Wordless Wednesday – Celebrating the Birthday Girl

My mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays, (smiling on the bottom right) celebrating her niece, Jackie's, birthday with family and friends in Newport, Arkansas

February 15, 2023 0

Wordless Wednesday – Black History Within My Family

My Uncle, Alexander Cooper, the first African American Post Master in Newport, Arkansas.

February 8, 2023 0

12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 5

*** 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 →

December 17, 2022 2

12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 3

December 15, 2022 0

12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 2

December 14, 2022 0

12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 1

December 13, 2022 0

Video of Us Cleaning Cemetery Headstones

I wanted to share with everyone the video of us cleaning cemetery headstones last month. This was a great experience. One that we will definitely do again in the future. Click HERE to read more about our experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X91WDPQ050Y

November 10, 2022 3

Walking On the Land of My Ancestors

I have written and talked about my 3X great grandfather, Robert Hatchett quite a bit. He is the reason my family is in Arkansas. He migrated from Limestone County, Alabama in 1858 with his slave holder, W. H. Pickett, to Jackson County, Arkansas. He became a Baptist minister in Alabama and continued to preach and... Continue Reading →

November 7, 2022 12

Cleaning Cemetery Headstones

I have always hated going to cemeteries. As a matter of fact, I would avoid them at all costs when I could. But that was before my Dad passed away in November 2020. Since then, I have visited the cemetery quite often. I'm still not completely at ease being there, but it's easier knowing that... Continue Reading →