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Sharolyn "Sue" McCoy
Author,
Publisher, Historian
Joplin, Missouri
Autobiography
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Autobiography
Sharolyn McCoy is co-owner of
Three Sons Publishing, Inc. and Rex Technologies, Inc. A
family history researcher for over 20 years and has done volunteer
research work for many others in her spare time. With a primary
interest is in U.S. history from of the mid-1800's to the early
twentieth century, She focuses on the central mid-south, primarily in
the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas. Her writing
projects are developed with a "layered historical" approach to family
history, augmented to include family information from sources such as
available historical records and public and private documents. She finds this methodology gives to the reader a more comprehensive
look at individuals studied and brings to light a more personal history
to the subject matter.
Her first offering,
Elkhorn Tavern, 1860, The Pea
Ridge Community, was First Place and Grand Prize winner of Tulsa,
Oklahoma's Genealogical Society New Writer's contest for 2005. As an
example of her writing approach to family histories, Elkhorn Tavern is
a unique look at the 172 families (1040 names) who received their mail
at the Pea Ridge, Arkansas Post Office that summer before the War Between the States
began. Beginning with a complete transcription of the 1860 Benton
County, Arkansas census for Sugar Creek and Mount Vernon Townships, the
contents of the book are the product of careful records' examination
gleaned from available historical records and public and private
documents including service records of eligible age males who served in
the War Between the States. In addition, this work includes information and notes
from family stories, pension applications and other recollections of
period participants. It is a unique look at the community and families
caught up in the vortex of one of the bloodiest battles west of the
Mississippi.
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Layered History
Sunday,
9:00AM
The "nuts and bolts" of how you can use this vital
technique with your own research and genealogy. Sharolyn specializes
in "Community Genealogies" with an emphasis on "layered history." Every
individual in every household in a particular community, is researched
from 1850 through the War Between the States period and sometimes beyond to prove
ancestry. A short history or vignette is then written about each
household "layering" each family's history to tell a story. The stories
relate to nativity, migration, relationships, interrelationships, family
histories, and the family or individual's interaction within the
community as a whole. This will be so much more than a simple case
study. These researchers bring their experience to this facet of
genealogical research too many family historians neglect. Question and
answer time to follow.
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Lots of topics throughout the weekend!
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