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Speaking Conditions

Speaker travels to seminars and workshops
Honorarium, transportation and lodging required
Speaker provides masters for handouts
Speaker provides LCD projector and computer
Host provides screen
No audio or video taping





Lecture Evaluation

This lecture I believe was inspirational to many who have fallen prey to discouragement while researching our African American ancestors. Ms. Minis showed that if you know where to go to do your research, and how to persevere, what you've been looking for will show up. Circumstances aside, there is often light at the end of the the tunnel and it is not an oncoming train!

                                                                                                          "Researching African Americans in the Wake of the Civil War"
                                                                                                          2011  National Genealogy Society Family History Conference                                                                                                                                                 
Speaking Topics

  • Starting Out: Basic Research Skills
  • Digging Your Roots: Basic Research  and Tips for Tracing African-American Ancestors
  • Interviewing for Genealogists
  • Branching Out: Tracing your family in birth, marriage and death records
  • Breaking Through African-American and Other Brick Walls
  • There’s No Place Like Home: The Role of Local History in Genealogy
  • Researching African Americans in the Wake of the Civil War: A Case Study
  • Freedmen’s Bureau Labor Contracts
  • Family Reunion Workshops: Exploring Family Roots Together
         Other lectures developed to meet your group’s needs

Previous Engagements

Federation of Genealogical Societies 2012 Conference, Birmingham, AL
International Black Genealogy Summit 2012, Salt Lake City, UT
National Genealogical Society 2011 Family History Conference, Charleston, SC
Family Tree University, South Carolina Crash Course, webinar
Dorchester County Library, St. George, SC
St. Andrews Library, Charleston, SC
Graham AME Church, Charleston, SC
Charleston Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society Workshop, North Charleston, SC
Wesley United Methodist Church, Johns Island, SC
Bligen-Brown Family Reunion, Edisto Island, SC
38th, 40th Annual Summer Workshop, South Carolina Genealogical Society, Columbia, SC
Lowcountry Africana/Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC
Old St. Bartholomew Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society, Walterboro, SC
Drayton Hall Plantation, Charleston, SC
Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2001-2010, Charleston, SC
Roots and Branches Workshops, Charleston, SC


Speaking Fees

Fees are negotiated on the basis of each presentation. Please inquire by clicking on "contact" at the top of this page and stating your needs. Please say why your event is being held, when it will take place, your expected audience and describe the genealogical goals you want the speaker to help you meet.



© Wevonneda Minis 2013