I’ve always felt deeply connected to my family through cherished photos and memories. My official research journey didn’t begin until 2011. In these past 14 years, I have made some wonderful discoveries that I will be sharing to celebrate the holiday season. One of the most exciting parts of my genealogy journey has been discovering... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Forever Our Family Chef
My Dad, Wayman A. Mays, cooking our Thanksgiving turkey - Newport, Arkansas 1990
Wordless Wednesday – Seeing My Blog in NGS Magazine
National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Vol. 51, no. 3 (July–September 2025), 'I, Genealogist': Using First-Person Voice in Family History Narratives by Sunny Jane Morton
Wordless Wednesday – W.F. Branch High School Reunion Memories
Honoring, celebrating, and remembering our beloved Branch High School reunions
Wordless Wednesday: It’s Trisha Day – Happy Birthday to Me!!!!
I don't post about myself often. These are a few of my favorite photos of just me doing what I love to do.
Wordless Wednesday – All Smiles With Their Grad
Phillip Cummings with his grandmother, Dorothy Wilson; sister, Constance Cummings; and mother, Phyllis Govan Cummings - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville May 2000
Wordless Wednesday – Newport Colored School Class of 1931 Valedictorian
My grandmother, Gladys Denson Mays, Class of 1931 Valedictorian (standing back row center), Newport Colored Schools
Wordless Wednesday – W.F. Branch High School Class of 1970 Valedictorian
My mother, Patricia Ann Hatchett Mays, 1970 Newport, Arkansas
Wordless Wednesday – It’s My Big Brother’s Birthday
My brother, Russell D. Mays, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL 2018