Great insight Justin.. 👏👏 my grandfather was from west Galicia, then the German Austrian territory His father had passed when he was three years old , with his mother remarrying and that union bringing three more children to the family. The relationship with the stepfather had never been good, resulting in the stepfather eventually lea…
Great insight Justin.. 👏👏 my grandfather was from west Galicia, then the German Austrian territory His father had passed when he was three years old , with his mother remarrying and that union bringing three more children to the family. The relationship with the stepfather had never been good, resulting in the stepfather eventually leaving the family. This made my grandfather the provider for his mother and step siblings. In search of a new life, his mother arranges to send her oldest son to Canada, so he could secure land and send money home for his family. This is also compounded by the rumours of a “pending” war and tensions within the country, as his mother feared he would be “recruited” to fight.. In 1910 my grandfather landed in Canada at the tender age of 14 years old. In reading your story I thought of our own family history.. to truly understand the context of the turmoil and landscape of those years one must look at it through a different lens, other than ours, as this was complicated.. thank you for dissecting this for us.. great article 😊
My grandparents also emigrated to Canada in 1910 from what is now western Ukraine, but was then the farthest eastern frontier of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
They were Vienna-born Austrians who moved a lot, then got out of Europe before WWI, settling in the Canadian prairies.
My grandfather spoke German, Ukrainian, and Yiddish.
Western Ukraine was very diverse at that time after decades of shifting empires, which continues to this day.
Thank you Maggie.. my grandfather also spoke many languages and was called upon many times, to assist new immigrates’ when they moved into our farming community, south of Rocky Mtn House..He did eventually bring his mother and half siblings to Canada and they settled in the Winnipeg area with some still in the area. .. we had the privilege of meeting grandpa’s sister Mary just before he passed.. he was very proud of being a Canadian and to be in this country. My aunt did a comprehensive history of his journey, something she worked on for years, gathering his stories each time she came home with her family.. my grandmother was English and they met in southern AB .. my grandfather endured a lot of ridicule from grandma’s family due to his heritage and their disdain for anyone who they felt was of German descent.. not an easy life for immigrants from these areas.😞
Jean, my mother's parents were Russian and arrived in Vancouver in the early 1900's. My father's parents were of English and Swiss heritage. My mother told me her mother-in-law didn't think she was good enough to marry her youngest son. My
grandparents, my mother and her siblings were very hard working and talented.
Great insight Justin.. 👏👏 my grandfather was from west Galicia, then the German Austrian territory His father had passed when he was three years old , with his mother remarrying and that union bringing three more children to the family. The relationship with the stepfather had never been good, resulting in the stepfather eventually leaving the family. This made my grandfather the provider for his mother and step siblings. In search of a new life, his mother arranges to send her oldest son to Canada, so he could secure land and send money home for his family. This is also compounded by the rumours of a “pending” war and tensions within the country, as his mother feared he would be “recruited” to fight.. In 1910 my grandfather landed in Canada at the tender age of 14 years old. In reading your story I thought of our own family history.. to truly understand the context of the turmoil and landscape of those years one must look at it through a different lens, other than ours, as this was complicated.. thank you for dissecting this for us.. great article 😊
My grandparents also emigrated to Canada in 1910 from what is now western Ukraine, but was then the farthest eastern frontier of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
They were Vienna-born Austrians who moved a lot, then got out of Europe before WWI, settling in the Canadian prairies.
My grandfather spoke German, Ukrainian, and Yiddish.
Western Ukraine was very diverse at that time after decades of shifting empires, which continues to this day.
Thank you Maggie.. my grandfather also spoke many languages and was called upon many times, to assist new immigrates’ when they moved into our farming community, south of Rocky Mtn House..He did eventually bring his mother and half siblings to Canada and they settled in the Winnipeg area with some still in the area. .. we had the privilege of meeting grandpa’s sister Mary just before he passed.. he was very proud of being a Canadian and to be in this country. My aunt did a comprehensive history of his journey, something she worked on for years, gathering his stories each time she came home with her family.. my grandmother was English and they met in southern AB .. my grandfather endured a lot of ridicule from grandma’s family due to his heritage and their disdain for anyone who they felt was of German descent.. not an easy life for immigrants from these areas.😞
Jean, my mother's parents were Russian and arrived in Vancouver in the early 1900's. My father's parents were of English and Swiss heritage. My mother told me her mother-in-law didn't think she was good enough to marry her youngest son. My
grandparents, my mother and her siblings were very hard working and talented.