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CA BMUFA 0085-1 · File · 1979
Part of Helen Savaryn ethnographic collection

This work consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979. This project includes: sheet music, song lyrics, and indexed interviews.

Clapping at what?
CA BMUFA 0048-4 · File · 1994
Part of Jason Golinowski ethnographic collection

The essay analyzes videos of 23 dances representing western Ukraine for instances of applause during group work in an attempt to elucidate what motivates audiences to clap.

Video of dances by Yevshan Ukrainian Folk Ballet.

Deshcho pro nashe selo
CA BMUFA 0075-1978.012 · File · 1978
Part of Nadia Olga Vychopen ethnographic collection

The project "Deshcho pro nashe selo" describes the village (selo) of Zolota Sloboda and the various customs and celebrations within this village as Nadia Olga Vychopen remembers it.

Vychopen, Nadia Olga
Folklore essays
CA BMUFA 0073-1986.004 · File · 1986
Part of Walter Garbera folklore collection

Essay 1: "Tini Zabytuh Predkiv" is a book review on character development of Ivan Paliichuk and stylistic developments to describe the author's overall goal. Written for the course UKR 425..

Essay 2: "Ukrainian Mixed Marriages" focuses on marriage as a rite of passage. This diachronic study shows differences and similarities between a Ukrainian wedding which took place in Poland 30 years ago and several mixed marriages which took place in Canada. bib., quest. written for the course UKR 425. Includes: project proposal.

Garbera, Walter
High school graduation
CA BMUFA 0048-5 · File · 1994
Part of Jason Golinowski ethnographic collection

The essay is a diachronic study of a High School graduation from a rural Canadian Ukrainian community with a description and history of celebrations after the formal ceremonies.

Video interviews for the project. Indexes of the interviews available.

Humorous Ukrainian folklore
CA BMUFA 0067-1 · File · 1979
Part of Roman Petriw ethnographic collection

A collection of jokes and comic tales collected from various informants in northern Alberta for the UKR-499 course.
Interviewees: Kost' Kuz'mak, Kost' Mykhailovych Telychko, Mykhailo Vasyliv, Orest Bohonos, pani M. Chornohuz, Ol'ha Lisova, Dmytro Petriw.

Sing until you drop
CA BMUFA 0033-5 · File · 1991
Part of Brian Cherwick ethnographic collection

"Sing until you drop: The Ukrainian folk song tradition in western Canada" analyzes 19 lyrical-lifestyle folk songs and one kolomeika (dance song) sung at two informal singing sessions by two Canadian choir groups. Includes: essay and interview index

Studynetz
CA BMUFA 0033-2 · File · 1990
Part of Brian Cherwick ethnographic collection

"Studynetz: The preparation of a traditional Ukrainian dish" project includes an essay and a videorecording of Mary Cherewyk of Saskatchewan where she describes the preparation of jellied pork hocks (studenetz).

The Ukrainian wedding
CA BMUFA 0033-1 · File · 1990
Part of Brian Cherwick ethnographic collection

The essay "The Ukrainian wedding: The effect of memebership in Ukrainian cultural organizations on retention of Ukrainian wedding traditions" discusses the influence of cultural groups such as the "Shumka Dancers" in preserving and reviving traditional rituals, Appendix, Project Proposal, Annotated Bibliography

The wax ceremony (courses)
CA BMUFA 0111-1 · File · 1984
Part of Rena Hanchuk Ukrainian Folk Medicine Collection

This file contains early materials collected by Rena Hanchuk for her Folklore classes and a final paper. The project defines the wax ceremony as practiced in Canada. Within the written work, Rena compares and contrasts the definition of a wax ceremony through the taped interviews. The 15-page essay "A study on the Wax Ceremony as folk medicine" was done for the course Ukrainian 699.

Hanchuk, Rena Jeanne
CA BMUFA 0033-6 · File · 1992
Part of Brian Cherwick ethnographic collection

"Ukrainian folk art and performance; Three genres of Ukrainian ceramics in Edmonton" discusses three genres of ceramic work currently being produced in Alberta: traditional - revivalist, contemporary, and decalomania. bib. Includes a Project Proposal "Proposal for Project Dealing with Ukrainian Ceramics in Edmonton: Decalomania versus other Decorative Techniques".