The small village of Verigin is NE of the city of Yorkton, between the towns of Canora and Kamsack on Hwy 5. The National Doukhobor Heritage Village is located here on the outskirts of the village. The heritage village was officially opened on June 29, 1980, the day that the Doukhobors celebrate annually as Peter's Day, a day that commemorates the burning of arms which led to the Doukhobor emigration from Russia to Canada seeking land and religious freedom.
A brief history: The Doukhobors, a small sect of Russian pacifist
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Doukhobor Prayer Home (1917)
a landmark in the area, served as Prayer Home and residence for the two...
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Another angle, in black & white.
The trough with hand pump would have been used to water the horses. Note the...
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The brick prayer house in the middle
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This smaller brick prayer house (1905)
came from the village of Gromova and was made of brick manufactured...
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Closeup of the Doukhobor brick
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The other buildings
which are typical of the earlier village dwellings, were brought in...
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My dear friend and able assistant Sharon
really looked forward to seeing this site.
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This two-room Doukhobor house
to the left of the brick prayer house, was built in 1902 & was...
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The bedroom in the house
with the baby cradle hanging in the corner. This room would have also...
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The communal bakery
(the building to the right of the brick prayer house) was brought to the...
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Inside the communal steam bath house
or "banya". Clusters of dried oak leaves were used to...
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Looks like it was also used
as the laundry house? Note the manual agitator & wringer.
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This old cream separator
was also in the bathhouse.
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The communal barn
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Leo Tolstoy statue
made my Yuri Chernov, is a gift from the USSR. Leo Tolstoy aided in the...
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The plaque
(View the photo full size if you want to read the plaque.)
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side view in black & white
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Leo, from the upper veranda
of the heritage prayer house.
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Millstone & grist mill
The millstones would have been turned by steam or water power. The grist mill...
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Old agricultural equipment is displayed
Note the old threshing machine, hay rack, & wagon, which would have been...
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The upper 'residence' level
of the heritage prayer house. This would be an old wash stand.
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Coal and wood cook stove in the kitchen
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Outstanding paintings
depicting everyday communal life in the village. This is a wheat...
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Sifting the grain from the chaff.
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Digging a garden?
Note that the women in the village played a very prominent role in the...
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