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Bernice Bennett's Genealogy Events
Upcoming Lectures and Presentations
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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
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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, DC
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Searching 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, DC
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Research 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/bernicebennett
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Book 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, Ohio
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Emotional Side of DNA
Writing and Telling Your Story
Slave Ship Manifest
Finding Your Ancestors in Wills and Deeds
Runaway Slave Ads
Date: July 9-11, 2019
Event: Midwest African American Genealogy Institute
Location: Allen County Public Library – Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Book Signing – Tracing Their Steps: A Memoir
Date: July 5-7
Event: Essence Festival Book Store
Location: Ernest R. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Sons 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 20707
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DNA and Genealogy
Date: February 12, 2019
Event: Steptoe and Johnson, LLP
Location: Washington, DC
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The Black Homesteaders at the Crossroad of Freedom
Finding Relatives Through DNA when Family Trees Do Not Exist
Date: May 8-11, 2019
Event: National Genealogical Society - Family History Conference
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
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Ethics and Privacy – DNA Connecting the Dots with DNA
Emotional Side of DNA
Without A Hint – There Is No Story
Date: July 10-12, 2018
Event: Midwest African American Genealogy Institute
Place: Allen County Public Library
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Introduction to DNA
Date: May 19, 2018
Event: New York Chapter of AAHGS – Harlem Chapter
Location: New York, New York
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Searching for my South Carolina Kin and Possible Slave Owner Descendant
Emotional Side of DNA
Date: May 4-6, 2018
Event: National Genealogical Society Annual Meeting
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Civil War Widows Pension Records
Introduction to DNA
Date: February 3, 2018
Event: Black History Month
Sponsor: Washington DC Family History Center
Location: Laurel, Maryland
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Civil War Pension Records
Emotional Side of DNA
Date: February 10, 2018
Place: International African American Museum
Location: Charleston, SC
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Emotional Side of DNA
Date: March 1, 2018
Event: Rootstech 2018
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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We 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 19428
Your DNA – Excitement, Validation and Revelations (EVRs)
Date: January 14, 2017
(A panel presentation)
Event: Central Maryland Chapter, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. Monthly Meeting
Moderator: Bernice Bennett
Panelist: Aaron Dorsey and Wendy Harp
Location: Columbia, MD
Intro to DNA and Genealogy (Lecture)
Date: February 4, 2017
Event: 2017 Black History Month Genealogy Conference
Lecturer: Bernice Bennett
Location: Laurel Family History Center
Exploring 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, Utah
Track 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, Indiana
Research at the National Archives and Beyond!
Date: Every Thursday at 9 PM Eastern Time
Event: BlogTalkRadio Show
Host: Bernice Bennett
Civil 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 Carolina
Homestead Land Records
Event: Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
Date: July 9-11, 2013
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Professional Genealogy and BlogTalkRadio
Event: Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
Date: July 9-11, 2013
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Observations 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, MD
Searching 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, Utah
Did 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 Carolina
Searching 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
Last Updated June 18, 2019
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