My mother, Patricia Ann Hatchett Mays, 1970 Newport, Arkansas
Wordless Wednesday – W.F. Branch High School Class of 1970 Valedictorian
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 19: At the Library
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 →
Save The Date – RootsTech 2026 Conference
Mark your calendars because RootsTech 2026 will be held in person at the Salt Palace Convention Center on March 5 - 7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. I always have the best time at RootsTech. If this conference is on your list of things to do in 2026, start planning now. As we get... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 12: Historical Event
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 -Day 3 Recap
Phillip and I had the privilege of being invited to the My Heritage Friends dinner last night. I left the library around 6pm to be able to catch a shuttle to dinner. It was a chance to see, meet, and network with some of the speakers, vendors, and the My Heritage staff. It was a... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 11 – Brick Wall
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 →
RootsTech 2025 – Day 2 Recap
The second day is always harder to get of bed. But I was able to finally get up and get moving and headed to the Salt Palace in time for my 8am class. To my surprise I walked outside of my hotel to snow and much colder temperatures. But luckily I over packed, so I... Continue Reading →
Relative Race Season 15 Premieres Sunday, March 16, 2025 on BYUTV
If you have been following my blog or podcast for anytime at all, then you know how much I love the TV show Relative Race. 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... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Henderson State University Student of the Week
Henderson State University named Paedra Mays student of the week - the Oracle, March 14, 1997
Finding My Ancestors Names Never Gets Old
One of the things I always do before a research trip is go through old research notes to see what loose ends, I have. While preparing for my trip to RootsTech and the Family Search Library, I was going through some of my research notes from the last six months. One of the things that... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2025 Keynote Speakers
***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 →
Journey Through the Generations 