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Bernice Bennett's Genealogy Events

Upcoming Lectures and Presentations

1. Your 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, MD
   
   

2. 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
   
   

3. 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
   
   

4. 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
   
   

5. Research at the National Archives and Beyond!

   
   Date:  Every Thursday at 9 PM Eastern Time
   Event:  BlogTalkRadio Show
   Host:  Bernice Bennett
   
   

In the News

1. Genealogy Search Reveals Family History, Relatives for Reporter.  Fox Carolina 21 News Reporter–Will Jones–provides an intriguing story about Bernice Bennett's genealogy search for new relatives, revealing information about her ancestors in slavery, and fostering a relationship with the slave owner's descendant.
   
   
2. Nurturing Our Roots, Tangilena.com, September 21, 2012
   by Antoinette Harrell – A story about Bernice A. Bennett, a Louisiana Native with Roots in Orleans, Livingston, and St. Helena Parish.
   
   
3. 1940 census draws historians and genealogists, The Washington Post, May 22, 2012
   
   
4. Lectures announced for the 2012 International Black Genealogy Summit, Examiner.com, March 24, 2012
   
   
5. Rewriting History, One Family Photo at a Time, The Take Away, March 2, 2011

Video Appearances

1. Bernice Bennett shares stories in Silver Spring, MD
   
   
2. African Roots Television - Host Antoinette Harrell and Genealogist Bernice Bennett
   
   

Past Presentations

1. 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
   

2. Homestead Land Records

   Event:  Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
   Date:  July 9-11, 2013
   Location:  St. Louis, Missouri
   

3. Professional Genealogy and BlogTalkRadio

   Event:  Midwest African American Institute of Genealogy
   Date:  July 9-11, 2013
   Location:  St. Louis, Missouri
   

4. 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
   

5. 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
   

6. 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
   

7. 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 29, 2016