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The Bukovinafest 2022 was a casualty of the COVID pandemic and travel problems.
Programs of the Bukovina German heritage worldwide were planned for Sept. 15 to 17 in Ellis and Hays but canceled due to a very low registration count.
In order to inform members in time to change their plans, the society is contacting those who were planning to attend. The scheduled presenters at the fest represented a wide variety of ethnic and heritage origins.
The program committee has determined that some of the programs will be made available. Information on this will be distributed.
Although more may be added, one program now available on the Society website will be "Fuerstenthal," by Rebecca Hageman, an ancestral village of many people with Ellis ties in Bukovina.
Presentations that will be available very soon include "Early Day Farming" by Van Massirer, "Family Connections" in Bohemia, by Doug Reckmann, and the "Massirer Ancestral Village Tour" by Laura Scott.
The highlight presentation by Kath Garofoli, "From Czernowitz to Sydney," has many photos on the family history of the emigration from Bukovina to other locations in the New World.
The committee will explore presenting future events by way of Zoom, which is working well for other historical and genealogical organizations. With hundreds of members, the Bukovina Society is dedicated to continuing the preservation of their heritage.