Negrych Homestead, Abandoned Manitoba, Season 1

The Abandoned Manitoba video series by Graham Street, Shaun Cameron, and Gordon Goldsborough visits ghost towns, vacant buildings, and other historic sites from Manitoba's past. Join us as we explore back roads to places that tell great stories about how things used to be, and how we have ended up where we are today.
In this video, we visit the Negrych family homestead north of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. Dating to 1897, this designated national and provincial historic site is considered one of the most complete, best preserved Ukrainian pioneer dwellings anywhere in Canada.

[@CK-dq4be]

These are my distant relatives, for those interested, the Negrych family(s), all came from the village of Nyzhnii Bereziv located in the western Ukrainian Carpathian mountains. Thank you for making this video.

[@CaseyForsyth]

The production quality of this video is 10/10. I hope this team gets to work on a lot more like this.

[@ManitobaHistoricalSociety]

We are already working on Season 2 of Abandoned Manitoba and have filmed two episodes so far.

[@jmpht854]

Beautiful to see at least one of the homesteads preserved. Вічная пам'ять!

[@manderson6081]

Amazing! These should be part of Manitoba high school curriculum.

[@biddydibdab9180]

I believe the picture of the arriving immigrants is one in which my Dad is shown as the 11 year old boy in the cap near the middle of the photo. He came to Canada with his sister, brother-in-law and a baby from Siberia. He taught me many of the skills that are highlighted in this video. He was so resourceful. This is a wonderful video!

[@claytonkopachynski4563]

My mom's parents , Anna and Roman Merko , they were neighbours with them , , they are buried in a gravesite just north of Gilbert Plains as well ! ❤And just like them , my Baba and Dido had 12 children as well , one of them being my mom , Emily.

[@bjmcmechan7300]

Interesting bit of Manitoba history, From my maternal Grandpa's side of the family. I hope to visit some day.

[@r37l36]

Very well done. Most interesting thing I’ve learnt about MB history in years. This is what KZbin was created for. Thank you. Subscribed

[@keithwarkentin]

Gordon thanks for sharing that interesting video I really enjoyed watching it and I appreciate that you removed your hat in the cemetery and show respect and honour for the fine people that settled our beautiful country I think we need to teach as many people as will listen to honour and respect one another! Keep on truckin!

[@V.Tkachuk]

дякую що зберігаєте історію українців в Канаді!!

[@kbarteaux9807]

Really well done, thank you for making these

[@ManitobaHistoricalSociety]

Glad you like them!

[@masonpatenaude8055]

Great video!! Thank you so much for doing this, it was an honour to be a part of it!

[@francineh.7825]

Great video!! I liked the wood box that had Paisley, Scotland written on it as that is where my great great grandmother was from.

[@zzzed7286]

That was a very nice episode and a good example of the ordinary and yet important people in Canadian history. 👍

[@waynek921]

Thank you for the super cool videos on historic sites in my home province that I didn't know about . Great 👍 work

[@xyzzy7145]

Another destination to add to the list - thanks for this content!

[@katedaphne4495]

Thanks

[@jeremyhull]

Thanks. I visited the homestead with my family a couple of years ago but it wasn't officially open. There were some informational signs but of course no one to provide more information. Very nice to get more background on this site.

[@kingtulabi1005]

Love the history in this province, and all the old timey stuff!!

[@john-paulvassart3280]

My family makes an annual trip to Clear Lake, and now I have a new excursion for us to do, thank you for the interesting videos! I'm amazed at all the fascinating unknown places to visit in our province.

[@leem6656]

Enjoyed this episode very much, thanks for creating it 👍

[@robertodebeers2551]

This is a wonderful video! I'd love to see your work reach more people!

[@JP-su8bp]

Superb tour of a rather remote site, which I fear means that most of us lack the means or time for a visit. Thank you.

[@user-iw1vl7pv4u]

My understanding is that Mr. Hegrych most likely did not buy this homestead, since poor immigrants did not have money for that. This piece of land probably was given to him by the government of Canada with the goal to cultivate and populate empty prairies.

[@missmetildatorez]

I love your videos! :)

[@ManitobaHistoricalSociety]

Glad you like them!

[@lrobie123]

similar to living in an RV family room/bedroom setup full time. The family room/bedroom size in the main house

[@AngieRichmond]

Wow this is amazing! Can anyone visit there? I’d love to check it out.

[@breannebannerman2347]

Given that it had a pich in it, wouldn't that bunkhouse have been their original house? Then later used as a summer kitchen when the bigger house was built?

[@allieandevanfriesen]

As people are recognizing the rich indigenous history of our country more and more, would you help to educate us in some important indigenous sites in Manitoba?