Patricia, Gus, and Ernestine Hatchett
Wordless Wednesday – The Hatchett Family
Wordless Wednesday – The Govan Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Govan with their children - Photo courtesy of Mrs. Phyllis Cummings
Wordless Wednesday – Always A Classy Lady
My Aunt Mable Hatchett Dillingham - Photo courtesy of Panzy Anthony
Wordless Wednesday – Dr. Ralph P. Cummings
The first African American physician in Conway, Arkansas - Photo courtesy of Phillip Cummings Click HERE to read more about Dr. Cummings
Freedmen’s Bureau Records Now Available at Ancestry.com
Today Ancestry announced the unveiling of a new record collection, the Freedmen's Bureau records. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands in 1865 to assist in the reconstruction of the South and to aid formerly enslaved individuals transition to freedom and citizenship. The Freedmen’s Bureau assisted with land and property, relief programs,... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – A Grandmother’s Love
My cousin's grandmother, Mrs. Velma Boganey - Photo courtesy of Shelby Denson, Jr.
Wordless Wednesday – Military Musician
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Shannon Jr.
Wordless Wednesday – Three Generations of Hill Women
My best friend, Felicia, with her mom and grandmother - Photo courtesy of Felicia Long Cobb
How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday?
My birthday has always been a special day for me. Growing up we always celebrated birthdays on our actual birthday, no matter what day of the week it was. I always got to pick out what we had for dinner that night, and the evening always ended with cake and ice cream. My birthday is... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Finding Family History in a Local Museum
My husband and his father standing by a photo of his great grandfather, the first Black physician in Conway, Arkansas.
Wordless Wednesday – My Uncle With His Favorite Nephew
My brother with our Uncle
Honoring Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. As a reminder the President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the confederacy two and half years earlier on January 1, 1863. In... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 