Walking Back in Time…My Visit to the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum

I have learned through my genealogy journey that sometimes you have research a city, a county, or an organization to learn more about a relative.  This is definitely the case with my maternal great-grandfather, Oscar Wright.  He was born in 1864 in Mississippi.  I haven’t been able to find any records of him expect for…

My Family’s Connection with Newspapers

  Researching newspapers was one of my first genealogy experiences even before I knew just how essential newspapers could be.  All I knew at the time was that my grandparent’s obituaries were published in our local newspaper, the Newport Daily Independent.  Growing up I remember we got a newspaper everyday both our local newspaper and…