Skoryky (Скорики), Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine - Origins Of My Genealogical Search

  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 16 (OLDEST STORY)

In thinking about oldest story I immediately thought about the origins of where my interest in my own genealogical story began. 

I was 29 when I first heard my Scottish grandfather, Clyde Robertson, might not exist & was in fact a Ukrainian man named Max Pellack.

It took 20 years & DNA matching to confirm this tale was true.

Over the past 30 plus years I have found little information about my family's origins before 1909's arrival in Canada.

What I do know is they lived in a small village in Ukraine - Skoryky (Скорики), Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. 

It's a strange feeling to know the family you thought you knew never existed. 

So many times I look at the map & wonder what my family's homeland looks like. 

Google Streetview offered me a small peak into that world

Someday I may get a chance to visit in real life!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

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

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Photos:

Google Maps Clips, Retrieved April 20th 2025

Links:

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

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