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Holodomor

 
 
Holodomor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 25, 2026
1. Holodomor Marker
Inscription. Did you know that Holodomor is the Stalin enforced genocide in Ukraine that murdered 10 million souls by starvation in 1932–1933?
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
 
Location. 41° 56.019′ N, 88° 3.615′ W. Marker is in Bloomingdale, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Army Trail Road (County Route 11) 0.2 miles east of Glen Ellyn Road (County Route 5), on the right when traveling east. The sign is near the cemetery on the grounds of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, just behind and to the right of the Holodomor Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 East Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale IL 60108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ukraine Holodomor Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Heaven's Brigade Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bloomingdale's Farming History (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bloomingdale's Holstein Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Labyrinth Fun Facts (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Maple Lake Makeover (approx. 2 miles away); Stacy's Corners (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomingdale.
 
Regarding Holodomor. Holodomor is a Ukrainian word for the forced famine of 1932-1933.
 
Also see . . .  Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation.
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This website is referenced on this sign. (Submitted on January 26, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.) 
 
Ukraine Holodomor Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 25, 2026
2. Ukraine Holodomor Memorial
The sign is to the right and rear of the 1993 memorial to the famine.
St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, January 25, 2026
3. St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The Holodomor Memorial is to the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
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Jul. 26, 2026