Mladen, Virginia
The first memeber of my family to come to Canada was my paternal grandfater, Karsto Mladenoff. He arrived in 1905. He returned to his selo in 1907. His final crossing was in 1911.
Tagged “Restaurants and Working Life”
Browse Tagged “Restaurants and Working Life” from the Canadian Macedonian Heritage Society archive, library and community collections.
Paul & Zorka Bassil
Paul Bassil (Tupurkovski) was born in the village of Oshchima, Agean Macedonia, in 1908. His father Vasil was killed by the Turks at a young age and his mother, Sultana had to raise his brother, Spero, his baby brother Micho and sisters Velia, Sandra, Elena and Ilinka all alone. His mother was killed by the Germans during the second world war.
Chris Dafeff
On September 7, 1894, in the Macedonian town of Radovish, a son was born to the poor meat-peddler Daffe Antonoff and his wife Gona. They named him Christo and as he was always called Christo Dafeff (Daffe's Christo) that became his name in after years. Christo was a sickly but talented child. At six he started school and was an exceptionally good student, but was forced to stop school because of his health ... Young Christo couldn't take his studies easily, he was too intense. At seven he started to play the flute-. His father couldn't afford a musical instrument, so Christo "borrowed" 15 Turkish coptseta from his father's meagre store and went into partnership with a neighbour's boy, who also put in 15 coptseta, to buy a mandolin. One week, Christo had it, the next his partner. One day his mother sent the boy up to the attic to fetch something. There, among things left in storage by an uncle who had gone to Canada, Christo found a violin! He tuned it. He drew the bow. And, in that dusty attic, his errand forgotten, on his first try Daffe's Christo played a popular Macedonian air. There were no two ways about it. Music was his vocation. Poor as they were, his parents determined to do what they could to help him.
Jugloff, John
Despite the fact than Baba wasn’t born in Macedonia, culture was maintained by both both parents in several ways. - Involvement with the Macedonian church - Virtually all attendance at social gatherings such as picnics, weddings and name day celebration revolved around the Macedonian community - Sending our Jimmy and Kathryn to Macedonian (Bulgarian) school
George Bunda
Courtesy of West Toronto Junction Historical Society
Vasil Patsko
Vasil Patsko was born in the village of Zhelevo, Macedonia November 28th, 1907 to Done and Sophia (nee Hadjipaul) Patsko. Siblings included Elinka (died in infancy) Louis, Zoya, and Alex. As a young boy, he played music with his father and younger brothers.
"Men in White Aprons": A Study of Ethnicity and Occupation A Book Re-Launch and Lecture by Harry Vjekoslav Herman, Ph.D.
On March 25, 2007, the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society hosted a landmark re-launch and lecture for Dr. Harry Vjekoslav Herman’s seminal study, "Men in White Aprons," celebrating an expanded second edition made possible by a generous donation from Helene and Angelo Argiro. This updated volume bridged rigorous anthropology with personal heritage by adding a new section of "Family Stories," documenting how Macedonian immigrants from the Lerin and Kostur regions established a powerful "ethnic niche" in the Toronto restaurant industry. Dr. Herman’s research illustrated a profound narrative of social mobility, showing how the labor-intensive work of owning over 20% of Toronto’s independent diners by 1970 provided the economic foundation for future generations to transition into professional fields, effectively immortalizing the "white apron" as a symbol of sacrifice, entrepreneurship, and Macedonian-Canadian identity.
Lecture by Harry Vjekoslav Herman MEN IN WHITE APRONS
Men in White Aprons - Lecture by Harry Vjekoslav Herman A Study of Ethnicity and Occupations of Macedonian Restaurant Owners in Toronto
"Just Arrived"
"Just Arrived" World Premiere of the Documentary Friday, May 7, 2004 A world premiere screening of the documentary Just Arrived was presented recently by the Canadian Macedonian Historical Society at the North York Central Library. The expectant c...
Petroff, Lillian Sojourners: CMHS Lecture Series
Lillian Petroff discusses her research on the first history of Macedonian immigrants to Toronto from the turn of the century to the beginning of World War II, drawing on interviews, letters and memoirs, the records of societies, and observations of Anglo-Canadians who came into contact with them. She outlines the scope of her work which would eventually publish in 1995 titled: Sojourners and Settlers Macedonian Community in Toronto to 1940
