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The Hairston Family Reunion 2016: Winston-Salem, NC
Tonight is the night I head for Winston-Salem, NC. I will be attending the Hairston Family Reunion which is held yearly. This will be my first time attending. The Hairstons is possibly the…
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Search For Identity: My Native American Ancestors – Part 1
This post is not to be scientific or even “politically” correct. It is really to take note of my feelings and the journey that I am pursuing in identifying my Native American Tribe.…
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Samuel Hodge: Not So Wordless Wednesday
Adopted Father’s Best Friend: Henry Hodge’s Ancestry Samuel Hodge I find a sense of responsibility to preserve, and document my “Uncle” Henry’s ancestry and tell the stories of a people that my Uncle…
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Not so Wordless Wednesday: The Activists
Adopted Paternal Ancestry Cesar Chavez, Vernon Sukumu and Walter PorterCirca 1976Courtesy of Conley Major Cesar recently celebrated his birthday on March 31st. This is the day where we celebrate the life of one…
- Cecilia Munoz, Esther Munoz, Family Research, Felicia Munoz, Genealogy, Munoz Surname, Root Digger, Yvette Porter Moore
No Better Time but the Right Now Time – Family Stories
Maternal Birth Ancestry [l-r] Felicia, Cecilia & Esther Munozcirca 1932Courtesy of Ermalinda Espinoza The very thing that I want, is the very thing that has made me reluctant. I want to know more…
- Bill Walker, Clarence Muse, Dreamy Kid, Hari Rhodes, Helen Highes, Hollywood Center Theatre, Isabelle Cooley, Los Angeles, Newspaper Article, Pauline Myers, Root Digger, Zara Cully Brown
Dreamy Kid – A Play: Zara Cully Brown
I love seeing the different articles talking about Zara Cully Brown. Every article and every new information I come across helps build and develop the story of my Great Aunt. I only knew…
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Ex-Schoolteacher Set To Play in Sugar Hill
Zara Cully Brown was a school teacher in Jacksonville, Florida. She was an Elocutionist. Her training began in Worcester, MA and once she married James M. Brown, she took her skills with her…
- A Taste Of Sugar Hill, Dramatic Reader, Los Angeles, Root Digger, Yvette Porter Moore, Zara Cully Brown
Madame Zara Cully Brown: A Dramatic Reader
Zara Cully BrownPhoto in Private Family Collection My Great Aunt Zara Cully Brown, who was born January 26, 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts enjoyed performing at a very young age. Her whole family was…
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Wordless Wednesday: Family Photo with Maggie Ruth Moore
I have been divorced for at least 22 years, however I have always felt a part of my in-laws family. Mama Moore has always accepted me as her daughter and when it comes…
- African Ancestry, Genealogy, Gilliam Surname, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Root Digger, Singleton Surname, Slave Ancestry, Yvette Porter Moore
A Window Into The Past: Breaking Down A Brick Wall – Part #1
Maternal Adopted AncestryThis is not the first time I have written about the Singleton-Gilliam Ancestry. I strongly feel that this is the beginning of my story of Slave & Master on my Maternal…
