Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

View of the Rio Grande from My Flight this Morning.

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

For the next two week, I will be working from Albuquerque, NM!

My son and daughter and law are going on a trip and I will be staying with their children!

Six beautiful grandchildren to hang out with and maybe share some family history here and there!

Being with family? Always a Happy Dance Moment!

What had you doing the Happy Dance this week?

                                                                               

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                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

September 29-October 5

Sept. 29~

  

  My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. died 75 years ago. He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII.  He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina. 

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

October 2~
Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great great grandmother, was born 163 years ago. She was born in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896) and Mary Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894).                                                                                                                                                 

Fannie McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Who are you remembering this week?



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GenFriends: Relative Race~Season 6-Day 1!

It's back! Season 6 of Relative Race has begun and so has our fun of getting together and discussing the teams, challenges and family connections.

Day 1 began at the Virginia International Speedway and got off to a roaring start!
Could you change out those tires?!?

We are already loving the teams! 
This time all are husband and wife and have at least one person looking for a birth parent.

Team Blue, Anitra and Paul Louis, from North Carolina, are hoping to connect with Anitra's biological family since she was adopted. They have some very special plans if they win the $50, 000 on Day 10!  

Team Green is from Louisiana. Deshae and Chris Pardon are on the race to help Deshae locate anyone from her biological family. She wants to meet someone who looks like her.
The Pardons have prepared for this experience by studying the past seasons and creating a notebook full of plans and strategies to help them go all the way!

Team Red hails from Maryland. Ray and Nicole Campbell are hoping their journey leads them to discover information on Ray's biological parents. He was adopted at 3 months old and has felt like he's been second best all of his life. He knows that he has an older brother who was kept by his biological family. 

Team Black lives in Utah.  They are J.D. and Jenn Barms. Twelve years ago, J.D. was told by his grandmother that his father who raised him was not his biological father. J.D. is hoping to connect with his father and others of his family. 

Each team met important members of their families right from the start of their journey! 
Cousin connections all the way around.
One met a family member who is a genealogist and a friend of some on our panel!


This episode is a tear jerker-most aren't they? 
As Dan says, it's all about family.

Watch as Melissa Barker,  Shelley Murphy and I talk about Day 1! 

If you missed it or want to rewatch Day 1 here's the link: Relative Race.
Remember you can also download the app for your devices!


What are your thoughts about the teams and the relatives they met?
We'd love to hear from you!


Contact our panelists:
Melissa Barker-A Genealogist in the Archives
Shelley Murphy-Family Tree Girl
Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy




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This Week On My Family History Calendar

September 31-September 

Sept. 24
 Manning David Daughrity, Sr., my 2nd maternal great- grandfather, would be 175 years old. He was born in Sumter County, SC in 1844. He was the son of William J. Dorrity (1820-1897) and Martha (Mathis), Dorrity (1820-1905).

Matilda C. Mathis Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, NC

Sept. 27
 The 143rd anniversary of the death of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother. Matilda C. Martin died in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina in 1876.
She is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery.




Who are you remembering this week?

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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

If you follow me on Social Media, you probably can take a good guess at my Happy Dance Moment for this week!

I am thrilled to be an Ambassador for RootsTech 2020 to be held at the end of February in Salt Lake City, Utah!

2020 will mark the 10th Anniversary of this conference. There are sure to be exciting things happening! The theme is "The Story of You". 

If you haven't attended RootsTech in the past, take this opportunity to attend this anniversary year. 

If you've been before, then you know you want to be there in 2020!

What had you doing the Happy Dance this week?

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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GenFriends: Beginning Genealogy~ What We Wish We Had Known!

In this episode of GenFreinds, the panel and I talk about how we began our genealogy journeys and our tips and advice for those who want to avoid making the mistakes we did!
Our discussion is not just for beginners since we all find ourselves creating our own brick walls from time to time!

Watch as Melissa Barker, Bernice Bennett, Shelley Murphey and I share what we wish we had known when we started researching our ancestors!

Lack of education is a major factor in making mistakes no matter how long you've been researching.
GenFriends has addressed that topic in the following posts:
GenFriends~Genealogy Conferences-News, Learning, Fun and More!
GenFriends~Virtual Education for Genealogists
GenFriends~Favorite Books for Genealogy Research

Share what you wished you had known! We'd love to hear from you!
What advice do you have for genealogists of all levels?

Contact our panelists:
Bernice Bennett-Geniebroots.com
Melissa Barker-A Genealogist in the Archives
Shelley Murphy-Family Tree Girl
Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy




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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Two living people located for two different cases on the same day had me jumping for joy this week!  It's always nice to find one person's contact info and for them to call you back, but to have two in one day? 

Celebration time for sure!  

Sometimes it feels like you just witnessed a miracle!

What had you doing the Happy Dance this week?

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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GenFriends: Ric Murphy ~ 1619 Project

Genealogist and author Ric Murphy joins the panel to discuss the 1619 Project commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first slave ship arriving in Virginia. 
These "20 and odd" souls were the first Africans brought to America from Angola.
Their story is fascinating and should be remembered and told.
Watch as Ric, Bernice Bennett, Shelley Murphey and I learn more about this group of people who helped build our country and have been left out of the history books.
The 1619 project seeks to have them honored for their contributions and connect to their descendants.

For more information on the project, please visit:
Project1619.org
Project 1619, Inc. (Facebook Page)
The Free Negro in Virginia, 1619-1865
400 Years of African- American History Commission
400 Years of African- American History Act
The 1619 Project | American Black Journal Clip 9/8/19

From Kathryn Knight Hall: Author, Historian, and Genealogist who been working with Project 1619 for the last 13 years researching and documenting the first Africans. She has written 5 books on them and has documented the family lines.  Kathryn is currently the AAHGS Library chair for 1619 Commemoration.

Stay tuned to the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society for more on the project and plans for the future!



How did the story of the "20 and Odd" touch you? Please share your thoughts!
Are you a descendant? We'd love to hear from you!




Links to our panelists:
Bernice Bennett-GenieRoots.com
Shelley Murphy-Family Tree Girl
Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy







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This Week On My Family History Calendar

September 8-September 14

Sept. 9~
   Thomas McRady (1821-1896), my maternal 3rd great grandfather, would have been 193 years old.  Tomas lived in the Springhill area of Sumter County, South Carolina. 

William A. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter County, SC

Sept. 13~
   My maternal great-great-grandfather, William Amos McManus (1854-1914), died 100 years ago. He is buried in the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, SC. 

Who are you remembering this week?

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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Reading your happy dance moments! 

Honestly, I love it when you share your discoveries!

The records, breakthroughs and DNA matches are so much fun to read about!

I love celebrating whatever has made you jump for joy as you climb your family tree!

So, keep those comments coming!

Let's continue celebrating together!

  

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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