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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women's League of America VOL. XLVII DECEMBER 1990 Editor: M arta Baczynsky IMPORTANCE OF DOCUMENTATION Ірина Прийма виступає на XXII Конвенції СУА в Дітройті. Irene Pryjma speaking at UNWLA’s XXII Convention in Detroit. This article is dedicated to the memory of my dear late Aunt Kateryna Drozdyk, founding member of Soyuz Ukrainok, Branch #1, N.Y.C., N.Y. (Speech delivered in Ukrainian at the XXII UNWLA Convention, Detroit, Ml, May 27, 1990) Since time immemorial, the older generation has handed down to the younger its knowledge of the past. Before the invention of writing these transmissions were oral — often in the form of stories-legends. For exam ple, various nations of the world told of the Great Flood, but only in our century have scientists confirmed this event by finding skeletons of fish and sea life on the highest mountains of the world. The written history of civilization began about 5,000 years ago. From the time of art pictographs in caves to the hieroglyphs of the Sumerians (cuneiform writing), to the invention of the alphabet by the Phoenicians, writ ing and recording of history was refined. Then people could accurately transmit their observations, experien ces, scientific knowledge and thought. In China and Egypt the inventions of paper, ink, and printing enabled the preservation and transmission of knowledge in the form of scrolls and books. Manuscripts (handcopies) were preserved in ancient libraries as the greatest trea sures: one such library was in Alexandria, Egypt, des troyed by fire in 391 A.D. In the Middle Ages, the invention of a moveable printing press by Gutenberg (15th century Germany) was a great stimulus to writing books — especially the Bible — and newspapers. In our Age of Industrializa tion, technology and mass media communications, access to machines — telephone, computer, radio, tele vision, FAX and XEROX — facilitate and enable swift dessimination of information so necessary in business enterprises. However, the hectic progress in technology has had its negative impact on our personal lives. Often we remember the quieter, pleasanter times past, when peo ple visited each other more frequently and talked of bygone days. Very often only when they have retired do they have more time and willingness to talk of the past, to exchange shared memories. Sometimes, they even record them. And in this century there is plenty to record and write about — especially in regard to Ukraine. Eye wit nesses of the formation of the Ukrainian Republic and its short existence are passing away; so, too, are the Ukain- ian Sich Riflemen, and witnesses of the first actions of communism, collectivization in Ukraine, and eye wit 16 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ГРУДЕНЬ 1990 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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