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Louie Protti was born in 1914 at
Pocahontas in Jasper National Park. Louie's father was Giovanni Batista Protti. He was
born in Cimolias on the 3rd of June, 1874, the son of
Sebastiano Domenico Protti. Louie's mother was Angela
Maria Protti, and she was born on the 28th of October,
1881 in Cimolias. Giovanni came to North America in 1903
and landed in New York. After some time working in the
States, he moved to Pocahontas and brought his family there
in 1913. Louie's parents were both dead by 1918, so he and
his siblings were taken to St. Albert where they attended a
boarding school. Louie was about 13 years old when he left
to go to St. John's College, where he was schooled in Latin
and Greek. His younger brother and sister stayed in St.
Albert. Louie eventually went to Rome to attend the
Gregorian University where he finally learned how to speak
Italian. He returned to Edmonton after he graduated and took
a job teaching in Hobbema, before going on to work in the
Hospital and Health field in the areas of business and
administration. Louie and his wife, Theresa, have three
children, all of whom have good careers in their chosen
fields.
The interview was conducted by Carmela Marino and Anna
Bruni for the
Italians Settle in Edmonton Project in 1983 resulting in the commemorative booklet of the same name.
This was a 25th anniversary project of the Santa Maria Goretti
Parish. A Society was set up and a committee struck to undertake the research. The President was Frank Sdao and the research was led by Dr. Adriana Albi Davies.
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