Granddaughter of Immigrants

The Brothers Hanchar - A story of a plan for a better life in Canada. Escaping the threat of famine and poverty, an immigration journey turns quickly from a plan for a better future into a permanent jail sentence.Erika is joined once again by Jars Balan - Author, historian and administrative coordinator at the University of Alberta’s Ukrainian Studies Centre. As Canada’s leader in historical studies of Canadian Ukrainian life. Jars is here again, to shine light on the historical events that affected Ukrainian immigration during the 1920’s/30’s.Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland.Download Episode TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

The Melnyk Sisters - A potentially misspelled name takes us down a rabbit hole of possibilities. From Ellis Island in New York, to a Christian mission in Alberta, Canada. Even with documents, proving facts nearly 100 years later proves to be more difficult than one could expect.Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland.Download Episode TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

The Homesteaders - Desolate prairie landscapes, sod houses, the 2nd Ukrainian diaspora and a few government parcels of land. Alberta didn’t seem like much to write home about back then, but one family’s dream for a better life had to start somewhere.Erika is joined by Jars Balan - Author, historian and administrative coordinator at the University of Alberta’s Ukrainian Studies Centre. As the foremost leader in historical research on Ukrainian diasporic life in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jars takes us back to the early days of Ukrainians in Canada, how they arrived, how they lived and how they thrived.Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland.Download Episode TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

This is Antoniv - Travel back in time 100 years to the tiny village of Antoniv, Ukraine. Where the places and people who were once just a birth and death date on an old document, now ignite a deeply emotional beginning.Erika is joined by Jars Balan - Author, historian and administrative coordinator at the University of Alberta’s Ukrainian Studies Centre. As the foremost leader in historical research on Ukrainian diasporic life in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jars takes us back to the early days of Ukrainians in Canada, how they arrived, how they lived and how they thrived.Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland.Download Episode TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

The Garage Sale - What is one tiny thing that you have done that set your life on to a completely different track? A simple question at a garage sale in 2006 prompts a 20 year quest that starts with a pile of old documents and some dusty ceramic figurines.Granddaughter of Immigrants is the story of one family's journey into the past. Discovering hidden stories, people and secrets that affect the current timeline and shifts the future.View TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

The Kobzar - How do you know where you are going if you don’t know where or who you come from? The age old question that has a different answer for each person that asks it. A search for family uncovers a century of secrets, where each memory is a clue and each revelation rewrites the story.Erika is joined by Lyudmyla Pogoryelova - Director of Toronto’s Shevchenko Museum, who shines a light on the history and importance of The Kobzar’s past and present roles in culture.Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland.View TranscriptFor more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com

A search for family uncovers a century of secrets, where each memory is a clue and each revelation rewrites the story.