52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks 2021 ~ Looking Forward To Another Year

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 52 (RESOLUTION)


First I reflect on last week's blog where I said I would not get my wish for a  White Christmas. 

I am happy to admit I was wrong. This was our front yard as we went for a walk in our neighbourhood this evening. The Christmas lights were beautiful. The hot chocolate in our insulated mugs delicious. The air was crispy. The moon reflected off the snow. The sights and sounds were beautiful. 

Christmas 2020 hasn't felt like Christmas, but my Christmas Spirit arrived on Christmas Eve on a walk though our neighbourhood. We resolved (Resolution #1) to decorate our house and yard next year. 

This evening I signed up for 2021's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. It will be my 3rd year with the challenge.  I resolved (Resolution #2) to write every week focusing equally on all 4 trunks of the Bramble Bush.

This week I brought some books home that tell the story of Ukrainians detained in internment camps in Canada during World War 1. Knowing my grandfather was a preschool child when this first began happening. His parents and three older children were from Austria because Ukraine was under Austrian rule. 

I do not believe my grandfather and his family were interned, but I have no first hand knowledge of the family's history. For many years I have wanted to visit the archives in Saskatchewan. Maybe 2021 will be the year I finally can find the story of how my grandfather left his heritage behind and became a whole new person. I resolve (Resolution #3) to continue to dig on the Pellack family line in search of the truth.

*** check out the sources below if you want to learn more
about the internment of Ukrainians in Canada  ***

I have several brick walls that have stubbornly held for many years. I resolve (Resolution #4) to create a research plan to assist with a focused search on these lines. 

Most importantly I resolve (Resolution #5) to continue to seek where my family fits in our family tale. 

2021 - Spending another year breathing life into our ancestors!

This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***







Sources:


And we are witness: Canada's Internment Operations, Sask Culture, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from 
https://www.saskculture.ca/impact/success-stories/and-we-are-witness-canadas-internment-operations

Descendants of Ukrainians interned in WWI demand provincial acknowledgement, CBC, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ukrainian-internment-camps-bc-world-war-1.5809240

Enemy Aliens,  The Internment of Ukrainian Canadians, Canadian War Museum, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from

https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/life-at-home-during-the-war/enemy-aliens/the-internment-of-ukrainian-canadians/

Internment, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from
https://www.ucc.ca/issues/internment/

Internment of Ukrainians in Canada 1914-1920, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from

http://www.infoukes.com/history/internment/

Resources, Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from 
https://www.internmentcanada.ca/resources-videos.cfm#

“That never happened:” Film reveals the hidden history of Canada’s First World War internment operations, Canadian Geographic, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/never-happened-film-reveals-hidden-history-canadas-first-world-war-internment-operations

Ukrainian Internment in Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ukrainian-internment-in-canada

Ukrainian-Canadian internment operations detailed in new documentary, Nov 08 2018, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/ukrainian-canadian-internment-operations-detailed-in-new-documentary

Redress Required, Why Canada’s Treatment of Ukrainians During WWI Still Matters, Retrieved December 24th 2020 from 
https://www.internmentcanada.ca/PDF/articles/Ryan%20Boyko%20-%20Prairies%20North%20-%20Magazine%20Article.pdf?iid=i20130524070656757

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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