Wordless Wednesday – St. Paul AME Church Choir Newport, Arkansas

My Granny, Gladys Denson Mays, standing second from the left - Photo courtesy of the James Morgan Collection, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

August 17, 2022 5

Happy Birthday, Alex Haley

I read Alex Haley's Roots when I was 12 years old with my Granny during summer break. I remember not wanting to go outside and play, so she told me I had to read a book if I was going to stay inside. My Granny had been a teacher/high school guidance counselor for over 50... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2022 3

Wordless Wednesday – My Family Photos Made Into A Book

Trisha Mays-Cummings

August 10, 2022 1

AAHGS 43rd National Conference – October 12-15, 2022

The Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society has announced that the 43rd National Conference is now open for registration. This year's conference will be virtual on October 12-15, 2022. There will be sessions on DNA, research methodologies, how to research online, how to research during slavery for both the slave and the slave owner, and... Continue Reading →

August 9, 2022 0

Wordless Wednesday – The Birthday Girl is 45 Today

Trisha Mays-Cummings

August 3, 2022 5

Wordless Wednesday – My In-Laws, the Cummings Family

Mrs. Phyllis Cummings, Phillip, William (III), Adrian, Constance (in the middle), and Mr. William Cummings

June 22, 2022 0

Wordless Wednesday – The Graduate With His Parents and Grandmothers

My brother on his high school graduation day with our parents and grandmothers May 1990

May 25, 2022 0

Wordless Wednesday – Dunbar High School Class of 1934

My grandmother, Gladys Denson Mays, graduating class of 1934 Dunbar High School Little Rock Arkansas - Photo courtesy of Butler Center of Arkansas Studies

May 18, 2022 1

May 11, 2022 0

Wordless Wednesday – Mentor and Mentee

My Granny, Gladys Denson Mays with her mentee, Mrs. Ollie Adams Burton (my favorite teacher) - both teachers in the Newport School District. Photo courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies