The Mays Family - Wayman, Patricia, Trisha, Russell, Russell, and Leslie Mays (2015)
Wordless Wednesday – Thankful
I’m a RootsTech Connect 2022 Influencer
I'm excited to announce that I have been chosen as a RootsTech 2022 Influencer (formally known as Ambassador). This will be my third year as an Influencer and my fourth RootsTech conference. RootsTech is undoubtedly the largest genealogy conference in the world. It is usually held in Salt Lake City, Utah the last week of... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Wright Family Matriarchs
My Aunt Bertha Wright Balentine with her grandmother, Nona Skipper Wright
Education and My Family – Philander Smith College
One of my favorite TV shows is The Cosby Show. If you have ever watched the show, then you remember that Cliff and Claire attended Hillman College. So did their daughter, Denise, and Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Hillman held many memories for their family and was the subject of the show's spin-off, A Different World.... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Sisters
My grandmother, Ernestine Wright Hatchett, with her sister, Gladys.
Wordless Wednesday – The Baby of the Family
My Aunt Baby - Mrs. Edythe Hatchett Saunders
Wordless Wednesday – St. Paul AME Church; Newport, Arkansas 116 Church Anniversary Program
St. Paul AME Church; Newport, AR 116th Church Anniversary Program 1996
Wordless Wednesday – The Hatchett Family
Patricia, Gus, and Ernestine Hatchett
Wordless Wednesday – The Govan Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Govan with their children - Photo courtesy of Mrs. Phyllis Cummings
Wordless Wednesday – Always A Classy Lady
My Aunt Mable Hatchett Dillingham - Photo courtesy of Panzy Anthony
RootsTech Connect 2022 – March 3-5, 2022
If you have been following my blog for any amount of time, then you know how much I love RootsTech. I first became aware of RootsTech back in 2017 through social media. I was in awe of all the sessions, presenters, information, and the Expo Hall from reading genealogy blogs and listening to genealogy podcasts.... Continue Reading →
Freedmen’s Bureau Records Now Available at Ancestry.com
Today Ancestry announced the unveiling of a new record collection, the Freedmen's Bureau records. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands in 1865 to assist in the reconstruction of the South and to aid formerly enslaved individuals transition to freedom and citizenship. The Freedmen’s Bureau assisted with land and property, relief programs,... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 