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Invite the author of “Pictured Life” to speak to your group about the book and her Life in Upper and Lower Michigan.
Read a presentation that the author gives with a PowerPoint presentation
of many of her photos included in the book.of true early Michigan stories.
Click below to hear her speak and play her flute now.
Hear the author (Anne Crans) Play “Faith of our Fathers”
Read lyrics of “Faith of Our Fathers”
Hear the author (Anne Crans) play “This is My Father’s World”
Read Lyrics of “This is My Father’s World”.
- Cabin Winter audio “Within cedar cabin walls Gentle hushed voices Speak.” Cabin Winter Text
- Click to read Indian: Little Girls Point Legend
- Respect audio “With greatest of reverence, I give thought and speak to the Native American.” Respect script “Within the woods I walk”…. Read a detailed history of Native Americans before 1492.
Read a North American Indigenous Allegiance to Gratitude - Indians in the America continent
- Curiosity audio “Come walk with me! Walk with me!” Curiosity script
- Crossing audio Many crossed stormy Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the United States of America. Crossing script A. Crossing script B.
350 Color Photos audio Why and how 350 color photographs are included in this book. Color Photos script
Imagine audio The path – To Lake Superior Shores Imagine script Psalms 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills, Where does my help come from?
Book Author (Anne Crans) Interviewer: J. Douglas Barker
Pictured Life: And True Stories from Northern and Upper Michigan 
