Relatively Speaking

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In This Issue....
This issue touches on matters of the spirit, not only through stories of clergy forebears and their ministries, but how cemeteries offer people a natural space for finding solace – and a rich source of genealogical information.

In her article about her cousin Euros Wyn Jones, Miriam Roberts introduces us to a caring and often playful minister in the Welsh Independent Chapel, and Denise Daubert introduces us to two ancestral brothers who took up the priesthood, while shedding light on the formative years of Alberta‟s Oblates.

While cemeteries offer a physical link with the past, it's perhaps most poignant for the small communities dotted across Alberta's landscape. We take a day excursion with Clara Iwaasa and three fellow genealogists to find the Cravath Corner and Patricia cemeteries near Brooks, while Iris Tuftin and Colleen Andersen recount how dedicated community members persevered to maintain or restore
their community cemeteries at Sangudo and Moon Valley, respectively.

Ging Wei Wong shares the moving story of his sister, and the bittersweet occasion 40 years later that reunited his mother with her daughter's grave, while Shreela Chakrabartty offers an uplifting glimpse into the funeral rites of her South Asian heritage.

For John Althouse, a visit to the Union and Holy Cross cemeteries of Fort Macleod sets the stage for the
fascinating history of the North West Mounted Police.  Bob Franz's account of his grandparents‟ journey to Canada picks up on last issue's theme of language and immigration, while evoking the fortitude of Canada's early settlers. And for cemetery research, Kurt Paterson shares some online resources.

Our youth writer this issue, Sofia De Paola, recounts the journey of her grandfather and mother to Alberta and her pride in her Italian roots, while Lynne Duigou reports on the Genealogy 4 Youth Gala.

As always, I can't say 'thanks'  enough to the RS team from copy editing to layout and mailing, and especially to the authors who transport readers time and again into our province's history and, subsequently, that of our nation and the world community.

Kate Wilson, Editor