TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ................................................................................. iv To My Family .......................................................................................... V A Honeymoon that Lasted a Lifetime ...................................................... 9 The House That Jack Built ..................................................................... 12 A Letter to My Friend ............................................................................ 16 Mooney Descendants Came From Ireland ............................................. 22 How Lovers Meet .................................................................................. 26 The Local Blacksmith ............................................................................ 29 The Yankees Came Home ...................................................................... 31 Some Cousins Came to V1s1t ....................... 34 How Five Children Survived ................................................................. 36 Death Broke Our Hearts ......................................................................... 39 Ronald MacIsaac .................................................................................... 43 Joseph and Mary Bell ............................................................................. 44 Life Must Go On .................................................................................... 48 Moving to the Country ........................................................................... 51 Teaching in a Rural School .................................................................... 54 Our First Born ........................................................................................ 58 Five Other Children Join Us .................................................................. 60

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