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Bernice Bennett's Genealogy Events

Upcoming Lectures and Presentations

1. 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
   
   

2. DNA and Genealogy

   
   Date: February 12, 2019
   Event: Steptoe and Johnson, LLP
   Location: Washington, DC
   
   

3. 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
   
   

4. 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
   
   

5. 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

In the News

1. 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.
   
   
2. Family History: Humans of RootsTech 2018, by Scot Proctor, Merdian Magazine, March 5, 2018.
   
   
3. 1940 census draws historians and genealogists, The Washington Post, May 22, 2012
   
   

Video Appearances

1. African Roots Television - Host Antoinette Harrell and Genealogist Bernice Bennett
   
   

Past Presentations

1. 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
   
   

2. Introduction to DNA

   
   Date: May 19, 2018
   Event: New York Chapter of AAHGS – Harlem Chapter
   Location: New York, New York
   
   

3. 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
   
   

4. 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
   
   
   
   
   
   

6. Emotional Side of DNA

   
   Date: March 1, 2018
   Event: Rootstech 2018
   Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
   
   

7. 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
   
   

8. 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
   

9. 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
   

10. 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
    

11. 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
    

12. Research at the National Archives and Beyond!

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

13. 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
    

14. Homestead Land Records

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

15. Professional Genealogy and BlogTalkRadio

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

16. 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
    

17. 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
    

18. 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
    

19. 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 January 8, 2019