by Laurie Ness Gordon | Aug 2, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
So thrilled that Finding Home is on the Ottawa Public Library’s Recommended List. Thank you, Nancy Green for dropping off a copy for their evaluation. So far the novel has found its way to Vancouver, Victoria, Ottawa, Sarnia, Belleville, Madoc, Brockville,...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jul 9, 2024 | Home Page
On Sunday we visited the newly-re-opened Bellevue House in Kingston, a former home of Sir John A Macdonald. Jake Breadman, our costumed interpreter, shared a fascinating account of the history of the area and the site from pre-indigenous times to the period that...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jun 24, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page
A lively discussion followed my presentation on Saturday at the Museum of Lennox and Addington. Several participants have ancestors who were Home Children. One woman has ten in her family. Another found the name of a relative in my book about The Newburgh Academy....
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jun 17, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
Why did Finding Home mysteriously appear at an OPP station? When writing my previous book, The Medal, a police officer at that detachment was very helpful. To show my appreciation, I arranged a surprise get-together where I presented him with a copy of the novel and...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | May 27, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
Since some of the research for Finding Home took place at Upper Canada Village, it seems fitting that the novel has now found a home in The Village Store there. I visited this historic site yesterday and dropped off twenty-four copies of the book. I also had my...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Apr 15, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on April 13th to hear readings from Finding Home and learn about the local connections to the story. Both Ruth and I talked about the fun of writing the novel together and shared some amusing anecdotes that happened along the way. Thank...
