Speaking
I am primarily focused on writing and lecturing. I am available to present genealogical lectures on researching African-ancestored families from the historical slave South.
I provide this service in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the Greenville area of the Upstate of SC (including Laurens County), and elsewhere by arrangement.
I specialize in the topics below. If you don’t see a topic of interest, please feel free to contact me with your suggestion or request.
Lecture Topics
- African American Genealogy
- Methodology and Strategies
- Using Probate Files
- Slavery and the Law
- DNA
- Genealogy Ethics
- Genealogy Standards
- Historical Context
- Planning Research
- Assembly and Analysis of Evidence
- Narrative Genealogies, Lineages, and Pedigrees
- Transcriptions
Past Engagements
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An NGSQ Case Study: DNA Corroborates Oral Tradition
Strengthen Your Analysis: Transcribing and Abstracting
Excellence is Not an Act, but a Habit
In-depth African American Genealogy
Strengthen Your Analysis: Transcribing and Abstracting
A Case Study Using DNA to Corroborate a Family’s Oral Tradition
Using DNA to Identify Enslaved Ancestors
