***From Family Search Press Release*** RootsTech by FamilySearch has announced 4 of its keynote speakers for the world’s largest family discovery celebration taking place March 6–8, 2025. Author Ndaba Mandela (grandson of Nelson Mandela) virtual keynote speaker, prominent artist Dana Tanamachi, and Olympic and Paralympic Gold-medalists Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall. They will take the... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 7 – Letters and Diaries
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 6: Surprise
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first 52 Ancestors blog post... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Happy Birthday to My Big Sister
My sister, Paedra I. Mays - Arkansas circa 1978
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 5 – Challenge
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2025 – Discover
The world's largest family history celebration is March 6-8, 2025, at the Salt Palace convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of this year's RootsTech is 'Discover'. One word that means so much in the world of family history and genealogy. Discovering what we do as family historians; discover our family, discover our... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 4 – Overlook
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first 52 Ancestors blog post... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Brown High School Class of 1960
Brown High School Class of 1960- McCrory, Arkansas with my cousin Arthur Gene Wright (bottom row, second from the left) photo courtesy of Joyce Worsham-Adams
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 3 – Nickname
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →