Carolina Girl Genealogy

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show-Relative Race Season 16, Day 10: Team Reunion!

The panel, Melissa Barker, Laura Hedgcock, Shelley Murphy, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I welcome members of Season 16's teams to share their thoughts and experiences not only on Day 10 but also of the journey to get there.

Watch as they share updates, inside stories, and things they wish hadn't been edited out!

Thanks so much, Relative Race, for another fantastic season, and to all 8 team members for sharing your stories. Changing lives one door-knock at a time!

Links in this episode:

Relative Race

https://www.byutv.org/relative-race

Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-BerniceBennett.com

http://www.BerniceAlexanderBennett.com

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

https://appliedgen.institute/

Shelley Murphey-Family Tree Girl

https://familytreegirl.com/

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance!: My Course is Open for Registration!

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 enables everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment.
Share by scrolling
down and add your story to the comments section, or you may also link to a blog post about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

Registration has begun for my 2026 Course for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. It was a great first day of people signing up!
Researching Your South Carolina Roots: Finding Family in the Palmetto State will help those with ancestors who settled in or passed through SC for a time on their way to somewhere else learn tips and strategies to find available records and documents, especially in the hard-to-reach upcountry.

I am thrilled to be able to teach this course with several experts in research in SC.

Want to join us starting August 11? Click here for course information and to register. I'd love to see you in the course!

What were you celebrating?
Share your Happy Dance Moment for the week, and let's celebrate together!
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Helping you climb your family tree,

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Unpacking Relative Race Season 16 Day 9 with Callie and Thaddeus!

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I welcome Season 11 winner Thaddeus and Season 12 winner Callie to help us unpack Relative Race Season 16 Day 9.

So much emotion on this last day of finding family.

From the travails of the drive, getting soaked by a meteor shower, quotes from Candis, and meeting long-sought family and a newly named star, this was a fantastic Day 9. We'd also love to give a shout-out to Shauna, Jake, Danitra, and Andrea for the love and support shown throughout your loved one's journey.

Click to watch!