I first saw a Wordless Wednesday post a couple of years ago on a blog that I subscribe to. It was a photo of children in front of a car. It was a black and white photo from around the 1940s. The caption under the photo simple read 'our family's first car'. Seeing that photo... Continue Reading →
2021 Genealogy Goals
It's hard to believe that 2020 is finally over. 2020 was a difficult year for so many reasons. I'm sure most of us have been impacted by COVID-19, either directly or indirectly. 2020 was difficult for me and my family because my father passed away this past November. Because of everything going on in the... Continue Reading →
The Grieving Genealogist
On Friday, November 13, 2020, my father, Wayman Allen Mays, passed away after a hard fought 12 year battle with colon cancer. Over the past 12 years, I was with him through several surgeries, radiation treatments, and countless amounts of chemotherapy. He never really talked about his cancer or complained about what he was going... Continue Reading →
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Wordless Wednesday – Pre COVID Family Fun
Me, my husband, my son, my sister (in the middle), my brother, and my sister-in-law
October is Family History Month
Family history has always been important to me. I remember sitting and listening to my grandmothers talk with their friends, going to my grandmother's OES and church meetings, and going through old photos and school yearbooks when I was young. I remember my parents and their friends talking about their high school W.F. Branch and... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – St. Mary’s Chapter No. 410 of the Order of Eastern Star (Prince Hall Affiliation)
Photo courtesy of the Butler Center of Arkansas Studies
Going to a Research Center During COVID-19
It's been a while since I have written a blog post. To say that the world and life kind of got in the way would be an understatement. I was still riding high from my trip to RootsTech 2020, where I was an ambassador, when the world shut down mid March due to COVID-19. Everything... Continue Reading →
Wordless Wednesday – My FAN Club
Photo Courtesy of Butler Center of Arkansas Studies Click HERE to read more about my FAN club