Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. The idea behind this challenge is that you will receive email prompts, a word or phrase, every week, and you find something about your research or family history to write about. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
My Granny, Gladys Denson Mays appointed assistant editor for Negro History for the Jackson County Historical Society - Batesville Guard Friday, September 5, 1975
I am so excited to share that our 100th podcast episode is now available. When we started this podcast in 2017, I never thought we would still be recording or have so many people listening. We are so thankful to everyone who has liked, shared, commented, and listened. Click HERE to listen.
My brother, Russell Mays, two years old in Newport, Arkansas 1975
My mother, Patricia Hatchett Mays, was the first African American Editor for our hometown newspaper, the Newport Daily Independent - Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
If you have been following my blog or podcast for anytime at all, then you know how much I love the TV show Relative Race. Relative Race is a genetic DNA reality show. It consists of four teams that are racing across America in search for their relatives that they have never met before. They... Continue Reading →
We are truly grateful for your support in 2023. We wish you a year filled with discovery, heritage, and new family stories to tell. Happy New Year!!!
We hope your holidays are filled with family stories, heritage treasures, and joyous connections! Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Phillip & Trisha
This year, Trisha and I decided to do our annual "12 days of...." posts sharing items that would make great gift ideas for the family researcher in your life. Or maybe even for yourself. DNA Test Kits are a popular gift for someone who might be interested in learning more about their ethnicity but also... Continue Reading →
I will be traveling this year on and around Juneteenth. So, I had been trying to figure out how I'm going to celebrate Juneteenth away from home. Then I saw the announcement from RootsTech that they are celebrating Juneteenth with free online classes focused on African American genealogy that will be taught by nationally known... Continue Reading →
My high school graduating class. I'm on row seven on the end of the right side.
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. DNA Day is celebrated annually on April 25th after the 108th Congress passed concurrent resolutions designating it as DNA Day in 2003. If you have ever wanted to learn more about DNA... Continue Reading →