Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
I had the wonderful opportunity to earlier this year to speak to a class of young people about the legacy of W.F. High School in my hometown of Newport, Arkansas (click HERE to read more about that presentation). During that discussion, I also talked to them about getting started researching their own family history. I... Continue Reading →
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 →
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
My aunt Mable Dillingham and my mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays - September 1967
100th year church anniversary program for Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas 1989
My grandfather, Gus Hatchett (2nd from the left) with his singing group the United Harmonizers - Newport, Arkansas circa 1949. Photo courtesy of Jackson County/WA Billingsley Memorial Library
March is Women's History Month. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. I always post information about well-known women such as Harriet Tubman, Daisy Bates, Shirley Chisholm, Dorothy I. Height, and Phillis... Continue Reading →
My mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays, (smiling on the bottom right) celebrating her niece, Jackie's, birthday with family and friends in Newport, Arkansas
My Uncle, Alexander Cooper, the first African American Post Master in Newport, Arkansas.
*** I’m talking about the FAN principle used by genealogists to list Friends, Associates, and Neighbors of your ancestors. Your FAN club can be a great research technique that can help break down brick walls and help you learn more about your ancestors lives and their communities. Click HERE to read more about my FAN... Continue Reading →
*** I’m talking about the FAN principle used by genealogists to list Friends, Associates, and Neighbors of your ancestors. Your FAN club can be a great research technique that can help break down brick walls and help you learn more about your ancestors lives and their communities. Click HERE to read more about my FAN... Continue Reading →
*** I’m talking about the FAN principle used by genealogists to list Friends, Associates, and Neighbors of your ancestors. Your FAN club can be a great research technique that can help break down brick walls and help you learn more about your ancestors lives and their communities. Click HERE to read more about my FAN... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 