'The Golden Leaf' Love Affair: Saugus, Massachusetts

When great aunt Alice (Penney) Junkins passed away in 1989, she left the Penney/Parker memorabilia to Janice. Once she began going through the bibles, letters and private poems, she realized how important family history was and penned her first self-published book, Dear Relatives, for family members. To please the Irish heritage on her mother's side, she then self-published The Murphy's.

For many years Janice was the editor of The Saugonian Newspaper and also wrote weekly columns in the Sa...