GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Genealogy Journeys-Where Are You Going in 2026?

 

Cheri and the panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, and Mary Kircher Roddy, share their 2025 genealogy journeys and hopes for where the road may take them in 2026. 

We would love for our viewers to share too!

We'd love to hear from you!

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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This Week On My Family History Calendar-Two Births and Two Deaths

 

January 19

 My maternal 2nd great-grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918), died in Statesburg, Sumter, South Carolina, 108 years ago. He is buried in the Sumter City Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina.
  
   

Manning David Daughrity, Sr.
Obituary
Sumter Watchman (Sumter, SC)
 23 January 1918 pg.5

 January 20~
 Martha (Parnold) Brazell (1795-1876), my maternal fourth great-grandmother, was born 231 years ago. She may have been born in the Richland County area of South Carolina. 

January 24~
 Loretta (McManus) Daughrity (1894-1936), my maternal great-grandmother, died 90 years ago in Sumter, South Carolina. Etta was 41 at the time of her death. She is buried in the Sumter City Cemetery.

  

Loretta (McManus) Daughrity
Photo Owned by Cheri Hudson Passey

My 5th great-grandfather, Phillip Roberts, II (1763-1864), was born 263 years ago in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Who are you remembering this week?

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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! Loving that Enumerator!

 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.

1860 U.S. Census, Fairfield District, South Carolina, population schedule, page 66 (penned), Family 575, entry for Delilah Price FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTC-NFW : accessed 17 January  2026).

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

The entry in the 1860 Fairfield District, SC Census for my maternal 5th great-grandmother, Delilah (Trubeville) Price, records:

"She says she has 60 Great & 100 Grand Children."

Now that's an occupation. Thanks to an enumerator who took the time to record this! Gotta love him! Now to see if it is true!

Such a fun find. Doing that happy dance!

What were you celebrating?

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

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