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Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland

Table of Contents

Glossary of Newfoundland words and phrases.  Page 12

Prologue. It is 1794. 

There was a shipwreck that could have been avoided with a lighthouse.  Page 17

Chapter 1-A Fishing Family

Intro to the heroine and her family in 1927. Page 27

Chapter 2-Plans

The father gets a job offer to be lighthouse keeper. Page 36

Chapter 3-Kitchen Party

A cultural look into how Newfoundlanders celebrate. Page 50

Chapter 4-The Lighthouse

Introduction to the new isolated home. Page 58

Chapter 5-A New Life

Daily life at the lighthouse. Page 69

Chapter 6-Risk

The new home is not always a safe place. Page 80

Chapter 7-The Storm

A major blizzard overwhelms the family. Page 90

Chapter 8-Castaways

The storm maroons a fishing crew at the lighthouse steps. Among the crew is a boy who

falls for Hannah. Page 106

Chapter 9-The Assistant

The government sends an assistant to the lighthouse. Page 118

Chapter 10-The Esmerelda

It’s salvage time when a tidal waves cause a shipwreck. Page 129

Miscellaneous photos 

Of family and Newfoundland sights. Page 141

Chapter 11-Grandma Murphy

The grouchy old coot softens up, reasons unknown. Page 146

Chapter 12-The Funeral

A cultural look at a funeral celebration in Newfoundland. Page  155

Chapter 13-The Mysterious American

A Lifeboat washes ashore with an unconscious boy. Page167

Chapter 14-My Name Is Not Johanna

Hannah moves to the big town and asserts herself. Page 184

Chapter 15-Grandmother

A sweet Grandmother gives Hannah a new home. Page 195 

Chapter 16-Monkarsh’s

Hannah leaves school and takes a job. Page 206

Chapter 17-Frank

The most eligible bachelor in town comes a calling. Page 217

Chapter 18-A Wedding

 Hannah’s sister gets married.  A cultural look at a Newfoundland wedding. Page 227

Chapter 19-Career Girl

Hannah becomes a beautician and goes on the road to cut hair at isolated outport islands 

and danger shows its face. Page 236

Chapter 20-Changes

World War II brings a huge military base to the sleepy town. Page 247

Changes 21-Illness

Hannah’s new job in the infectious disease ward of the base hospital takes its toll. 

Page 259

Chapter 22-Vinny

A sailor sweeps Hannah off her feet. Page 270

Chapter 23-The Long Goodnight

Heartbreak. Page 281

Chapter 24-A New Beginning

A new life in New York City and the end of the story. Page 291

More miscellaneous Photos

Family, sights and sounds. Page303

Appendix 1-True Tales and Tall Tales

The author reveals what parts of the story are real and what parts are fiction. Page311

Appendix 2-The Rest Of The Story

Where are they now…what happened to the family and the family’s descendants? What  

has become of the town, the base and the lighthouse.? Page 318

Appendix 3-The History Behind Her Story

The history and background of Newfoundland events that played a part on Hannah’s life.  Page 321

Even more photos-Page 336.