April 27, 2006 -- The new Saskatchewan travel guide, launched by the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society, in association with the UCC-SPC, is now available online. Travel Guide (PDF 10 MB)

March 17, 2006 -- (UCC-SPC inform) -- In association with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Saskatchewan Provincial Council (UCC-SPC), the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society (SUHS) will launch a new Saskatchewan travel guide at its genealogy conference this weekend. Details

February 27, 2006 -- Presented by the Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2006
Time: 1-4 PM
Location: St. Paul Catholic School (1527 Alexandra Ave), Saskatoon
Instructor: Beverley Gutenberg

Cost: $10 per person
Registration Deadline March 22, 2006

Contact Karen at 306-382-2338.

Workshop Outline:

A. Pedigree Charts and Family Unit Sheets

B. The Research Plan

January 13, 2006 -- Presentations: Cemetery Preservation Project (Ilene Lequyere), Historical Places Initiatives (Jennifer Bisson), Ukrainian Sites with Heritage Status, and Saskatchewan's Ukrainian Legacy. Details

Poster (PDF) and Registration form (PDF)

May 2, 2005 -- May-June 2005 issue. PDF

An Introduction to Genealogy and How to Use the Tools

My name is Karen Pidskalny and I am the project coordinator for the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society. I am announcing our Centennial project, a travel guide brochure of Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian Eco-tourism Communities. My committee and I are in the process of collecting names of places, events, celebrations and contact people in your community. More

February 25, 2005 -- Researching eastern european roots workshop, SUHS library is growing, brochure to the province's "Ukrainian ecotourism communities". Details

The Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society's "In Baba's Trunk" conference
is being held in Regina at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall (1731
St. John St) on Saturday, November 13, 2004. The sessions at "In Baba's
Trunk" will focus on researching your family tree in Canada and in Ukraine.

The day begins at 8:30 am and will end with a tour of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society library at 4:30 pm. There are four sessions:

During the early days of Canadian immigration, Ukrainians figured prominently among the thousands of people who settled in Saskatchewan. They came with a few possessions, little money, but high hopes for a better future. Saskatoon Sun article by Darlene Polachic

The Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society is busy planning the next visit of “In Baba’s Trunk” to Regina. SUHS and the trunk will be in Regina on Saturday, November 13 at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall. For this visit to Regina, SUHS, the Regina Ukrainian Canadian Professional & Business Association and the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society are working together and expanding on the May session, “Your Family Tree”. Details

As a follow-up to last May's "In Baba's Trunk" conference, the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society will be holding an event on Genealogy/the Family Tree in Regina on November 13, 2004.

Details will be provided as they become available. For information on the Regina event, call 306-664-0045 or 306-789-4062.

On Saturday May 8, 2004, the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society hosted its founding conference, “In Baba’s Trunk.” The day was filled with stories, discoveries, learning, a few laughs and a lot of visiting. More

Discovering, sharing and preserving history in Saskatchewan and Canada. Topics will cover

• first immigration wave of Ukrainians and their settlement patterns in Saskatchewan -- Dr. Allan Anderson, U of S
• building new communities (church, school, social, cultural, labour organizations) -- Andrij Makuch, CIUS (U of T)
• family genealogy -- Michelle & Cliff Rusk and Bohdan Bayda (Genealogical Society)
• placenames in Saskatchewan with a Ukrainian connection -- Bill Barry (author)

Media Release | Details (PDF) | Conference registration form (PDF)

There is wonderful news at the UCC-SPC and I am excited to share it with you. My name is Karen Pidskalny and I am the Project Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society. SUHS is the something new and the old is all the wonderful history that is waiting to be collected and shared with all of you. Details

The UCC-SPC has begun work with the Saskatchewan Ukrainian Historical Society, a formal association of non-academics researching the history of the province and the role of Ukrainian pioneers in its development. The first SUHS conference, "In Baba's Trunk," takes place May 8th in Saskatoon. Details