"Grotto. Mundare, Alberta Built by the Basilian Fathers in 1933, under the supervision of Rev. P. Bodnar, OSBM." Ukrainian typescript under the photo postcard on the album page: "Grotto of the Basilian Fathers in Mundare."
Ukrainian typescript under the photo on the album page: "Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Skaro, Alberta." The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes was built by Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., with the help of Father Ruh.
Ukrainian typescript under the photo on the album page reads: "First Grotto in Western Canada, Skaro, Alberta." Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, built by Father Anton Sylla, O.M.I., with Father Ruh’s help.
Convent, Edmonton. Ukrainian typescript under the photo on the album page reads: "Sisters Servants Convent, Edmonton, Alberta." Father Ruh stands on the left, giving instructions during the addition of a wing to St. Joseph’s Monastery and School.
The Basilian Monastery was designed by Father Ruh and begun in May, 1922. It was blessed by Bishop Budka on July 12, 1922, and completed in August of the next year.
Well-attended outdoor procession leading from Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, the headquarters of the Basilian missionaries in northern Alberta, with whom Father Ruh worked during his early years in Canada.
Picture postcard, revealing close detail of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, with large number of people attending, horses and wagons in full view.
Photo postcard showing the busy broad road leading to Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, visible in the distance, at the top right. The town was the headquarters of the Basilian missionaries with whom Father Ruh worked during his first ten years in Canada when large numbers of Ukrainian immigrants were settling on the prairies.
A well-attended procession leading from Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, the headquarters of the Basilian missionaries in northern Alberta, with whom Father Ruh worked during his early years in Canada.