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THE DOUKHOBOR JAM FACTORY at Grand Forks
In the early twentieth century, the Doukhobors established a vast communal fruit-growing enterprise at Grand Forks. Not only did these pacifist agriculturalists maintain extensive, attractive, and productive orchards, they were also at the forefront
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Geography of Memory
This is an excerpt from Eileen's latest work, Geography of Memory: Reclaiming the Cultural, Natural, and Spiritual History of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People. It was published in 2022 by Rocky Mountain Books. Find it at your local independent bo
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Glimpses Of The Christian Community Of Universal Brotherhood In British Columbia
Born in 1859 in Russia, Peter Vasil'evich Verigin assumed leadership of Doukhobors in the Caucasus in 1886. Exiled to North Russia and Siberia for 16 years, he rejoined his followers in Canada in 1902. After a substantial loss of homestead lands in S

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