Elizabeth Shown Mills Explained

Elizabeth Shown Mills
Birth Date:	29 December 1944
Birth Place:	Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Thesis Title:	Family and Social Patterns of the Colonial Louisiana Frontier: A Quantitative Analysis, 1714–1803
Thesis Year:	2011
Years Active:	2000–present
Known For:	Isle of Canes (2004)
Birth Name:	Elizabeth Shown
Spouse:	Gary B. Mills (divorced)

Elizabeth Shown Mills (born 1944) is an American author, historian, and genealogist. She is known for her debut historical novel, Isle of Canes (2004).^{[1] [2] [3]} Mills served as president of the American Society of Genealogists (ASG), and was also the editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.^[4]

Biography

Elizabeth Shown Mills was born on December 29, 1944, in Cleveland, Mississippi.^{[5] [6] [7]} Most of her career has been focused on researching the history of the American South. She was previously married to Gary B. Mills, also an author and historian, who died in 2002.^[8]

Mills started her career as the secretary of the ASG (1992–1995). From 1995 to 1998, she was the vice president and became the president of ASG from 1998 to 2001.^[9]

Publications

• Book: Mills Shown, Elizabeth. none. Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. Genealogical Publishing Com. 2001. 9780806316482. 3.
• Book: Mills Shown, Elizabeth. none. Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore. Genealogical Publishing Co. 1997. 3.
• Book: Mills Shown, Elizabeth. none. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Baltimore. Genealogical Publishing Co. 2015. 3.
• Book: Mills Shown, Elizabeth. none. Natchitoches Colonials: Censuses, Military Rolls and Tax Lists, 1722–1803. Chicago. Adams Press. 1981. 3.
• Book: Mills Shown, Elizabeth. none. Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards. Baltimore. Genealogical Publishing Co. 2018. 3.

Notes and References

1. News: Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 1. New York Times. 6 November 2013. 16 January 2024. 20 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120122510/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/booming/advice-on-how-to-research-family-history-part-1.html. live.
2. News: 2013-11-20 . Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 3 . 2024-04-15 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
3. News: Hines . Regina . 2004-05-16 . Novel explores Creoles of Cane River . 2024-04-15 . Sun Herald . 62 . Newspapers.com.
4. Book: Cashill, Jack . Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture . 2009-07-20 . Thomas Nelson . 978-1-4185-7004-0 . en.
5. Web site: Mills, Elizabeth Shown . LC Name Authority File (LCNAF).
6. News: Grones . Denise . 2004-08-16 . Mississippi native sparked by study of Southern culture and genealogy . 2024-04-15 . The Greenwood Commonwealth . 11 . Newspapers.com.
7. News: 2004-08-16 . Delta native pens Southern adventures . 2024-04-15 . . 2 . Newspapers.com.
8. Web site: Dr. Gary B. Mills . 2024-04-15 . The Tuscaloosa News . en-US.
9. Web site: Fellows Past Officers. American Society of Genealogists. 15 January 2024. 19 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119171335/https://fasg.org/fellows/past-officers/. live.