On October 12, 1999, Tony Rocci spoke on "A Crash Course in Ukrainian Genealogy" and Sonia van Heerden demonstrated "How to Properly Fill Out Pedigree and Family Group Charts," as a start to genealogy. The group also filled out forms indicating the surnames individuals are searching and time and and geographical areas of research.
* The September 14, 1999 meeting was the "Inaugural Meeting of the Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group," held in the Board Room at the St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2H4. The meeting started at 7:00 p.m. with Tony Rocci acting as the facilitator. Brian Gilchrist brought greetings from the Ontario Genealogy Society. The group discussed their respective ancestors and areas of interest.