My Story, My Song

By: Elaine Cougler

Narrated by: Elaine Cougler

My Story, My Song tells the fascinating tale—sometimes sweet and sometimes not—of the eldest daughter in a family of thirteen children, nine boys and four girls, growing up in the fifties and sixties in rural Ontario. The one-room schoolhouse and the church on the hill with the huge steeple both affected the lives of all who lived in that Embro community.

The memoir shows a close and caring society in the midst of a burgeoning post war economy, and the changing world that provided them all so much opportunity. Those changes wrought challenges for everyone.

©2022 Elaine Cougler (P)2023 Elaine Cougler

Highlights from Elaine's life

This self written biography, was recorded by the author and main character Elaine. Elaine was raised in a large family in southwestern Ontario. Her family farmed, Elaine as an older child took care of her younger siblings and helped as so many other children did at this time in Ontario. Elaine had a special relationship with her closest sibling Wayne. They did everything together and got in some mischief along the way. Skating, music and singing, religion and education were Elaine's favorite things in the world growing up.
I have read Elaine's novels and it was a pleasure to learn more about her life, her story and song.