Lavorato: Oral History Excerpts

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Gus Lavorato: Oral History Excerpts

Raffaele Albi

Mr. and Mrs.
Enrico Butti

Mr. & Mrs.
Domenico Chiarello
(Nella Anselmo)

Gus & Assunta Dotto
(Emilia Raffin)

Attilio & Stella Gatto

Gus Lavorato

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Gus relates how his father, Giuseppe, came out West, and about his early years in Edmonton before Gus was born.

To Edmonton
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Both Gus's father, Guiseppe, and mother, Teresa, worked for the Canadian National Railways - Guiseppe as foreman, Teresa as cook. Guiseppe and Frank Romeo gave many fellow Italians their first start in the new country.

Working on the Railroad
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Gus Lavorato remembers Victor Losa sending him Italian books because he was studying Italian during his high school years in the Coal Branch area of Alberta.

High School Years
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