Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Nicolai was born Nov. 2, 1887 in Cernauti, Austria. Later, he and his parents, four brothers and one sister moved to Transylvania, Romania. As a young man he ventured to Canada with a few of his friends, finally settling in Drumheller where he was employed in a coal mine. He also established…
Family historyRecordsKinshipPhotoFamily history Sarah Kozub and her sister Maria Matei (1935) When Mitru Matei decided to take his family to Canada he took along with him his youngest sister Pachita, who was married to Mitru Hantiuk. He left behind him in Boian, Bucovina two brothers Constantine and Paul. Mitru Matei and his family came to…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history George and Pachija Mihalcheon were both born in Boian, Bucovina. George was born in 1864 and Pachija in 1867. They were married in Boian and five children were born there, Mike, Maria, Malesa, Kate and Floyd. The youngest was one year old when they decided to emigrate to Canada. Following the route…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Gheorghe was born in Boian in 1892, the youngest child of Maftei and Pachija Mihalcheon. He was left motherless at four so his father and his older sisters took care of him. He attended the local school and completed grade two before coming to Canada with the rest of the family in 1901.…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Peter Mihalcheon came to Canada in 1908 as a boy of 16 from Boian, Bukovina with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Two brothers went back to the old country and made their home there. Maria was born in Alberta and grew up here. They were married in 1919 in the…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Zaharie Mihalcheon was born in 1866 in Boian, Bukovina. His wife, Domnica Marițak, was born in 1872 also in Boian. They were married in 1888 and had four children in the old country – Alexander who died in infancy, Sarah, Maria and Sanda. In 1899 the family emigrated to Canada along with…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Metru Moskaliuk was born in 1868 in Boian, Bukovina. He married Sanda Falka in 1891 and emigrated to Canada in 1899 with two children, George who was five years old and Vera who was four. At the same time Sanda’s father and her stepmother, the Nikolai Falkas came. The two families brought…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history When working at a copper mine in Butte, Montana in 1925, Bill Moscaliuk had the opportunity to witness a boxing match in which Jack Dempsey participated. He was so impressed by Dempsey’s skill and strength that he immediately started training at the local YMCA. Bill still talks of how he won his…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Peter was a respected and important member of the Boian Romanian Community. After completing grade eight he chose farming as his career. Peter worked for his father and other farmers in the area where he was able to save money to purchase his own farm. Over the years he became a successful…
Family historyRecordsPhotoFamily history Andrei Lutic migrated from Bucovina during the reign of Franz Joseph I of Austria. Upon landing in Canada he obtained employment in Montreal for a short period of time. His desire to obtain farm land forced him to travel to the western prairies of Canada. In Alberta he worked on the railroad…