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This book could never have been written without the help of many very understanding people. First, as always, come my family, who are ever patient, kind, and understanding of the last minute mix-ups and emergencies which inevitably crop up. Their support, from meals and child care to computer time and critiques, has been greatly appreciated. My sincere thanks in this regard go to Ria Van Holten, Jan Van de Wetering, Marie-Francoise Guédon, Anne-Marie, Reine and Joelle Guédon, Sven Van de Wetering, and Birgit Gießer.

Thanks also go to those who have helped steer me in my quest to find obscure sources and beautiful photos. For these professionals, no problem is too insignificant to listen to, or too great to be overcome. Many thanks in this regard go to all the staff at the National Archives of Canada, The National Library of Canada, Queen’s University Archives, and the Archives of Ontario.

In a similar vein, this work would be truly impossible without the work of those who’ve gone before, who have painstakingly researched material for papers presented at historical society functions, or history books and pamphlets on their areas of interest and expertise. Thanks also to all the people who have donated their historic photos to archives, without whom this book would be merely a collection of stories.* Every effort has been made to trace the origin of photos used throughout, and any omissions in this regard are solely my fault.

Tony Hawke, publisher at Hounslow deserves special thanks, both for giving me a shot the first time around, and for sticking with me the second time. In addition, Barry Jowett has, once again, done an outstanding job of editing my rough draft.

Kaye Fulton also merits special recognition here, both for her fervent enthusiasm for An Ottawa Album, and for loaning me some of the rare gems from her personal library as source material for A Kingston Album.

Finally and most of all, this work would never have even begun without the love and support of my husband, Mark, and daughter, Maia, who go cheerfully on with their days no matter what crisis I happen to come up with.

* Special thanks in this regard go to Rob Buttle and Irene Mooney, for allowing me to use their photos, and to Charles Panet, for pointing me in the right direction.