Currently I’m trying to sort through all
the information I have and deciding what order to place things in the digital
book. Chronologically obviously, but I still need to group the documents within
themselves somehow so they don’t seem too randomized. Some of them are attached
to places, but not all. I’m leaning towards grouping by type or at least what
the documents relate to broadly:
1. the
correspondence of relatives
2.
the work camp
3.
the American displaced persons camp
4.
the Canadian displaced persons camp
5.
Canadian immigration request
6.
Canadian Citizenship
7.
German pension
While the German documents are worked
through translation wise (and all scanned), I still have some postcards and
other things that are in Polish, Ukrainian, and a sort of hybrid Polish-Ukrainian.
There is a chance that someone my Aunt knows might be available to translate
them, but it’s not confirmed yet.
The other main issue I’m working on is how
to intersperse relevant historical information into the digital book. The documents
are certainly interesting on their own, but I think being able to read and
understand them in relation to their historical context is what will really tie
the book together. I have managed to find two relevant academic booms on
Ukraine: one on Ukrainian national identity and society throughout the 20th
century, and one specifically on Ukraine and the Third Reich. I also managed to
find a historical atlas with maps of Ukraine and the surrounding borders
before, during, and after the war. I am worried that my academic sources, while
very relevant, are dated. It is an unfortunate truth that extensive (and
recent) academic work on Ukraine in general is sparse and difficult to
find.
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