A treacherous journey lies ahead.
Claire was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1810. At the time, it was a sleepy village of less than 200 houses, farms and cottages surrounded by forest. The Mi’Kmaq, a First Nations people, lived in a village outside the colonial settlement. Fredericton was the colonial capital city. The elite members of society’s lives revolved…
In the United States, Loyalists during the American Revolution often are painted in pop culture as villains. As with many things in life, it depends which side of the issue you fall. Claire, the heroine in Journey of Hope, is the great-granddaughter of Loyalists who fled to New Brunswick. This fact is mentioned in three…