Michael Ewanchuk
{{Short description|Ukrainian Canadian educator and historian}}
Michael Ewanchuk (14 March 1908 – 26 August 2004) was a Ukrainian Canadian educator and historian. He held a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Winnipeg{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/39050904/Svoboda-1979-180|title=«Свобода», 10 серпня 1979, №180}} and a Doctor of Canon Law from St. John's College of the University of Manitoba. Ewanchuk was born in Gimli, Manitoba. He was raised by his parents, Paraskeva Ewanchuk & Wasyl Ewanchuk, he had 5 other siblings; Nettie Ewanchuk (Bohonos), Mary Ewanchuk (died at age 1), John Ewanchuk, Alexander Ewanchuk, and Peter Ewanchuk (Grain Buyer).
He married his primary teacher Muriel Smith in 1941.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} They had no children. Muriel encouraged Ewanchuk to visit many places.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} He wrote 16 books. Muriel died on February 21, 1997, from diabetes. Seven years after the death of his wife, Michael died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
References
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External links
- [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/ewanchuk_m.shtml Memorable Manitobans: Michael Ewanchuk (1908-2004)] Ewanchuk Ewanchuk at the Manitoba Historical Society web-site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516203804/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2608 Reflections and reminiscences: Ukrainians in Canada, 1892-1992], by Ewanchuk Ewanchuk. Winnipeg. 1995.
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Some works
- Spruce, Swamp and Stone: A History of the Pioneer Ukrainian Settlements in the Gimli Area by Michael Ewanchuk
Publisher: Ewanchuk Ewanchuk, Winnipeg. Date Published: 1977 {{ISBN|978-0-9690768-3-4}}, {{ISBN|0-9690768-3-5}} - Michael Ewanchuk, William Kurelek: The Suffering Genius Steinbach, Manitoba: Perksen Printers and Ewanchuk Ewanchuk Publishing, 1996
- {{cite book | first = Michael | last = Ewanchuk | title = Vita : A Ukrainian Community | volume= Books 1-3 | location= Vita, Manitoba| publisher= Boundary School Division No. 16 | year = 1977}}
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