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Le prime famiglie italiane di Kelowna 

The first Italian families of Kelowna

Louis and Lucia Constantini

6/14/2019

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​Louis Constantini arrived in the US in 1903.  He worked as a water boy in Philadelphia where rail lines were being constructed.  He continued affiliation with railways supplying timber for a railroad being built to the copper mine at Princeton.  By 1914 he made his way to Kelowna with Joseph Alimonti.  In 1924 he married Joseph’s younger sister, Lucia.  In his early years he assisted with both the KVR and Belgo dam construction projects before buying his own farm in the Ellison area.  Louis and Lucia’s family consists of Armand (West Kelowna), Ida (Las Vegas), and Diana, Albert and Alfy (Vancouver).
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  • ABOUT US
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  • WHAT'S HAPPENING AT KCIC
    • 2021 Calendar
    • Il Nostro Lascito Legacy Project
    • Our 55th Birthday!
    • Club Happenings >
      • KCIC Library
      • La Nostra Famiglia Italiana >
        • Family Tree Workshops
        • Kelowna's First Families
        • Upcoming NFI Events
        • Past NFI Events
      • Giuseppe's Cafe
      • La Bella Tavola - Cooking Classes
      • La Scuola Italiana - Italian Language
      • Clubhouse Dinners
      • Bocce
  • More From Us
    • CONTACT US
    • Clubhouse Rentals
    • 50th ANNIVERSARY >
      • 50th Anniversary
      • Mercato
      • Dinner & Dance Gala
    • Miss Kelowna Cdn. Italian Club
    • PHOTOS >
      • Photos
    • Calendar Page