Joanne (Wood) Lebold has been studying the life and works of L. M. Montgomery for over thirty-five years. A founding member of The Kindred Spirits Society of Hamilton in 1995, Joanne was also the editor of their newsletter, "The Road to L. M. Montgomery." Joanne contributed three chapters to The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album (1999), and has also written guest articles for "The Shining Scroll" and "The Avonlea Traditions Chronicle." Joanne lives in picturesque Hockley Valley, Ontario.