My cousin's grandmother, Mrs. Velma Boganey - Photo courtesy of Shelby Denson, Jr.
Wordless Wednesday – A Grandmother’s Love
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 →
Wordless Wednesday – Military Musician
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Shannon Jr.
Wordless Wednesday – Three Generations of Hill Women
My best friend, Felicia, with her mom and grandmother - Photo courtesy of Felicia Long Cobb
How Do You Celebrate Your Birthday?
My birthday has always been a special day for me. Growing up we always celebrated birthdays on our actual birthday, no matter what day of the week it was. I always got to pick out what we had for dinner that night, and the evening always ended with cake and ice cream. My birthday is... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Finding Family History in a Local Museum
My husband and his father standing by a photo of his great grandfather, the first Black physician in Conway, Arkansas.
Wordless Wednesday – My Uncle With His Favorite Nephew
My brother with our Uncle
Honoring Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. As a reminder the President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the confederacy two and half years earlier on January 1, 1863. In... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Students of Cotton Plant Academy
Early 1900s in Cotton Plant, Arkansas Photo courtesy of Darryl Arbor
Wordless Wednesday – School Days in Woodruff County, Arkansas
My uncle Milo Wright (first row, first on the left). Photo courtesy of Verna Stringer
Getting to Know My Grandfather – Part 6
If you have been following my blog for any amount of time, then you know that the biggest challenge in my genealogy journey has been researching my paternal grandfather, Booker Mays. I have written about my triumphs and defeats when it comes to my research of him. I must admit I have had more defeats... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 