My mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays, top left photo
Wordless Wednesday – Branch High Class of 1970, The Last Class
Black History Month 2022 – My Display In Honor of W.F. Branch High School
February has always been my favorite month of the year because it's Black History Month. I know in February I will be able to find all kinds of Black books, apparel, and information that isn't readily available in stores throughout the rest of the year. During February I know I will be able to watch... Continue Reading →
Relative Race Is Back – Season 9 Premieres on Sunday, February 27, 2022 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 →
Wordless Wednesday – Proud Grandparents with Their Granddaughter
Gus Hatchett, Gladys Denson Mays holding Paedra I. Mays, and Ernestine Wright Hatchett 1975
Wordless Wednesday – Teachers and Friends
Gladys Denson Mays, Cecile Buckner, and Searcy Denton 1984
Wordless Wednesday – Hatchett Family Time
My grandfather, Gus Hatchett (second from the left) with his wife, Ernestine (standing on the right); his sisters Edythe (Aunt Baby), Macie, and Lela; and his daughter Lela (sitting in front of him) 1972
Wordless Wednesday – The Birthday Boy is 19 Today
My son, Wesley C. Cummings (2003)
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Phillip D. Cummings
My husband, Phillip D. Cummings, was born on February 25, 1976 to William and Phyllis Govan Cummings. He is the second of their four children. He graduated from J.A. Fair high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor's in Marketing. He is a... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Mattie Heck Hatchett
My great grandmother, Mattie Heck Hatchett, was born on February 23, 1878 in Arkansas to Louis and Nancy Heck. She was the wife of Evva Hatchett and the mother of 12 children. She lived in Jackson county Arkansas until her death on August 23, 1924. I remember a large photo of her hanging on the... Continue Reading →
12 Days of My Family 2021 – Evva Hatchett
My great grandfather Evva Hatchett was born on March 29, 1874 to Peter and Evaline Hatchett in Jackson County, Arkansas. He married Mattie Heck in 1895. Evva was the father of 14 children. He moved to Chicago in 1947 where he worked as a carpenter. He lived in Chicago with his second wife, Mary 'Lula'... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 