I’m thrilled to share that my podcast, Journey Through the Generations, has been named #10 on the “40 Best Genealogy Podcasts of 2025” list! When we started this podcast, our goal was to be authentic, fun, and give sound advice and tell our own research stories. I never imagined that what began as a way... Continue Reading →
New Year! New Look!
You may have noticed this site looks a bit different than it used to look. That's because, after 6 years, I've decided to re-design the blog. You'll still find all of the blogs I've posted over the years, along with a little bit of new functionality. I hope this new look works well for you... Continue Reading →
Black Genealogy Corner Podcast
I'm so excited to announce that my husband, Phillip, has started his own genealogy podcast, the Black Genealogy Corner. On this podcast he will interview guests that specialize in DNA, technology, and African American research strategies along with their personal family research. This podcast is also going to uncover some of the forgotten African American... Continue Reading →
Speak On It Podcast Interview
Phillip and I had the wonderful opportunity to be featured on the podcast, Speak On It - History and Genealogy Conversations with Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano. We talked about how and why we started our genealogy podcast, Journey Through the Generations. We also talked about some of our research. We had a great time... Continue Reading →
40 Best Genealogy Podcasts of 2023
I’m so excited to announce that our podcast, Journey Through the Generations, has been included in the 40 Best Genealogy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2023. We are listed with some of my favorite genealogy podcasts including, Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems, Conversations with Kenyatta Berry, Extreme Genes, and Family Tree Magazine Podcast. It's a great... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 6 -Social Media
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow in January 2023. 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. I write in... Continue Reading →
WIN a 2023 RootsTech 3 Day In-Person Pass
As most of you know, Phillip and I are RootsTech Influencers for the conference on March 2-4, 2023. The theme of this year's conference is 'Uniting - uniting generations, uniting traditions, uniting communities, uniting innovators, uniting friends, but most importantly, uniting FAMILIES. We are excited to be able to give away a 3-day pass for... Continue Reading →
Best 25 Genealogy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2022 – We Are #11
I'm so excited to announce that our podcast has been included in the Best 25 Genealogy Podcasts to Follow in 2022. We are listed with some of my favorite genealogy podcasts including, Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems, Bernice Bennett's Research at the National Archives and Beyond, and Family Tree Magazine Podcast. We are thrilled to... Continue Reading →
Relative Race Is Back – Season 8 Premieres on Sunday, September 19, 2021 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... Continue Reading →
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 →
WIN an AncestryDNA® Test Kit
UPDATE: Congratulations to Chuck Knoll on winning the AncestryDNA kit. Your kit will be in the mail ASAP! Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. I will be spending the holidays with family so I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am excited to be launching my very first #LovetheJourney... Continue Reading →
My Genealogy Podcast is Back!!!!!
If you have been following my blog for some time now, then you know that I also have a genealogy podcast that I started last year. It was something that my husband encouraged me to do so that I would get more comfortable talking about this journey. But it has been on hiatus for about... Continue Reading →