Difference between revisions of "Mike Skurhan"
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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
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| − | 1864 in Austria | + | 1864 in Austria - Ruthenian |
| + | From Karliv, Sniatyn District of Ukraine. Source - Yurko Froliak. Also known as Karlilow, Galicia | ||
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| + | Mike was married and had children in Karlilow | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 20 November 2013
| Mike Skurhan | |
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| Born |
1864 Austria, Ukraine |
| Died |
1914 (aged 49–50) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Austrian / Galician |
| Occupation | Bucker |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1864 in Austria - Ruthenian From Karliv, Sniatyn District of Ukraine. Source - Yurko Froliak. Also known as Karlilow, Galicia
Marriage
Mike was married and had children in Karlilow
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Michael is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Michael, Wakajlo, Wadasio, Stiurhan, Shurkan, Shkurhan
Interesting Facts
A Ukrainian newspaper named ‘’The Novyny’’, published in Edmonton, Alberta on the 27th of June, 1914, gave a list of the Rusyn Miners killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Rusyns were a Slavic group encompassing most of the Western Ukraine. Rusyns were better known in the Crownest Pass as Ruthenians. The list was written in the Cyrillic script and transcribed. Translation of this name: M. Shkurhan.
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If you would like to see more information that we have gathered, please go to http://www.hillcrestminedisaster.com.
