Rick Dondo's Family Tree
What's New (past 30 days)
Date of Last GEDCOM Import: 28 Oct 2026 07:34:06
2026/10/28
I have refreshed the site with data from a current (to this date) data extract; version sixty-nine. 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 references to parallel profiles from those on my tree to existing ones on the FamilySearch service
- began integrating birth (1926), marriage (1946), and death (1956) registration information for people born in Q3 of the stated years
- normailsed the names of Manitoba cemeteries in burial events to better align them with updated names on the Find a Grave service, allowing a better and more complete reflection of burials in them on personal profiles and in various reports available on the subject
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
All comments and suggestions are welcome!
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.
Documents
Histories
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | La famille Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière et Marie-Anne Gaboury An introduction to the expansive family of the historic couple | 28 Oct 2026 | |
 | Key Public Resources - Joseph Dondo (1862) and Marie Mathurine Le Boulch (1864) A framework document that provides access to more detailed information about the family and its legacy here. The resources there include lists of the descendants of some common ancestors which demonstrate the fact that there are many “double cousins”, even distant ones, among them. | 28 Oct 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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28 Oct 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 Oct 2026 | |
| Geneteka The Polish Genealogical Society (hereinafter referred to as PTG) makes available to all those looking for family roots the indexes of vital records contained in Geneteka, the indexes of documents contained in other websites available in the genealodzy.pl m.in domain, such as Archival Materials, Registration Records, Accidents, Obituaries, Losses,… | 28 Oct 2026 | |
 | Facebook Page - South Central Regional Archives Inc. / Archives régionales Centre-Sud Inc. Maintained by the South Central Regional Archives (formerly the Saint-Claude Historical Society) (RM of Grey, MB) on behalf of various communities in the South Central region of the province | 28 Oct 2026 | |
 | Forgotten Galicia - Remnants of the past found in Lviv and Galicia To collect, document, share, and help preserve remnants of the past in Lviv & Galicia before they are forgotten or disappear forever; to popularize the architecture and history of the region; to bring together people of different ethnic backgrounds who are united by an ancestral connection to the region; to keep the memories, stories, and… |
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28 Oct 2026 |
 | Facebook Group - Galician Cousins and Ancestors Help, searches, our trees, and news |
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28 Oct 2026 |
| Exhibition: Manitoba 150 - Celebrating our Voices Virtual reality tour of the "Manitoba 150 - Celebrating our Voices" exhibition at the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre in Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
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28 Oct 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 Oct 2026 |
Videos
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | 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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Individuals
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born | Location | Tree | Branch | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I402403934419 |
 Stockley "Stokeley", Ada Elizabeth |
b. 1884 | England  | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402403934938 |
Stephenson, George |
b. 31 Dec 1876 | England | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402125208352 |
Pilla, Rosalie Mary "Rose" |
b. Mar 1910 | Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402064555077 |
Fouillen, Amélie Marie Eugénie |
b. 1 Apr 1923 | Toutes-Aides, RM of Lakeshore, Manitoba, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402006123021 |
Lépine, Louis "Wilfrid" Roméo |
b. 13 Dec 1917 | Forget, Saskatchewan, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402006123012 |
Lépine, Joseph "Émile" Alexandre |
b. 29 May 1905 | Forget, Saskatchewan, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402056239860 |
Lamoureux, Marcel |
b. 18 May 1928 | Manitoba, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402006123010 |
Lépine, James Alexandre |
b. 12 Feb 1876 | Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402006123022 |
Lépine, Eugénie Marie Jeanne |
b. 30 Oct 1923 | Saskatchewan, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
| I402146038570 |
Ciupka "Chupka", Wasyl "William" "Bill" Jr |
b. 1 Sep 1911 | RM of Lawrence, Manitoba, Canada | Rick Dondo's Family | 31 Oct 2026 |
Families