From New France and Germany in the 1600's, to Toronto and the Algoma highlands, this family history traces a branch of the Long family in Canada and its connection to the Larocques and Lalondes of the eastern townships. Historical notes, archival information, and old photographs help to piece together a story of the family's early settlement in Lancaster County, Brockville, Uxbridge, and Walford, Ontario. Knowing almost nothing about her father's family, author Cindy Long determined to find her paternal roots. One Long Journey explores the sometimes frustrating process of tracing one's ancestors back through time, especially when families aren't talking, surnames change for no apparent reason, and census takers get it wrong.