The Kondratiuk family originated in the village of Uhrynow in the Kingdom of Galicia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time they emigrated to Canada. On today’s maps Uhrynow is located in western Ukraine, north of Lviv and close to the border with Poland. When the family arrived in Canada they settled initially in North End Winnipeg, Younger members of the family eventually dispersed, for the most part ending up in Toronto or, in the case of the Granberg family, various places in the United States.
This section of the Kondratiuk family history website describes what we know about the places inhabited by our ancestors over the past 120 years. In part it simply provides geographic orientation for those of us not familiar with Galicia, Winnipeg, Toronto and other North American cities. In part it describes the significance of specific villages, neighbourhoods, streets, houses, factories, and churches and cemeteries that are part of the family’s story. In many cases the descriptions include maps and/or contemporary photographs showing what the places look like today.