Wednesday, October 9, 2024

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 14, Day 3 -Pickles and Hugs





The panel Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Shelley Murphy, and Mary Kircher Roddy get together to share their feelings about Relative Race Season 14, Day 3.

Watch as we share how we felt about the pickle challenge, a wonderful day of meeting family-so emotional —and an unusual first-place benefit. 





What was your favorite part of Day 3?

Do you like pickles? LOL!

We'd love to hear from you!
















 Photos used with permission from Relative Race.

Links in this episode:

Relative Race-BYUtv

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

Relative Race-Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/RelativeRace

Fans of Relative Race

https://www.facebook.com/groups/143169609836546

Relative Race Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/


 Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-Geniebroots

http://www.geniebroots.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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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 14, Day 2 with Guests Abe and Eric!

 



The panel—Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I—welcomes Season 13 winners Abe and Eric from Team Blue!

Watch as we get an update on Abe and Eric's family connections made during and after the show and talk about what happened on Day 2 of Season 14.





We loved hearing their thoughts on the teams, the challenges, and the families they found and learned about.  Such a powerful episode and it's only Day 2!!


What was your favorite part of Day 2?

Which would you have chosen, the physical or mental challenge?

We'd love to hear from you!













Photos used with permission from Relative Race.

Links in this episode:

Relative Race-BYUtv

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

Relative Race-Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/RelativeRace

Fans of Relative Race

https://www.facebook.com/groups/143169609836546

Relative Race Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/


 Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-Geniebroots

http://www.geniebroots.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, September 29, 2024

This Week On My Family History Calendar-Remembering a Grandfather and Great Great Grandmother

 


Sept. 29~

  My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr., died 80 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 2~

Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great-great-grandmother, was born 168 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?


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