Joseph Shwaluk was born on January 17, 1902 near Olha, MB in a sod hut. His grandparents, father, aunt and uncles had arrived in Canada in 1899 from West Ukraine. Conditions were difficult for the various members of the family upon their arrival in Manitoba. Joseph attended Olha school but largely learned to speak and write English with the aid of Ukrainian/English dictionaries. Joseph married Frances Glushka (1907-1995) on July 15, 1923 and together they had six children: William, Teenie, Sam, Alice, Sylvia and Jean. Joesph farmed near Vista and Oakburn before retiring to Shoal Lake. He was a lifelong member of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Joseph Shwaluk died on September 22, 2000 at the Shoal Lake-Strathclair Health Centre. He is buried at St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Joseph Shwaluk about his family history and farm life in the Patterson Lake area. Interviewer is Cliff Findlay.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Rossburn district local history "On the Sunny Slopes of the Riding Mountains v. 1," and Shwaluk's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
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