My In-Laws, William and Phyllis Govan Cummings wedding reception - Little Rock, Arkansas 1973
Wordless Wednesday – Wedding Bells
Our Family Home: Over 80 Years of Memories – Part 2
As I continue sorting through more than 80 years of memories collected inside our family home, I keep discovering treasures that tell not only my family’s story, but the story of our community as well. One of those treasures is a large 1963 class photograph from W.F. Branch High School, the historic Black school that... Continue Reading →
Continuing My Family Digital Archive – Video
Recently, I spent time at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Memory Lab digitizing family scrapbooks, baby books, and fragile photographs using their overhead scanner. Many of these items are decades old and too delicate for a traditional scanner, so this process allowed me to carefully preserve these family treasures while creating digital copies for... Continue Reading →
Continuing My Family Digital Archive
Last weekend, I visited the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in their DIY Memory Lab working on the next phase of my family digital archive project. I had a two-hour appointment for their scanner station. I used their overhead Snap Scanner to digitize a collection of family scrapbooks and baby books from the 1960s and... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Our Family’s Latest High School Graduate
My nephew, Patrick E. Mays, Catholic High School Class of 2026
Wordless Wednesday – He Mastered It
Leslie Mays receiving his Master's degree in Education at Arkansas State University, 1979
Celebrating Black History Month – Black Excellence in My Family: Photos
Black excellence lives in my family in education, faith, service, music, and the commitment to preserve our history. Honoring them is how I celebrate Black History Month. Family photographs are more than images, they are visual records of our Black excellence. So this Black History Month, take a moment to look through your family photos,... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family History Discoveries – Day 7
I’ve always felt deeply connected to my family through cherished photos and memories. My official research journey didn’t begin until 2011. In these past 14 years, I have made some wonderful discoveries that I will be sharing to celebrate the holiday season. One of the most exciting parts of my genealogy journey has been discovering... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 49: Written
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 →
Journey Through the Generations 