Item is a photograph taken at 7 Mile Bridge in Sydney River. The individuals are identified from left to right as Obie Karylak, Alex & Marlene Karyluk, Fr. Tsukuinyk & Mrs. Tsukuinky. Fr. Tsukuinky is also identified as the pastor of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Breton Street in Whitney Pier.
Cultures and Ethnicities
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Item is a photograph of members of the Congregation Sons of Israel during the congregations 75th Anniversary celebration.
From left to right: Philip Simon, Mayor Dan Munroe, Judge J.L. Dubinsky, and Philip Givens (guest speaker from Toronto)
Item is a pamphlet that contains an article outlining research that focused on adult education among Black Nova Scotians, including a pilot program that was initiated in New Road, Nova Scotia. It was written by Gwendolyn V. Shand.
Biographical Sketch
Genealogy of the Loch Lomond MacDonald'
Farming in the early days
Dominion Coal Company cut lumber at Silver Mine
Describes the operation, log bridge built across the river
The log drive to the sawmill...
Describes the process of hauling logs to the river
Logs provided lumber for company houses
Started school at age of 10
His first teacher, Jessie Morrison
Far from school, boarded with his aunt...
Describes the school, how it was heated, the discipline
Left school after grade 5
Started working at the Steel Plant, 1926
During Depression, little work - plant worked 2 days a week
Women were hired during the War (WW II)
Work on the farm - what the women did - the day's routine
Food - fish, how it was preserved
Making farm implement
Hay making in the early days
Dairy proucts - keeping milk cold
The arrival of cream separators, their care
His father was postmaster, 1912
Carried mail to Salmon River, $1 a trip
Discusses operation of the post office & mail route
First post office at Loch Lomond
News papers - Sydney (N.S.) Weekly Post, Family Herald
Wages at the Steel Plants after the War
Describes work at the Plant
United Steel Workers Union didn't get started until after 1941
The Plant Council...
Life on the farm - kerosene lamps, wood stoves...
Water from the well - never frozen because of its depth
When the mine started, the well went dry
No social activities in his youth
Church history - lay preachers in the earliest times
Present church built in 1910
United Church at Loch Lomond opened 1929
The first ministers...
Dissension and division over the union
Choir made up of older people
Prayer meetings held in school once a week
Gaelic the only language spoken at home; few could repeat it
His thoughts on Gaelic Today
He and all his brothers & sisters, born at home, delivered by a midwife, Peggy Currie
Never felt that his likfe lacked anything
Discusses food on the farm; potatoes & turnip the only vegetables
Implements manufactured in the forge
Four blacksmiths in the area, he gives their names; none today
Names 3 merchants that were in the area at the time
Pioneer craftes, processing wool
Describes his trip to North Uist, his search for information on Malcolm "The Carpnter"
Describes the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, his impression
Describes a Gaelic service he attended
Sunday laws stricty bserved there
Some more genealogy
His mother's weaving - she was self taught
Mary MacLean whom he visited in Scotland
Reads in Gaelic
Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod taken at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier. Featured from left to right are Alderman Chicks Chisholm, City Solicitor Michael Whally, Unknown, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Sister Margaret Beaton and Ms. Hilda Day of the Beaton Institute interview Mr. Mayich about immigrating from the former Yugoslavia (now Republic of Croatia) to Cape Breton. He discusses family, work and politics.
Recording available for streaming: T-204a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-204a.mp3] and T-204b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-204b.mp3]
Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch in her parents' backyard on Webster Street.
Item is a photograph of Ted Mroz and John J. Paruch in the backyard of the Paruch home on Bay Street.
Item is a photograph of members of the Mroz family at a baptism. Pictured left to right: Brian Mroz, Margie Mroz, Stella Mroz Paruch, Father Joe Mroz; others unidentified; in front: Janice Mroz (nee Brufatto), Carolanne Mroz, and Nicole Mroz.
Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Kay (Morrison) Borden being interviewed by Pam Newton about the Blacks and West Indians of Whitney Pier.
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Neville Gibson, Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population of Whitney Pier.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- Biographical information (Neville Gibson)
- Rev. Phillips founder; White people creating problems for them (Neville Gibson)
- Problem - St. Cyprians on Henry Street (Neville Gibson)
- Re-iteration of involvement; Split in Black community (Neville Gibson)
- The "Brethern" Bible study meetings (Neville Gibson)
- Land bought by church; Bishop Trotman; History of African Orthodox Church (Neville Gibson)
- Marcus Garvey; Black Star Line; U.N.I.A. (Neville Gibson)
- Father lost house; Went to night school (informant); Picnics at Mira; Tennis courts; Menelik Hall (Neville Gibson)
- Dr. Calder (Neville Gibson)
- Connection between U.N.I.A. and A.O.C. (Neville Gibson)
- Cricket Club (Neville Gibson)
- Marcus Garvey; United Mission; Home and School (Neville Gibson)
- Discrimination; Black scholarship program; Influence on Stanfield (Neville Gibson)
- Black Methodist Church (Neville Gibson)
- Reid Family (Neville Gibson)
Side B:
- Biographical information; Born 1912; Arthur Stanley Trotman was father (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Robertson from States; One named Jones (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- A.O.C. history; Robertson worked out of church on Henry Street (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Robertson gone by 1924; Trotman had church on Victoria Road; Never a Methodist Church (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Chronology of Priest (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- St. Alban's problems (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Trotman, third bishop of A.O.C. (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
- Marcus Garvey (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
Item is a photograph of the Sydney branch of the Hrvatska seljačka stranka (HSS), the Croatian Peasant Party. Two girls in the photograph hold up a banner which reads, “Ogranak 28, HSS Dr Barišasmoljan Osnovan, 1938, u Sydney, N.S. Canada.” The photograph was taken in 1938.
Back row from left to right: Unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Stanley Markotich, John Markotich, Jack Dzaich, Unknown First Name Dugandzic, unknown, Nikola Šimač
Middle row from left to right: unknown, unknown, Blanche Unknown Last Name, Jaka Markotich, Julka Mayich (Majic), Kris Mayich (Majic)
Front row: unknown, unknown
Two ledgers for 1889-1900 and 1889-1915. Records indicate that an interpreter was employed at the quarry to communicate with the immigrant miners who were of Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Yugoslavian (Croatian) and Greek descent. See MB 40.
Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch and Mary Kulinicz on the Cabot Trail.
Item is an October 7, 1972 issue of the Cape Breton Post Weekend Magazine (Vol. 22, No. 41). The issue featured "The Holy Town Will Have To Take Its Halo Down," a story that outlined racial issues in the Nova Scotia town of Antigonish.
Item is a photograph of the Centennial Float featuring children in Ukrainian dress as part of Sydney's Centennial celebrations.
Item is a photograph of members of the Paruch family at a christening. Pictured left to right: Stella (Mroz) Paruch, Maria Paruch Young, Stella (Breski) Paruch, and unknown.
Fonds consists of textual records that were created by the City of Sydney, including city reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, town histories, police reports, and legal documents. Included within the fonds are materials that provide information about Black Nova Scotians living within the city, including voting records, education reports, and town histories.
Item is a photograph of a Croatian Tamburitza Orchestra featuring seven costumed performers, taken 14 October 1930.
Fonds consists of reproductions of a letter and reply to The Casket regarding an article, "Early Days in Cape Breton" with special reference to the Gaels, criticizing the way in which they were portrayed in the article.
Currie, Michael D.Item is a photograph of members of the Paruch family at St. Ann's Lookoff on the Cabot Trail. Pictured left to right: Stella Paruch, Mary Paruch Enderly, Ed Paruch, and Josephine Paruch Shirola.
Fonds consists of papers that reflect Elizabeth Beaton's work at the Beaton Institute and personal academic research. The materials included cover a wide variety of topics concerning Cape Breton history, especially ethnicity. Beaton's work contains extensive research on Whitney Pier's West Indian and Ukrainian population.
Beaton, Elizabeth Dr.Item is a photograph of Paruch family in yard of home on Bay Street. Pictured left to right: Richie Paruch, Judy Paruch, Stella Paruch (nee Breski), Carol Paruch, and Charlotte Paruch.
Item is a photograph of Kenny Paruch by road on Bay Street.
Item is a photograph of Robert and Stella Paruch in front of church.
Item is a photograph of members of the Mroz and Paruch family in front of a home on Webster Street. Pictured from left to right: Joseph Mroz, Caroline Mroz, Catherine Mroz (nee Juscur), and Richard Paruch.
Item is a photograph of Maria Paruch, dressed in Polish costume, in Kenny Paruch's home.
Item is a photograph of family members in Kenny Paruch's home. Pictured left to right: Stella Paruch, Brett Campbell, Maria Paruch, and Mae Mollins.
Item is a photograph of Alan Paruch in front of home on Webster Street.
Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch outside her home on Bay Street.
Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch holding her granddaughter Maria Paruch in Stella's home on Bay Street.
Item is a photograph of the Paruch and Mroz family in a yard on Webster Street. Pictured left to right: Josef Mroz, Catherine Mroz, John J. Paruch., Teddy Mroz, and Stella Paruch.
Item is a photograph of three children in front of a garage on Bay Street. Pictured left to right: Kenny Paruch, Colette Starzomski, and Rosalie Starzomski.
Item is a photograph of Eddie Melski and John J. Paruch. in front of a home on Bay Street. (Stella Paruch pictured in window)
Item is a photograph of Polish float in Sydney’s 150th anniversary parade, taken in 1935. The float features fifteen girls, with one as a Polish queen and the rest as her attendants. The queen is identified as Jennie Kieć. The bottom row is identified, from left to right, as Mary Wludyka, Minnie Paruch, Louise Kiec, and Sophie Borak. The second row is identified, from left to right, as Mary Gniewek, Julia Gniewek, Annie Ardelli, Francis Zagorski, Sophie Blazy, and Elsie Gniewek. The third row is identified, from left to right, as Helen Kokoska, Mary Durkacz, Mary Kokoska, and Mary Miecznik.
Item is a photograph of the funeral of Joze Markotic, taken 15 November 1946. The text at the bottom reads, “Uspomena – Joze Markotic, UMRA, Nov 15, 1946, u Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada.”
Item is a newspaper clipping showing a reproduction of a photograph of the Glace Bay English Rugby Team of 1935-1936.
Front Row: Bob (Rat) Kennedy, S. [unclear]ybrn, S. Chernin, Angus MacLennan, George Waye, D. Wilson, H. Clarke, Lawrence MacIvor, Tommy Marshall and Elver Smith.
Second Row: D. MacLean, M. MacDonald, D. MacAulay, Harold (Harley) Pippy, R. MacKenzie, R. MacDonald, D. MacRury, Reynolds (Fox) Travis, and Everett Cameron.
Back Row: H. Peach, H. Sharpe, I. Seigel, N. Goldman, Lloyd Hull, D. MacDonald, Ellison (Ellie) Irvine, and Owen Benjamin Smith of the High School staff, later principal and supervisor, who was coach of the rugby squad.
Item is a newspaper clipping showing a reproduction of a photograph of the Glace Bay English Rugby Team of 1943.
Front Row (left to right): Max Marshall, Roddie Morrison, Robert Mercer, Angus MacKillop, Nathan Waldman, John Leggett, Ellie Marshal, and Joe Colson.
Second Row (left to right): Willis Archibald, Neil MacVicar, Eric Demont, Gordon Poole, Hymie Sable, Joe Chernin, Lauchie MacLean, and Glen Turner.
Interview with Mrs. H.D. Land discussing the Glace Bay Jewish community, Congregation Sons of Israel and biographical details about various Jewish families in the Glace Bay area.
Recording available for streaming: T-322a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-322a.mp3] and T-322b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-322b.mp3]
Fonds consists of a history of the establishment of St. Mary's Polish Parish, as dictated by Mrs. Kiec.
Item is a pamphlet published in celebration of the parish's 60th anniversary with a written history of the parish and with photographs of church groups, members and leaders.
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Sydney, N.S.)Item is a photograph of the façade of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church, taken in 1934.
Item is a photograph of the rear of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church, taken in 1934.
Item is a photograph of the interior of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church, taken in 1934. Iconostasis visible on altar.
Fonds includes one parish brochure (1982) containing a brief history of the founding of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Sydney with images of congregation members. Also included is one reel of microfilm (MB 66) listing the following vital statistics for the parish :
Birth and Baptism Records 1912-1985
First Communions
Marriages 1932-1984
Deaths 1935-1984
Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch holding Maria Paruch in St. Rita's Hospital after she was born. (Roseanne Paruch pictured in foreground)
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of a speech presented by Reverend Vincent Waterman at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church to the Friends of Whitney Pier that outlines the history of the Church.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- History of A.O.C. priests, problems, establishment, etc.; Pier not an "ethnic ghetto," Synod in Pier
- Trained by American Catholic Church, Endich Theological Seminary
- Commitment to A.O.C.
- Majority of Blacks belong to either United or Anglican or Catholic Churches
- More support from whites, negative defeatist attitude in Sydney
- Need for pride in community
- Informal religion and A.O.C.
- Father came in 1940
- Sunday very important day, always dress up for church
Side B:
- Christmas preparations, food and customs
- Sermons based on gospel
- Holy days
- Christmas celebrations
- Women in church
- Prayers
- Superstition, preach good behaviours, no African Methodist Episcopalian Churches in Nova Scotia
- Brought up very strict
- Awareness of African Heritage
- Food was very important, West Indian dishes
- Linguistics, dialects
- Further from Cuba, mother from Antigua
- Many left A.O.C.; Very discouraging at times
Item is a photograph of Richard Paruch in the backyard of the Paruch home on Bay Street.
File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of of Dr. Leo W. Bertley of the United Negro Improvement Association discussing the organization and its history in Cape Breton.
Track listing is as follows:
Side A:
- Came to Cape Breton in 1974 to do research, C.B. U.N.I.A. people involved
- Thesis to be controlled into book
- U.N.I.A. not a West Indian organization, people of African descent tied together
- Marcus Garvey, here on way to England
- A.O.C. in Pier, Bishop MacGuire, U.N.I.A., tried to make A.O.C. established church of organization
- Dr. Alvinus Calder, first president of organizations; W.E. Robertson was a later Bishop
- Phillis Family
- Sydney had three associations; West Indian and Black characteristics
Side B:
- Various backgrounds, several different organizations; West Indians importance of education; Dr. Bertley's other interests
- A.O.C. has only one church in Canada and it's in Whitney Pier, do not want to be called Africans
- Marcus Garvey stressed the importance of maintaining archives
- Bertley met Garvey's son
Dr. Elizabeth Beaton interviews Mr. Mayich and discusses the Slavic language, WWII, and working in Canada.
Recording available for streaming: T-1178a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-1178a.mp3]
Item is an audio interview with D. Fedarowych, in 1972. Mrs. Betty Lynch interviews Mrs. Fedarowych about her experience in Ukraine, reasons for coming to Canada from Germany in 1949, and life in Sydney, N.S.
Item is available for streaming: T-529a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-529a.mp3] and T-529b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-529b.mp3]