April 8, 2024 | History, Research
Galician Cuisine Cornerstones
I spent all my school summer vacations with my grandparents in Zabuzhzhia near Sokal of Lviv province. You can see them in this photo. I...
April 1, 2024 | History
Lubiaz Serenity
In this post, I would like to take you to the beautiful Volyn province in the northwest of Ukraine. It's where my mother's paternal roots...
March 19, 2024 | History, Research, video
Lviv Through Ancestor’s Lens
Lviv is an amazing city to explore but it's even more interesting to do it from the family history angle.These photos include the elements of...
March 6, 2024 | History, Tours
Honest Destinations: Babyn
I am starting a new section of the blog: Honest Destinations.All the experiences we included in our Ukraine heritage tours before the war and those...
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...
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