Wordless Wednesday – Eason Chapel Church, Grays Arkansas
Wright/Skipper Family Church
RootsTech 2024 – Day 1
RootsTech has officially started. After a busy day yesterday at the Family Search Library digitizing photos and VHS along with some research time, this morning came sooner than I would have liked. I must admit that although I was excited about the first day of the conference, I was already tired. But I got up... Continue Reading →
Telling My Family’s Story
I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the 2024 Black Family Expo in Little Rock, Arkansas that was sponsored by the Central Arkansas Library Systems for Black History Month. This event gave me the opportunity to display and talk about my family history. I decided that I would focus my display on my 3X... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2024 Schedule Now Available
RootsTech 2024 is this week! With that being said, I must admit that I'm not as prepared as I would like to be. I still have so much I need to get together for my trip. But one thing that I have done is look at the schedule of sessions and have prepared a tentative... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Black History Celebration Newport, Arkansas 2003
Photo courtesy of Sue Hardin
Wordless Wednesday – Black History Within My Family
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
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Black History Is More Than Just a Month for Me
Growing up when I had to research a person, write a book report, or learn about a moment in our country's history, I would always choose an African American person, event, or time in history. I often take for granted that most people are as well versed in African American history as I am. But the truth... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Celebrating My Sister’s Birthday
My sister, Paedra I. Mays Arkansas circa 1978
Getting Back To My Family History Research
To say I have been in a research rut over the past year or so would be an understatement. I haven't really been focused on my actual research. I have been reading genealogy resource books, memoirs, books about my ancestral community, and other family history blogs. I am realizing that 2023 was the year of me telling my... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 