This book is a history of Ukraine from the time of the ancient Greeks (Herodotus) to (almost) the present — 2021. The main reason I picked up this book is to understand why my grandparents (and great grandparents) came to Canada. Here’s what I think was going on: In the late 1800’s, western Ukraine (Bukhovina)… Read more »
A history of textiles from the palaeolithic to the present. Postrel argues that the technology of textiles is the underlying source of a lot of modern-day science and industry. The archaeological record is sparse because the materials do not last, but the evidence does exist. Context: My Aunt Annette was a university professor in “home… Read more »
Found in my Mother’s paperwork… A folder containing the receipts and other paperwork for the family cemetery plots purchased by Sam Yacovitch. On the folder was a list of who was buried in each plot.
This is an extract from “Theodore and District History”, (c) Theodore Historical Society, published in 1987. I assume this was written by mother (Oda) in 1985 when information for the district history was being gathered.
This is an extract from “Theodore and District History”, (c) Theodore Historical Society, published in 1987. Martsia’s daughter Rose is my grandmother.
My Uncle Walter died when I was 5 years old. I have no actual memories of him. What I do remember is sitting on the stairs where I grew up. A row-house/duplex in Rosemount. We lived in the flat above my grandparents. I was sitting on the stairs seeing all these people visiting my grandparents… Read more »