Source notes

...This story involves narrative reconstruction. G. Wayne Miller uses direct quotations only when he heard or read the words; he paraphrases other remarks, omitting quotation marks, after being satisfied they were spoken.
...Miller conducted nearly three dozen formal taped interviews with Frank Beazley between Sept. 14, 2005, and Sept. 7, 2006. He also spent untold hours with Frank at Zambarano Hospital and in the community for more than a year, beginning Sept. 8, 2005. Miller confirmed key elements of Frank's narrative and learned additional details from a variety of sources:

Halifax history, 1917 to 1953.
...Garry D. Shutlak, senior reference archivist, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, Halifax, provided a wealth of information. Also useful was NSARM's online Notman Studio photo archives and its Halifax Explosion Remembrance book, which lists victims of the 1917 tragedy, along with photos and personal accounts.
...Several articles and books, including: Ideal Surroundings: Domestic Life in a Working-Class Suburb in the 1920s, by Suzanne Morton, University of Toronto Press, 1995; Halifax: Warden of the North, by Thomas H. Raddall, Doubleday, 1965; Nova Scotia, Shaped by the Sea: A Living History, by Lesley Choyce, Penguin, 1996; and Halifax: Cornerstone of Canada, by Joan M. Payzant, Windsor Publications, 1985.
...The 1931 Census of Canada.

The Francis and Nellie Beazley family, 1906 to 1953.
...The obituary for Elizabeth Kidney, Nellie's mother, ran in the Dec. 4, 1906, edition of The Halifax Evening News. The 1901 Census of Canada. Marriage records kept by St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Halifax.
...The unpublished ``Beazley Family History,'' written in 1998 by Halifax Police Chief Frank A. Beazley. The extended Beazley family tree, beginning with the 1860 birth of Richard Albert Beazley, Frank Beazley's great-grandfather, compiled by Brian Beazley.
...Several other relatives and friends who did not wish to be named provided critical insights into the Beazleys.
...A copy of Lawrence Moffatt's military record was supplied by Tim Wright, personnel records officer, Services Branch, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Sally Day, curator, Aldershot Military Museum, Aldershot, England, provided additional information.
Robert N. Berard, director of teacher education, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, confirmed that Baltimore Catechism No. 1 was taught in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s.

Frank Beazley from birth to age 12, 1928 to 1940.
...Division of Vital Statistics, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, provided a copy of Frank's birth certificate.
...Grace Maternity Hospital: Kathryn Harvey, archives specialist, Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Killam Memorial Library, Halifax; and histories provided by Gillian Batten, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, and Diane van der Horden, The Salvation Army, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
...Frank's baptismal certificate, letters from his family, and records from Home of The Guardian Angel and St. Joseph's Orphanage were obtained (by Frank in 1998) from the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, division of Children, Youth and Families. ...Additional records were obtained (by Miller) from the Catholic Pastoral Centre, Archdiocese of Halifax.
...Histories of the Home of The Guardian Angel, St. Joseph's Orphanage, and the Sisters of Charity, Halifax, were obtained from Patti Bannister, congregational archivist. She also provided a biography and photograph of Sister Rita Marie Hagen, 1898–1989, and biographies of other sisters who had Frank Beazley in their care.
...A biography and photo of the Rev. Joseph LeBlanc were provided by Francine Bureau, with the Catholic Society of Jesus and Mary (commonly called The Eudists), Provincial House in Charlesbourg, Quebec.
...Additional details about St. Joseph's Orphanage were provided by Pat Watson, who lived there in the early 1940s (and who maintains a Web site about the experience), and author Alfreda Withrow, who is writing a book about life at Canadian orphanages of the time.
...Gerard Morin, climate technician with the Meteorological Service of Canada, Atlantic Climate Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, provided weather data for key dates.

Frank Beazley at his foster home, 1940 to 1944.
...Gertrude and William Henn: Dale Jackson, Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home, Halifax; Tracy Hardman, St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Halifax; genealogists Priscilla Haines, Les Sinclair, Lisa Blackburn, and Robert Hegerich. Gertrude Henn's obituary ran in the Oct. 28, 1944, edition of The Halifax Mail. William Henn's obituary ran in the Dec. 13, 1962, edition of The Halifax Herald. Details of the loss of his child and first wife, in 1917, were found in NSARM's online Halifax Explosion Remembrance book.
...Frank's foster sister Marion Oakley provided invaluable information, as did Heather Publicover, daughter of the late Ronnie Henn.
...Several of Frank's friends during this period were helpful: John Milligan, Marjorie (Umlah) Young, June (Stewart) Craig, and Ronald Yeadon. George Newbury provided some of the history of Goodwood, Nova Scotia.
...The Butterbox Babies tragedy is well-chronicled. Miller found accounts at a Web site, The Ideal Maternity Home - Home Of The Butterbox Babies, from the Canadian Children's Rights Council; and ``Mystery, pain shroud Canada's Butterbox coffins,'' an Associated Press story published on May 7, 1999.
...Francis L. Beazley's obituary ran in the Dec. 7, 1942, edition of The Halifax Herald.

Frank Beazley in Halifax, 1944 to 1953.
...A copy of Frank's military record was furnished by Tim Wright, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Information about the Canadian army in the 1940s came from Steve Harris, chief historian, Directorate of History and Heritage, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa; Robert Mercer, assistant deputy minister, Public Programs and Communications Branch, Veterans Affairs Canada; Verna E. Bruce, associate deputy minister, Veterans Affairs Canada; author Art W. Cockerill; and historian Peter R. Goble.
...Information on Bramley Gardens was provided by: Patricia Milner, head of Reference Services, Annapolis Valley Regional Library; Jim Shelley, who purchased Bramley Gardens from Edna in 1963; Krista Toole, an administrator with the town of Middleton, Nova Scotia; and Sarah Carswell, librarian/curatorial assistant, the MacDonald Museum.
...Joel Jacobson, columnist with the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, provided photos of Creighton Street today and Frank's home on Bluebell Lane (now Windcrest Terrace); the current owner granted an interview.
...Several of Frank's boyhood friends shared their recollections, including Stan Ernst, Ronald Rozee, Frieda Stevenson, and the Hon. Alan R. Abraham, former lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia.

Frank Beazley in Rhode Island, 1953 to 1967.
...Information on Frank's homes was found in city directories kept by the Providence Public Library.
...The record of Mary Fields' divorce from Gordon V. Fields is on file at the Rhode Island Family Court's Judicial Records Center in Pawtucket. Patricia Fera, Mary's daughter, provided information about Mary.
...John M. Iannaccaro, owner of the now-defunct Turf Club Cafe, shared his recollections of Frank's favorite bar.
...Christopher S. Bentley, senior public affairs officer, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, handled Miller’s requests, under the Freedom of Information Act, for Frank's and Mary's immigration records.
...Records of Frank's stay at Rhode Island Hospital were obtained (with Frank's permission) by Nancy Cawley, hospital senior media relations officer.

Frank Beazley at Zambarano Hospital, 1967 to 1972
...Frank authorized the review of his entire record at Zambarano Hospital, beginning with his admission on March 29, 1967, an archive of several thousand pages. The history of Zambarano was gleaned from numerous pamphlets and books kept by the hospital.
...Mary Fields' obituary ran in the July 31, 1971, edition of The Providence Journal.

Frank Beazley at Zambarano, 1973 to 1998.
...Frank's medical records.
...Mike Saporito's story was written from Frank's recollections, and interviews with Mike's sister Frances Fazzio of Woonsocket. Mrs. Fazzio also provided photographs and granted permission to review Mike's extensive medical record. Mike's obituary ran in The Providence Journal on June 20, 1998.
...Louie Pafundi's story was compiled with Frank's recollections and interviews with Louie's brother James Pafundi, of North Providence, who also provided photographs and a scrapbook. Mr. Pafundi granted permission to review Louie's medical record. Louie's stepdaughter, Kathy Martinez, of Kinston, N.C., granted an interview. Louie's obituary ran in The Providence Journal on May 11, 1994.
...Miller learned about Janie Callahan from her daughter, Janina Fera, an employee of The Providence Journal.

Frank Beazley's return to Halifax, 1998.
...Frank's medical records.
...The Providence Journal published several stories about Frank's visit. The two people who accompanied Frank granted interviews: Ray Allard, who died last month, and nurse Janet (Mitchell) Rich.

Frank Beazley at Zambarano, 1998 to today
...Frank's medical records, and minutes of Patients for Progress back to the first meeting, on May 18, 1979.
...Many patients and employees of Zambarano and the state Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals contributed to this series, including: Richard Freeman, James Benedict, Paul Despres, Irene Nichols, Carl Simmons, Stephen Westerman, Christina Blanchard, Cheryl Gilmour, Barbara Waterman, Fred Scuncio, Cindy Lussier, Edward Fanning, Lois Simpson, Peter Neff, Lynda Lapierre, Robert Perreault, Kristin Raymond, Jennifer Vanasse, William McMahon, Debbie Stockwell, Nancy Houle, Patricia Raymond, Allan Ducharme, Linda Scotland, Joyce Bulger, Donna Doris, Valerie Rushton, Bille Feole, Rene Plante, John Holmes, Don Olson, Cheryl McLaughlin, and the late Joyce McKenna.

Epilogue
...Edna's obituary ran in the Feb. 7, 2002, edition of The Chronicle-Herald. The obituary for her second husband, William L. Ferguson, ran in the May 29, 1986, edition of The Chronicle-Herald. Louise Higgs, Chronicle-Herald librarian, provided copies.
...Nellie Beazley died on Dec. 1, 1975, and her obituary was published in The Ottawa Citizen.