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That's putting it mildly. I never knew my mother's half brothers as she was the product of marriage of two widowers whose children were grown. Then I was born when she was 45. That being the case, those family members were history by the time I was old enough to get a handle on who was who. My sister, Evelyn would say it was no coincidence that we ended up staying in that place.
The next time we stayed in Revelstoke, the old hotel itself was only a memory.
I had encountered the multi generational space in the family connections previously. When I was applying to university in '72, one of the questions asked if any family members might have attended that institution. I knew of none, but when I mentioned the question to my mom, she advised me her half brother, Ralph was class of '22. These were soldiers returning from WW I, who were encouraged to complete their degrees.