CFUW members in action! Joy Forbes, CFUW Kanata publishes book on One Room School Houses

Book Release of “Perseverance, Pranks and Pride – Tales of the One-Room Schoolhouse”

After two years of interviewing over 175 people, researching over 100 one-room schoolhouses, spending countless houses of writing and editing, Joy Forbes’ book is finally ready. “Perseverance, Pranks and Pride – Tales of the One-Room Schoolhouse” is being released on September 3, 2010.

The book focuses on the life and times of English- and French-speaking individuals growing up in the Ottawa Valley region who attended or taught in one-room schoolhouses from around the turn of the century until 1992 when the last one closed in Ontario.  There are approximately 75 short stories about individual experiences as well as brief histories of many schools.

Il y a quelques histoires en français.  It also includes many interesting photographs and images of memorabilia, which until now have not been documented.  Contributors of note include Larry Robinson of the Montreal Canadiens, Graham Ritchie of Ritchie’s Feed and Seed, as well as the well-known local author, Mary Cook, who was also gracious enough to compose a very flattering preface.

If you are in the Ottawa area, Joy will be reading and signing copies at the following times and locations:

Sunday, September 12, 1-5pm at the Cheshire Cat Pub (formerly SS. No. 1 Huntley)

2193 Richardson Side Road (at Carp Road)

and

Sunday, September 19, 1-5pm at the Centrepointe Library

101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa.

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