1896 from galica. my family was part of the first large group of Ukrainians that came to Canada. They had a Scarlett fever outbreak that killed nearly all the children. The entire story is full of tragedy, including the fact that they arrived too late in the year and nearly froze to death. But they had escaped being illiterate slaves to the polish and Hungarian empire and were offered a chance to own land and create a life. Our people are incredibly tough.
My great grand parents where part of the first wave. They moved to Nelson BC around 1905. I wish I could find out more about family back in what was Galicia.
They would of participated in the Canadian census, but the records from that time in Galicia were probably not kept at all, destroyed, lost, or damaged. Some remain, but I can definitely understand this need for family knowledge and disappointment of resources. Ancestry has been very insightful for me, mostly because my family didn't talk a lot about the past and as a child I really didn't care. Now I am able to put the pieces together, but before 1900 is hard to find accurate information, and also it would be written in Ukrainian and likely kept at local churches.
@@denniswoycheshen Did you find the ship records when your family arrived ? I found mine they came in 1927 and 1928 at least I found the relative back in UKraine his name and address ( town ) I also found some on Ancestry and a comment there I found her in Edmonton on Facebook but no contact as messaged her but she did not see it yet as we are not friends and she probably does not know it is waiting there
1896 from galica. my family was part of the first large group of Ukrainians that came to Canada. They had a Scarlett fever outbreak that killed nearly all the children. The entire story is full of tragedy, including the fact that they arrived too late in the year and nearly froze to death. But they had escaped being illiterate slaves to the polish and Hungarian empire and were offered a chance to own land and create a life. Our people are incredibly tough.
My great grand parents where part of the first wave. They moved to Nelson BC around 1905. I wish I could find out more about family back in what was Galicia.
They would of participated in the Canadian census, but the records from that time in Galicia were probably not kept at all, destroyed, lost, or damaged. Some remain, but I can definitely understand this need for family knowledge and disappointment of resources. Ancestry has been very insightful for me, mostly because my family didn't talk a lot about the past and as a child I really didn't care. Now I am able to put the pieces together, but before 1900 is hard to find accurate information, and also it would be written in Ukrainian and likely kept at local churches.
@@denniswoycheshen Did you find the ship records when your family arrived ? I found mine they came in 1927 and 1928 at least I found the relative back in UKraine his name and address ( town ) I also found some on Ancestry and a comment there I found her in Edmonton on Facebook but no contact as messaged her but she did not see it yet as we are not friends and she probably does not know it is waiting there
The most unexpected relationship between two countries
My ancestors immagrated to Canada in 1909 and 1911
🇺🇦🇨🇦♥️
Зараз п'ята хвиля...
+++