My sister, Paedra I. Mays Arkansas circa 1978
Wordless Wednesday – Celebrating My Sister’s Birthday
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 →
Wordless Wednesday -My Foundation
The Mays Family - Wayman, Russell, Trisha, Patricia, and Paedra Mays (Newport, Arkansas circa 1982). Photo courtesy of Paedra I. Mays
Finding Your Roots – Season 10 Premieres January 2, 2024
I am so excited that Finding Your Roots is coming back with season 10 on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Finding Your Roots is one of my all time favorite TV shows that also happens to be all about genealogy. This season features singers Dionne Warwick and Ciara, actors LeVar Burton, Danielle Brooks, and Valerie Bertinelli, and... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 12
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. Pedigree charts are a great gift idea for the family historian in your life. You can gift them a blank one with... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 11
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. Books make a great gift for the family historian. Whether it is a genealogy resource book, a book about the community they... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 10
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. Family History Binders are a great idea for organizing important family documents you have acquired through your family research. It can serve... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 9
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. Photo books make a great gift not only for the family historian in your life, but for anyone who wants to... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Family Embrace
Photo courtesy of LaShawnta Jones
RootsTech 2024 Keynote Speaker – Lynne M. Jackson
Lynne M. Jackson will be the keynote speaker on Friday, March 1, 2024 at RootsTech. Ms. Jackson is the 2X great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott. Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 