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In This Issue . . .
With spring underway it’s only natural to turn to the outdoors and celebration. But first, this issue’s theme of music and dance is explored by two authors.
Marilyn Astle relates and cherishes the importance of music in her Alberta family, while John Althouse explores his family’s ties to music through his early settler forebears who dealt with isolation and need for connection by listening to music – and as talented musicians.
Last issue’s theme of food and sustenance is taken up by Denise Daubert as she relates her own and her cousins’ foraging through black and white photographs from a family photo album – and newspaper
clippings – to uncover their Juchli grandparents’ prowess at hunting. Also lauding the great outdoors, Mary Leah Milligan de Zwart reminisces about free-spirited summers at a three-generational family
cabin located on the shores of Mânitou Sâkhigan, also known as Lake of the Holy Spirit or Lac Ste. Anne.
Now let the celebrations begin. Three Alberta Genealogical Society branches are celebrating special anniversaries in 2025. Read about the Wetaskiwin Branch and Camrose Branch starting on page 64, and watch for Drayton Valley’s story in our August issue.
In this issue’s special exposé, we’re publishing the winning articles forthe Kenneth Young Newsletter Awards for 2024. They were announced at the April 26th AGS Gen Faire and annual general meeting. Alice Hoyle won Best Original Article for enthralling readers in her retelling of how a simple newspaper article dramatically changed her perspective of family dynamics, while Leroy Koop’s article about the Wetaskiwin Branch being contacted to trace someone’s great grandparents – and uncovering
links to the early Duhamel settlement in central Alberta – won reader’s hearts and Certificate for Best Local Content.
While Sharon Aney shares information about genealogy scams, we also have a submission from Bill Anhorn who sheds light on research findings from a request to the Medicine Hat Genealogical Society about the disappearance of Reverend Robert Earl Ross. What Bill and his team also uncovered was a story of survival and fortitude by the Reverend’s wife and children left behind.
As always, and I’m sure Relatively Speaking readers will agree, the biggest celebration is for our volunteers and authors. Without their input, we wouldn’t be sharing these inspirational stories of our ancestors’ heritage.
Happy reading!
Kate Wilson, Editor
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