Wordless Wednesday – Members of Morning Star Baptist Church
Photo Courtesy of Jackson County Historical Society
Journey Through the Generations Podcast
If you have been following my journey for sometime now, then you know that I have a podcast as well. We started the podcast about three years ago. We have talked about our research, our research trips, conferences we have attended, and what's going on in the genealogy community. We last recorded before we left... Continue Reading →
Relative Race is Back – Season 7 Premieres on Sunday, February 21
One of my favorite TV shows is back for season 7. Relative Race is a genetic DNA reality show. It consists of four teams that are racing across America in search for their relatives that they have never met before. They have all taken a genetic DNA test prior to the start of the race.... Continue Reading →
RootsTech Connect 2021 News
It's hard to believe that RootsTech Connect 2021 is just a month away. Although this year will be different because the entire conference is virtual this year, and I will be attending it from the comfort of my home. RootsTech Connect 2021 will still have all the things we have come to love such as,... Continue Reading →
The Grieving Genealogist
On Friday, November 13, 2020, my father, Wayman Allen Mays, passed away after a hard fought 12 year battle with colon cancer. Over the past 12 years, I was with him through several surgeries, radiation treatments, and countless amounts of chemotherapy. He never really talked about his cancer or complained about what he was going... Continue Reading →
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Wordless Wednesday – Pre COVID Family Fun
Me, my husband, my son, my sister (in the middle), my brother, and my sister-in-law
October is Family History Month
Family history has always been important to me. I remember sitting and listening to my grandmothers talk with their friends, going to my grandmother's OES and church meetings, and going through old photos and school yearbooks when I was young. I remember my parents and their friends talking about their high school W.F. Branch and... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – St. Mary’s Chapter No. 410 of the Order of Eastern Star (Prince Hall Affiliation)
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center of Arkansas Studies
Journey Through the Generations 