52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 47: The Name’s the Same
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 46: War Time
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – Forever Our Family Chef
My Dad, Wayman A. Mays, cooking our Thanksgiving turkey - Newport, Arkansas 1990
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 45: Multiple
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 44: Rural
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 43: Urban
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
Honored to Be Named One of the “40 Best Genealogy Podcasts of 2025”
I’m thrilled to share that my podcast, Journey Through the Generations, has been named #10 on the “40 Best Genealogy Podcasts of 2025” list! When we started this podcast, our goal was to be authentic, fun, and give sound advice and tell our own research stories. I never imagined that what began as a way... Continue Reading →
2025 AAHGS National Conference – Day 3
Today was the first day I didn't feel like I was rushing around this morning. Phillip and I actually had breakfast together. We were sitting with the first person we ever met at AAHGS in 2018 and a former national president. When I say Toni is family to us, she really is. She took us... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 42: Fire
NOTE: I accepted the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge headed by fellow genealogy blogger Amy Johnson Crow. 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. Click HERE to read my first... Continue Reading →
2025 AAHGS National Conference – Day 2
It seemed like I had just laid down when I heard my alarm going off this morning. I know I said yesterday was a long day. Today is not going to be much different. The first thing on the schedule was the Welcome/Ancestral Libration and Opening Plenary speaker at 830am. I got up a little... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 