Welcome to the Hotel Alberta

Hotel in Kinsella, AB

When we arrived in Kinsella we found Janet and Jon receiving a personal tour from the owners of the one and only hotel in Kinsella. Cousin Janet had come armed with prints of photographs from a trip to Kinsella made by Grandma and Grandpa Candy, Dorie, Larry and Cousin Lorene in 1955.  This was the first and I believe only time Grandma and Grandpa returned to Kinsella after leaving for Los Angeles more than thirty years before. I do not think Grandpa had seen his brothers Richard (Dick) and Tom, who had also emigrated to Alberta in 1910 to homestead since going to LA. Uncles Dick and Tom lived the remainder of their lives in or about Kinsella.

The photos from the 1955 trip provided guidance throughout the day.  These included a picture of Grandpa in front of this very hotel in 1955.  Buildings that were to the right of the hotel are now gone.

Janet Holds a Picture of the Kinsella Hotel from 1955 with the Hotel Today in the Background

It was getting close to 11:00a and we needed to get to the homestead property to meet with the current owners, but something unexpected happened just before we headed out, but that is for another post.   

Jon Chats with Current Owner of the Kinsella Hotel