Henderson State University named Paedra Mays student of the week - the Oracle, March 14, 1997
Wordless Wednesday – Henderson State University Student of the Week
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025 – Week 8: Migration
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 52 Ancestors blog post... Continue Reading →
Finding My Ancestors Names Never Gets Old
One of the things I always do before a research trip is go through old research notes to see what loose ends, I have. While preparing for my trip to RootsTech and the Family Search Library, I was going through some of my research notes from the last six months. One of the things that... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2025 Keynote Speakers
***From Family Search Press Release*** RootsTech by FamilySearch has announced 4 of its keynote speakers for the world’s largest family discovery celebration taking place March 6–8, 2025. Author Ndaba Mandela (grandson of Nelson Mandela) virtual keynote speaker, prominent artist Dana Tanamachi, and Olympic and Paralympic Gold-medalists Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall. They will take the... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 7 – Letters and Diaries
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 – Happy Birthday to My Big Sister
My sister, Paedra I. Mays - Arkansas circa 1978
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 5 – Challenge
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 →
RootsTech 2025 – Discover
The world's largest family history celebration is March 6-8, 2025, at the Salt Palace convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of this year's RootsTech is 'Discover'. One word that means so much in the world of family history and genealogy. Discovering what we do as family historians; discover our family, discover our... Continue Reading →
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 4 – Overlook
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 52 Ancestors blog post... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 