Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
I started this journey over 10 years ago alone in the library looking through census records on microfilm. I wrote out my family tree by hand from the one funeral program I had of my Granny's and the newspaper obituaries of my other three grandparents and my great grandmother. I hadn't read any genealogy reference... Continue Reading →
My first published article in the Stream of History about my Granny and our beloved family school W. F. Branch High School in February 2020.
My brother on his high school graduation day with our parents and grandmothers May 1990
Black History Month has always been special to me, but this year was even more special because I was able to curate two displays to honor the African American high school in my hometown, W.F. Branch (click HERE to read more about these displays). Creating these displays and being able to share the history of... Continue Reading →
My mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays, top left photo
February has always been my favorite month of the year because it's Black History Month. I know in February I will be able to find all kinds of Black books, apparel, and information that isn't readily available in stores throughout the rest of the year. During February I know I will be able to watch... Continue Reading →
Gus Hatchett, Gladys Denson Mays holding Paedra I. Mays, and Ernestine Wright Hatchett 1975
Gladys Denson Mays, Cecile Buckner, and Searcy Denton 1984
My grandfather, Gus Hatchett (second from the left) with his wife, Ernestine (standing on the right); his sisters Edythe (Aunt Baby), Macie, and Lela; and his daughter Lela (sitting in front of him) 1972
Journey Through the Generations 