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Denis Ledoux, Soleil Lifestory Network Director
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- Albert and I Decide to Marry
- But Is It a Memoir?
- Guest Blogger: How to Blog Your Memoir in 10 Simple Steps
- Guest Blogger: Three Elements Necessary for a Blogged Memoir (Or Any Memoir)
- Guest Blogger’s Story: Heroic Annie Hill
- Becoming American–why not?
- My father-in-law’s 100th birthday
- Writing Time Wasters
- Getting My Dream Coat
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Tag Archives: Maine Memories
Becoming American–why not?
From We Were Not Spoiled, the memoir of Lucille Verreault Ledoux as told to Denis Ledoux. My father had not come to the US to stay but that’s what happened. Working here to support his family and buying an apartment building that was … Continue reading →
Posted in My Mother's Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged citizenship, fear of being deported, Franco-American history, Franco-American story, growing up in the 1930s, immigration story, Maine history, Maine Memories, recording famiy stories., woman's lifestory, women in history, women in Maine
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Getting My Dream Coat
From We Were Not Spoiled, the memoir of Lucille Verreault Ledoux as told to Denis Ledoux. My mother-in-law had a lovely black Persian lamb coat. It had large buttons that were very fashionable at the time. That coat was heavy and warm, and … Continue reading →
Posted in My Mother's Stories
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Tagged Canadian-American women, family stories, Franco American Women, Franco-American Stories, Franco-American women in the 1940s, fur coats. muskrat coat, Maine life in the 1940s, Maine Memories, Maine women, war bonds, women and clothing, women and WW2, WW2 stories
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The First Months of My Marriage
e left Lewiston and our wedding guests to travel to Albert’s base in Syracuse, New York, at 1:30. Since it was still summer… Continue reading →
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Tagged autobiography, family stories, Franco American Women, Maine Memories
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High School Memories – 1930s
As I was finishing my sophomore year in June of 1937, Robert was graduating from Holy Family School. As when I graduated, my parents did nothing special to mark the occasion… Continue reading →
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