Connie Yen “Savior and Sinner: Emma Molloy and the Graham Murder” Book Signing July 14 at Library Center
July 5, 2018 — Author, historian and genealogist Connie Yen will sell and sign copies of her new book, "Savior and Sinner: Emma Molloy and the Graham Murder," from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, in the Library Center concourse, 4653 S. Campbell Ave.
Evangelist and temperance advocate Emma Molloy moved to the Ozarks in the late 1880s to establish a home for her family while she traveled and lectured throughout the United States. Trusting that her farm manager, George Graham, and his wife Cora could manage the farm and take care of her younger children, she left home and continued her crusade for temperance. Her trust was misplaced and the result was the “Graham Tragedy,” so named when George’s former wife Sarah was found dead on the Molloy farm in 1885. Emma’s relationship with George, as well as her status as a respected public figure, placed her at the center of a scandal from which she never fully recovered.
Copies of Connie’s first book, “Springfield, A Postcard History,” will also be available.