Contact Information:
358 South 700 East, #603
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
cell: 719-660-8445
e-mail: sdcarmack@juno.com
Web: www.SharonCarmack.com

Education

B.A. in English, minor in History, summa cum laude, Regis University, 1997
Diploma in Irish Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005

Certification

Certified Genealogical Record Searcher, Board for Certification of Genealogists, 1988-1998
Certified Genealogist, Board for Certification of Genealogists, 1999-present

Editorial Experience

2006-present	Documentary Editor, The Diaries of Abbey Howe Chapel, 1914-18 and Louis W. Fish, 1912, 1916, 1918.
2006	Proofreader, Elder Bethuel Riggs (1757-1835) of Morris County, New Jersey, and His Family Through Five Generations, by Alvy Ray Smith (Boston: Newbery Street Press, 2006)
2005-present	Content and Copy Editor, A Most Passionate Endeavor: The People Behind the Birth of Pediatric Cardiology (working title), by Dr. William Evans
2005-present	Writing Mentor and Editor, "Meet Me Under the Clock at Grand Central": The Story of an American Family (The Vestner and Fuller Family History of Massachusetts and New York), by Eliot N. Vestner Jr.
2005-present	Writing Mentor and Editor, The Pleasant Lilly Family of West Virginia (working title), by David Rakes
2005	Proofreader, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society Press, 2005)
2005	Proofreader, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony, 1620- 1633, by Robert Charles Anderson (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005)
2004-2005	Editor-in-Chief, Colorado Springs Style magazine
2004	Co-editor, The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists. Family Tree Books.
2004	Interim Editor, National Genealogical Society NewsMagazine
2004	Proofreader, The Avery Family: The Ancestors and Descendants of Christopher Avery, by Maureen A. Taylor (Boston: Newbury Street Press)
2002-2005	Proofreader, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
2001-2003	Writing Mentor and Editor, The Colemans of California: A Family History Focusing on the Lives of John Crisp Coleman, Edward Coleman, and Persis Sibley Coleman, by Diantha Lamb Barstow (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 2003)
2000-2005	Proofreader, Opening the Ozarks, 1835-1839, by Marsha Hoffman Rising (Saline, Mich.: McNaughton-Gunn, 2006)
2000	Proofreader, Colorado Springs FIT Magazine
1999-present	Executive Editor, Family Tree Books, F+W Publications, Cincinnati, Ohio (acquired and edited approximately 40 titles)
1999-present	Writing Mentor, Editor, and Proofreader private clients 1996-98,
1998-2001	Proofreader, Speak! newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild
1998	Consulting Editor, The Hatch and Brood of Time: Five Phelps Families in the Atlantic World, 1720-1880, by Peter Haring Judd (Boston: Newbury Street Press, 1999)
1997-2002	Writing Mentor and Editor, Mills, Shoes and Skyscrapers: The Cannizzaro Family from Poggioreale to New Orleans, by Elaine Trigiani (privately published, 2002)
1997-1999	Proofreader, The Genealogist
1997-1998	Editor, The Croesen Families of America, by Warren D. Cruise (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1998)
1993-1994	Copy Editor and Proofreader, Ranchland News
1992-98	Editor, Speak! newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild
1989-95	Editor, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
Proficient in Chicago Manual of Style, AP Style, and MS Word.

Publications

Books

Guidebooks

• Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers & Researchers. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.
• The Family Tree Guide to Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors. Cincinnati: Family Tree Books, 2005.
• You Can Write Your Family History. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2003.
• Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2002.
• A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant and Ethnic Ancestors. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2000.
• Organizing Your Family History Search. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1999.
• A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors. Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 1998.
• The Genealogy Sourcebook. Los Angeles: Lowell House 1997.
• Italian-American Family History: A Guide to Researching and Writing About Your Heritage. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997

Scholarly Works

• Italians in Transition: The Vallarelli Family of Terlizzi, Italy, and Westchester County, New York and The DeBartolo Family of Terlizzi, Italy, New York, and San Francisco, California. Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2003.
• A Sense of Duty: The Life and Times of Jay Roscoe Rhoads and his wife, Mary Grace Rudolph. Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2002.
• My Wild Irish Rose: The Life of Rose (Norris) (O'Connor) Fitzhugh and her mother Delia (Gordon) Norris. Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2001.
• David and Charlotte Hawes (Buckner) Stuart of King George County, Virginia, Including Three Generations of Their Descendants. Simla, Colo.: the author, 2001.
• American Lives and Lines, co-authored with Roger D. Joslyn, privately distributed manuscript, 1999. Communities at Rest: An Inventory and Field Study of Four Eastern Colorado Cemeteries. Simla, CO: privately published, 1993.
• The Ebetino and Vallarelli Family History: Italian Immigrants to Westchester County, New York, in the Early 1900s Including Descendants to 1990. Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1990.

ARTICLES

Scholarly Articles

• "Mania and Nancy Bane: Identifying the Family of Nancy (Donnally) Bane, Inmate at the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum and the Athens Insane Asylum." The American Genealogist 79 (Jan-Apr 2004): 121-34.
• "Going Through the Side Door: The Irish Origins of Delia (Gordon) Norris of Greenwich, Connecticut," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 157 (April 2003): 125-26.
• "Italian Naming Patterns and Necronyms: Six Generations of the Vallarelli Family as an Example of the Effect of Immigration," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 133 (July 2002): 177-81.
• "Looking for the Family Bible: Eleven Places to Check," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 90 (December 2002): 297-300.
• "Reverse Research Methodology: Tracing the Wife of William Gibbons5 Stuart of King George County, Virginia, to Find Him," The Virginia Genealogist 46 (Jan-Mar 2002): 47-53.
• "Unpublishable Family Skeletons: The Death of Harriet (Symonds) Easton of East Hartford, Connecticut," The American Genealogist 73 (July 1998): 220-23.
• "Fitzhugh Bible," The Virginia Genealogist 38 (July-September 1994): 201-202.
• "The Genealogical Use of Social History: An Italian-American Example," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 79 (December 1991): 283-288.
• "Immigrant Women and Family Planning: Historical Clues for Genealogical Research," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 84 (June 1996): 102-114.
• "Panunzio's Deportation Cases of 1919-20: A Neglected Source and an Index," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 83 (December 1995)" 293-300.
• "Using Social Security Records to Test an Italian-American Family Tradition," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 77 (December 1989): 256-59.

POPULAR ARTICLES

In Family Tree Magazine:

• "American Originals," (December 2000): 18-25. [cover story-discovering immigrant ancestors]
• "An Open Book," (June 2001): 24-29. [finding published family histories]
• "Bible Study," Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (May 2005): 36-41. [bible records]
• "Blazon Truth," Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (May 2006): 30-35. [coats of arms]
• "Breaking News," (February 2007): 52-57. [newspaper research]
• "Buried Treasures," Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (September 2004): 44-49. [cemetery research ]
• "Cracking the Tombstone Code," (June 2005): 46-51. [tombstone art]
• "The Courthouse Rules," (December 2004): 66-67. [courthouse research]
• "Dear Diary," (June 2000): 24-28. [finding diaries of your ancestors]
• "Directory Assistance," (August 2003): 40-45. [cover story-city directories]
• "Ellis Island, Without Tears," (December 2002): 24-31 [cover story]
• "Genealogy by the Book," Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (September 2004): 40-43. [using published family histories]
• "Getting the Word," (April 2000): 28-33. [writing your life story]
• "Going the Distance," (February 2004): 34-39. [oral history interviewing long distance]
• "Good Deeds," (August 2006): 60-67. [land records]
• "Gone but Not Forgotten," (August 2002): 32-36. [death records, obits, funeral homes]
• "The Good Book," (December 2001): 28-33 [finding and analyzing family Bibles]
• "Grave Concerns," (October 2001): 34-39. [cemetery research]
• "Hard Copy," (December 2004): 38-41. [copyright]
• "Homeward Bound," (June 2206): 46-53. [trips to the ancestral homeland]
• "House Hunting," (April 2003): 28-33. [family sources]
• "How to be a Great Ancestor," (April 2005): 46-51. [leaving a record of yourself]
• "Keys to the Golden Door," (January 2004): 38-39. [Ellis Island research]
• "Key Ingredients," (April 2004): 24-31. [unusual sources]
• "Master Plans," (December 2005): 22-29. [maps]
• "Mystery Women," (April 2001): 18-24. [cover story-discovering female ancestors]
• "Name Calling," 2006 Genealogy Guidebook [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (January 2006): 28-33. [naming patterns]
• "Name That Ancestor," (December 2003): 38-43 [dealing with multiple names]
• "Publish or Perish," (February 2001): 50-55. [cover story-writing family history]
• "Recipe for Success," 2006 Genealogy Guidebook [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (January 2006): 66-72. [unusual sources]
• "Regional Studies," with James W. Warren, (December 2005): 56-62. [regional National Archives facilities]
• "Routes of Passage," (August 2004): 42-48. [ports other than NY]
• "Rx for Your Roots," (February 2003): 24-29 [medical records]
• "The Secret Garden," (August 2005): 27-29. [Castle Garden]
• "Secrets of a Cyber Sleuth," (October 2004): 34-39. [researching online]
• "Something to Write Home About," Trace Your Family History [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (May 2006): 42-46.
• "Super Secrets of Successful Genealogists," (December 2002): 38-45. [cover story]
• "Telling Time," (August 2003): 46-51. [cover story-writing family history]
• "That's Italian," (October 2000): 46-53. [cover story-discovering Italian ancestors]
• "Trade Secrets," 2006 Genealogy Guidebook [special publication of Family Tree Magazine] (January 2006): 46-51. [busting through brick walls]
• "Unzipping Your Coat of Arms," (August 2000): 54-59. [dispelling the myths of coats of arms]
• "Viva Italia!" (June 2005): 52-59. [Italian research]
• "Wedding Bell Clues," (June 2000): 38-43. [cover story-marriage records]
• "Where There's a Will," (October 2001): 44-49 [finding and using wills]
• "Winning the Paper Chase," (April 2002): 22-27 [cover story-organizing family history]
• "The Write Way," (August 2001): 54-57 [keeping a family history journal]

In Personal Journaling:

• "The Best Way to Share the Family Treasure," (May 2003): 44-47.
• "Christmas Journals," (December 2001): 20-24.
• "The Family Snoop's Scoops," (April 2001): 54-57
• "Footnotes to a Journal," (October 2002): 45-47.

In Miscellaneous Print and Online Publications:

• "10 Enchanted Ways to Write Your Roots," Writer's Guide to Creativity (Writer's Digest special issue, August 2002): 22-25.
• "Activating Your Active Voice," Council of Genealogy Columnists Newsletter 4 (Summer 1991): 2.
• "AP Style vs. Chicago Style," Council of Genealogy Columnists Newsletter 5 (Winter 1992): 2.
• "A Recipe for Researching and Writing about Female Ancestors," National Endowment for the Humanities, posted March 2001
• "Are You Overlooking Periodicals?" Pikes Peak Genealogical Society Newsletter (Colorado Springs, CO): 9 (July, August, September 1989): 5-7.
• "A Reviewer's Look at Published Genealogies," Everton's Genealogical Helper (May-Jun 1997): 22-23.
• "Carved in Stone: Composition and Durability of Stone Gravemarkers," NGS Newsletter 17 (May-June 1991): 69-70.
• "Composing Yourself," [writing life stories] Preserving Your Memories (September 2002): 40-45.
• "Creating and Maintaining a Family History Filing System," Family Chronicle 4 (March/April 2000): 33-37.
• "Dear Diary: Discovering Your Female Ancestor's Private Life," Genealogy.com, posted March 2001, .
• "Digging in Cemeteries," Reunions 1 (Spring 1991): 22-24.
• "Ellis Island: A Research Facility for Genealogists?" with Suzanne McVetty, NGS Newsletter 18 (May-June 1992): 68.
• "Family Legends and Myths," Genealogy.com, posted March 2001,
• "Female Ancestors of the Old South: Writing About Their Lives," Everton's Genealogical Helper 53 (Nov-Dec 1999): 18-21.
• "Finding and Using Published Genealogies," Genealogy.com, posted 16 Nov 2000,
• "Free Art? Not So Fast," co-authored with Maureen A. Taylor, Writer's Digest (September 2001): 30-33.
• "Genealogical Writer's Market: Part I - The Five U.S. National Journals" Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 8 (September 1993): 61-63.
• "Genealogical Writer's Market: Part III - U.S. National Newsletters" Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 9 (March 1994): 15-17
• "Getting Started on a Family History Search," Capper's (29 July 1997): 10.
• "Grammar and Punctuation Revisited," Council of Genealogy Columnists Newsletter 4 (Spring 1991): 2.
• "Grave Impressions," Preserving Your Memories (September 2002): 8.
• "The Great Obsession: Genealogists and Cemeteries," Epitaphs 1 (Winter 2005): 12-13.
• "House Call," Trace Your Family History (Family Tree Magazine special issue, November 2003); 10-15.
• "How to Tell Your Life Story," You Can Write Your Life Story (Writer's Digest special issue, July 2000): 16-20, 44.
• "If These Walls Could Talk: A Primer for Tracing House Histories," National Genealogical Society NewsMagazine 30 (December 2004): 59-60.
• "Instructing Doesn't Have to Mean Solitude," NGS Newsletter 16 (June 1990): 82.
• "New College: External Degree Program" Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 8 (September 1993): 68-70.
• "Painless Organization," Heritage Quest 15 (Nov/Dec 1999): 8-10.
• "Putting the Two Together: Social History and Family History," Ancestry 13 (Nov/Dec 1995): 23, 27.
• "Researching Italian American Ancestry," Reunions 5 (Autumn 1994): 30-31.
• "Researching and Writing About Female Ancestors," Ancestry 16 (Sep/Oct 1998): 14-18.
• "Reviewing Book Reviews: An Editorial," New England Ancestors 2 (Summer 2001): 7.
• "Saturday Night Redux: Life and the Arts in Colorado Springs in Bygone Days," Colorado Springs Philharmonic Magazine 2 (Winter 2004): 6-7, 26, 33.
• "Sexist Language: Are You Offending Some Clients?" Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 6 (Summer 1991): 33.
• "Ten Steps to Beginning Your Italian Family History Research," Family Records Today 13 (July 1992): 96-102.
• "The Secret to Writing a Compelling Family History," Genealogy.com, posted 14 Sep 2000,
• "The Why, How, What of Interviewing," You Can Write Your Life Story (Writer's Digest special issue, July 2000): 56-59.
• "There's More Here than Meets the Eye: A Closer Look at Cemetery Research and Transcribing Projects," Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM 7 (Fall 1995): 1, 16-17.
• "Three Steps to Writing the Story of Your Irish Female Ancestors," Heritage Quest 15 (Sept/Oct 1999): 30-32.
• "Tracing Female Ancestors," Family Chronicle (May/June 2002): 9-12.
• "What's the Scoop?" [oral history interviewing] Preserving Your Memories (September 2002): 46-51.
• "Who Owns the Client Report? What We Learned from Being Sued in Federal Court," with Roger D. Joslyn, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly 16 (June 2001): 137-140.
• "Words Immortal: Writing Your Family History, part 1," Reunions 5 (Summer 1995): 36-37.
• "Words Immortal: Publishing Your Family History, part 2," Reunions 5 (Autumn 1995): 34-35.
• "Write a Memoir to Remember" Writer's Digest (July 2002),
• "The Write Ingredients," Preserving Your Memories (Family Tree Magazine special issue, September 2003): 34-39.
• "Writing About Women Ancestors." Family Chronicle 2 (July/August 1998): 43-47.
• "Writing Your Family History." Heritage Quest 15 (March/April 1999): 39-41.

COLUMNIST

2006-present	"Uprooted," Family Tree Magazine
2005-present	"The Seanachie," The Septs, Irish Genealogical Society International
2005-present	"On Your Irish Bookshelf," TIARA Newsletter (The Irish Ancestral Research Association)
2002-2006	"The Business of Writing," Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
2000-2001	"The Business of Speaking," Speak! newsletter, Genealogical Speakers Guild
2000-present	"Bookshelf," "Book Report," Family Tree Magazine
1996-2005	"The Writer's and Editor's Craft," Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum
1991-2004	"Branch Office," Reunions magazine
CONTRIBUTOR
2004	Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: Writers Digest Books.
2002, 2006	Chapter 3, "Writing for New England Ancestors and Other Popular Genealogical Magazines." Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society.
2000-present	Contributing Editor, Family Tree Magazine
2000	"Genealogy and Family History." The Italian-American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing.
1997	"Chapter 4: The Paper Trail," with John Philip Colletta, Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997)

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviews published in the following journals: National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Journal, The American Genealogist, and the Federation of Genealogical Societies' FORUM, Otherdays.com (Irish web site).

Online Teaching Experience

2005-present	Online Instructor, WritersOnlineWorkshops.com, Writer's Digest School, Cincinnati, OH. "Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing," "Fundamentals of Life Stories Writing," "Advanced Memoir and Nonfiction Book Writers' Workshop," "Focus on the Personal/Family Memoir," "Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal," "Marketing Your Magazine Articles," "Elements of Effective Writing I: Grammar and Mechanics."
2005	Online Course Developer, "U.S. Copyright Law and Genealogy," National Institute of Genealogical Studies, in affiliation with the University of Toronto, Canada.
2000-2002	Online Course Developer and Instructor with Katherine Scott Sturdevant, WritersOnlineWorkshops.com, Writer's Digest School, Cincinnati, OH. "Focus on the Personal/Family Memoir."
Classroom Teaching Experience
1995-97	Drama Instructor, Simla High School, Big Sandy School District
1994	Course Developer and Instructor, Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, sponsored by Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL. "Fundamentals of Genealogical Research."
1992-95	Substitute Teacher, Big Sandy K-12 School, Simla, CO
1990-94, 1997-2000	Team Teacher with Katherine Scott Sturdevant, Pikes Peak Community College: "Genealogy and Family History," "Your Family in U.S. History," "Advanced Family History Research," "Advanced Family History Writing."
Copyright and Contracts Experience
2005	Author, Carmack's Guide to Copyright and Contracts (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.)
2005	Online Course Developer, "U.S. Copyright Law and Genealogy," National Institute of Genealogical Studies, in affiliation with the University of Toronto, Canada
2001-05	Contract Advisor, National Writer's Union. Training in copyright and contracts.
2001	Author, "Strategies for Creating a Publishing Agreement for Your Society Newsletter or Journal" pamphlet for the Federation of Genealogical Societies
1998-2005	Contract Writer, Colorado Springs Style, Federation of Genealogical Societies' FORUM, National Genealogical Society NewsMagazine, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Speakers Guild
Public Speaking Experience
1990-present	Keynote and Seminar Speaker. Presented more than 300 single presentations and/or all-day seminars and workshops to audiences throughout the country on the topics of family history research and nonfiction writing. Listing of speaking engagements available upon request.
Media and Publicity Experience
2006	Host, Roots Books, RootsTelevision.com
2006	Guest Genealogy Expert, ABC's Good Morning America, 7 May 2006
2005	Copywriter, F+W Publications, Cincinnati (catalog, book panels, press releases)
2003	Co-host with James W. Warren for video presentation, "Writing a Compelling Family History," produced by 123Genealogy.com
2001	Host for video presentations produced by 123Genealogy.com: "Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard" and "Painless Organization for Genealogists"
1997	Guest Expert on the PBS-TV series Ancestors, fourth episode "The Paper Trail," produced by KBYU-TV, Provo, UT
1997-2005	Book Promotion. Worked closely with publishers to promote my books, as well as did all the sales, marketing, and promotion for books I self-published.
1997-present	Expert Genealogist. Interviews on several radio talk shows (including the Ed Walsh Show, WOR radio in New York City), local TV shows, and for newspaper and magazine articles about genealogy and family history.
Awards and Honors
2003	Judge, Pikes Peak Writers Conference Contest, Creative Nonfiction Category
2002	Invited Banquet Speaker, American Society of Genealogists
2002	Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit for Meritorious Service in Genealogy and Family History for column in the Forum, "The Editor's and Writer's Crafts."
2002	Judge, Federation of Genealogical Societies/California State Alliance Essay Contest
2002	Judge, Annual International Society of Family History Writers and Editors Writing Competition
2001	Invited Banquet Speaker, Federation of Genealogical Societies' conference, Davenport, Iowa
1998-2002	Judge, Annual Writer's Digest National Self-Published Book Awards, Life Stories category
1998	Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association for "outstanding contributions to the genealogical community and for the production of articles, books, and lectures that are an exemplary blend of her expertise in history and genealogy."
1998	Keynote Speaker, Opening Session, National Genealogical Society Conference, Denver, Colorado
1996	First Place, Excellence in Writing Competition for Genealogy Columns in Journals, presented by the Council of Genealogy Columnists for Branch Office column in Reunions magazine
1992	Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit for Meritorious Service in Genealogy and Family History for editing the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
1990	Grahame Thomas Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit presented by the Association of Professional Genealogists for editing the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly