Thanks for your very interesting reply . I was vaguely aware that there was a strain of Belgian settlers in the area north of Verigin. I will keep my eyes open and will inquire with others for further...
With names like Plotnikoff & Lazareff and place names like Elizavetpol and Georgia - you almost certainly are of Doukhobor ancestry.
PLOTNIKOFF - is the the Canadian spelling of the Russian surna...
Please see my message posted on the Doukhobor GenConnect Query Board at the following address:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/ Canada/ Special/ Doukhobor
Lists of Doukhobor immigrants (other than ship passenger lists) may have been compiled in 1899 and sent to England.
On page 263 of the book, "Sergej Tolstoy and the Doukhobors: A Journey to Cana...
1918 CENSUS OF INDEPENDENT DOUKHOBORS
by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff
This new book provides family historians and genealogists with an indispensable guide to Independent Doukhobors living in Western Canad...
To some, sisters are born. For others, ‘sisterhood’ evolves through the sharing of life's tragedies and triumphs. No matter how it began, the bond between women is one not easily shaken, and despite w...
THE 1906 CENSUS IS RELEASED
On January 24, 2003, the Ministers of Statistics Canada and Canadian Heritage – announced the immediate and unrestricted release of the 1906 Census.
In order to track th...
Stefan,
Perhaps the most enduring Doukhobor holidays is Peter's Day, celebrated on June 29th of each year. It is one of the few ecclesiastical holidays celebrated by the Doukhobors.
Peter's Day w...
Dmitry,
I have consulted the records I have available. I found an Arishenko (Arishchenkov) family of Doukhobors who immigrated to Canada in 1910. I believe this may be your uncle's family.
On June 1...
Chernoff, Elaine,
Published: 02/11/2004
Regina, SK
CHERNOFF_Elaine Rose passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Pasqua Palliative Care Unit, Regina on Friday, February 6, 2004 at the age o...
Article taken from the Regina Leader Post, Tuesday, November 23, 2004, Page A6:
Soviet Papers Preserved
By Karen Brownlee, Leader-Post
Doukhobor ancestors will soon be able to search centuries back...
While many of us are familiar with the well-documented story of Emma Woikin, few are aware that there was another, much lesser-known Doukhobor connection to the "Igor Gouzenko Affair" which ...
Vadim, there was a diary written and published by William A. Potapoff - "[The diary of the messenger W. A. Potapoff, delegate of the Independent Doukhobors of Canada, who in 1922 travelled to Rus...
Mrs. Lydia Popoff, beloved wife of Mr. Fred Popoff , passed away peacefully on March 22, 2005 at the age of 84 years. She is survived by her son George Stephanenko (Eadie) and grandson Sam. She was bo...
Hi Peter,
Indeed a number of early records are lost or incomplete as they related to your early family history in Canada. However, there are more records available that you might think. Having review...
The following is an updated calendar of summer events at the National Doukhobor Heritage Museum at Veregin, Saskatchewan. These events are in conjunction with the 2005 centennial of Saskatchewan's inc...
Yasnaya Polyana Update
Friends of Tolstoy Bakery/Cafй, Yasnaya Polyana Update
October 17, 2005
Official Opening of the Yasnaya Polyana Bakery/Cafй Communication Center
by Peter P Rezansoff
Sept...
POSTNIKOFF - Gregory passed away peacefully on Monday, May 15, 2006 at the age of 77 years. Gregory is survived by his wife, Zonia (nee Kitz); one son, Jeff (Cynthia); his three grandchildren, Cheryl ...
1. Alex(Alexei) HOLOBOFF, b. in Russia, m. Matrusha BLOODOFF or BLUDOFF or BLUDOV.
BLUDOFF:
http://library.usask.ca/spcoll/images.html
Doukhobors - Images in Special Collections
... Title: Doukhobor...
New Designation Recognizes the National Historic Significance of the Doukhobors at Veregin, Saskatchewan
For Immediate Release – December 10, 2006
The Doukhobors at Veregin, Saskatchewan have been r...
POPOFF _ Evelyn D. passed away in RC Hospital on April 3, 2007, with loving family by her side. Born in Nelson, BC, raised in Vancouver she attended UBC and later worked there as an administrative sec...
As a follow up to this posting, on May 26 to June 2, I participated in the 76th Annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. The Congress...
CONKIN _ Audrey Lily (nee Fitzgerald) May 15, 1924 - July 27, 2007 It is with profound sadness that the family of Audrey Lily Conkin say good-bye to their very special mother, grandmother and great-gr...
Louise Eleanor Zaitsoff
April 15, 1944 - September 15, 2007
Louise was born April 15, 1944 at the Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital, Nelson, B.C. She was the first born child of Paul and Pauline Popof...
Obituary taken from the Canora Courier dated October 3, 2007:
Florence R. Fofonoff, beloved wife of the late Carl Fofonoff of Buchanan passed away at the Canora Gateway Lodge on September 23rd, 2007 ...