20th Annual Family History Seminar
Virtual Seminar
March 14, 2026
8:30 am - 1:30 pm PST
Instructions: Zoom Link will be provided to registered attendees via email, along with login instructions.
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Keynote Speaker: Bernice Alexander Bennett
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Embracing The Past: Keeping Our History Alive
Keynote Speaker: Bernice Alexander Bennett
Featured Speaker:
- Roots Tech
- Afro American Historical & Genealogical
Society - National Genealogical Society
- Legacy Family Tree
- And More...
Genealogy Educator:
- MAAGI
Bernice is a nationally recognized speaker whose work bridges family history, public health, and community heritage. Through her research, writing, and speaking, Bernice Alexander Bennett continues to inspire others to explore, document, and share their ancestral stories with accuracy, dignity, and heart.
Featuring Class Topics such as:
- Jump Start Your Family Research: An Introduction to Genealogy
- Asking the Right Questions Yields Better Results
- Finding Elusive Records
- Reconstruction Era Virginia
- I Griot, Keeper of the Flame: My Journey to Writing and Publishing
- My Family's History
- Using Newspapers to Find Your African American Ancestors
- Getting Relationships Right in the FamilySearch Family Tree
- Picture On The Wall: A Case Study In Research Gold.
- Margaret Booker: From Enslaved to Free During the Civil War
- DNA to the Rescue
- Finding Your Ancestors With Maps and Timelines
- Hidden Treasures: Uncover New Discoveries With the FamilySearch
- Catalog and Full Text Search
- Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) In Your Genealogy Research
- Diagnoses, Death Certificates and Funeral Homes
- Freedmen's Bureau 2.0: A Better Way To Do Slave Research
Classes taught by a Distinguished Faculty
KathyLynne Marshall • Janice Sellers • Cara Griggs • Mary Sayles • James Tanner • Karina Robinson • Kathryn Grant • Betty Lemley • Michael Willis • Barbara Leak • Denise Griggs • MaryEllen Dabaghian • Carlitta Cole-Kelly
And More..... Classes Subject to Change
