Rick Dondo's Family Tree
What's New (past 30 days)
Date of Last GEDCOM Import: 27 Sep 2026 07:20:18
2026/09/27
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-eight. There are changes resulting from various avenues of research, many undertaken in response to queries from people who noticed the presence of a relative or ancestor on this site.
OF SPECIAL NOTE:
With help from a random person who stumbled upon my website and wanted to offer information about Peter Russin (1896), son of Theodor (1859) and Eudokia (née Burdejna!, 1859), I can now confidently provide guidance on some of my ancestors who never (as far as I know...!) left Galicia / Austria / Ukraine. Until last week, my family tree, and that of so many others who are their descendants, traced their Russin / Rusin roots back to that senior immigrant couple and no further. That is no longer the case!
I have been able to collect and attach images of various source documents that provide many insights into the Rusin familiy(ies) prior to 18999, the year the Rusin-Burdejny couple left for Canada.
2026/09/01
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-seven. There are changes resulting from various avenues of research, many undertaken in response to queries from people who noticed the presence of a relative or ancestor on this site.
OF SPECIAL NOTE:
I reenabled the display on this site of the details I have captured about facts and events represented on the site. This includes information such as:
- birth, marriage, and death registration identifiers and content
- census record content, including homestead designations and locations
- departure and arrival information, including vessel names
This allows anyone interested to better understand "how" I know what I am presenting about my results.
Special attention was paid to these subjects:
- consolidation / correction of location names for burials in Winnipeg-area cemeteries
- integrated more references to parallel profiles for those on my tree to existing ones on the FamilySearch service
- integrated Q2 MB Vital Statistics Birth (1926), Marriage (1946), and Death (1956) Registration data
- extended my collection of self-defined reports focused on burials and source citations
- work was done to extend and elaborate branches on my tree for people near and far who recognised connections to people profiled on my tree
Research done in this period resulted in the count of individual profiles on my tree passing 23,240
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
2026/08/10
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-six. There are changes resulting from various avenues of research, many undertaken in response to queries from people who noticed the presence of a relative or ancestor on this site.
Special attention was paid to these subjects:
- consolidation / correction of location names for burials in the St Boniface Cemetery (Archibald), resulting in:
--- the extension of some family lines
--- the addition many burial details
--- the reclassification of many images as headstones
--- the addition of birth, marriage and death registration details, and a significant number of obituaries
- in some cases, the above work led to the integration of details from Civil registrations from sources in French Departments
- integrated thousands more references to parallel profiles for those on my tree to existing ones on the FamilySearch service- integrated Q1 MB Vital Statistics Birth (1926), Marriage (1946), and Death (1956) Registration data
- established a collection of self-defined reports focused on burials and source citations
- began to leverage the University of Calgary's Digital Collection
Research done in this period resulted in the count of individual profiles on my tree passing 23,000
- work was done to extend and elaborate branches on my tree for people near and far who recognised connections to people profiled on my tree
Research done in this period resulted in the count of individual profiles on my tree passing 23,000
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
2026/05/12
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-five. There are changes resulting from various avenues of research, many undertaken in response to queries from people who noticed the presence of a relative or ancestor on this site.
Special attention was paid to two information domains:
- work was done to extend branches on my tree for family friends who had previously unrecognised connections to people already profiled
- integrated hundreds of references to parallel profiles from those on my tree to existing ones on the FamilySearch service
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
2026/04/29
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-four. There are changes resulting from various avenues of research, many undertaken in response to queries from people who noticed the presence of a relative or ancestor on this site.
Special attention was paid to two information domains:
- work was done to extend branches on my tree for family friends who had previously unrecognised connections to people already profiled
- integrated hundreds of references to parallel profiles from those on my tree to existing ones on the FamilySearch service
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
As will be the case for the foreseeable future, that data was transformed considerably to ensure that more information pertaining to sources and citations is available to demonstrate why I believe what I have published.
Think I'm wrong? Bring your evidence and we will discuss your suggestions!
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*** Ongoing ***
Updates reflect changes to a variety of profiles on my tree that really centre around six ongoing activities:
- capture of current events observed by your host
- extension of the heritage my tree records for selected people based on expressed interest
- rendering visible more details from certain sources to enhance the understanding of why my tree reflects certain events and people
- rendering visible more of the citations my tree holds to support the events it reports (including other Ancestry Family Trees)
- adding more entries in the "Media" section, especially links to the "local history books" that are part of the University of Manitoba's Digital Collection and pertinent to the families on the tree
- an ongoing low-level effort to "normalize" place names for events that happened prior to Canadian Confederation in places that were NOT to become Manitoba
*** Cemeteries ***
As has been for some time and will continue to be the case: My work to catalogue graves and other final dispositions represents my contribution to bringing closure to as many people as possible by ensuring access to the virtual versions of the tributes made to those who have gone ahead. In my opinion, these efforts may assist many in planning visits to the physical locations in which the physical tributes persist. I expect to continuously improve this asset as I uncover misalignments between the best definitions of those places and many profiles on my tree. Correcting them will always improve the records offered here, and to Ancestry offering me new information about the affected people and their families. The tree is better for it. I invite you to browse the available list of cemetery definitions.
*** Public Sources ***
My work includes an interest in making available to all, selected information from my Ancestry tree that can be readily accessed via free and public resources. This is especially true of the links to memorials on the Find a Grave service, but extends to some of the Government of Canada resources organized by its "Library and Archives" department, in particular, and other departments.
I invite all visitors to seek out and read carefully the descriptions of those resources here. These are wonderful places to start your OWN research!
*** Subscription Sources ***
Also -- Still the case and expected to be this way for a long time:
Many of the records (items) specifically cited, regrettably, are stored in databases as part of the Ancestry service; to view them, an active Ancestry account is required. However, as part of my efforts to transform the data provided to me by Ancestry, an effort is made to make much more of the "descriptive" information about them available on this site.
That being the case: should you identify a SPECIFIC document or record cited to be of high value to you in remembering and honouring your ancestors, please feel free to get in touch. I will very likely be both willing and able to provide you with a digital copy of some kind.
*** Current Status ***
My research continues and new information and connections are revealed on nearly a daily basis. For the foreseeable future, as was the case for the past many months, I plan to continue to update this site on an irregular basis; one that I expect to be no less than once a month.
The site allows anyone to see all of the information I have recorded about deceased people. Without an account and specific privileges assigned to it, access to information about living people other than their name on this tree is restricted. Even with such privileges, at your host's discretion, they may give you access to only information about people with whom you share direct ancestors. In the event you want to see more, please get in touch.
Photos
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | Matchbook - Rebiffe Construction Left by Andy in France during a family visit | 28 Sep 2026 |
Documents
Histories
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 | The Story of Manitoba Feature article entitled "The Story of Manitoba", as printed in the 23 Dec 1933 edition of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune (Author unknown) | 28 Sep 2026 | |
 | The family of Pierre Robitaille, from father to son in the seigneury of Gaudarville Lorraine Robitaille tells the story of four brothers, sons of Jean Robitaille and Martine Cormont of France, Jean, Pierre, Nicolas and Philippe, who came to settle in New France in the 17th century. This document first appeared in 1987 and was intended for the author's immediate family. To respond to several requests, this new edition, revised… | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| The Association of Robitaille families There are thousands of Robitailles in America. Where do they come from? Why this name? The history of Robitailles in North America begins around 1670 with the arrival of the Robitaille brothers from Artois, France. They first settled in the seigneury of Gaudarville near Québec City. Then, from generation to generation, the Robitailles spread… | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Sr Marie-Mathurine Dondo (1901) A list of resources held by the Centre de la patrimoine pertaining to Sr Marie-Mathurine Dondo (1901) | 28 Sep 2026 | |
 | Marie-Anne Gaboury A biography of the first caucasian woman to live her married life in the Canadian West and beyond | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| La famille Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière et Marie-Anne Gaboury An introduction to the expansive family of the historic couple | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| KanKan - Surnames in Austrian Galicia A summary of regional history with background on family namnes of the area, with an emphasis on the evolution of names as expoerienced by the local community of Jewish heritage |
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| Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière (1778 - 1855) A biography written and maintained by the Centre du patrimoine (Société historique de Saint-Boniface) | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| History books - RM of Grey Books with history on the Rural Municipality of Grey and its residents (Including ordering instructions for the book "Les Familles de Saint-Claude Families 1892-2016" or "The Families of St Claude 1892 - 2016" | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Histories of the RM of St Andrews This is part of the area that was settled by the Russin family, as well as many families with whom they shared a culture and / or family ties. Two editions are on offer, published 20 years apart. The Red River North Heritage group offers many fascinating resources related to early life in the area. | 28 Sep 2026 |
Videos
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 | Who Were the Canadian War Brides? From April of 1942 to March of 1948, more than 45,000 women left behind the lives they knew to start a new life in post-war Canada. But who were they? | 28 Sep 2026 | |
 | Galicia Archives Shows how to find genealogy records (Polish/Ukrainian) like metrical books, vital records, parish records, immigration and census records and more, as well as where online to find them and how to use those resources available, such as archives, databases and different websites. |
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28 Sep 2026 |
 | Henri Marie Ferdinand Dondo (1932): A life well-lived Montage of scenes from Henry's life as presented at the memorial service held in his honour at Zion Apostolic Church on March 24, 2012 in video and pdf formats | 28 Sep 2026 |
Individuals
Families
| ID | Father ID | Father's Name | Mother ID | Mother's Name | Married | Tree | Branch | Last Modified |
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| F9110 | I402051169314 | Bachman-Andrews, Sina L | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9083 | I402543019426 | Barbasovschi, Mary | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9094 | I400155474795 | Barnes, T. | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9076 | I402038310745 | Bernard, Marie Louise | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9122 | I402541239123 | Bonin, Elizabeth | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9036 | I402047360220 | Burge, Annie Florence Amelia | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9104 | I402056992543 | Chaput-Johnson, Leona | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9077 | I402058723770 | Czukau, Rose | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9112 | I400194728420 | Espeland-Mason, Brenda | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 | |||
| F9052 | I400016296418 | Espeland-Mason, Leagh Lynn | Rick Dondo's Family | 27 Sep 2026 |