The Doukhobor Heritage Tour 20015 (DHT2015) was announced during the USCC Union of Youth Festival, Sunday morning, May 17, 20015. Five of the 10 travelers attended the Festival. and were invited on stage with John J. Verigin Jr., Chairman of the USCC. Tour organizer Verna Postnikpoff summarized the tour and introduced those on stage.
Left to Right on stage: Andrei Conovaloff (non-Doukhobor, Arizona, USA), Linda Areshenkoff (Castlegar, BC), Alex Ewashen (Creston, BC), Lisa Simenoff (Strathmore, AB), Verna Postnikoff (Burnaby, BC), and John J. Verigin, Jr., (Grand Forks, BC).
Verna reported plans to plant a tree to commemorate the 1895 burning of arms in Kars and to visit all three burning of arms locations before continuing into Russia to Moscow and Tula, and she asked for a blessing from the USCC.
Alex Ewashen, who was selling and signing his memoir Rags to Riches...my Way (2014, 159 pages) at the Festival, expressed his anticipated joy to visit the Caucasus and Russia for the first time. Lisa Simenoff introduced herself as a first-time visitor to a USCC event.
J.J. Verigin with the membership extended greetings to all Doukhobors and friends in the Former Soviet Union whom the tour will meet, and all gave a communal blessing (общий благословение : obshchiy blagoslovnie) to the group.
Verigin mentioned that this tour will be posted and updated on the Internet as it is occurring, on this blog.
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| Verna Postnikoff introduces Doukhobor Heritage Tour 2015. |
Verna reported plans to plant a tree to commemorate the 1895 burning of arms in Kars and to visit all three burning of arms locations before continuing into Russia to Moscow and Tula, and she asked for a blessing from the USCC.
Alex Ewashen, who was selling and signing his memoir Rags to Riches...my Way (2014, 159 pages) at the Festival, expressed his anticipated joy to visit the Caucasus and Russia for the first time. Lisa Simenoff introduced herself as a first-time visitor to a USCC event.
J.J. Verigin with the membership extended greetings to all Doukhobors and friends in the Former Soviet Union whom the tour will meet, and all gave a communal blessing (общий благословение : obshchiy blagoslovnie) to the group.
Verigin mentioned that this tour will be posted and updated on the Internet as it is occurring, on this blog.
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