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Karen Scott
Co-Editor:
Newton County, Missouri Genealogy
Society &
Neosho Genealogy Friends of the Library
Newsletters
Joplin, Missouri
Autobiography
Web Information
Session Information
Autobiography
Karen Scott first developed an interest in
genealogical research while assisting her husband, Randy Scott, with his
genealogy. However, she soon began to work on her own family history
and has been doing so for over five years. She served as Co-Editor of
the Newton County, Missouri genealogical society's, the Genealogy
Friends of the Library's (GFOL), quarterly newsletter, Newton County
Roots, for two years. Since 2003 she has been Roots Editor. Karen also
handles most of the publicity, press releases, and announcements for the
organization. In the fall of 2003, Karen co-compiled and co-edited the
Genealogy Friends of the Library Heritage Cookbook with fellow GFOL
member Carol Wood. It includes recipes from old Newton County, Missouri
newspapers and those submitted by individuals with a Newton County
connection. She is currently working on a book about the Sheriffs of
Newton County, Missouri.
Karen has been helping her husband, Randy, to
transcribe the 1860 Federal census of Newton County as well as the 1900
Newton County census. She has given lectures to genealogy groups as
well as served as instructor at a "Beginning Genealogy" seminar given by
the GFOL. Karen works as a volunteer librarian at the Genealogy Room of
the Neosho-Newton County Library one evening every other week and
assists the GFOL's Corresponding Secretary with research requests.
Karen recently received the "Directors' Award"
from the Missouri State Genealogical Association for her service as a
GFOL officer, editor of the society's quarterly newsletter, abstracting
and indexing census records, and teaching at the genealogy workshop.
Presented at the Missouri State Genealogical Association's 25th Annual
Conference held in Columbia, Missouri, this is the highest award given
by the state association to a volunteer genealogist.
A registered nurse for over ten years, Karen
works in the Emergency Department of Freeman Hospital in Joplin,
Missouri. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology as well as
an Associate of Science degree in Nursing. Karen has a special interest
in forensics and forensic nursing. She is a certified Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner (SANE).
She enjoys reading forensic case studies and
watching forensic science programs as well as cooking and fishing.
Randy and Karen have three daughters and three grandchildren. They
recently completed and moved into a new oak log home with the idea of
hosting family gatherings and running a "bed and breakfast" or "bed and
stay" inn catering to genealogy researchers.
Web
Information
Email
Session
Information:
Old Time Medicine or,
What Did Great-Great-Uncle Ben Really Die From?
Brief historical information, "old tyme" ailments
and further medical information for genealogists.
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