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Joy Family Histories, Scattered Lives

  • About
    • Harold Joy’s Birth Family
    • Births, Wedding, and Deaths of Harold’s Family
  • Stories
    • The Story of Moorfield House and the Man Who Built It
  • Book-in-Progress
  • Photo Gallery
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  • Chapter 1.  1924 –  The End

    Chapter 1. 1924 – The End

    Dinner at the rooming house had been quieter than usual.  Harold hadn’t joined them, which was…

  • Chapter 2.   1862 – The Beginning

    Chapter 2. 1862 – The Beginning

    Harold was the last born in a sprawling family of 8 children.  Considering that it was…

  • Chapter 3.  Christmas 1869

    Chapter 3. Christmas 1869

    Christmas Eve. Headingley Methodist Church was hung with pine boughs and holly for the Christmas Eve…

  • Chapter 4.  Boxing Day 1869

    Chapter 4. Boxing Day 1869

    It was a shocking Boxing Day. Harold had just finished breakfast when he heard someone knocking…

  • Chapter 5.  Another Rough Day

    Chapter 5. Another Rough Day

    The fly buzzed furiously at the classroom window, trying to escape into the sunny spring afternoon.…

  • Chapter 6.  A Wonderful First Day for Jeanie

    Chapter 6. A Wonderful First Day for Jeanie

    While ten-year-old Harold was chasing butterflies through the gardens of Moorfield House and feeling overlooked by…

  • Chapter 1. 1924 – The End
  • Chapter 2. 1862 – The Beginning
  • Chapter 3. Christmas 1869
  • Chapter 4. Boxing Day 1869
  • Chapter 5. Another Rough Day
  • Chapter 6. A Wonderful First Day for Jeanie
  • About
    • Harold Joy’s Birth Family
    • Births, Wedding, and Deaths of Harold’s Family
  • Stories
    • The Story of Moorfield House and the Man Who Built It
  • Book-in-Progress
  • Photo Gallery
  • Contact
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