Matiisen Family (1918-1941)

L to R: Matiisen brothers Voldemar(Volli), Alfred and Arnold in Eckville, Alberta in 1979. Alfred and Arnold settled in Alberta between WWI and WWII, and Voldemar joined them in 1948. The Matiisens are a well-established family that has been living in Alberta since the 1930s. Alfred and Arnold arrived in Alberta as early as the 1930s. Their brother, Voldemar, joined them following the Second World War along with his wife Rita and their children, Arne and Eda.


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