SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
November 16, 2024
“Once Enslaved, Once Slaveholder 2024 Lewellen Family Reunion”
Presented by: Beverly Bevel
African American genealogy during or before slavery, makes research difficult if not impossible, prior to the 1870 US Census
With over 10Million men, women and children kidnapped from the African landscape, these innocent humans thrust into a chattel system that :
• promoted the constant sale and breakup of families
• provided no surnames or birthdates
• made it illegal for slaves to read or write
This system and manner of governing makes it impossible for historians and genealogist to recover family lineage, research personal stories and identify African kindship.
Today’s presentation provides an insight into the Once Enslaved , Once Slaveholder lineage and history and their quest to meet and reconcile their common history as a family.
Today, we will speak life into each Lewellen enslaved person.
About the speaker: Beverly Bevel has been a family historian for more than 40 years, capturing stories from the elders within her family. A native of Southern California, she is enthusiastic about African American History.
Uncovering enslaved family members and bringing their stories to life has been her focus for the past 10 years. With DNA technology, she encourages African Americans to research and reach out to those descendants of once enslaved and once slaveholders.
Beverly holds a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from California State University, Long Beach, where she minored in Black Studies while acquiring three (3) California State Teaching Credentials. She received her Human Resources Certificates from the University of Irvine, California, and a degree in Theology from Cottonwood University School of Ministries.
As a retired Fortune 100 Human Resources Manager, her experience in Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Internal Consulting and Training has been the catalyst for IHG Consulting: A full-service Human Resources Consulting Firm. She is licensed in more than thirty (30) professional development tools and programs.
She is the founder of The Lewellen Project, a non-profit organization with the Mission to provide leadership, resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism rooted in the United States. Those who participate in its programs, are provided with a safe and open environment to promote racial healing, community engagement and foster an open dialog about race and healing.
This month we will be offering our speaker’s presentation In-Person ONLY!
Meeting Place:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
27976 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
