Ancestor's Footprints with Bernice Alexander Bennett

Fathers of Conscience Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South Bernice Bennett and Natonne Elaine Kemp welcome author Bernie D. Jones for an engaging discussion about her book - Fathers of Conscience - Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South.    Fathers of Conscience examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed prope...

  Natonne Elaine Kemp welcomes Tim Talbott a Teacher and Professional Development Coordinator at the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) in Frankfort. He handles a number of education outreach responsibilities including administering, developing, researching, and presenting Teaching American History grant programs to Kentucky educators. Prior to his position at the KHS, Tim worked at Pamplin Histori...

  This show will motivate you to create the story that puts your ancestor's life into the context of where they lived, celebrated and experienced  a multitude of life events, and died.  Telling the real story is what genealogy is all about! Do you have a story to tell about your ancestors? Bernice Bennett welcomes  Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis the newly elected National President of the Afro-American His...

  Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade --   -- is the chronicle of a shared journey toward racial reconciliation. Informed by genealogy, it deals with race, social justice and healing from the traumatic wounds of slavery. Over a three year period, the authors traveled through 27 states, visiting ancestral towns, courthouses, cemeteries, pla...

Bernice Bennett welcomes archivist Claire Kluskens -  a specialist in immigration, census, and other records of high genealogical value at the National Archives in Washington, DC for a discussion of the Microfilm Publication M1895, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807-1860 (thirty rolls).  These records are part of Record group 36, Records of the U.S. Customs...

  FEATURED ON THE BLOGTALKRADIO HOMEPAGE Join host Bernice Bennett and special guest Char McCargo Bah for a discussion on researching roomers and others  documented in the household.   When you are using the U.S. Census, you will see several large families.  In some cases, you might see extended families and roomers.  Hence, if you research everyone in the house, you might find answers to a lot of...

9pm Est, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6pm Pacific Is genealogy just documenting your blood line or is it telling a larger story about the time and place your family lived? Dr. Pearl-Alice Marsh will answer this question and others as she explores why understanding history is significant to your genealogy research. Dr. Pearl-Alice Marsh began her genealogical research 20 years ago and she currently s...

9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific If you had the opportunity to collaborate with a descendant of a slave owner or the enslaved, would you?  Do you have information in your family records or research that would open the door for collaboration? Join family historian Gwendolyn Olson for a fascinating discussion of her genealogical journey to find her Harris ancestors enslaved in No...

  Join host Bernice Bennett and Genealogist/Film Producer Leonard Smith III for a discussion on how to preserve and honor the legends in your life through mini-documentaries. Mr. Smith has over thirty–seven years of experience in graphics, photography,video and multimedia technology. His website http://www.searchingfamilyhistory.com/ offers innovative strategies to the beginner family researcher....

Join guest host Natonne Elaine Kemp for an engaging interview and discussion with Mrs. Gloria Ramsey Lucas concerning the Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina.   Gloria Ramsey Lucas followed her dreams and had a 30 year career teaching in N.Y.C.  Relocation to Georgia opened up a new pastime in the search of her roots. The trail led to Edgefield, South Carolina where a wealth of slave...

RECLAIMING GRIMES: THE FIRST FUGITIVE SLAVE NARRATIVE WITH REGINA E. MASON! Join Regina E. Mason the great great great granddaugther of William Grimes for a moving discussion of her research and discovery of the first fugitive slave narrative. Oakland, California native, REGINA E. MASON, has spent fifteen years authenticating the pioneering narrative of her direct ancestor William Grimes—author of...

10am central and 11 am est.   Join host Bernice Bennett on her road trip to Louisiana. Special guest Clark Forrest, Jr., EdD, will discuss the  History of Livingston Parish and the Edward Livingston Historical Association. (Please note that Ms. Iris Stilley is incorrectly mentioned as the Head of the Livingston Parish Library).   Livingston Parish is located in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana.  ...

    Lynne M. Jackson, Dred Scott's Great-great granddaughter, shares what family research has revealed in the last five years that amazed living family members.  The famous slave's goal, whose freedom suit was a major catalyst for the civil war, was all about family. Lynne M. Jackson is the Founder and President of The Dred Scott Foundation.  www.thedredscottfoundation.org.        Theme music - Sw...

  ‘From Shanghai to Harlem,’ is journalist and genealogist Sylvia Wong Lewis’ narrative about her multicultural family’s journey that includes slavery, indentured servitude, exploitation, courage, intrigue, determination and triumph. She shares how her ancestors left footprints for her to follow from Mississippi, New Orleans, China, South America, Caribbean to converge at the Harlem Renaissance. S...

Join Gwendolyn Olson as she describes the process of identifying and documenting the slaves on the Lipscomb Plantation in Durham, NC.   Gwendolyn Olson is a Registered Nurse at Stanford Hospital in the California Bay Area. Her family roots have fascinated her as long as she can remember. Her father was an only child, and the youngest grandchild of a proud Spokane, Washington family. His mother, wh...

Join Tonya A. Browder - Director of the Tompkins Memorial Library to learn about the rich history and historical documents and genealogical information available in Edgefield County, South Carolina.    Since becoming Director, Tonya A. Browder  has played an important role in the organization of the library's materials and has published a number of resource books on Edgefield County genealogy.   S...

Join Mark Engler and Blake Bell to explore the rich history of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the impact it has had on land acquisitions throughout the United States.  Mark Engler is the Superintendent for the Homestead National Monument of America, Beatrice, Nebraska.  Mark has been at Homestead since the summer of 1997.   Following a seven-year assignment at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,...

The Story of Agnes Mathieu, a slave who gained her freedom in 1779 through a year-long court battle with the help of Mathieu Devaux, a French National who served in the American Revolutionary War under theSpanish Governor General Bernardo de Galvez.   Lieutenant Commander Michael N. Henderson, U.S. Navy Retired, began his genealogy journey almost 30 years ago. His success as a genealogist is attri...