Post Office Box 250, Ephraim, WI 54211 • Phone 920 854-9506 or 920 854-4217

About Paul and Frances Burton and Stonehill Publishing

Stonehill Publishing was established by Paul and Frances Burton in 1996, when they published their first book. Paul is a retired professor who taught and conducted research in cell biology at the University of Kansas for 28 years. Frances is a retired hospital social worker/psychologist. Both share a keen interest in area history as well as a sustaining interest in plants and animals. Their writing styles are complementary and, after getting beyond the point of “each of my words is precious,” they learned to work together amicably. Aurelia Stampp, who co-wrote Door County’s Wildflowers with Frances, was director of a social service agency. She is an excellent writer and shares with Frances a love of wildflowers. Paul is a skilled photographer and provided most of the photos for the wildflowers book, which became a best-seller in the area. They have lived in Ephraim since 1991.

Comments from Reviewers About our Books

Goodwin Berquist in Voyageur magazine, summer/fall, 1997, regarding Ephraim’s Founding Father. “The Burtons set out to create an accurate and interesting story. Iverson’s attention to detail [in his diary], and their own extensive research has crowned their efforts with success.” “It is always a challenge to recreate events that took place more than a century ago, to tell about the past as if we were actually there. Yet this is precisely what the Burtons have done.”

Fred Schwartz in the Door County Advocate, September 25, 2003, regarding Door County Stories. “Readers will find themselves immediately drawn into the lives of people who, when challenged by life, display fortitude, courage and flashes of humor. Examples of these qualities, and many others, appear on every page...” “Especially insightful and enjoyable are the dozen pieces that describe the Belgian people, past and present, in southern Door County...In lucid prose the Burtons have brought them vividly to life, and is so doing, have also left a written record for the future.”