Full House

Anna Marie Kacelvich's paternal grandfather, Rocco Madotta, and his family moved into a narrow , two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached house at 95 Ryerson Ave. early in the last century.

It was a full house with a very big family – the two parents, the widowed mother, eight children, along with a couple of boarders in the front room. But wait, there were even more for a few years. A fire left a neighbouring family of four homeless, and, of course, Anna Marie’s generous grandmother welcomed them into the already crowded abode – a deed that was later rewarded with gifts of diamonds!

Anna Marie's paternal grandparents
Anna Marie's paternal grandparents
Madott Family circa 1920s
Madott Family circa 1920s

Storytellers

  • Anna Marie Kacelvich

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Who

  • Anna Marie Kacelvich
  • Rocco Madotta
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