Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
My birthday has always been a special day for me. Growing up we always celebrated birthdays on our actual birthday, no matter what day of the week it was. I always got to pick out what we had for dinner that night, and the evening always ended with cake and ice cream. My birthday is... Continue Reading →
The James family (my Dad's sister and her family) - Photo courtesy of my Aunt Ann James
My husband and his father standing by a photo of his great grandfather, the first Black physician in Conway, Arkansas.
I got the opportunity to be interviewed by Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy Gems at RootsTech 2019
My brother with our Uncle
On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. As a reminder the President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the confederacy two and half years earlier on January 1, 1863. In... Continue Reading →
Early 1900s in Cotton Plant, Arkansas Photo courtesy of Darryl Arbor
My uncle Milo Wright (first row, first on the left). Photo courtesy of Verna Stringer
If you have been following my blog for any amount of time, then you know that the biggest challenge in my genealogy journey has been researching my paternal grandfather, Booker Mays. I have written about my triumphs and defeats when it comes to my research of him. I must admit I have had more defeats... Continue Reading →
The last 18 months for me have been very difficult. They have been hard for my personal life, for my research, and my blog. My father passed away last November (click HERE to read more), and the six months leading up to his death were stressful to say the least. The months following his death... Continue Reading →
My grandfather (second from the right) and his singing group in the 1940s - Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Journey Through the Generations 