Andrew Hind's latest book includes tales of Desaulniers, near Sturgeon Falls
NORTH BAY — Andrew Hind’s latest book brings to light a host of stories of forgotten and fading places — for fans of local history and ghost towns, he may already be on your shelf. He’s written over 30 books, most of which focus on aspects of Ontario’s history.
His latest book highlights the vanished villages “that once prospered in the North.” The village of Desaulniers was perfect for the book, Hind noted, because once it was thriving, complete with “bustling main street,” but over time fell into a downward spiral. Hind mentioned the Serre Family were one of the first in the area, then “a wave of eager settlers” came in the early 1890s. His chapter mentioned the Joanis family, the Courchesnes, the Bigras, the Vallieres, the Quennevilles and others who farmed and worked the land.
However, he also felt there were more stories to be told. Brown’s books tend to include very brief sketches on each town – sometimes a page or two long. Hind felt that he could dig deeper into the human story and provide a more complete picture of the places being erased by the hands of time. “That’s the most important part of the process,” Hind said. “It’s easy to get names and records” from newspapers and old ledgers, “but to add any sort of personality or interesting anecdote” requires the personal touch.
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