This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/7aB.2ACEAE/771.2 Message Board Post: Hi.. My name is Laurine Whitfill, I am looking for a Marie L. or Lorraine M. DeKelver, Decalver, Who worked at, I believe the Grand Hotel in Edmonton, the Salisbury House in Wpg, in the late 1940's. She was described as 5'4" tall, blond, fair, with blue eyes, and was considered to be attractive. She had completed her education to the 9th. Grade. She was in Wpg., when she worked at the Misericordia Hospital as a switchboard operator during her confinement. This was collected information from the Henderson Directories. I was born Mildred Eileene Decalver/DeKelver on April 1, 1941. My father was not named. The thing that "Niggles" me, is the fact I was not baptised after the adoption until 1947. Most Catholic babies are Baptised almost invetro. Could there be someone of the Jewish faith on the French side of her family. My mother's line was said to be (Belgium)French, and Norweigen, and Canadian born.There were so many leaving the old country due to the war. I have been look! ing for so long. I have hiking viking grandchildren that are beautiful. We are fair, with blue eyes and quite muscular. We have our education. My son Paul speaks 3 languages and his children are in accellerated classes here in So. California. I was raised in a French, Austrian/German, Catholic home. The surnames that I grew up with were Germain, and Neumann. I spent my younger years in Winnipeg and we lived in Deer Lodge. I went to St. Annes School, in St. James. We moved to So. Calif. when I was a teenager. I was educated here in Anaheim. I am now married to Jerry Whitfill, who originated from Texas. There are only about 4000 of them. This is where I found out about genealogy. And now, it is Monday, again. I am still looking. If you have any information, please drop me a line. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Hope to hear from you. Laurine Whitfill AKA. Mildred Eileene DeKelver/Decalver