Transcript: "Actually, my father - and I can only speak from my personal experience - never wanted to talk about what life was like. Well he was young, he was only about 14, 15 years old, who knows - if he knew how old he was himself when he came because a lot of them falsified, you know, their papers, their age and all this. And he came before the first world war. But… he never wanted to talk about it. No he said, that’s a life ago. It was so painful."
Transcript of interview: "Actually, my father - and I can only speak from my personal experience - never wanted to talk about what life was like. Well he was young, he was only about 14, 15 years old, who knows - if he knew how old he was himself when he came because a lot of them falsified, you know, their papers, their age and all this. And he came before the first world war. But… he never wanted to talk about it. No he said, that’s a life ago. It was so painful."
Simon Rosenblum and Norman Rosenblum discuss growing up in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, their parents Fanny Gorelick and Arthur Rosenblum, Rosenblum's Ladies wear, the Jewish community, and anti-semitism. Interview conducted by Ely Rosenblum in Toronto, Ontario.
Mary Gallivan (descendent of the Sajatovic family) talks about the Croatian picnics in South Bar, the Tamburitza Orchestra and its members, and the Croatian Fraternal Union.
An interview with Frank Starzomski, son of Joe Starzomski, brother of Rosalie Starzomski, father of Krista Ann Starzomski. Other interviews available with listed family members.
Holy Ghost Parish Liturgy, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor); discussion on Marcia Ostashewski's research trip to Cape Breton.
Excerpt from IN-07023 (18:06-25:54) with Metrick Shewchuck (June 9, 2009): Metrick's father building instruments (violins and tsymbaly) and playing them at weddings, Metrick learning to play the tsymbaly.
Excerpt from IN-07022 (27:22-44:14) with Steve Hasiuk (June 10, 2009): different styles of ethnic music, improvisation, Steve plays 'Verkhovyno', 'Ochi chorni', 'Oi ne khody Hrytsiu' (as a tango), and a Polish song on his accordion.