Family History
The place where the Arishenkoff’s originated from
Where is Russia?
Little house for chickens
What is a chicken coop?
Курник ?
Beet and cabbage soup with dill
What is Borscht?
The city in BC where the Arishenkoff’s were (mostly) raised
Where is Grand Forks?
Mother tongue of the Arishenkoff’s
What is Russian?
Grandma A’s maiden name
What is Vanjoff?
A little house for vegetables
What is a hotbed/hothouse?
Парник ?
Vegetable tarts
What are pyrahi?
In 1921, Grand Forks was branded with this slogan.
What is the Sunshine Valley?
Group of people who emigrated to Canada during the late 1800’s to early 1900’s to escape religious persecution from the Czar and Orthodox Church
Who are the Doukhobours?
Uncle Peter’s vocation
What is a Miner?
A little place for cottage cheese
what is сырник?
Dumplings stuffed with cheese
What are vareniki?
Commercial crop grown on Baba’s property.
What is alfalfa?
Religious sect from Eastern Europe moved to the Kootenay/Boundary region of BC during this period.
When was the early 1900’s?
1908-1913
The year that Danila Arishenkoff and Evdokia Saprikina emigrated to Canada
Whalen was 1899?
A little place for potatoes
What is potato cake?
Картошник
A food group forbidden at Baba’s table
What is meat?
Без мясо
These were buried within tiny divots of the wooden threshold, to protect the inhabitants from bad spirits.
What are fingernail clippings?
Values practiced by these people.
What is pacifism/non-violence?
What is love one another?
What is toil and peaceful life?