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Examines the changes in birth ceremonies among two generations of one family

Examines the traditional Lemko wedding rite at the turn of the century as compared to the rituals used in the 1940's. bib., quest.;
Essay "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" for Ukrainian 425 taught by Dr. Medwidsky

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.

A collection of ghost stories from the Ukraine based on true experiences

Short essays: Folk beliefs - The World of Plants; Animal Folk Tales - Summery; The Apostles and the Saints - Summery; Magic Tales; Oleksa Dovbush in National Oral Works; Anecdotes; Riddles and Other Verbal Puzzles; Proverbs; Robert B. Klymasz, "Folk Narrative Among Ukrainian Canadians in Western Canada." Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1973; Stith Thomsons' The Folktale.

Describes the history of the transcarpathian region and the economic, political, religious, educational and cultural factors which influenced the costuming and dance in Transcarpathia. bib.

Comparative analysis of Russian and Ukrainian dancing including geography, costumes and techniques.

A study of Albertan's motivations for participating in Ukrainian dance through a survey of 300 people. quest.

Describes the historical, musical, costume and choreographic development of the Hopak from the times of the Kievan-Rus to contemporary Ukraine. #4 mus. bib.

A collection of 25 songs in the repertoire of the informants, classified by marriage/dowry songs, war/love songs/ kolomeiky/love songs and death songs to test the hypothesis that remembered songs are closely associated with special events.

A study of whether or not folklore exists in the author's family.The author concludes that it primarily exists through folk songs.

Diachronic study of three generations of the Greshcuk - Hladunewich family with regards to the knowledge of Ukrainian folk songs. A study to determine whether or not a knowlege of folksongs decreases in succeeding generations

A review of the book "Balady; Kohannia ta doshliubni vzaiemynyby" by O.I Dei, A.Iu. Yasenchuk and Ivanytskii, edited by M.M. Paziak. Kiev, Naukova Dumka, 1987

Analyzes the songs sung by the Zwozdetsky family (originally from Bukovyna) in terms of categories - lullabies, spring songs, humorous songs, love songs, war songs and death songs.

Explores the reasons for the shortage of boys in rural dance groups. quest.

Explores the changing role of the female dancer in Ukrainian dance based on the degree system through interviews with directors of dance ensembles and observation of performances of various dance ensembles. bib.

A lexicon of dance steps from Western Ukraine categorized according to K.Vasylenkos. bib.

A comparison of Greek and Ukrainian folk dances, focusing on the "Metelytsia" from Ukraine and "Pentozali" from Greece.The historical symbolism, music and costumes are compared. bib.

A discussion of staged dance as a symbol of ethnic identity and a dynamic art form vs. modern dance as an approach to individual development. bib.