M-A-C Magrath, Alberta, Canada
Family History
I was lucky enough to find your site and especially lucky to have found a family history of John Henry Bridge and Alvira Dickson Bridge written by Avilda B. H. Coleman.
Of course the story itself is fascinating, but then to be able to understand that these were people that my grandfather actually knew was absolutely awesome (to quote my grandson)!
I would love to get email from anyone who knows the Bridge family or are members of the John and Mary Berry Bridge family. Of course, as always, there is a reason for this madness -- to hopefully find a photo my great-grandmother Martha Anne Bridge. As far as anyone in the US can determine there are no known photos of her here --- but since her mother left with Martha's brother to emigrate to Magrath, someone there might have a stash of old photos with maybe one of her in it.
My family and I would be forever gratiful. It would be wonderful for my uncle and mother (who are both getting older and are ill) to know what their grandmother looked like especially since she died when my grandfather was only 11 months old, and he never had a memory of her.
I would also like to thank Avilda Coleman for the wonderful thoughtfulness to put the story of her family on the internet so others like me can understand what brave and pioneering people they were.
Of course the story itself is fascinating, but then to be able to understand that these were people that my grandfather actually knew was absolutely awesome (to quote my grandson)!
I would love to get email from anyone who knows the Bridge family or are members of the John and Mary Berry Bridge family. Of course, as always, there is a reason for this madness -- to hopefully find a photo my great-grandmother Martha Anne Bridge. As far as anyone in the US can determine there are no known photos of her here --- but since her mother left with Martha's brother to emigrate to Magrath, someone there might have a stash of old photos with maybe one of her in it.
My family and I would be forever gratiful. It would be wonderful for my uncle and mother (who are both getting older and are ill) to know what their grandmother looked like especially since she died when my grandfather was only 11 months old, and he never had a memory of her.
I would also like to thank Avilda Coleman for the wonderful thoughtfulness to put the story of her family on the internet so others like me can understand what brave and pioneering people they were.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Roger on
-
glad you found us .. I was friends with Kevin Harker (son of Avilda) growing up. He was a smidge older and had his own car so he would drive us into the big city (Lethbridge) from time to time. I recall once we were driving down 3rd Ave and someone cut us off. This was about 1975. Kevin got mad and punched the windshield (from the inside) for effect. The resulting fist sized smashed window (this in his own car, eh) was very gratifying I am sure. A lesson might have been learned, but we were just along for the ride and thought is was quite funny. I suppose I should have helped him pay for the window or even helped pay for the gas (but of course, back then gas was almost free :) Good times!
-
Permalink Reply by Rebecca Goodman on -
Roger, I have kept checking this site just in case somone might come across some Bridge info. Is Alvilda's son Kevin still in Magrath or has he done like so many of us (including me) and gone on to different places. If he is still around, would you be so kind to pass my email address to him or who ever is in charge of the family history these days in Magrath. I would really appreciate it.
Regards, Rebecca
© 2009 Created by Roger on Ning. Create Your Own Social Network
