One of the first ancestors who came to mind was my great aunt Regina (Cormier) Kavolius. Born in 1907, she was the fifth child of 14 to Simeon C. and Alice (Goguen) Cormier. Her parents had immigrated from Canada, and her father was working as a printer when she was born. She was employed as a proof reader at Norwood Press and Plimpton Press for many years and had proofread the 1932 story "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by Julie Lane (pen name of Amelia C. Houghton). In 2009 as Norwood's oldest resident, Regina was presented the Boston Post Cane. Her obituary made mention of making afghans for her extended family through the years. I remember the one she had made for my parents, a gift after they had gotten married.
Regina died in June 2010 at the age of 102.
