Photo of Melnychuk's Family. The text on the back says:
"Roman. Uncle Peter wife. Dido Melnychuk. Nicholas and Alexandra. Aunt Tekla."
Photo of Melnychuk's Family. The sticker on the back says:
"1929. Roman Mandryka. Aunt Tekla Mandryka. Uncle Bill Melnychuk. Aunt Mary Melnychuk Kozlowski? Baba's Sister. Great Baba Alexandra Melnychuk."
Photo of Melnychuk's Family. The sticker on the back says:
"1929. Roman Mandryka. Uncle Peter and Aunt Mary wife. Baba Anna Klymchuk, Tekla Mandryka, Baba's sister. Great Dido and Baba. Nicholas and Alexandra Melnychuk."
According to Gloria Rutherford, the kylym was made by her mother and grandmother. It adorned the back of their sofa when Gloria was growing up. Gloria's mother died in 1952, and Gloria had owned the kylym since then until she donated it to the Kule Folklore Centre in 2013.
Photo of Melnychuk's Family. The text on the back says: "Mary. Tekla. Baba Oct14, 31, 62 years. Uncle Bill."
The collection is composed of creator's six medals with copies of papers (according to the donation agreement -- "originals are in National Archives of Canada, Ottawa"), five badges, one papal scroll, one photograph (a portrait), and a printed biography and obituary.
Turko, GregoryAnna Kuryliw's embroidered purse in which she kept all of her letters. She embroidered it before moving to Canada, a few years before she and Wasyl got married.
This is the sewing machine, which Wasyl bought and sent to his home village. Anna is sitting third from the left. She sewed her wedding dress on this machine and brought it with her to Canada where she married Wasyl.
One photograph featuring a group of people and the following note "First row - left to right: Nelli Bayduza, Danylo Скоропадський, [?] Bayduza; second row: left to right, P. Romaniuk ?, (?), Roman Bayduza, Ladyk (Vladimir) Bayduza. Derwent, Alberta (1936-1937)?"
A photograph of Wasyl and Anna Kuryliw. After several years of courtship by correspondence, Wasyl sponsored Anna's arrival to Canada, and they got married immediately following her arrival in 1936.
Maria and Andrew Mazurenko on their farm near Thorhild, Alberta, circa 1939.
Maria and Andrew Mazurenko in their home circa 1940. The rug under their feet was hooked by Maria (later donated to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village).