In My Mother’s Voice

Beginning in the early 19th Century, thousands of deeply rooted Canadians migrated to northeastern New York State, settling in Cohoes, where the woolen and cotton mills flourished. Many were descendants of the early French who’d settled at Chambly east of Montreal, as well as Iberville, Quebec in the 1600s. This narrative is told in the voice of Bertha La Croix, the granddaughter of Canadian immigrant Moses Benjamin, and his wife, Celine Masse. Bertha, who was born in Cohoes in 1908, remembers them, their children and grandchildren, while revealing her own poignant story of survival. In My Mother’s Voice, in short, is about a woman who loved without reservation. I hope all will enjoy her remembrances as I remembered them, and our family photos. - Author, Gloria Waldron Hukle (Bertha’s daughter)