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Series 1 – A Klondike Gold Miner’s Live
Series 2 – The New Americans
How did my writing begin?
Why would I write this story?
Who would I write about?
What would I write about?
What route did Nazaire and Raoul take?
When would my story take place?
Where did my research take me?
But that wasn’t the motivation
What did a Miner’s Outfit include?
The scenes came to me
Media Kit
Privacy Policy
Contact Joyce
May 18 – Visiting Woonsocket Again
My Full Book Banner
October 9 Warm welcome from Lawrence Library in Pepperell, MA
WORKS
THE LONG SHOT
Praise for the long shot
Manya’s Support
Proof #1
Proof #2
Proof #3
Proof #4
Symbolism in the long shot
First Nations People Abound in new Novel
Balbriggans hold more than Family Jewels
Wolf population handled by Doig River First Nations Riflemen
BECCA’S KISS
ANNA’S WISH
MARY’S HEART
The ByWard Market: A Tourist Guide to Ottawa
WATER – A Kindle Selection Short Story
THE HOMECOMING – COMING IN 2022
The Biography of Sister Saint-Florentin
La Biographie de Soeur Saint-Florentin
EXCERPTS
Lethbridge Wheat
Wild Horses of Brandon
The Silk Train
Victoria’s Death
Skerrit the Wolfer
Ignace, Ontario 1907
The Cut Line
Wayside Cross
Discord
Where to sit and rest
The Home Viewing of Victoria Poulin
Smokers in the Rocky Mountains
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
THE LONG SHOT – Book Trailer
BECCA’S KISS – Book Trailer
ANNA’S WISH – Book Trailer
MARY’S HEART – Book Trailer
WATER – SHORT STORY TRAILER
November 22 Radio Interview with Max Bowen on Citywide Blackout WEMF Radio
May 7 – Conversation with Author Series at Holyoke Public Library
May 23, 2019 – “Be My Guest” Television Interview
May 14 WNRI interview on Rhode Island radio – The Authors Hour
June 29 New England Authors Expo
May 30 Private Engagement for Poulin Family and Friends
June 20 Author Fair at the Shrewsbury Public Library
June 15 – Local Author Day at Richmond Community Marketplace
May 19 Author Fair / Living Library at Wesley United Methodist Church
June 7 – Pass the Word!
May 18 Woonsocket Harris Public Library
May 7 Holyoke Public Library
April 15 Fourth 5-star review
April 11 Third 5-star review
April 7 Second 5-star review
April 4 Chelmsford Public Library
October 13 Autumnfest in Woonsocket, RI
November 22 Radio Interview with Max Bowen on Citywide Blackout WEMF Radio
BLOG
Mama’s Green Soap
Free Farms for the Million
Deer, Elk and Wild Boar at the Hunter’s Farm in Sainte-Hénédine
Faded Footsteps in the North
The Land of Lost Time
Coventry Vermont
Twenty men named Regis Poulin?
A promise to Florence Poulin and her fight to claim it
The Princess May
FAMILY
Nazaire Poulin
David Vachon
Edmond Poulin – Frere Luc Malachy FSC
Raoul Poulin
Evariste Poulin
The Great Rabbit Hunter – Blaise Poulin
Romeo Poulin
Marie-Ange Vachon
Elie Poulin – An Early Pioneer in the Beauce Valley
Gaudias Poulin
Celanire Vachon dit Pomerleau
Arthur Poulin – the Constant Son
Denis Poulin
Florence Poulin
Her Life
Her Religeous Order
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec
1 Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec
2 Early painting of the Motherhouse
3 Stone marker at cemetery of Sisters of Charity
4 Entrance to cemetery of Sisters of Charity of Quebec
5 Two cemeteries at Villa Mastaï
Her Religious Obit
Religious Obituary of Sister Saint-Florentin
Comments on the Religious Obituary of Sister Saint-Florentin
1 Poulin celebration 1939
2 Early aspirations
3 Primary studies
4 A new role
5 Henrietta Martin
6 Prolonged depression takes its toll
7 Levels of religious commitment
8 Testament
9 Illness in servitude
10 Evariste’s deathbed
11 School of Industry Mission
12 Work at Lévis Hospice
13 Orphanage of Saint-Sauveur
14 The end of a calling
15 Death of Florence Poulin
16 Last rites of Florence Poulin
17 Timeline for the life of Florence Poulin
RESOURCES
Resources in English
Roads No More
Roads in the Prairies
La Survivance (English version)
The Colonist Trains
Symbolism in the long shot
First Nation Peoples of the Yukon
What did a Miner’s Outfit include?
Square Miles of Canada’s Provinces and Territories
1909 Canadian Statistics
Social Benefits of Religion
The Mysterious Northern Lights
1881 Canadian Census
Resources in French
Plus de Routes
Chemins des Prairies
La Survivance (French Version)
Le Train des Coloniste
Symbolisme dans le roman the long shot
Peuples des Premières Nations du Yukon
Stereotypical Portrait of French-Canadian Culture
Les Statistiques de Canada vers 1909
RECIPES
Head Cheese (Boudin Noir)
Beef Jerky
Blood Sausage
Abenaki Pemmican
Cretons with Maple Syrup
Bannock
Submissions
Password Recovery
Login
Joyce Derenas
where keeping Canadian history alive is my love
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HOME
ABOUT
Series 1 – A Klondike Gold Miner’s Live
Series 2 – The New Americans
How did my writing begin?
Why would I write this story?
Who would I write about?
What would I write about?
What route did Nazaire and Raoul take?
When would my story take place?
Where did my research take me?
But that wasn’t the motivation
What did a Miner’s Outfit include?
The scenes came to me
Media Kit
Privacy Policy
Contact Joyce
May 18 – Visiting Woonsocket Again
My Full Book Banner
October 9 Warm welcome from Lawrence Library in Pepperell, MA
WORKS
THE LONG SHOT
Praise for the long shot
Manya’s Support
Proof #1
Proof #2
Proof #3
Proof #4
Symbolism in the long shot
First Nations People Abound in new Novel
Balbriggans hold more than Family Jewels
Wolf population handled by Doig River First Nations Riflemen
BECCA’S KISS
ANNA’S WISH
MARY’S HEART
The ByWard Market: A Tourist Guide to Ottawa
WATER – A Kindle Selection Short Story
THE HOMECOMING – COMING IN 2022
The Biography of Sister Saint-Florentin
La Biographie de Soeur Saint-Florentin
EXCERPTS
Lethbridge Wheat
Wild Horses of Brandon
The Silk Train
Victoria’s Death
Skerrit the Wolfer
Ignace, Ontario 1907
The Cut Line
Wayside Cross
Discord
Where to sit and rest
The Home Viewing of Victoria Poulin
Smokers in the Rocky Mountains
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
THE LONG SHOT – Book Trailer
BECCA’S KISS – Book Trailer
ANNA’S WISH – Book Trailer
MARY’S HEART – Book Trailer
WATER – SHORT STORY TRAILER
November 22 Radio Interview with Max Bowen on Citywide Blackout WEMF Radio
May 7 – Conversation with Author Series at Holyoke Public Library
May 23, 2019 – “Be My Guest” Television Interview
May 14 WNRI interview on Rhode Island radio – The Authors Hour
June 29 New England Authors Expo
May 30 Private Engagement for Poulin Family and Friends
June 20 Author Fair at the Shrewsbury Public Library
June 15 – Local Author Day at Richmond Community Marketplace
May 19 Author Fair / Living Library at Wesley United Methodist Church
June 7 – Pass the Word!
May 18 Woonsocket Harris Public Library
May 7 Holyoke Public Library
April 15 Fourth 5-star review
April 11 Third 5-star review
April 7 Second 5-star review
April 4 Chelmsford Public Library
October 13 Autumnfest in Woonsocket, RI
November 22 Radio Interview with Max Bowen on Citywide Blackout WEMF Radio
BLOG
Mama’s Green Soap
Free Farms for the Million
Deer, Elk and Wild Boar at the Hunter’s Farm in Sainte-Hénédine
Faded Footsteps in the North
The Land of Lost Time
Coventry Vermont
Twenty men named Regis Poulin?
A promise to Florence Poulin and her fight to claim it
The Princess May
FAMILY
Nazaire Poulin
David Vachon
Edmond Poulin – Frere Luc Malachy FSC
Raoul Poulin
Evariste Poulin
The Great Rabbit Hunter – Blaise Poulin
Romeo Poulin
Marie-Ange Vachon
Elie Poulin – An Early Pioneer in the Beauce Valley
Gaudias Poulin
Celanire Vachon dit Pomerleau
Arthur Poulin – the Constant Son
Denis Poulin
Florence Poulin
Her Life
Her Religeous Order
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec
1 Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec
2 Early painting of the Motherhouse
3 Stone marker at cemetery of Sisters of Charity
4 Entrance to cemetery of Sisters of Charity of Quebec
5 Two cemeteries at Villa Mastaï
Her Religious Obit
Religious Obituary of Sister Saint-Florentin
Comments on the Religious Obituary of Sister Saint-Florentin
1 Poulin celebration 1939
2 Early aspirations
3 Primary studies
4 A new role
5 Henrietta Martin
6 Prolonged depression takes its toll
7 Levels of religious commitment
8 Testament
9 Illness in servitude
10 Evariste’s deathbed
11 School of Industry Mission
12 Work at Lévis Hospice
13 Orphanage of Saint-Sauveur
14 The end of a calling
15 Death of Florence Poulin
16 Last rites of Florence Poulin
17 Timeline for the life of Florence Poulin
RESOURCES
Resources in English
Roads No More
Roads in the Prairies
La Survivance (English version)
The Colonist Trains
Symbolism in the long shot
First Nation Peoples of the Yukon
What did a Miner’s Outfit include?
Square Miles of Canada’s Provinces and Territories
1909 Canadian Statistics
Social Benefits of Religion
The Mysterious Northern Lights
1881 Canadian Census
Resources in French
Plus de Routes
Chemins des Prairies
La Survivance (French Version)
Le Train des Coloniste
Symbolisme dans le roman the long shot
Peuples des Premières Nations du Yukon
Stereotypical Portrait of French-Canadian Culture
Les Statistiques de Canada vers 1909
RECIPES
Head Cheese (Boudin Noir)
Beef Jerky
Blood Sausage
Abenaki Pemmican
Cretons with Maple Syrup
Bannock
Submissions
Password Recovery
Login
Her Life