Asturian-American Migration Forum

Well then Mr. Gonzalez you know my maternal family and where they came from. Unfortunately, the only one still living is my Aunt Olga, Oscar's younger sister. Two of Oscar's daughters are still alive as well. Look forward to hearing from you.

Rene'

Mr. Gonzalez, Yes he did. He had 3 girls, one of which got very seriously burned. I believe their names were Sylvia, Lydia, and Gloria but don't hold me to it. And my grandmother's family even had a nickname, they use to call them Cascarilla. My Aunt Olga went to WV this past summer with mya parents...

Mr. Gonzalez, I forgot to mention my great grandparents also had two sons and their names were Oscar and Joe. So there were 5 kids Oscar, Joe, Ida, Olga and Margaret Alvarez. And my grandfather Joe Alvarez worked in the DuPont plant at the zinc mine according to my mother, of course. Nice talking to...

Mr. Gonzalez, My great grandparents were Joe and Amparo Alvarez. They had 3 daughters Ida, Olga, and Margaret that were al born in Spelter, WV. My grandmother Ida Alvarez was best friends with Joesphine's sister Mildred. My grandmother passed away at an early age, but her sister my great aunt Olga i...

Mr. Gonzalez, I've never heard of the documentary but would be very interesting. My grandmother died at a very early age and my great aunt OLGA (formerly Alavarez) doesn't talk about her time in West Virginia much. If you could point me in the right direction it would be very much appreciated. With ...

Hello all! Thank you for the site, I am enjoying looking thru it. My name is Rene'. I was born in Santiago de Compostela. My grandmother, Ida Alvarez, used to be very close friends of Josephine and Mildred. My mother after many years reunited with the both of them long after mygrandmother passed and...