GENEALOGY EVENTS
Upcoming Lectures and Presentations
January 4, 2023 12 noon Central Arkansas Library – Virtual Legacy and Learn – Black Homesteaders of the South
January 18, 2023 2:00p.m. Legacy Tree Webinar – Exploring the Records of a Slave Owning Community
February 4, 2023 12 noon National African American Museum of Culture and History – Black Homesteaders of the South (in- person) free registration required
February 7, 2023 6:00p.m. Edward Livingston Historical Association – Livingston Parish Library in Livingston, Louisiana – Black Homesteaders of the South (in-person)
February 8, 2023. 12 noon Louisiana State Archives – Baton Rouge, Lunch and Learn Series – Black Homesteaders of the South – (in-person)
February 18, 2023 11 a.m. Florida Pinellas Genealogy Society
March 4, 2023 TBA. Florida Genealogical Society (Virtual)USCT Civil War Widows Pension Records Tell the Story
March 14, 2023 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia African American Genealogy Society – Emotional Side of DNA
April 1, 2023 TBA Melba’s Eat and Read – New Orleans, Louisiana – (in-person)
April 13, 2023 Georgia Genealogical Society
LEGACY - FAMILY TREE WEBINARS
Writing and Telling Your Story
Date: November 1, 2019
Event: Virtual Genealogical Assn. 2019 Conf.
Time: 3:00 – 4:00pm
Location: https://virtualgenealogy.org/
In the News
- Thousands of genealogy buffs are in Utah for RootsTech – where a new focus on DNA can reveal scandal and surprises, By Bob Mims, March 2, 2018.
- Family History: Humans of RootsTech 2018, by Scot Proctor, Merdian Magazine, March 5, 2018.
- 1940 census draws historians and genealogists, The Washington Post, May 22, 2012
Video Appearances
Past Presentations
Testimonies of Former Slaves in the Southern Claims Commission
Date: August 24, 2019
Event: Federation of Genealogical Societies
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DCSearching for the Living and Connecting with the Slave Owners Descendant
Date: August 23, 2019
Event: Federation of Genealogical Societies
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DCResearch at the National Archives and Beyond! Blogtalkradio
Day/Times: Thursdays at 9:00 pm Eastern (8:00 pm Central, 7:00pm Mountain, 6:00 pm Pacific)
Web Address: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bernicebennettBook Talk and Signing – Tracing Their Steps: A Memoir
Date: July 13, 2019
Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm
Location: Martin Luther King Library, 1467 E. Long Street, Columbus, OhioEmotional Side of DNA
Writing and Telling Your Story
Slave Ship Manifest
Finding Your Ancestors in Wills and Deeds
Runaway Slave AdsDate: July 9-11, 2019
Event: Midwest African American Genealogy Institute
Location: Allen County Public Library – Fort Wayne, IndianaBook Signing – Tracing Their Steps: A Memoir
Date: July 5-7
Event: Essence Festival Book Store
Location: Ernest R. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LouisianaSons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage
Date: February 2, 2019
Event: Black History Month 2019 Genealogy Conference
Location: Family History Center – 7200 Contee Road, Laurel, Maryland 20707DNA and Genealogy
Date: February 12, 2019
Event: Steptoe and Johnson, LLP
Location: Washington, DCThe Black Homesteaders at the Crossroad of Freedom
Finding Relatives Through DNA when Family Trees Do Not ExistDate: May 8-11, 2019
Event: National Genealogical Society – Family History Conference
Location: St. Charles, MissouriEthics and Privacy – DNA Connecting the Dots with DNA
Emotional Side of DNA
Without A Hint – There Is No StoryDate: July 10-12, 2018
Event: Midwest African American Genealogy Institute
Place: Allen County Public Library
Location: Fort Wayne, IndianaIntroduction to DNA
Date: May 19, 2018
Event: New York Chapter of AAHGS – Harlem Chapter
Location: New York, New YorkSearching for my South Carolina Kin and Possible Slave Owner Descendant
Emotional Side of DNADate: May 4-6, 2018
Event: National Genealogical Society Annual Meeting
Location: Grand Rapids, MichiganCivil War Widows Pension Records
Introduction to DNADate: February 3, 2018
Event: Black History Month
Sponsor: Washington DC Family History Center
Location: Laurel, Maryland
Civil War Pension Records
Emotional Side of DNADate: February 10, 2018
Place: International African American Museum
Location: Charleston, SCEmotional Side of DNA
Date: March 1, 2018
Event: Rootstech 2018
Location: Salt Lake City, UtahWe Did Not Get Here On Our Own, On Whose Shoulders Do We Stand?
Date: March 12, 2018
Event: 65th Annual Women’s Day Conference
Place: Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith Marriott Philadelphia West
Location: 111 Crawford Avenue, West Conshohocken, PA 19428Your DNA – Excitement, Validation and Revelations (EVRs)
(A panel presentation)Date: January 14, 2017
Event: Central Maryland Chapter, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Monthly Meeting
Moderator: Bernice Bennett
Panelist: Aaron Dorsey and Wendy Harp
Location: Columbia, MDIntro to DNA and Genealogy (Lecture)
Date: February 4, 2017
Event: 2017 Black History Month Genealogy Conference
Lecturer: Bernice Bennett
Location: Laurel Family History CenterExploring the Testimonies of Former Slaves in the Southern Claims Commission Records
Date: February 10, 2017
Event: Rootstech 2017
Presenter: Bernice Bennett
Location: Salt Lake City, UtahTrack 2: DNA and Genealogy (Course)
Date: July 10-14, 2017
Event: Midwest African American Genealogy Institute
Coordinator: Bernice Bennett
Faculty: Shannon Christmas, Bernice Bennett, Nicka Sewel-Smith
Location: Fort Wayne, IndianaResearch at the National Archives and Beyond!
Date: Every Thursday at 9 PM Eastern Time
Event: BlogTalkRadio Show
Host: Bernice BennettCivil War Widows Pension Application Process
Event: Southern Studies Showcase
Date: September 20-21, 2013
Host: Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and Old Edgefield District African-American Genealogical Society
Location: Edgefield, South CarolinaHomestead Land Records
Event: Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
Date: July 9-11, 2013
Location: St. Louis, MissouriProfessional Genealogy and BlogTalkRadio
Event: Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
Date: July 9-11, 2013
Location: St. Louis, MissouriObservations of the USCT Civil War Widows Pension Records
Event: 7th annual WDCFHC Conference
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Location: Washington DC Family History Center, Kensington, MDSearching for the Living and Connecting with the Slave Owner’s Descendant
Event: 2012 International Black Genealogy Summit
Date: October 18-20, 2012
Location: Salt Lake City, UtahDid Your Ancestors Own Land in Other States?
Event: Southern Studies Showcase
Date: September 29, 2012
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Edgefield, South CarolinaSearching for the Living – How I Found My South Carolina African American Kinfolks and Beyond?
Event: Southern Studies Showcase
Date: September 28, 2012
Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Edgefield, South Carolina