On the all-too rare occasions when my mother’s brothers and sisters visited, catching up with family news was mingled with time spent reminiscing. Long-gone relatives came back to life through ...

Names and dates and places went back centuries. Meanwhile, a family tree on her father's side held only the names of his parents and one grandfather. Armed with little more than some obituaries ...

Columnist Sid Salter reflects on the family of the former State Auditor who became the first Mississippi statewide elected ...