THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE NEWSPAPER ATRICLE LINK WRITTEN BY MY FATHER'S COUSIN ADA (IDA AS WE KNEW HER)VENDRASCO (PAGNUCCO/KRZYWY),THELMA.
HER STORY IS EXACTLY AS I RECALL IT BEING TOLD TO ME AS A CHILD.
MY GRANDFATHER IS THE UNCLE JOHN SHE REFERS TO. HER JOURNEY TO CANADA WITH HER MOTHER CATERINA WAS IN FACT LED BY FATHER FRED (FIORAVANTE). WHEN HIS MOTHER DIED IN ALBERTA IN 1920 HE WAS TAKEN BACK TO Italy where he stayed for two years before bringing ADA AND HER MOTHER BY FOOT, RAIL AND SHIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND CANADA TO RETURN TO ALBERTA. HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY AS HE SINCE HE INIITALLY CAME TO ALBERTA IN 1912 WHEN HE WAS A YEAR OLD HE HAD GONE TO SCHOOL THERE AND WAS FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND ITALIAN.
THAT WAS QUITE AN ADVENTURE FOR THEM.
Ada's story conjured up so many memories for me that brought tears to my eyes.
MOST OF ALL HER LOVE OF AND ATTACHMENT TO ALBERTA COME THROUGH SO STRONGLY.
AS A CHILD LISTENING TO MY FATHER REMINISCE ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD IN ALBERTA I HEARD THE SAME FEELINGS COMING FROM HIM.
I WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY SEARCH.
Thanks again for your help.
Carol