Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
Voting has always been important to my family. I remember going with my Granny, Gladys Denson Mays, when she worked the polls during elections in the 1980s. I would pack my lunch and some books and sit in the back while she worked. My father and mother would always go vote together. I remember registering... Continue Reading →
My first family history display in Springdale, Arkansas 2017
Gladys Denson Mays - Newport, Arkansas circa 1960
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 →
The Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society has announced that the 45th National Conference is now open for registration. This year's conference will be virtual on October 10-12, 2024. The theme of this year's conference is 'Fighting Erasure: Staying Visible by keeping African AMerican Genealogy and History in Focus'. There will be sessions on DNA,... Continue Reading →
I have been researching my family history since 2011. I have found some wonderful and exciting information. I have also acquired a lot of photos, records, funeral programs, and VHS tapes. Until last year all of that was sitting in a trunk. I would occasionally take out the VHS tapes and look at them when... Continue Reading →
A few of my favorite photos of myself
My Granny, Gladys Denson Mays, bottom right - Photo courtesy of Central Arkansas Library System Digital Collection
The Hatchett side of my family has been having family reunions since 1973. This is the side of my family that I know the most about and have researched the furthest. It is because of these reunions that I have been able to trace our family history back to slavery in Arkansas, Alabama, and Virginia.... Continue Reading →
Paedra, Russell, and Trisha Mays in Chicago 1988
Photo courtesy of Hubert Finkley
Journey Through the Generations 