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THE UKRAINIANPIONEERSAmongst til* first Ukrainian settlers to arrive in the Kossburn district, were the Yarmeys, the Kozaks and the Danyleykos who homesteaded in the Pete s Lake area.These families came from the Village of Borschew, in the province of Borschevski, in the Western Ukraine. (Haly-chyna.) .On the long journey from Western Ukraine to Rossburn, Dmytro Yarmey was | the spokesman for the party because of his' ability to fluently in Polish. German, Ukrainian, Jewish and ,Russian They left the Western Ukraine on May 10, 1899, and arrived in Rossburn on June Huh of that year.The journey from Halifax to Shoal lake was made by train Wagon teams transported them from Shoal Lake to Rossburn There they were lodged In the elevators and in tents until the government agent could get them settled in the land that was to become their | home*steads. • U fy . _ ^, . -M :ii ■ Ig |J| On their * arrival the ladies wore their National Costumes some of which are in existence until this day These costumes wr»r** trrm home««puncloth, and decorated with col-ourful patterns, all worked by hand in silk and sequins.One of the shirts — part of the costume, that was was worn in the Parade, and worn by Grandmotner Dany-leyko for her wedding dress, at the Fashion Show by Marion Danyleyko Steele. The complete costume would have been with a wrap around skirt of heavy homespun cloth made from the hemp from homegrown tlax. Rad corals and awreath and ribbons completed the dress. It was the custom to throw the wreath and ribbons to the single young girls after the wedding ceremony, just as the flower bouquet is thrown today. The wreath was was replaced 0 by a cashmere flowered kerchief tied at the back of the head the symbol of wifehood.The pioneering days MUM days of hardship for all- * The men were obliged to walk many miles to the settled places in the south to earn money needed to survive and to bring their land to a state of cultivation and to build their houses and barns Many a bag of flour was carried on their hacks to their families fromas far away as Shoal Lake and Hamiota.In the Parade, the Ukrainian lan National Home float was built by men and the ladies and was a great success.TheArkan Dance” was performed by: Pete Kuzenko, who was the director, Matt Ternow-ski, Alex Pawluk, Ixrnis Kur-chaba, Nick Karmazenuk, Bill Kuzenko, Steve Maydaniuk. The orchestra was: Mike Tan-asychuk who played the Dulcimer. and Bill Tanasychuk the violin The young ladies who danced the Ukrainian Dance were Janet Tanasychuk and Janice Borowski.Mr. Rod Clement gave the Trailer which was greatly appreciatedIt would hardly be fair to remark on the outstanding services of Mrs. Nick Chopp and Mrs. Fred Belbas, for without the whole-hearted cooperation of all, the project would have been impossible.This is a tribute to the Ukrainians of Rossbum from an Englishman from Kelowna, BCgnff f : ' ;v| . :J; _John R Steele
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Rossburn Review
Rossburn, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jun 29, 1967
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