The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 Fernie Museum
The back of the picture has some student names including some Italian children.
The impressive bar is a testament to the importance of liquor for the success of Fernie’s hotels.
Alberta Provincial Police barracks, Coleman, Alberta, 1922. The barracks was Constable Stephen Lawson’s home. Bootlegger Emilio Picariello went there to report on his son Stephen’s condition – he […]
The Alberta Hotel, Blairmore, Alberta, ca 1920 where Emilio Picariello based his bootlegging business. It was close to the liquor wholesalers in Fernie, BC and runs could be […]
The Roma Hotel was one of 11 Fernie hotels whose sales significantly declined following the enactment of Prohibition in 1917. Italian miners and others who frequented the hotel had […]
Fernie, B.C. with the coke ovens in the foreground, May, 1899.
The procession for the funeral of Joseph De Georgia, age 52 and Casola Innocente, age 42, September 2, 1928. The hearse holding the body was followed by the […]
The typical wood frame house in Fernie, BC surrounded by a garden. Most families grew vegetables to enhance their diets and to leave money to buy necessities. Louis […]
Large families were the norm not only in the Italian community but also other immigrant communities. Raffaele Migale arrived in Fernie in 1898 and worked in the mines.
