Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
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 →
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 →
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 →
Henderson State University named Paedra Mays student of the week - the Oracle, March 14, 1997
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 →
***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 →
My sister, Paedra I. Mays - Arkansas circa 1978
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 →
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
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 →
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 is just a couple months away, and now is the time to start preparing for the world's largest genealogy conference. The full schedule is now available for you to view at rootstech.org. Both in person and online participants can use the schedule to create a tentative schedule for the conference that will be held... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 