Join us for a meet and greet with three local authors: Audrey J. Fick, Murder in the Snows; Jennifer McGraw, Lawless Mackinac; and Terry Weller, The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island: The Agatha Biddle Band of 1870. Get to know the authors, learn the inspiration for their books, purchase a book, and have your book signed.
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Audrey J. Fick (A. Jay) was born on October 25, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in Creative Writing and emphasis in Criminal Justice from Lake Superior State University. She was a fiction editor for the fifth edition of Border Crossing, an international literary journal. Her book review of Mark Jacobs’ Forty Wolves was published in the September 2015 edition of Peace Corps Magazine. She currently lives in Hessel, Michigan, located in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
Jennifer McGraw is a founding member of the Michilimackinac Historical Society. Past president of Michilimackinac Historical Society and St. Ignace Kiwanis Club. She is the co-author of Reminiscences of David Corp and Other Historic Works and the author of Lawless Mackinac and the soon to be released, The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves. Her research is focused on Michigan in the 17th century. When she is home with her husband, Chris, Jennifer likes to fish, go to the cabin, read, and tell the grandkids “yes.”
Terry Weller has lived in St. Ignace for nearly 10 years. She is an avid genealogist who occasionally contributes articles to local newspapers and historical publications. A graduate of Michigan State University, Terry worked on The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island/ The Agatha Biddle Band of 1870 for nearly 15 years. She felt it was important to give the Native women in the band a voice. The book relates stories and provides images of many of the women. She has given talks and book signings around northern Michigan. Recently, Founding Mothers was awarded the 2022 Follo Award by the Michigan Historical Society for the work that has made outstanding contributions to the preservation and promotion of U.P. history. She has currently returned to researching her own family.
This program is sponsored by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Library and Museum Services, and the St. Ignace Area Community Foundation.