Jeff Broome, author, historian, and speaker
Jeff Broome was metal detecting in Kansas many years ago and crawled under a fence and discovered a grave marker for Susan Alderdice. He was so curious as to who she was.
Fast forward to November 7, 2021, and he presented slides to the public in the Srader Center in Smith Center, Kanas. Also for sale were three books he had written: Cheyenne War: Indian Raids on the Roads to Denver, 1864–1869; Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice in the Kansas Indian War; and Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War.
Jeff gave an energetic talk with slides on the topics of Custer, Sarah White, Anna Morgan, and Kit Carson.
He holds a PhD in philosophy and uses Socrates as a guide for the truth when tracking down the facts. He uses depredation claims, and the National Archives.
Conversation after the presentation was on Custer who had lost a ring in Hays, Kansas and has never been found. Jeff remarked that if it would be found, it could sell for a million dollars.
Sharon Black is from Smith Center, Kansas. We welcome her to our team of volunteers.
Sharon Black has been writing for many years including newspapers, short stories, and as a publisher. She was born in Nebraska and has lived in Kansas most of her life. In her hometown of Smith Center, Kansas, Willa Cather’s hometown is to the north and Bob Dole’s hometown is to the south. Sharon is a press release writer for the National Parks Arts Foundation and writes for b U n e k e magazine. The biggest project she has accomplished is the co-writer of the TV movie Home on the Range. The movie is about the song, which is the state song of Kansas and the lawsuit surrounding it in the 1930s and finding the rightful author of the song. Sharon is distantly related to the Mississippi writer Eudora Welty.
