Media

Karen’s work has appeared in all sorts of media! From writing for magazines to guesting on podcasts, creating YouTube videos to chatting on Facebook and Twitter, she’s shared her passion for history — and covered a wide variety of fun stories.

Here are a few of Karen’s recent social media appearances, magazine and articles:

Podcasts:

• Lisa Louise Cooke’s “Genealogy Gems” (Episode #230)
• Jessica Grant’s “Afternoon Ti” Podcast
• “The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery Podcast” (Episode #26)

YouTube:

• “Putting the Story in Family History”
• “Finding Your Next Story”
• “Memoir Tips”
• “Three Biggest Mistakes Memoir Writers Make”
• “Analysis Paralysis”
• “Lessons From The Cemetery” – lecture for Truckee Meadows Community College Genealogy class (1/2021)

Magazine Articles:

• Nevada Magazine (“The Saga of Lydia Adams-Williams“) (Fall 2020)
• Range Magazine (Cover story: “Roots a Mile Deep“) (Fall 2020)
• Your Genealogy Today (“Turning on the Memory Tap”; “Compiling a Cemetery Guide”; Taking Your Memoir from Stuck to Finished) 
• Family Circle (“Every Woman’s Fix-It Guide”)
• Ladies’ Home Journal (“Alternative Medicine for Pets”)
• Vegetarian Times (“Paradise on the Pacific”)
• Natural Health (Celebrity profile: “Search for Sanity: The Real Margot Kidder Story”)
• Ducks  Unlimited (“Roosevelt in Africa”)

Featured Blog Articles:

• Speaking of History: 4 Tips for Giving a History Talk That’s Actually Interesting
• Memoir Tip: Finding the “Special” in Ordinary Life
• Dream of the Water Children: Memoir Tips from Fredrick Cloyd
• The Boy in a Box: Legacy of Roy Thran
• 3 Hacks To Writing Better Copy
• Stalking Perry Mason: Following The Footsteps of Erle Stanley Gardner in Ventura
• Hidden History: the East Fork School in early Nevada

Newspaper Mentions:

• Record-Courier: Author Releases Third Book in Genoa Cemetery Series