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A MESSAGE FROM THE ART & MUSEUM CHAIR When I consider the various objectives to be attained, I think about the enormous amount of time necessary to at least partially do what is required. Working on these projects can not be not only for today, but for the future as well. Working to preserve our national heritage, collecting writings and documents of historical significance, raising children and youth so that they become familiar with our culture — these are objectives which will help us retain our national identity irvthe free world. Through this we also help Ukraine. The following are three categories of activities which we, as women, consider very important, but which should be the responsibility of every individual in the Ukrainian community. 1. Support The Ukrainian Museum in New York City. This is a broad field for initiative and activity. As a first step we urge the organization of Museum support groups in all Ukrainian communities. Only with the full cooperation of our communities will we be able to build a truly representative museum in New York City which will present Ukrainian cultural achievements and prop agate our good name among non-Ukrainians, as our Museum has been doing since it was founded. 2. Organizing groups among children and youth called “Friends of Ukrainian Folk Art." Ukrainian women always preserved and protected our traditions and cul tural heritage. In the free world, far from our native land, this responsibility is very important. Once children understand and befriend their legacy of Ukrainian folk art — they will never forget their roots. 3. Verbal history. Since time immemorial, historical events were passed on from generation to generation, by word of mouth. Ukrainian “kobzari” travelled from vil lage to village, serving as a living newspaper for the people. Today, there are many conveniences such as tape recorders, video recorders and films which can be utilized for this purpose. The American Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island is in the process of retrieving data concerning personal recollections of people who passed through its portals. Following the initiative of the New Jersey Regional Council, the “Project AMI” committee was organized. Branches of U NW LA are helping this committee with its tasks. The Ukrainian Museum in New York City also has an archival department. Ukrainian Document Centers in New York, Toronto, and in Detroit, collect eye witness accounts of the people, participants in World War II. The Art and Museum Chairman of U NW LA is also tak ing part in this project, because we have an open door to the Ukrainian community. Many of us, in the older generation, lived through war and post war times and can describe the days of our wanderings, as well as the initial acclimatization period in the new land. These accounts, historical or private in nature, are a great help to our young producers who make documentary films. They are important to writers also, particularly those who write about the Second World War. All the work conducted under the auspices of the Art and Museum Chairman is very important to us and to the future generations. It is our responsibility to see that our cultural legacy is preserved in good order and accessible, to be appreciatied by ourselves, as well as by the non-Ukrainian community. IRENE RUSSNAK ART A ND MUSEUM CHAIR UNWLA Театр при Просвіті в Ужгороді, 1925—1927. Зліва: Анна Остапчук, Федір Базилевич, Ніна Певна. Дарунок Лідії Бу- рачинської. З колекції Українського Музею в Нью-Йорку. Theater at "Prosvita" in Uzhhorod, 1925—1927. Fr.L: Anna Ostapchuk, Fedir Bazylevych, Nina Pevny. Gift of Lidia Bura- chynsky. From the collection of the Ukrainian Museum in NYC.
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