Elianya's Story
A Native Girl's Life in Ancient Wisconsin
By Leon Janssen
Illustrated by Heather Gayton
"Elianya's Story is a well-researched and readable account for young readers of what ancient life by the Oconto River might have been like. Leon Janssen and Heather Gayton add to the preservation of the history of Couillardville while also relating it to all rural areas."
Kitty Werner
Oconto County Historian
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"When archeologists and historians view artifacts they most often do so from a scientific view. Taking measurements, photographs, analyzing its age, how it was made and what it was used for. But often they can’t help but wonder about the people who made them. Each specimen has a hidden story that we will never truly know. But we can imagine. Leon’s tale takes us for a journey into the past. It is based on an actual artifact from an ancient village at what is now Couillardville. It reminds us that people have lived here for thousands of years. Who if they could, would tell us their life stories."
Peter A. Stark
President - Oconto County Historical Society