100th year church anniversary program for Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas 1989
Wordless Wednesday – 100th Year Church Anniversary Celebration: Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas
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 →
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
Wordless Wednesday – Black History Within My Family
My Uncle, Alexander Cooper, the first African American Post Master in Newport, Arkansas.
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 →
12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 3
*** 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 →
12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 2
*** 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 →
12 Days of My FAN Club – Day 1
*** 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 →
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
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 →
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 →