Matilda Montalbetti
Firstnames:
Matilda
Surname:
Montalbetti
Date died:
Fri, 1937-09-03
Date buried:
Fri, 1937-09-10
Cemetery block:
6
Cemetery plot:
82
Plot location:
49° 12' 57.348" N, 122° 54' 7.992" W
Comments
Matilda Montalbetti
From your website I discovered the block and plot numbers regarding my grandmother who died in the former Essondale institution. When I visit the site will it be fairly easy to track the plot?
Many thanks. I found this website very interesting and informative.
"Unearthing what was once forgotten"
From the article in the Royal City Record newspaper:
Marie Montalbetti and de Courcy met at the cemetery in early May to map out the exact location of her grandmother's grave. They were able to find it using the GPS coordinates and a tape measure. Anyone who visits can find a small orange tie near the centre of the cemetery.
"When I went out to the site I felt really emotional because I thought 'my goodness, I've finally found her,'" Montalbetti said. "I think it's amazing what (Michael's) done."
The experience provided answers to questions that couldn't have been answered without de Courcy's help, she said.
"My project gives people the opportunity to reestablish a connection with the actual ground that their family are buried in," he said. "It's closure, in a way. It's a gap in their genealogy that they've kind of filled." The project is also about New Westminster, and showcasing an important part of its history. No matter how you feel about Woodlands, everyone in the city is linked to the site, de Courcy said.
See the full article, http://bit.ly/181JzGw