Mrs. Iona Oats and Gladys Denson Mays (my Granny) - Photo courtesy of the Butler Center of Arkansas Studies
Wordless Wednesday – Lifelong Friends
Wordless Wednesday – My Aunts and Uncle
Aunt Lela, Aunt Ninnie, and Uncle Jimmy
The Grieving Genealogist
On Friday, November 13, 2020, my father, Wayman Allen Mays, passed away after a hard fought 12 year battle with colon cancer. Over the past 12 years, I was with him through several surgeries, radiation treatments, and countless amounts of chemotherapy. He never really talked about his cancer or complained about what he was going... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – St. Mary’s Chapter No. 410 of the Order of Eastern Star (Prince Hall Affiliation)
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center of Arkansas Studies
Going to a Research Center During COVID-19
It's been a while since I have written a blog post. To say that the world and life kind of got in the way would be an understatement. I was still riding high from my trip to RootsTech 2020, where I was an ambassador, when the world shut down mid March due to COVID-19. Everything... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Members of St. Paul AME Church Newport, Arkansas
Photo courtesy of the Jackson County Historical Society
Celebrating Black History Month
February is the shortest month of the year. February is also usually the coldest month of the year. In my family, February is also a big birthday month with my father, my mother, my husband, his mother and father all having birthdays within two weeks of each other. But for me, February has always been... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 