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Humeniuk, Peter, 1895-
Stuartburn (Man. : Local Government District)--History
Ukrainians--Manitoba--Stuartburn (Local Government District)--History
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Steinbach, Manitoba: Derksen Printers, 1977
Hardships & progress of Ukrainian pioneers : memoirs from Stuartburn colony and other points
Humeniuk, Peter
Table of Contents
Cover
Dedication
Table of Contents/Foreword
Part I
Chapter I
The First Born
The Symptom was Poverty
Good News
Chapter II
Location and Nature of Stuartburn Colony
Getting the Free Homesteads
Petryk's Parents Not Ready in 1896
Chapter III
Getting Ready for the Journey
Train Travel
Hamburg to Liverpool
Chapter IV
Boarding the Steamship
Woeful Lullaby on the Ocean
The Last Two Days
Chapter V
Halifax to Montreal
Montreal to Winnipeg
Crucial Mistake of the Immigrants
Our 1892 Group Anxious to Meet the Challenge
Settling on the Homestead
How Mother Got Along
Senecca Root, God's Gift
Our First Christmas in Canada
Chapter VI
Growth of Stuartburn Colony
Beginning of Church Life
Our New Homestead
Easter Holidays
Being Ill Without a Physician
Chapter VII
The New Stuartburn Municipality
My Stuartburn School Days
Chapter VIII
Farm Events and Happenings
Home Surgery
Father, A Nose Specialist
Our Water Problem
Vaccination Against Smallpox
Building the Better Home
Chapter IX
Narrow Escape in a Well
Father's Reaction to High School
Trip Through Winnipeg to Brandon
Life in the Ruthenian Training School
Chapter X
Ukrainian Teachers and Vacations
My Beginning Teaching Days
Teulon High School
War Atmosphere
Chapter XI
Normal School Course, 1919
My Financial Problems
A Pleasant Surprise
Dnister Community Hall
Two More Schools
Chapter XII
My Adventure in Business
Operation of a Country Store
Part II
Chapter XIII
Five Exciting Happenings in Brandon
Chapter XIV
Ten Community Places
A Daring Swindle
Pioneering Years in Dnister District
Chapter XV
Adaptation to New Life
Religious Problems
Education in the Colony
Social Life
Chapter XVI
Sunset Years
Odds and Ends
Guns Under the Pillows
Community Life in Jedburgh
Interesting Happenings in Jedburgh
My Views and Comments
In Conclusion
Bibliography
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