International Archives Day

Today, June 9th, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives at the Kule Folklore Centre at the U of A is celebrating the International Archives Day with other archival institutions around the world.

1 June 2015

Today, June 9th, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives at the Kule Folklore Centre at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ is celebrating the International Archives Day with other archival institutions around the world.

Our contribution this year is a photograph of in Myrnam, AB by Orest Semchishen, a prominent Canadian photographic artist.

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church


Caption: Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Myrnam, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, Canada. 1979.

Creator: Orest Semchishen

8 x 10 gelatin silver print

Description: Orest Semchishen is a prominent Canadian photographic artist. Hundreds of domed Ukrainian churches rise above the landscape in the Canadian prairies. The architecture adapted to prairie climate, materials and population. A grain elevator and large open grain fields are visible in the background.


The 9th of June is the International Council on Archives' birthday - it was founded in on that day in 1948. Happy International Archives Day!