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-----Family of Georgianne Tremblay and her two spouses
Page 19-19
-----Family of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle and Joseph Ray
Page 20-21
CHAPTER ONE: From Les Escoumins to Hanmer (1891–1906)
Page 24-41
-----Marie-Louise Bouchard
Page 26-29
-----Marie-Louise Labelle
Page 30-30
-----Arrival in Hanmer
Page 30-30
-----Life of Hanmer’s First Settlers
Page 31-33
-----Marie-Louise’s Education
Page 34-34
-----Primary School
Page 35-36
-----Tough Love
Page 37-38
-----And What of the Future?
Page 39-39
-----Spiritual Life in the Hamlet
Page 40-41
CHAPTER TOW: The New Arrival (1858–1906)
Page 42-55
-----Father Joseph A. Roy
Page 44-44
-----The Francophone Catholic Clergy in the Canadian West
Page 44-45
-----Wolseley, Saskatchewan
Page 46-52
-----Vernon, British Columbia
Page 53-53
-----Hanmer, Ontario (August 1906)
Page 54-54
-----First Meeting with Marie-Louise
Page 55-55
CHAPTER: THREE The Turning Point (1906–1916)
Page 56-69
-----Regular Meetings with Marie-Louise
Page 58-59
-----Presbytery Maid?
Page 60-63
-----Against All Comers
Page 64-65
-----Impact of Their Departure
Page 66-69
CHAPTER FOUR: Family Life (1916–1928)
Page 70-93
-----New Identities
Page 72-72
-----Rideau Park (May 1917)
Page 73-74
-----Life as a Couple
Page 75-76
-----Daily Life
Page 77-80
-----Intellectual Life
Page 81-82
-----Spiritual Life
Page 83-83
-----First Return to Hanmer (November 1920)
Page 83-83
-----Birth of Lorne
Page 84-84
-----1921–1926
Page 85-87
-----Gertrude’s First Communion
Page 88-88
-----Facing Facts
Page 89-89
-----Synchronicity
Page 90-91
-----The Big Decision (1928)
Page 92-93
CHAPTER FIVE: “Widow” with Three Children (1928–1935)
Page 94-125
-----Heartbreak
Page 96-96
-----Unexpected Visits
Page 97-98
-----Living Day to Day
Page 99-100
-----Free to Explore Life
Page 101-104
-----Napoléon’s Visit
Page 105-105
-----The Crash, 24 October 1929
Page 106-107
-----Family Ties
Page 108-108
-----Homeowner
Page 109-109
-----Impact of Joseph’s Departure
Page 110-111
-----Religion after Joseph’s Departure
Page 112-112
-----The French–English Question
Page 113-113
-----Life During the Great Depression
Page 114-114
-----Bank Street (1930–1932) and Sunnyside Street (1932–1933)
Page 115-117
-----Stanley Avenue (1933–1935)
Page 118-120
-----Social Life
Page 121-122
-----Convalescent Home
Page 123-123
CHAPTER SIX: Living from Hand to Mouth (1935–1944)
Page 126-147
-----James Street (1935–1936)
Page 128-129
-----Lisgar Street (1936–1937)
Page 130-132
-----Nepean Street (1937–1939)
Page 133-135
-----Rideau Street, Corner of Chapel (1939)
Page 136-136
-----Slater Street (1940)
Page 137-139
-----Central Avenue (1941)
Page 140-140
-----Acquaintance Changes (1942–1944)
Page 141-147
CHAPTER SEVEN: Nanny (1944–1965)
Page 148-169
-----Grandmother
Page 150-150
-----Sewing and Knitting
Page 151-152
-----In the Kitchen
Page 153-154
-----“Breaking Camp”
Page 155-155
-----Mother-in-Law
Page 156-157
-----Jake and the Kid
Page 158-158
-----Back to Ottawa (1957–1965)
Page 161-161
-----Ogilvy’s
Page 161-161
-----The Countess of Ségur
Page 162-164
-----A Busy Room (1962–1965)
Page 165-165
-----The Secret
Page 165-169
CHAPTER EIGHT: Return to Her Roots (1960–1964)
Page 170-181
-----Graduation (1960)
Page 172-172
-----The Two Gossips
Page 173-174
-----Inner Peace
Page 175-175
-----The Trip to the Yukon
Page 176-181
CHAPTER NINE: Old Age, Humour and Tenderness (1965–1970)
Page 182-191
-----A Time to Relax
Page 184-186
-----Always Keeping the Secret
Page 187-187
-----Reminiscences of Long Ago
Page 188-188
-----The Bloomers
Page 189-189
-----The Braid
Page 190-190
-----Thieves
Page 190-191
CHAPTER TEN: Living in Peace (1970–1973)
Page 192-201
-----Housewarming
Page 194-194
-----A Time to Enjoy Life
Page 195-195
-----A Time to Die
Page 197-201
-----Appendix One: Arrival in Hanmer
Page 206-207
-----Appendix Two: House in Hanmer
Page 208-208
-----Appendix Three: Landowner
Page 209-211
-----Appendix Four: Amour Immaculé / Immaculate Love
Page 212-213
Family Documents
Page 214-221
List of People Interviewed
Page 222-223
List of People Who Helped Me in My Research
Page 224-227
Abbreviated Chronology
Page 228-233
Bibliography
Page 244-247
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