My Uncle, Alexander Cooper, the first African American Post Master in Newport, Arkansas.
Wordless Wednesday – Black History Within My Family
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 →
Wordless Wednesday – When Your Mother Is Also Your School Guidance Counselor
My Dad, Wayman Mays, with his mother, Gladys Denson Mays in 1969 at WF Branch High School
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
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 →
Wordless Wednesday – An Amaysing Legacy Continues
My Dad, Wayman Mays, with is brother, Leslie Mays and me - Newport, Arkansas
Wordless Wednesday – All Smiles With the Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hatchett with great grand baby Gia - Newport, Arkansas 1973
Wordless Wednesday – The Birthday Girl is 45 Today
Trisha Mays-Cummings
Wordless Wednesday – Members of Emory Chapel United Methodist Church in Newport, Arkansas
Members of Emory Chapel United Methodist Church in Newport, Arkansas during the 1950s - Photo courtesy of the Jackson County Historical Society
Journey Through the Generations 