Finding Home Sweet Home ~ When You Never Knew Where It Was

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 13 (HOME SWEET HOME)

I was an adult before I found out my grandfather was born on the homestead in Saskatchewan.

Once I heard I became obsessed with finding out what I could about where my family settled when they immigrated from Ukraine in 1909.

My family's homestead:
SW, Section: 1, Township: 48, Range: 17, Meridian: W2.

This homestead is located in Saskatchewan.

This is what remains of the original cabin where my grandfather was born.

This is where my family's Canadian roots began.

After leaving Ukraine in 1909 my great grandparents chose Saskatchewan, Canada as their new home.

My grandfather was the first child born on that homestead.

On Google Maps I found these visuals for Home Sweet Home!

Google Clip

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I definitely want to visit in real life, but for now am grateful for the virtual visits available with current technology.

Photos, letting you see the old family homestead!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

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

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Footnotes:

1 Section 1, Township 48, Range 17, West of the 2nd Meridian. Retrieved March 25th 2025 from
http://www.legallandconverter.com/cgi-bin/shopats201703.cgi?cmd=forward&quarter=&section=1&township=48&range=17&meridian=W2&prg=Calc

2 Google Streetview Clip. Retrieved March 25th 2025 from
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.1036565,-104.3433058,3a,90y,37.23h,80.91t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saABij26X4Tf0a-uje6ppGg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D9.090000000000003%26panoid%3DaABij26X4Tf0a-uje6ppGg%26yaw%3D37.23!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Sources:

Section 1, Township 48, Range 17, West of the 2nd Meridian. Retrieved March 25th 2025 from
http://www.legallandconverter.com/cgi-bin/shopats201703.cgi?cmd=forward&quarter=&section=1&township=48&range=17&meridian=W2&prg=Calc

Homestead. Alexr Pelyck. Library & Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25th 2025 from
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-grants-western-canada-1870-1930/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=87918&

Photos:

Google screen clips, Retrieved March 25th 2025

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Links:

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

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