Retired US Army, Blogger, Writer, Independent Historian, and Genealogist. Historical contributor to BlackPast.org and the Valentine Midland News. Joyceann was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She has a combined 40 years of service in the areas of history, genealogy, communications, and marketing. Her focus of collegiate studies is in Communications earning her BS degree and graduate studies in Psychology. Joyceann's historical and genealogical research focus is primarily on her family movements from Virginia to Canada & Liberia. From Kentucky and Tennessee to Kansas and from Kansas and Canada to Nebraska. Her book; 'Yes We Remember' covers between the 18th through the 20th centuries. Her goal was to bring alive the stories of achievements and legacies that her ancestors left for the present and future generations. Of late, Joyceann has presented some of her work to the Middle Potomac Historical Researchers at the Josephine School Community Museum in Berryville, Virginia. She presented her work at the AAHGS Conference in Richmond, VA. She also recorded her research on the Hatter family, for E-Learning- Jim Surkamp Presentations for American Public University System. She is a contributing writer for BlackPast.org. Joyceann is married to Kenneth; they have five children and six grandchildren. Living in Northern Virginia. http://www.jgraydiscovery.com/ http://www.blackpast.org/contributor/gray-joyceann