History of Arran
The Settlement on the Plains
Photos
Ukrainian Peoples Home, age 92.
The Arran Parish Hall, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and a small structure housing the village water supply. The answer to the saga and mystery of the anomalous Orthodox cross atop the steeple of the Catholic church is known to but a few. Clumps of pesty skunk grass appear in the foreground.
Deserted and forgotten manse (1936-1955) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church overgrown by Caragana shrubs that spread from a nearby hedge, as it stayed secluded in 2007.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity built in 1936.
The CN station where "meeting the train" to greet the arrival of guests or to bid farewell at departures or just to see it passing through was a source of great excitement and the biggest act in town.
The Arran School, 1941
Celebration of the Feast of St Peter on July 12, 1941 at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Vesna district.
Interesting links

History Coming Alive: R.M. of St. Philips, Pelly and district (Vol. 1)

History Coming Alive: R.M. of St. Philips, Pelly and district (Vol. 2)

Pioneer Settlers: Ukrainians in the Dauphin Area, 1896-1926

The Arran Arrow newspaper
Ukrainian Folk Music

Ukrainian Choir

Songs from the Ukraine

Paper wheat