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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Family Trees
Family of Georgianne Tremblay and her two spouses
Family of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle and Joseph Ray
Prologue
Chapter One From Les Escoumtns to Hanmer (1891-1906) 1
Marie-Louise Bouchard 3
Marie-Louise Labelle 6
Arrival in Hanmer 7
Life of Hanmer's First Settlers 8
Marie-Louise's Education 10
Primary School 12
Tough Love 13
And What of the Future? 15
Spiritual Life in the Hamlet 17
Chapter Two The New Arrival (1858-1906) 19
Father Joseph A. Roy 21
The Francophone Catholic Clergy in the Canadian West 21
Wolseley, Saskatchewan 24
Vernon, British Columbia 30
Hanmer, Ontario (August 1906) 31
First Meeting with Marie-Louise 32
Chapter Three The TurningPoint (1906-1916) 33
Regular Meetings with Marie-Louise 35
Presbytery Maid? 37
Against All Comers 41
Flight 43
Impact of Their Departure 43
Chapter Four Family Life (1916-1928) 47
New Identities 49
Ottawa 49
Rideau Park (May 1917) 50
Life as a Couple 52
Daily Life 54
Intellectual Life 58
Spiritual Life 60
First Return to Hanmer (November 1920) 60
Birth of Lome 61
1921-1926 62
Gertrude's First Communion 65
Facing Facts 66
Synchronicity 67
The Big Decision (1928) 69
Chapter Five "Widow" with Three Children (1928-1935) 71
Heartbreak 73
Unexpected Visits 74
Living Day to Day 76
Free to Explore Life 78
Napoleon's Visit 82
The Crash, 24 October 1929 83
Family Ties 85
Homeowner 86
Impact of Joseph's Departure 87
Religion after Joseph's Departure 89
The French-English Question 90
Life During the Great Depression 91
Bank Street (1930-1932) and Sunnyside Street (1932-1933) 92
Stanley Avenue (1933-1935) 95
Social Life 98
Convalescent Home 100
Kiosk 101
Chapter Six Living from Hand to Mouth (1935-1944) 103
James Street (1935-1936) 105
Lisgar Street (1936-1937) 107
Nepean Street (1937-1939) 110
Rideau Street, Corner of Chapel (1939) 113
Slater Street (1940) 114
Central Avenue (1941) 117
Acquaintance Changes (1942-1944) 118
Chapter Seven Nanny (1944-1965) 125
Grandmother 127
Sewing and Knitting 128
In the Kitchen 130
"Breaking Camp" 132
Mother-in-Law 133
Jake and the Kid 135
God 136
Back to Ottawa (1957-1965) 138
Ogilvy's 138
Cinema 139
The Countess of Segur 139
A Busy Room (1962-1965) 142
The Secret 142
Chapter Eight Return to Her Roots (1960-1964) 147
Graduation (1960) 149
The Two Gossips 150
Inner Peace 152
The Trip to the Yukon 154
Chapter Nine Old Age, Humour and Tenderness (1965-1970) 159
A Time to Relax 159
Always Keeping the Secret 164
Reminiscences of Long Ago 165
The Bloomers 166
The Braid 167
Thieves 167
Chapter Ten Living in Peace (1970-1973) 169
Housewarming 171
A Time to Enjoy Life 172
Artist 173
A Time to Die 174
Epilogue 179
Postscript 181
Appendices 183
Appendix One Arrival in Hanmer
Appendix Two House in Hanmer
Appendix Three Landowner
Appendix Four Amour Immacule/Immaculate Love
Family Documents 191
List of People Interviewed 199
List of People Who Helped Me in My Research 201
Abbreviated Chronology 205
Notes 211
Bibliography 221
Index 225
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