The $2,000 Mansion

The $2,000 Mansion

After we departed the Empress of France, a ship liner in Montreal, Canada we lived in Montreal for three months. From there we moved to a small basement apartment in Port Credit, Ontario, right on Lake Ontario. In those days there were no driver’s tests, so Dad went...
What Would My Mom Be Thinking Now?

What Would My Mom Be Thinking Now?

As I’ve filtered through the family photo albums, I came across some great photos of my mom, Joyce Florence Wordsworth (nee Healey). I mention her maiden name to help other family members who may be using this site to get some family history, and because when the...
Those ‘Photo-less’ Years

Those ‘Photo-less’ Years

There are sections of my past when there is a real lack of photos of me. I think this mostly started in my mid-twenties when I started my own businesses, and basically worked non-stop. This was also the time before smart phones and people taking endless photos of...
The Mystery Kids in the Pictures

The Mystery Kids in the Pictures

Sometimes exploring old family photo albums has unintended consequences. Some of us get inspired to work our way up the family tree, even going as far as taking DNA tests to see what mysteries lie in our ancestors’ past. My time in the family albums has certainly...