Stories of family and ancestors who lived and worked in Cohoes (textile and garment workers, butchers and barbers), Waterford (canalers), Whitehall (farmers and canalers), Port Henry (iron miners and Civil War soldiers), Champlain (canalers and farmers) and other towns along the Champlain Canal in New York State with some diversions to the places they emigrated from....Quebec (landless farmers, shoemakers, sailors, soldiers), Acadia (more farmers), and even Cornwall, England (tin miners).
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Dejeuner
Sunday in Saint Roch des Aulnaies, at Au Cafe du Bon Dieu, along the Saint Lawrence, south shore. The old presbytery is now a wonderful stop after visiting the church on a Sunday morning. After the services, the sexton was warm and welcoming. He wanted to tell me the history of the church but my very limited French didn't make it an easy task. One is able to walk close to the river where the morning fog was lifting.
Outside God's cafe, the fog was lifting off the St Lawrence..........
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