THE AUTHOR
THE AUTHOR, JOHN M. (JACK) WELCHER WAS BORN ON MACKINAC ISLAND IN THE WILLIAM AND MARY DONNELLY HOME ON MARKET STREET. HIS MOTHER AND FATHER WERE JOHN C. AND DELIA E. (DONNELLY) WELCHER. JACK WAS RAISED IN THE DONNELLY HOME AND GRADUATED FROM THE THOMAS W. FERRY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1949.
IN 2008 HE DECIDED TO PUT HIS MEMOIRS IN WRITING AND HAD THE BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2009. THE BOOK CONTAINS MANY STORIES ABOUT LIFE ON THE ISLAND IN THE 30'S AND 40'S AND STORIES OF SOME OF THE MISCHIEF HE GOT INTO WITH HIS FRIENDS.
THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT THE WAR AND THE CARRIAGE BUSINESS AND A HISTORY OF THE DONNELLY AND MC NALLY FAMILIES AND HOW THEY ARE RELATED. THERE ARE ALSO MANY PICTURES OF THE ISLAND (SOME OLD, SOME NEW) THAT YOU WILL FIND INTERESTING. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THE BOOK.
IN 2008 HE DECIDED TO PUT HIS MEMOIRS IN WRITING AND HAD THE BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2009. THE BOOK CONTAINS MANY STORIES ABOUT LIFE ON THE ISLAND IN THE 30'S AND 40'S AND STORIES OF SOME OF THE MISCHIEF HE GOT INTO WITH HIS FRIENDS.
THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT THE WAR AND THE CARRIAGE BUSINESS AND A HISTORY OF THE DONNELLY AND MC NALLY FAMILIES AND HOW THEY ARE RELATED. THERE ARE ALSO MANY PICTURES OF THE ISLAND (SOME OLD, SOME NEW) THAT YOU WILL FIND INTERESTING. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THE BOOK.