Curse of the Rainmaker
Was the troubled spirit of the old man causing the unseasonable rain from his grave? A story from the Iacobeni…
Romanian Peasants
Were your Romanian ancestors sometimes described as ‘peasants’? What did it mean to be a peasant?
Life of Garafira Stratinar
Garafira “Grace” Stratinar was born in what is called Romania today. Exactly which part of the country is not known…
Life of Constantine T. Cojocari
Constantine was born in 1890 and raised in Liteni, Suceava, Romania, the third-born son of Timofti & Elisaveta Cojocari. He…
Varteniuk 25th Anniversary
After 25 years of marriage a group of friends and family came together in Timmins, Ontario to celebrate the wedding…
They Came to Wood Mountain
Originally published in 1967 is a wonderful collection of family histories from the region of Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Mrs. Beier Toffee Cookies (AKA Beier Cookies)
Mrs. Beier discovered a recipe for oatmeal cookies with Skor toffee bits in the 1990’s and began tinkering with it…
Creamed Chicken (Ciulama de pui)
When my new girlfriend (later, wife) was told that my family was serving traditional Romanian ‘Creamed Chicken’ as part of…
So there we were, standing on the side of the road…
It may not have been completely true but the romance of a widow and eight children abandoned on the side of…
Life of Vasil Banda
The life of Vasil Banda (~1891-1927) was full of adventure and love, albeit too short. Born in the village of…
Pampu-Popaman Wedding
We are told that this is a wedding photo taken on July 24, 1912 in or around the town of Marcelin,…