GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 15, Day 10-Tanks!

 

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy,  Mary Kircher Roddy, and I get together to talk about the challenges on Day 10. 

Who knew you could drive tanks and have so much fun!

Three challenges brought us down to one winner on the last day of the race.

Watch as we share our thoughts. 

Congratulations to Team Red, and thank you to all four teams for sharing your journeys.

We are thrilled for you and the family you've met and will continue to meet.

The reunion show will be recorded in a couple of weeks.

What questions do you have for the teams?

Let us know!

Photos used with permission from Relative Race

Links in this episode:

Adoptee Healing Collective

https://www.facebook.com/AdopteeHealingCollective

https://www.instagram.com/adopteehealingcollective/

 RootsTech Interview with Dan:

https://youtu.be/u1ryFqgMTL8?si=B9l7zj2DPBUqY_ge

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-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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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Season 15, Day 9: Mothers & A Father Day! With Callie, Eric and a Special Surprise!

The panel, which includes Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I welcome Callie from Season 12 and Eric from Season 13 to discuss Relative Race Season 15, Day 9!  We also meet a special mom!

Watch as we hear from Callie and Eric about their thoughts on the day and share our own. Be sure to watch until the end as Eric introduces us to his bio mom, whom he met on the show!

What a special moment! Thank you to Eric for sharing your beautiful mother with us!

A day of beautiful reunions. 

 Photos used with permission from Relative Race

Links in this episode:

Adoptee Healing Collective

https://www.facebook.com/AdopteeHealingCollective

https://www.instagram.com/adopteehealingcollective/

 RootsTech Interview with Dan:

https://youtu.be/u1ryFqgMTL8?si=B9l7zj2DPBUqY_ge

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-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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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 15, Day 8-The Rubber Chicken is Back!

 

The panel, Bernice Bennett, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, and Mary Kircher Roddy , and I gather to talk about Relative Race Season 15, Day 8. 

Welcome back, rubber chicken!! 

And our first Relative Race sing-along....bum, bum, bum. So good, so good!!

Thanks Team Green!

Watch as we share our thoughts on the race, the challenge, the family behind those doors, and the results! 

We agreed with Team Blue's strike decision.

Did you?

Predictions for who will be waiting on Day 9?

We'd love to hear from you!

Photos used with permission from Relative Race

 RootsTech Interview with Dan:

https://youtu.be/u1ryFqgMTL8?si=B9l7zj2DPBUqY_ge

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-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-Remembering My Paternal Grandmother on her 105th Birthday!

May 5~
   My paternal grandmother, Mary (Baker) Hudson (1920-2010), was born 105 years ago in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina. Mary was raised by her maternal grandparents and learned later in life that she was the biological daughter of Jubal Ransom Early (1888-1964) and Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993). She never legally used the surname Early.  

Happy Birthday, Mimi! You are missed. 

Mary (Baker) Hudson
1920-2010

  Who are you remembering this week?

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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! FamilySearch Full-Text Search Adding to the Story.

 

 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 you had dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for the Week:

I have told the story many times of my grandfather and his two brothers being killed in WWII, and their family receiving telegrams within a few months of each other. A devastating time for the family.

Collecting articles and newspaper accounts is important to me as I try to combine and share their stories so they are not forgotten.

FamilySearch Full -Text Search came through for me again this week!

When I entered my grandfather, Gilbert E. Roberts' name into the search engine, a newspaper article I hadn't seen before came up in the results. 

This time it was published in a North Carolina newspaper. 

Gilbert lived in Charlotte, where he worked in the local cotton mill before enlisting in the Army. His parents and brothers worked there, too, so it is no surprise that the news of their deaths was considered newsworthy, even though the family had moved to South Carolina by the time of their deaths. This is an article I had not seen before and adds a different twist to the story.

Source: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-779C-4?view=explore : May 4, 2025), image 630 of 911; NewsBank (Naples, Florida). Image Group Number: 101338724

Each report is a little different. According to this announcement of the deaths, Wilbert's death was reported to the family before Gilbert's. Gilbert died in September and Wilbert in October. Either order of telegram doesn't change the fact that this tragedy affected generations of the Roberts family.

Full-test search does it again! Have you tried it yet?

What have you discovered?

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

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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Season 15 Day 7-Answers Found and Wishes Fulfilled

 

Cheri and the panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, and Mary Kircher Roddy, gather to discuss Day 7 of Season 15 of Relative Race. 

Watch as we share our thoughts about who was waiting for the teams on this day.

So much emotion! Once again, we are grateful to all four teams for allowing us to view their journeys. Answers to questions, wishes fulfilled. Another day of Relative Race doing what it does best!

What did you think about the challenge and Team Blue's choice of who got the benefit?

We'd love to hear from you!

Photos used with permission from Relative Race

 RootsTech Interview with Dan:

https://youtu.be/u1ryFqgMTL8?si=B9l7zj2DPBUqY_ge

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-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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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Season 15, Days 5 & 6- Another Relative Race First!

The panel—Melissa Barker, Bernice Bennett, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I—continues our coverage of Relative Race Season 15 by sharing thoughts about the unexpected events of Days 5 and 6. 

Watch as we discuss Gabby's health, David's future in the race, and the emotional family meetings for all the teams.

We love that they are all getting long-awaited answers!

What was your favorite part of days 5 & 6?

 Photos used with permission from Relative Race

 RootsTech Interview with Dan:

https://youtu.be/u1ryFqgMTL8?si=B9l7zj2DPBUqY_ge

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-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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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! Recreating Memories in Bermuda!

 

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

When I was 6-9 my father was stationed at the U.S. Air Force Base in Bermuda.

This past week, I had the opportunity to return and recreate some of those memories. 

The weather was a little chilly and windy,  but my husband and I enjoyed every moment of our three days in Bermuda!

Here are a few of the places on my list to visit and remember.

    

Using this photo and Google Earth, I  located a home we lived in in Bermuda.

The house was split into two parts, and we lived in the top portion. From the backyard, we could see Harrington Sound.  

The house next door is now blue instead of pink.

Sitting on the wall at the back of the yard was very surreal.

The Unfinished Church in St. George's 

Fort St. Catherine's wasn't open the day my husband and I were there,  but we could get a photo with a cannon in the background!

Tobacco Bay looks a lot different today! 

St. Peter's Church in St. George's

Front St. in Hamilton

Warwick Long Bay

The stocks look a little different and are in a new location since I was a little girl, but a fun part of visiting St George's.

Three days of memories and feeling a connection to my parents, who have both passed away.

What fun we had while living on the island for three years.

A blessing to be able to visit so many years later. 

A big thank you to Eric Erksine, who discovered his biological father was from Bermuda on Relative Race season 13.  His help connecting me with a tour guide who provided transportation to specific sites was invaluable!

If you ever visit Bermuda and need someone to take you to see all the beauty of this magical place, I suggest you contact Eric's cousin, Ronue "Heads" Cann, Sr.

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

 Thanks so much for stopping by!

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