Interview with Anne Myszok 1.2

Interview with Anne Myszok 1.2

education

oral histories

coaches (teachers)

elementary education

clothing

ethnic clothing

tailors

canning

canning

food shortages

food supply

gardening

embroidery

language

English as a second language

labor (work)

oral histories

sex workers

Other people in the room: Pauline Lysak (reference) and Pauline's friend

2003-03-14

audio

2003-091-026

Kuranicheva, Anna

Myszok, Anne

5.4 Interview with Anne Myszok 1.2 2003-091-026 30:04 U2 Local Cultures Myszok, Anne Kuranicheva, Anna mp3 2003-091-026.mp3 0 http://206.12.88.230:8080/lcp/2003/2003-091-026.mp3 Other audio Ukrainian 4 Anna's brother, Business College and the Second World War Brother’s schooling. Brother preparing to go to the war. Anna told a story about her brother's schooling and recommendation to go the Business College in Calgary. But as the WWII broke out her brother decided to become a soldier. Anna tryed reasoning him that &quot ; there is no point&quot ; to go to the war. But he came home in an uniform. Business College ; canadian army ; WWII education ; oral histories 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Alberta 216 Anna's mother moved from the farm to Drumheller Mother moving in to live in the city Father’s illness Anna's father passed away in 1940, and after the brother went to the war her mother moved to live with Anna in Drumheller (1942). Mather stayed there with Anna for 29 years. WWII oral histories 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview Location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Alberta 364 Anna's schooling and the First World War When did you start attending school? Where did you go to school? Who was the teacher? For how long? Where did he/she live? Filvarok’s manager. Polish authorities and schooling in Ukraine Anna was born in 1908 in Ukraine. In 1914 when the First World War broke out 'all teachers went to the war.' She was 'left without education.' However, she tried to catch up using sporadic opportunities. Anna said that 'good people' reported about her teacher and therefor she was unable to teach for many years. Under the Polish rule they also could not get education. With some level of literacy, she arrived in Canada. Poles ; WWI coaches (teachers) ; education ; elementary education ; oral histories 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 578 Clothes and modern appearance Anna's clothing Seamstress Were your clothes different from those in the old country? What kind of clothing did you wear? In summer? In winter? Were the clothes made at home or purchased? Anna recalls her arrival in Canada dressed up 'as it was common in Ukraine,' but very soon her father bought 'a pair of dresses and a coat.' 'When I came to Canada, I thought I am a grown-up girl. Because my mom dressed me up like grown-up.' She also says that she had her dresses sewed by a seamstress. fabrics ; modern appearance clothing ; ethnic clothing ; tailors 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Alberta 746 About food and cooking Did you cook everything at home? Did you have garden? What food did you produce yourself? What food did your family purchase at the store? 'Kvatermakhy na kvartyri' What about milk and eggs? Potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, onion - &quot ; we had a big vegetable garden&quot ; . But we did not have what to retain for winter. Anna sais that they usually purchased meat. She repeats the story about her mother who did not learn how to cook 'Canadian food' and once she cried that she used to be a mistress in Ukraine and here in Canada she is 'completely fool'. Anna's family also had a cow and chicken. 'I had kvatermakhy na kvartyri' [tenants] and therefore we needed more food'. cooking ; garden canning ; food shortages ; food supply ; gardening 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Canada 960 Mother’s workload and the farm Anna's mother was a hard-working person. 'She worked from sun to sun'. Mother wanted to buy a farm for her son but it turned out he disliked farm life. The farm was bought in 1926 when her brother was 4 years old. And the house in Drumheller was for Anna. embroidery 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Alberta 1074 Anna's schooling in Canada Did you go to school in Drumheller? Failing to attend a school in Canada Night school How did you learned English? Anna says that she went to school but the teacher said there is no desk available. Later on, she went to night school for two years. Anna tells about their friendship with a German girl who wanted to learn Ukrainian language. Afterwards, Anna learned English 'a little bit from people, a little bit from myself'. 'And when the brother went to high school I wanted him to help me to spell words'. Germans ; night school education ; English as a second language ; language 53.534444, -113.490278 17 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.41472, -112.63384 17 Drumheller, Alberta 1504 Work and women Where did you work? Where did you work in Calgary? Anna decided that she does not want to provide a board for tenants anymore, so she went to Calgary and worked for Hudson Bay for two years. By that time authorities 'decided if the husband works then his wife should not work'. Strike against working women (?) Anna told to somebody at work about her husband's employment. After that, she could not work anymore, she decided to go back to Drumheller. labor (work) ; oral histories ; sex workers 53.534444, -113.490278 1 Interview location: Edmonton, Alberta 51.03503, -114.05201 17 Calgary Array Other people in the room: Pauline Lysak (reference) and Pauline's friend No transcript. No interview agreement signed ; however, she gave her verbal permission to use the information audio 0