Thread:Betty2015/@comment-28694170-20170521033842/@comment-29989042-20170521182804

Hi Betty, I don't think we've met yet, but I've been reading a lot of your posts here. I'm Monika, and when I saw your Edmonton post, I had to stop by and say "hi!"

I was born, raised, and live on the west coast of the U.S., but I have always had a special place in my heart for Edmonton and Alberta. I'm a genealogist, and my grandmother was born and raised on the prairies of Alberta, not too far from Edmonton, in Czar. My grandfather's family lived in Hughendon. I've been fortunate and blessed to have visited my family's homestead sites in Czar and Hughendon with my grandmother and her sisters and their husbands. When my grandmother was old enough to work, she left home and moved to Edmonton, working for an older lady in her large home. When her parents (my great grandparents) were getting too old to care for their home and land in Czar, they bought a small home in Edmonton and moved there to be closer to their grown children who now lived there too. Years later, their home was purchased to make way for the West Edmonton Mall. My great aunt and many of her children and families still live in Edmonton. I'd sure love to visit Edmonton again to get more research done!

Thank you so much for your post and beautiful picture! 😊 -Monika🐾🐾