Krystyna Carmi’s childhood in Obertyn was full of happy moments. Her childhood was filled with friends, both Polish and Ukrainian, and she attended a Ukrainian school. Krystyna Carmi was gifted with an extraordinary memory, and in this memoir, she vividly recounts the history of her family and her life before, during and after World War […]

What was it like to roam the Great Plains alone, to be without the security of a tribe and have to rely only on your own skill to prevent starvation? Such a life would be unthinkable for many Native Americans in the mid-nineteenth century, yet Lone Bull, a Pikuni Blackfoot Indian, was given no choice […]

Friends and family expected Ken Cruickshank to continue playing sports, traveling, engaging in mischief, and raising an active brood after he married his soulmate, Karen. Indeed, all was proceeding to plan until an invisible enemy strengthened its grip on his body and mind. Goals, abilities, and many dreams grew forever affected by progressive disease. After […]