Contents

From Hut to Legislature

The memoir is given in the order of the 2011 typescript. Each heading is its own page. Editorial pages follow the last section.

  1. — An icon of a typed manuscript and a pencil. Introduction
  2. 1 An icon of a tied cloth bundle. From Hut to Legislature
  3. 2 An icon of a sheet of birch bark. Canada, at Last!
  4. 3 An icon of a railroad spike. Father Off to Work
  5. 4 An icon of one firefly. Life in the Wilderness
  6. 5 An icon of a four-pane window. A New House
  7. 6 An icon of a potato. Our Farm Grows
  8. 7 An icon of a bare footprint. Going to School
  9. 8 An icon of a wooden bench. Our Own School
  10. 9 An icon of a loaf of bread. “Goodies” from Dauphin
  11. 10 An icon of a broadaxe. Kolomaya School
  12. 11 An icon of an ox yoke. My Ox
  13. 12 An icon of a violin. Community Centre
  14. 13 An icon of a folded blank banknote. My First Earnings
  15. 14 An icon of a yellow ribbon and a blue ribbon. Youth Club
  16. 15 An icon of a harrow. My Present
  17. 16 An icon of a shotgun. An Unfortunate Accident
  18. 17 An icon of a sleigh bell. Wedding
  19. 18 An icon of a small wooden stage frame. Community Work
  20. 19 An icon of a small wooden church. Religious Life of the Community
  21. 20 An icon of a steam whistle. Independent Farmer
  22. 21 An icon of a folded blanket. Spreading Ukrainian Culture
  23. 22 An icon of a milk pail. Ladies’ Aid Society
  24. 23 An icon of a car crank. First Ford
  25. 24 An icon of a domed legislature. My Entrance into Politics
  26. ·Map
  27. ·Timeline
  28. ·Image credits
  29. ·About this edition

Illustrated online edition. The memoir text follows the 2011 copy compiled by Rene Nicholas Bilodeau.