Bicentennial Story #134-Saint Demetrius Church-I
Title
Bicentennial Story #134-Saint Demetrius Church-I
Description
Description of the construction of Saint Demetrius and Saint Josephat Churches.
Date
11/4/1975
Contributor
Ben Makaruk
Rights
This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
mp3
Medium
audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape
Language
English
Identifier
BS-134
Spatial Coverage
Belfield, ND
Gorham, ND
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
As early as 1897, immigrants from the Western Ukraine were building sod houses in the sparsely settled county of Billings - some taking their abode in the rugged coyote and snake- infested Bad lands.
Carrying the light of their Catholic faith deep in their hearts, these early pioneers felt the need of having their own place of worship. In spite of the impoverished condition of these thrifty people they managed to build the first Ukrainian Catholic Church at Ukraina, named after St. Demetrius. Started in 1905 and completed in 1906 the church was the pride of the community. In 1912 another church, in honor of the great martyr and saint, Archbishop Josaphat, an Ukrainian, was built at Gorham, to accommodate the people that had settled nearer the Badlands.
This is Bicentennial Story No. 134, prepared by Ben Makaruk for the Stark County Historical Society.
Carrying the light of their Catholic faith deep in their hearts, these early pioneers felt the need of having their own place of worship. In spite of the impoverished condition of these thrifty people they managed to build the first Ukrainian Catholic Church at Ukraina, named after St. Demetrius. Started in 1905 and completed in 1906 the church was the pride of the community. In 1912 another church, in honor of the great martyr and saint, Archbishop Josaphat, an Ukrainian, was built at Gorham, to accommodate the people that had settled nearer the Badlands.
This is Bicentennial Story No. 134, prepared by Ben Makaruk for the Stark County Historical Society.
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:22
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #8, Bicentennial stories 130-151
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #134-Saint Demetrius Church-I,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed April 19, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/539.
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