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A comparison of traditional Ukrainian folksongs from contemporary Poland with those in North America. An analysis of Lemko features in music and a general discussion of song types, texts and translations.

The interviews are with the author's father about birth, wedding and funeral customs in the Ukraine. The paper, however, describes only the death and funeral customs in more detail with references to literature

Contains invitations, memorials, events, information, newspaper clippings, and newsletters on the 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine.

Brochure: 1989
UCHV Report: 1983
UCHV questionnaire

Documents include: 3 photographs, Auditor's report-1983 (English), Year end reports - 1984, 1985 (English & Ukrainian), Accounting/Financial info, Minutes of Meetings, List of executives and expenses, Constitution (2 copies), pamphlet promoting UCSS

Describes wedding customs in Ivanivtsi (Ivano-Frankivsk region) in the 1920's. The customs begin with courtship, and end with the purification or homecoming. Some of the informants also describe wedding rites in Bereziv

From the recollections of an informant born in the Sokal Region of Ukraine, the customs and rituals of a wedding in Sokal is described

Documents contain newsletters from 1983, 1987, 1988, and a letter of announcement (1984) from the BUH River Region 9 Association.

Tries to determine whether or not jewelry made from shells of painted Easter eggs are folk art, folk craft or a symbol of these

Describes the historical use of embroidered fabrics in folk rites in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine, describes the motifs used in these regions in terms of symbolism and patterns and compares this art to North American attempts. bib.

Explores one specific informant's recollections of Ukrainian summer agricultural festivals in her village in the Volynnia region of Ukraine and Alberta

A study on whether Ukrainian action and play-songs are still an important consideration in a child's upbringing at home, and whether it is successfully thriving in today's Ukrainian Canadian community

This project includes Reverend Zuzak and Mrs. M. Werezak singing, and interviews with Mrs. S. Trefiak and Mrs. M. Herman on superstitions, northern lights, and more.

Documents include: 2 typed letters and Ukrainian bulletins : 1984.

Describes the Easter egg (pysanky and krashynky) in terms of folk traditions associated with the use of the egg. Many informants were not aware of the old traditional customs and beliefs associated with Easter eggs. bib., quest.

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.

The interviewer describes her mother's method of making cabbage rolls and compares it with the method used by her grandmother in the Ukraine and other traditional Canadian recipes