Show Notes:
If you haven’t read the story of my great-grandaunt who spent her entire life caring for others, all while bearing unbelievable grief, you’re going to want to before listening to this podcast.
Her story is below. Lottie’s story is intimately intertwined with her younger brother, Alois, whom she raised from birth. A link to his story is below too.
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This podcast is researched, written and produced by me, Kirsi Dahl, and edited by my good friend Paula Anderson Delesha.
Saint Lottie: The Merciful Caregiver
This is the story of my great-grandaunt on my father’s side of the family tree, who spent her entire life caring for others, all while bearing unbelievable grief. On 19 July 1908, at age sixteen, Ludmila Petrasek became a mother to her seven younger siblings including the baby Alois, born just moments before their mother died. Lottie, as she was known, w…
Pt. 1: The Short Life of Alois F. Petrasek
Alois was my father’s granduncle, whom he never met, who was never talked about and, as it turns out, no recent relative even knew existed! Alois’ Life Begins When His Mother’s Ends My great-grandfather's younger brother was born 19 July 1908 in a tiny house at 407 Duke Street in St. Paul, Minnesota. The home was filled with seven other children whose fat…
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