Once she started studying her family tree, genealogist Keesha Johnson found she couldn’t stop. Now, 34 years later, she still gets excited when she breaks through a brick wall in her research or discovers something new in her family history. A mostly lifelong Ray Countian, Johnson moved back here from Liberty a few years ago. In addition to her family history work, she volunteers at Ray County Museum, has been a foster mom and does nonprofit outreach. When Johnson began working on her family history, it was her grandfather who got her started. He told her to “do your own research,” after giving her some names for her Black, Irish and Indian heritage. “I was intrigued,” Johnson said, “and kept at it.” The history files at Ray County Museum are massive, detailed and have proven helpful for Johnson. She has also researched her family at the National Archives and the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence. She says she sometimes does genealogy work for others, but mostly does it…