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The Doukhobor Gazetteer - Search Details
Vernoye
In 1899, Doukhobors from Kars, Russia established the twin villages of Bolshaya Verovka (Болшая Веровка) and Malaya Verovka (Малая Веровка) on opposite banks of Kamsack Creek in the present Veregin district of Saskatchewan. The names, which mean “Large Verovka” and “Small Verovka” respectively, are derived from the Russian term vera, meaning “faith”, a virtue extolled by the Doukhobors. In 1902, the two villages merged. The resulting village was renamed Vernoye (Верное) meaning “faithful” in Russian, a tribute to the devout beliefs of the villagers. The village had a gristmill and flax press. A Doukhobor communal brickworks operated near the village from 1904 to 1921. It was abandoned by 1921 as villagers relocated to individual homesteads or to British Columbia. (1905 pop. 187) [NW/SW33-29-1-W1]
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