Henrie White, Lucille Dillingham, and Gazetta Coburn
Wordless Wednesday – Sisterly Love
10 Million Names Project
James Baldwin once said, 'to be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege'. Although he was not referring to family history, I always think of my research when I see this quote because I dream of finding my African ancestors one day. I have researched my maternal family... Continue Reading →
AAHGS 44th National Conference – October 18-21, 2023
The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society will hold its 44th National Conference on October 18-21, 2023. This will be a virtual conference this year. The theme of this year's conference is 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Recovering the Erased Stories of Our Ancestors in the United States and Caribbean'. Registration is required and is now open.... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 32 – Reunion
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow in January 2023. 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. I write in... Continue Reading →
Black Genealogy Corner Podcast
I'm so excited to announce that my husband, Phillip, has started his own genealogy podcast, the Black Genealogy Corner. On this podcast he will interview guests that specialize in DNA, technology, and African American research strategies along with their personal family research. This podcast is also going to uncover some of the forgotten African American... Continue Reading →
Planting Seeds of Interest for Future Family Historians
I had the wonderful opportunity to earlier this year to speak to a class of young people about the legacy of W.F. High School in my hometown of Newport, Arkansas (click HERE to read more about that presentation). During that discussion, I also talked to them about getting started researching their own family history. I... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – The Mays Kids With Our Dad
Happy Father's Day My brother, sister, me, and our father - Christmas Morning 1989, Newport Arkansas (Russell Mays, Paedra Mays, me, and Wayman Mays)
Speak On It Podcast Interview
Phillip and I had the wonderful opportunity to be featured on the podcast, Speak On It - History and Genealogy Conversations with Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano. We talked about how and why we started our genealogy podcast, Journey Through the Generations. We also talked about some of our research. We had a great time... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks 2023: Week 22 – At the Cemetery
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow in January 2023. 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. I write in... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Newport High School Class of 1995
My high school graduating class. I'm on row seven on the end of the right side.
Journey Through the Generations 