Bicentennial Story #90-First Ukrainians

Bicentennial Story #90-First Ukrainians

Some names of the first Ukrainians to homestead near Belfield, ND.

9/3/1975

Eleanor Johnson

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English

BS-090

Belfield, ND

Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center

Who were the earliest of the Ukrainian pioneers to settle in Stark and Billings Counties? The very first was Mike Baranko who filed a claim north of Belfield in 1897. The next year he was joined by Nick Kordon and John Nameniuk; and in 1900 the Nick Evoniuk family homesteaded in the Gorham area. In 1902 Elkow Anheluk filed on his homestead, and in 1904 John Ewoniuk and his son, John Jr., joined the pioneer Ukrainians. Then came John Fedora, Metro Palaniuk, Steve Oleksiew, Steve Anheluk, John Rodakowski, John Chruszch, Jim Fedora, Wallace and Pete Haniuk, and George Klym. These were the earliest, and many more followed.

This is Bicentennial Story No. 90, prepared by Eleanor Johnson for the Belfield News.

Belfield News, April 12, 1962.

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