OCTOBER 2018 - I’m a Son of the American Revolution. Well, not technically, but now that I’ve hit my grandmother’s side of my family...

OCTOBER 2018 - Ollie Bates is the only grandfather I remember. October 5 is his birthday. I wasn’t quite six when Granddaddy died. My...

SEPTEMBER 2018 - Mary Whelchel stares straight into the camera, her wide eyes revealing only innocence. In the same photo are her father,...

SEPTEMBER 2018 - I never heard anyone talk about my great-grandfather. After digging into his past, I imagine that’s because his family...

SEPTEMBER 2018 - My wife gave me a DNA test for Christmas last year, and since then, I've developed an appetite to learn more about my...

APRIL 2012 - It all started with a suggestion in the right-hand column of my Facebook page: Fortenberry Genealogy. I’ve always wondered...