In September, the Kule Folklore Centre and the Bohdan Medwidsky Archives welcomed Janelle, a student from the University of Alberta Museums program, who worked with us for two weeks.
Janelle had the opportunity to work with both the Special Museum Collections and the Archives. She assisted in organizing and processing recent donations of T-shirts related to Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian activities in Alberta and across Canada. Explore the collection on our link in bio. During her second week, Janelle worked on the Photograph Collection we inherited from the Ukrainian Canadian Archives and Museum of Alberta (UCAMA). She organized the photographs and created metadata for them. While creating metadata, Janelle, not knowing Ukrainian, proactively solved the hurdle of translating Ukrainian titles and descriptions on the back of the photos by using a translation app and other creative methods.
It was a rewarding experience helping her decipher manuscripts and learning more about the Ukrainian community in Alberta. We are grateful for her contributions and dedication.
