I forgot to include this picture of Fred and the town name yesterday.
One search over, another one to begin.
Jim's relatives were originally from this area of Ukraine and he wanted to see if it was possible to locate the family townsite/gravesite using the information he had gathered in Canada. It was a difficult task and we were unsuccessful in this search, but we did meet many new people who were more than willing to offer advice.
We were looking for a certain cemetery when we met the first baba - she brought in two other people to help with the confusion of town names. It was a scene I will never forget - the babas giving advice and directions to four Canadians who were in awe.
We drove to the town she suggested and stopped to ask a man walking on the street and in true village hospitality, he immediately took us to see his father. No recollection of the family name.
The search was fun, especially meeting the local people in small villages, but we couldn't get any closer than narrowing down the search area. Maybe next time.
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