January 25, 2024 | Support Ukraine's Future
PAINTING HOPE
Welcome to the Painting Hope Project The Painting Hope Project is a non-profit project that supports humanitarian aid to Ukraine and helps its soldiers through...
January 15, 2024 | History, Interview Project, video
Grandfather’s Stories in a Ukrainian Village
Talking to Oleksa felt like talking to the Grandfather. Experiencing the life of Oleksa and his wife Olya was like getting back in time when...
October 30, 2023 | History, Interview Project, video
Life and Fight Under Soviet Occupation
https://youtu.be/MkEhvbyUP84?si=fxFk1KqLI6Sb7aaMHello Friends.Mrs. Maria was born in 1929 and I met her in 2021 before the hot war in Ukraine started. Her generation was the witness...
October 19, 2023 | History
19th Century Time Travel Stories
This post has to do with time travel which I think is one of the most exciting parts of genealogy research. If your ancestors come...
September 13, 2023 | History
Old Lada Stories
We see lots of different interesting things and meet some unique people when we travel to do family research in the villages of Ukraine. This...
September 12, 2023 | History, Interview Project, video
About Lemkos
Hello Friends.The ninth story of the Stories Our Grandparents Haven't Told project is about the fate of Lemkos. They represent an extremely colorful ethnic group...
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