Wordless Wednesday – My Family by Marriage

The Cummings Family: Phillip, Constance, Adrian, Phyllis, William III, and William Cummings - Little Rock, Arkansas 2019 Photo courtesy of Phillip Cummings

October 9, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – The Mays Family

My brother Russell Mays and his family: Allen, Patrick, Russell, Ericka, and Eric Mays - 2024 Arkansas. Photo courtesy of Russell Mays

October 2, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – Matriarchs

Fern Works, Dorothy Wilson, and Mattie Govan in Little Rock, AR 1996 - photo courtesy of Phillip Cummings

September 18, 2024 0

My Ancestors Were Registered Voters in 1914

Voting has always been important to my family. I remember going with my Granny, Gladys Denson Mays, when she worked the polls during elections in the 1980s. I would pack my lunch and some books and sit in the back while she worked. My father and mother would always go vote together. I remember registering... Continue Reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – My First Family History Display

My first family history display in Springdale, Arkansas 2017

September 11, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – Working From Home

Gladys Denson Mays - Newport, Arkansas circa 1960

September 4, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – All Smiles with Our Grandmother

Paedra Mays, Ernestine Wright Hatchett, and Trisha Mays - Newport, Arkansas 1983

August 28, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – Celebrating the Birthday Girl

A few of my favorite photos of myself

July 31, 2024 0

Wordless Wednesday – Philander Smith College 1952 Seniors

My Granny, Gladys Denson Mays, bottom right - Photo courtesy of Central Arkansas Library System Digital Collection

July 24, 2024 0

2024 Hatchett Family Reunion

The Hatchett side of my family has been having family reunions since 1973. This is the side of my family that I know the most about and have researched the furthest. It is because of these reunions that I have been able to trace our family history back to slavery in Arkansas, Alabama, and Virginia.... Continue Reading →