Carolina Girl Genealogy

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 16 -Day 5 with Callie!

Cheri and the panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, and Laura Hedgecock, welcome Callie from Season 12.

It's always so much fun to have Callie on to share her experiences with the race and get her thoughts on the new season.

Watch as we get together to laugh at the challenge, cry as the teams discover who was waiting for them, and talk about the results on the halfway mark of the race.

Who do you think is waiting on Day 6?

We'd love to hear from you.

Links in this episode:

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, October 19, 2025

Sunday Celebration-Genealogy Happy Dance! Another Weekend in Person!

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.

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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:

Another in-person genealogy conference! The last couple of days, I have been speaking at and attending the York County Library Genealogy and Family History Expo in Fort Mill, SC. This is a fantastic educational event sponsored by the York County Library.

I didn't take enough photos to do it, just to show the significant attendance numbers. So much fun meeting new people and connecting with friends.

Congratulations to John Scardon for a well-run conference that gets even better every year!

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, October 15, 2025

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 16 Day 4-Filling in the Gaps

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I are back to talk about the fun and tears of Day 4 of Relative Race.

Things we loved:

Jake and Sadie's relationship, and we learned that Jake makes sense 60% of the time. LOL!

Jerry is so thrilled each time he meets a relative.

Candis and her sister's dreams!

The love and comfort Hillary receives from Danitra and the relatives she meets.

And who knew Sapphire-encrusted hair shears could get you 2 minutes off your time?

Another day of filling gaps that brought laughter and tears.