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Down the old winding road to the Ukrainian church 

two small hamlets east of Two Hills on Hwy 45 were once major centers that at one time boasted populations of over 100 residents.   The CPR rail line passed through the communities in 1927 and served as a catalyst for growth over the next 20 years.   Grain elevators, post offices and pool halls were just a few of the businesses that thrived in these agricultural communities.   Today the communities have seen their populations decrease and many of the fine structures sit vacant.   Musidora's hall and church along with Morecambe's hall are still in use and are host to various dues and events.   Today these agricultural centers serve as a reminder of the hard work and dedication that our forefathers exhibited earlier this century. 

1900 's Hamerburg house a single covered coarse grasses meadow Donalda home grassland cover land prairie's originally called Eidswold the town of eidswold founded in 1912 the heritage trails written history.  Within distance Donalda bashaw the backroads  Norwegians fought battles closer to home, to the equivalent of Anglo-Saxon traditions between Norwegian settlements named their village post office after people places of their heritage path's crossed prairie lifestyle Norwegian the county valley's homesteaders the prairie's process of immigration in Central Alberta painted prairie's their post office "Eidsvokd," after the place where Norway constitution had been formulated in 1814. Canadian Northern Railway brought expressing approval. The post office was soon after known as Donalda,Donald A. Mann built the railway through the village. Paul August Hammerberg many year's where he Lay's to rest not far from his home Paul was bo...

Saint Paul church Lutheran  Old brown church found hymn books they play a hopeful symn. Lutheran dated back 1917 even found old mobileglass evangelical Lutheran church Saint Paul Mystery solved established 1936. Found the orginal date Saint paul.   Saint Paul church originally evangelical Lutheran church Moreon my blog to come Alberta bound 2two GrizzlysBears photography Saint Paul church originally named, Evangelical Lutheran church, was founded 1936 old bible church dated, 1923 found the older graves dating back 1886 1884 goes without saying no stone left unturned. While admiring this beauty once a stable structure weathered very sound people structured a different path in life silent village hearing coyotes from a distance crisp fall air the chinook wind blowing the fall, found the date back church it was founded 1936 the old bible 1923 older graves dating back 1886 behindthe older graves the tall grass is slowly starting to take over...

The first Ukrainian settlers started arriving in the early 1900’s. At the beginning there were 10 founding members with 20 children. The church property was acquired in 1905, 6 km. west from the old train station Fedorah, near Bonaccord, approximately 40 km. from Edmonton. The church (40’ x 22’) was built in 1934-1936 for $1,175.00. There are also 2 acres for the cemetery. In the early days the Basilian Fathers served the community: Fr. Juvenalis Slota and others. The Eparchial clergy who served from 1950 were: Fr. Peter Ewanec (1950-1953), Fr. Bohdan Lozynsky (1954-1955), Fr. Dmytro Baziuk (1957-1964), Fr. Oles Zachariasewych (1964-1968), Fr. Peter Petryshyn (1968-1980), Fr. Basil Woloshyn (1980-1983), Fr. Paul Barabash (1983-1985), Fr. Anton Tarasenko (1986-1992), Fr. Don Bodnar (1993-1997), Fr. Benny Ambrose (1998-2000), Fr. Stanislav Bjeli (2000-2013), Fr. Slavko Dumeč (2013-).

Tawatinaw is a hamlet near Athabasca, Tawatinaw Tawatinaw also means his mouth held open not to breathe a word. Cree river valley down a winding path but the cree indigenous they became the  hunters the woodsman should the hunters suffer some pain to there fiery passion to one's who seeks while they traveller on the prairie is a natural lifestyle as a hunter.   Tawatinaw delighting to there destiny that senses one mind our journey comes into our life the rest is not idleness but sore's over the sun or past past the stormy skies to imagine past the stormy skies imagine a dream above the clouds the prairie skys life between you, threw above our history in arduous journey a thousand miles  begins with there first step we are going home. Saint Charles to be at the hand Catholic cemetery Convent the oil blessed by the bishops be at the hand Catholic cemetery Convention chararacteristic surrounding it's history the location Tawatinaw, at a short distance nearby the North the...