Relatively Speaking
Sharing stories to inspire connection
Relatively Speaking is the quarterly Journal of the Alberta Genealogical Society whose purpose is to support the goals of the Society by providing:
- a regular, attractive, high-quality periodical for our members
- articles of genealogical and/or historical interest
- genealogical articles written by youth
- information on family history, genealogy resources, methodology, research tips and collaborative events
- timely information regarding major AGS events and Conferences
Stories featured in our November Relatively Speaking
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"Members can access complete digital edition through member login" Due to pending Canada Post mail strike, the November 2024 RS will not be mailed out right away - RS is now available for pickup at the AGS Library & Research Centre in Edmonton |
In this issue . . . In the following pages we honour the achievements and sacrifices of our family or hometown forebears who contributed to WWII in the air. We also have the pleasure Aerial missions were indispensable to the Allied victory, and by 1945 the Royal Canadian Air Force was the world’s fourth largest. More than 17,000 Canadian airmen had perished. Many of their remains lie in cemeteries across western Europe. Bob Franz shares the enlistment story of his mother-in-law’s brother Arthur Pettifor, who was part of a significant air offensive in the spring of 1945 in proximity David Scott explores the experiences and hopes of his uncle Adam Hodgins through the airman’s and others’ military records and letters, and shares his own father’s adventures as an RCAF ground crewman, while William Anhorn relates the story of Allan Middleton and Kenneth Gray, two RCAF airmen from the author’s home town of Medicine Hat who served together over the skies of Europe. Lynn Hart Myette relates the history of another respected Medicine Hat citizen, air gunner Manny Raber who survived being shot down over Belgium only to endure being a POW before returning to Alberta where he joined the family department store, while Denise Daubert relates her journey discovering her Great Uncle John Neill’s contribution to the RCAF. Through written logs and archives uncovered during a 2024 trip to Cortes Island, Lynne Duigou shares the experiences of her Danish grandparents who set up in the Discovery Islands, while John Althouse pays fond tribute to mentor and friend Jo Nuthack, AGS member, supporter and trailblazer who passed away this year. Finally, a gift for longtime AGS volunteer Arlene Borgstede lights up the genealogical landscape, with a poem by her niece. As always, my gratitude to the team that consistently pulls together an engaging and informative issue every quarter. You and the authors are what makes Relatively Speaking come alive. Kate Wilson, Editor |
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