Click to Enlarge Aunt Helen Shirley Joan, the relative who sent me the photo of my third great grandparents, Thomas A. Lovelace and Quincy Shirley Lovelace, sent me a photo of someone she remembered her mother referring to as “Aunt

I recently blogged about the great photos of my third great grandparents sent to me by Diane Lyle (who is, by the way, married to “Jack” so every time I type her name, I have a little ditty by Mellencamp

This weekend, we attended a “stew” at Holly Grove Baptist Church in Haywood County, TN. When I was a kid, both grandparents had an endless supply of “stew” kept in jars and brought out anytime the family gathered to eat.

Click to EnlargeThomas A. and Quincy A. Shirley Lovelace Joan, the distant cousin I met in Bells, TN recently connected me with another family member, Diane, who had some great family photos. In addition to many photos of Lovelace relatives

On a recent blog post, I mentioned I was looking for a better copy of the photo of the students at Centerville School. Thankfully, I received a call from a distant cousin I did not know who had a much

I’ve always thought it would be interesting to find out I was distantly related to someone famous. I have cousins who are related to Elvis Presley (and they even have the last name to prove it) but until now, no

If you’re like me and are into genealogy research then you know just how fun it is to receive from a relative an envelope in the mail that contains photos, obits, or other information. I got to open just that

As an American, it’s easy to take freedom for granted. I have never had to decide if I should go to a protest and risk my life or stay home and play it safe. I can go to whatever church

I wish everyone still did this. Click to Enlarge l to r: Elvira Lyson, who was raised by Joe and Sarah Joyner Chambers (she married Owen Thweat, brother of Ada Thweat), Joe Chambers and Sarah Joyner Chambers, Jesse and Sally

Fifth Edition of “America Firsthand,” Volume Oneby Robert D. Marcus and David Burnerbeing read by me on The Spring River in Hardy, Arkansas I just returned from camping on the Spring River in Hardy, Arkansas. In a moment of trying