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. You don't hear about Headstone Cleaning Kits that often but they could be useful for several reasons. You might just want... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 3
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. Conference registrations would be a good idea for anyone you know who wants to learn more about how to research and... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 2
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. Following up Day 1 with another tech item, a Portable Scanner. You can use this portable scanner to scan funeral programs,... Continue Reading →
12 Days of Gift Ideas – Day 1
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. So we'll start with a tech item...External Hard Drives. If you've been researching for any amount of time, you know you... Continue Reading →
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 →
RootsTech 2024 In Person Conference Pass Giveaway
As most of you know, Phillip and I are members of the RootsTech Media team for the 2024 conference. The theme of this year's conference is "Remember". We are excited to announce RootsTech 2024 3-day conference pass giveaway for the in-person conference on February 29 - March 2, 2024. RootsTech is doing one big giveaway... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2024 Registration Is Now Open
I'm excited to announce that registration for RootsTech 2024 opens on September 18, 2023. This conference will be held both virtually and in person in Salt Lake City, Utah February 29 - March 2, 2024. The theme of the conference is 'Remember'. RootsTech is the largest genealogy conference in the world with keynote speakers, sessions,... Continue Reading →
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 →
RootsTech 2023 Keynote Speaker and Class Schedule
It's hard to believe that January is almost over. And that means that we are getting closer to RootsTech 2023. If you have followed my blog for anytime, then you know that this will be my 5th year attending RootsTech (2 in person and 2 virtual). This year's conference theme is Uniting: uniting families, communities,... Continue Reading →
Walking On the Land of My Ancestors
I have written and talked about my 3X great grandfather, Robert Hatchett quite a bit. He is the reason my family is in Arkansas. He migrated from Limestone County, Alabama in 1858 with his slave holder, W. H. Pickett, to Jackson County, Arkansas. He became a Baptist minister in Alabama and continued to preach and... Continue Reading →
RootsTech Influencers 2023 – That’s Me
I'm so excited to announce that I'm a RootsTech Influencer for the 2023 conference. It is truly an honor to be a part of the greatness that is RootsTech. As an influencer, I will be able to bring you the most current RootsTech news and information for this upcoming conference. RootsTech conference will be held... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 