Photo courtesy of Sue Hardin
Wordless Wednesday – Black History Celebration Newport, Arkansas 2003
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Planting Seeds of Interest for Future Family Historians
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 →
52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks 2023: Week 22 – At the Cemetery
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 →
Wordless Wednesday – 106 Year Church Anniversary Celebration: St. Paul AME Church in Newport, Arkansas
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Wordless Wednesday – Ladies Posing and Smiling
My aunt Mable Dillingham and my mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays - September 1967
Wordless Wednesday – 100th Year Church Anniversary Celebration: Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas
100th year church anniversary program for Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas 1989
Wordless Wednesday – United Harmonizers Gospel Singing Group
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
Celebrating Women’s History Month 2023
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 →
Journey Through the Generations 