This week I participated in a reading of segments from a book in which I had contributed seven stories. The stories were of women who had influenced me throughout my life and left an lasting impression.
This is me reading one of the stories from the book in the Woodstock, N.B. Library.
How it all started-
My childhood friend, Anne Murphy, messaged me to see if I would write some stories about the women I had known when growing up in our small village. She was compiling a book entitled
“Women Of Western New Brunswick.”
There was a set form to follow at the start of each story. This is also a wonderful record to have of family members and others who have left their earthy body.
NAME-
BORN -
PARENTS -
SIBLINGS -
MARRIED -
CHILDREN -
DIED -
BURIAL -
Some research had to be done to gather the above information. Often I was able to find information through cemetery records.
Finding the information for the start of a story put me in the mindset to flesh out what I knew of each woman’s life. I like to think their spirit was beside me as I wrote and would approve of what I had remembered and written about them.
The book was to be a cross section of women who were born or lived in the Western part of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
I put my thinking cap on and started writing the first two stories about my mother and my grandmother. From there, memories flooded back to me.
It’s funny how even if you think you don’t know enough to write two sentences about someone from your past, if you think about them, many thoughts will come to your mind. In the end I wrote seven stories of women who had lived through hard times, good times, lost children and husbands. Throughout the stories the struggles of women and their resourcefulness and ability to cope under trying circumstances is explored.
Besides myself., there were about 22 contributors including my friend, Anne Murphy. She organized and published the book on Amazon.ca.
Included in my stories were ones of my mother, my paternal grandmother, an aunt, two friends of my mother, a young vivacious woman who survived a stroke and a story of the women who helped in making the St. Francis of Assisi Skiff Lake Shrine a yearly success.
The writing of the book brought many in the community together and they loved sharing the stories of remarkable women who, although no longer with us, will be immortalized in the book.
This is the cover of the book.
It was fun putting the stories together. Perhaps, in the near future, Anne will have a book on the men, of this region. I know a few I could write about.
Thanks! Appreciated
What a cool idea to make such a book, Jo, it's great that you have participated and contributed quite a lot stories - congratulations 👏
I have met quite some people in my life, and there are also some I look up to, but I wouldn't know any stories about them to tell.
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Thanks Hannes and for the ecency boost. It was fun writing the stories and also to have the information on the ladies documented in the book,
I’m thinking you would have plenty of stories to write, dear Hannes, starting with your parents and on down the list. It’s amazing how fast one can forget dates and other details if they are not written down.
I remember many deaths and births being recorded in the family bible,
I always appreciate your support. Have a great Thor’s day! 🤗
Sorry for my late reply, dear Jo, but times have become even busier than before 😅
Most of my stories, especially the family stories, wouldn't be interesting, maybe the ones when I got lost on hikes would be quite funny though 😂
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, dear Jo 🤗 🌞
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That is a very rare topic but sounds highly interesting. Congrats!!!! to you both ❤
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice comment. 😊
Learning about the women who went before in a region, a wonderful way to remember, would be nice to explore the men sometime to link the families in full.
Finding information like this when folk have departed is quite difficult, I attempted the family trees.
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Thanks Joan and for the tip. Finding information after someone has departed can be difficult. I was surprised how many dates of the births and deaths I was able to find by searching the cemeteries. It can be done online as long as you know where the person is buried.
Have a great day! ☀️
Our record keeping is not all that good, even with online facility more often than not one has to go to the cemetery and hope a register is still available to check through.
Have a wonderful day as well.
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I like the way you write. Simple, direct to the point, and honest. Those 7 stories you wrote I am sure did more than homage to those 7 women. The word you chose was "immortalized". Spot on!
Nice seeing you in person without the hat. Thanks too to @johannpiber for resteeming your post. I would have missed it. Somehow I didn't see it in 'My Friends' feed.
Keep safe and enjoy the upcoming weekend 🤗
Thanks so much @gems.and.cookies for your lovely comment and always being supportive. I tried to do the woman justice in my stories.
Have a wonderful Friday and coming weekend ahead, my friend, 😊
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Yes, it was fun to do the research and put together the stories, 😊
This is so exciting. I have ordered my copy!! Can't wait to read it. Not only am I delighted to read something you wrote, but I have also in the past read first-person accounts of Canadian pioneers...I think one may have even been from New Brunswick.
Congratulations to you and to Ann Murphy. I love the cover :)
That is so generous of you A.G. I will message Anne and tell her of your congratulations. You do seem like someone we should know. Anne (with an e) was a school teacher. . She often used that saying from Anne of Green Gables. Lol. I had to go back and attach the E. She had many relatives that went to the States, mainly Boston.
Thanks my dear friend and I hope you enjoy the book. 💕
That's not generous. I'm eager to read it. Very, very exciting. Wonderful to see people realize a dearly held ambition. And I get to learn about the women of New Brunswick (West!🌞)
This is a very good one
How do I order this? I may be needing one.
Also, kudos and congratulations to you and your friend.
Thanks for your appreciation. The book is on Amazon.ca. This is the link
https://www.amazon.ca/Women-Western-Brunswick-Anne-Murphy/dp/B0C8R9DDC9
Thanks for the support.
Congrats on this wonderful accomplishment!
Thanks for your kind comment.
Yes, I can easily relate to this. No doubt life is hard, but you gotta live it like this.
Thanks for stopping by. Yes life has its ups and downs and we have to appreciate what we have, not dwell on what we have lost.
What a wonderful way to celebrate the women who touched your life in the region you live in @redheadpei! Funny how we think there's not much to say, but once you start, the memories come flooding back. Awesome that it's now not lost in time, but is stored in book form for future generations!
Thanks @lizelle. I’m happy to have the stories written down. So true that when I started thinking about the women, the memories came back.
Have a lovely weekend. 😊
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