Carolina Girl Genealogy

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! The NCGS Fall Conferece

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 that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a 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 weekly series lets everyone share their Genealogy Happy Dance moment.

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Leave a comment and add your story to the comments section, or you may also include a link to a blog post about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

It was priveledge to attend and speak in Raleigh last weekend at the North Carolina Genealogical Society Fall Conference. They always provide a wonderful learning experience and treat the presenters so well! Happy Dance!

What was your happy dance moment?

Share your Happy Dance Moment for the week, and let's celebrate together!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Helping you climb your family tree,

This Week On My Family History Calendar-Remembering 3 Deaths and a Birth

Sept. 27~

The 150th anniversary of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother's death. Matilda Caroline (Splawn) Martin died in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, in 1876. She is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery.

Matilda C. Mathis Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, NC

Sept. 29~

My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr., died 82 years ago.

He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII and is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina.

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

October 1-

Benjamin Thomas Thames died 95 years ago in Sammy Swamp, Clarendon, South Carolina. He is buried in the Home Branch Cemetery in Manning, Clarendon County.

Headstone of Benjamin Thomas Thames
Home Branch Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon, SC
Image credit: Cheri Hudson Passey

October 2~

Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great-great-grandmother, was born 170 years ago 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?

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Heping you climb your family tree,

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 17 Day 2 with Eric!

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, and Laura Hedgecock, and I welcome Eric from Season 13's winning Team Blue.

It's always fun to have Eric join us to share his thoughts about the race. He gives us an update on what he's been doing since the race. He shares the sad news about his mother's passing and tells us about his recent engagement.

Watch as we talk about the race, the challenge, and who was waiting for each team on Day 2. Another emotional day finding family.