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Author Event: Fiddler in the Golden Land

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 month ago: Does your family have roots on the Lower East Side in New York?  The immigration stories of the turn … more →

Tags: Jewish Book Council Authors Tour, Adolph & Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, Child Labor, child workers, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach, Lower East Side, New York, New York Sweatshops

Celebrating the Early History of Winnipeg's North End

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 6 months ago: Click for more information about Tarbut and to order tickets I am delighted that Jewish Book Month w … more →

Tags: Family History, Winnipeg, North End, History, North End Winnipeg, Immigrants, Ravenscraig, Jewish Book Council, Jewish historical fiction

Readers Review Ravenscraig

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 11 months ago: Perhaps the greatest enjoyment in writing a book is getting notes from readers who are touched by th … more →

Tags: Ravenscraig Reviews, Jewish Book Council Authors Tour, Jews, Winnipeg, North End, Krawchenko, Family research, Immigrants, Manitoba history

Armstrong's Point: Home to Ravenscraig Hall1 comment

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 11 months ago: Armstrong’s Point c. 1915 courtesy Manitoba Archives. Filed under Winnipeg Streets. Armstrong … more →

Tags: Family History, Winnipeg, Ravenscraig the novel, Rupert Willows, History, Family research, Armstrong's Point, Winnipeg Historic Neighbourhoods, Ravenscraig Hall

Family Research Leads to Writing Ravenscraig2 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 11 months ago: Mary Krawchenko and her mother Tillie Bachynsky withMary’s daughters, Sandi and Margaret, 1958 … more →

Tags: Family History, Winnipeg, Ukrainians in Canada, Ravenscraig the novel, Jews, North End, Immigrants, Manitoba Free Press, ukrainian-canadians

Celebrating Winnipeg's Past1 comment

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Ravenscraig,  The Blog This blog celebrates the history of Winnipeg, my hometown, and occasionally a … more →

Tags: Winnipeg, Writing #2, History 2, storytellers, Ukrainians in Canada, Blogs I Recommend, History, Krawchenko, Family research

Next up, New York!

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: I am very excited to announce that I will be participating in the Jewish Book Council Network.  What … more →

Tags: Books, Winnipeg, Writing #2, storytellers, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, History, Family research, 1912

Exciting Times

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a very busy and interesting April with a book tour that took me to Montreal and Winn … more →

Tags: Books, Winnipeg, Writing #2, montreal, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, Krawchenko, Family research, 1912

Montreal Book Launch for Ravenscraig

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Please join me on April 10th for the Montreal book launch of Ravenscraig. Librairie Paragraphe Books … more →

Tags: Winnipeg, Writing #2, montreal, Ravenscraig the novel, History, Krawchenko, Family research, 1912, Titanic

Ravenscraig Praised in Winnipeg Free Press Book Review

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Upstairs Downstairs in a Brash Winnipeg The Manitoba Free Press (as the Winnipeg Free Press was know … more →

Tags: Books, Winnipeg, Writing #2, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, Ravenscraig Reviews, North End, History, Manitoba Free Press

Ravenscraig Review: "Ravenscraig" provides fascinating insight into early Jewish migration to Winnipeg

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Bob Altner, Sandi Altner, Mary Krawchenko, Lisa Lester, Sandra Altner With four weeks on the bestsel … more →

Tags: Books, Family History, Winnipeg, Writing #2, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, Ravenscraig Reviews, Krawchenko, Titanic Exhibit Winnipeg

Winnipeg Jewish Review Praises Ravenscraig: "The Story of My Own Family"

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Sandi Krawchenko Altner at McNally Robinson Nov.29, 2011 I am very grateful and overwhelmed by the e … more →

Tags: Books, Family History, Winnipeg, Writing #2, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, Ravenscraig Reviews, Canada, Canadian writers

Ravenscraig Launches to the Top of the Best Seller List 1 comment

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. What an amazing time we had in Winnipeg, launching Ravenscraig a … more →

Tags: Ravenscraig the novel, Winnipeg, Manitoba history, Ravenscraig, Ravesncraig launch, Ravenscraig reviews

The QR Code Link to the Book Trailer

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Scan this image with your smart phone to link to the book trailer Three months ago I woke up at thre … more →

Tags: Writing #2, Ravenscraig the novel, Ravenscraig the Novel, Book trailer, QR codes and book trailers

Writing Ravenscraig3 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: I count myself lucky that I knew so little about the publishing industry when I started writing Rave … more →

Tags: Books, Winnipeg, Titanic, Writing #2, Titanic survivors, Ravenscraig the novel, Krawchenko, Family research, 1912

Manitoba Publisher Buys Ravenscraig3 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 1 year ago: Heartland and Associates, a Manitoba publishing house, has purchased the Canadian rights to Ravenscr … more →

Tags: Books, canadian writers, Ravenscraig the novel, Winnipeg, Writing #2, 1912, 2011, 2011 books, Canada

Stalwart Peasants in Sheepskin Coats6 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 2 years ago: Nykola Strumbicky and Aksana (Shmigelsky) Strumbicky, 1958 Ukrainian-speaking peasants from Eastern … more →

Tags: Books, Family History, Writing #2, Ukrainians in Canada, UKRAINIAN, ukrainian-canadians, homesteads Manitoba, Ukrainian settlers, 1896

Korinchikeh - Ukrainian for "Little Roots"5 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 2 years ago: Ukrainians built homes from sod with thatched rooves. My sisters and I have hands like our great gra … more →

Tags: films, Family History, Winnipeg, History 2, Ukrainians in Canada, UKRAINIAN, North End Winnipeg, Krawchenko, Prairies

Winnipeg's Royal Alexandra Hotel-Preserved in a BC Museum3 comments

Sandi Krawchenko Altner wrote 2 years ago: When the Canadian Pacific Railway opened the Royal Alexandra Hotel on July 19, 1906, it was one of t … more →

Tags: Winnipeg, Transportation, History 2, History, Family research, 1906, Billinkoff, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Cranbrook Rail Museum


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