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My Mother Passes

Denis Ledoux — Sun, 11 May 2025 14:37:09 +0000

On this blog, I have frequently offered excerpts of my mother’s memoir, We Were Not Spoiled. It has been such a satisfaction for me to have written her story and to have been able to hand her a copy. One day, after I had presented her with the hard copy of We Were Not Spoiled, […]

My Son Denis Is Born

Lucille Ledoux — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:55:39 +0000

My second pregnancy was also easy enough. This time Albert was with me, and he and I could live it together. My mother had had most of her babies at home, but by the mid-1940s, women were… (more…)

No Smile on my Face

Lucille Ledoux — Fri, 05 May 2017 10:15:05 +0000

Dr. Morin would say that my mother had not put a smile on my face when she carried me, but I think it was because, as the oldest, I was made to be a too-serious child. (more…)

We Were Not Spoiled: A Memoir for the Family and for the World

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:28:47 +0000

Let me celebrate my mother’s life by writing about her memoir We Were Not Spoiled—which I will offer you as a gift at the end of this post. (more…)

Our World War 2 Wedding in Maine

Lucille Ledoux — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:45:32 +0000

My suitcase was packed and ready for our trip to Syracuse, NY, the day after the wedding ceremony because Albert would have to report to base Monday night. That trip would be the only honeymoon we would have because we were having a World War 2 wedding! (more…)

I Join a Marching Drill Team

Lucille Ledoux — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:31:52 +0000

In Franco-American New England, marching drill teams were popular. These teams were made up of girls who played instruments and marched in formation. Rhéa Ledoux was a team captain and she got to march in front of the other girls. The various drill teams would prepare elaborate sequences which they performed in parades—often in competition […]

My Father Loved to Tell a Story

Lucille Ledoux — Mon, 26 May 2014 14:23:59 +0000

My father loved to tell a story. He would sit three or four of us on his lap and ask us what kind of story we wanted to hear. “Perhaps un petit rien tout nu (a little naked nothing)?” he’d suggest. Not knowing what that was, we would nod our heads eagerly. “Do you want […]

Albert Leaves for War, and I Go Back Home

Lucille Ledoux — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:30:09 +0000

The following is an excerpt from We Were not Spoiled by Lucille Ledoux as told to Denis Ledoux. The trip to Syracuse We left our wedding guests at 1:30 for the train trip to Albert’s base in Syracuse, N.Y. Since it was still summer and the sun was out late, we saw much beautiful country […]

Life During The War

Lucille Ledoux — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:22:29 +0000

Life during the war went on as usual, in some ways. I enjoyed working at Benoit’s Clothing Store. I liked dressing up to go to work. We were always meeting … (more…)

The Howe Street Apartment

Lucille Ledoux — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:00:10 +0000

The following is an excerpt from We Were not Spoiled by Lucille Ledoux as told to Denis Ledoux. My Parents Establish Themselves in Maine and I Am Born The Howe Street apartment where I was born was my parents’ second home. When they first came, they lived downtown in a tenement on Lisbon Street. My […]