Martine Brennan is the creator and curator of Enslavement to citizenship (@saytheirnamesIr on Twitter) an open-access digital public history project which is working to identify the names of African Americans enslaved by Irish slaveholders. She is one of a growing number of Irish people who have identified African American cousins through DNA testing and is commited to finding their common ancestors. Her article 'From Ireland to South Carolina: Irish migrant slaveholders' History Studies Journal, University of Limerick, Vol. 22 (2021) pp132-147 is available on open access at 
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​Michael O’Connor is a native of County Mayo. He holds first-class honours degrees in law from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Cambridge; and a Doctorate in Philosophy (Law) from Trinity College Dublin. Recent publications include Anatomy of a County Gaol – County Mayo, A History of Imprisonment, Capital Punishment & Transportation (2020); and Caribbean Slave Owners & Other Lesser-Known Histories from County Mayo (2021). 
www.drmichaelmoconnor.com/

Brian Sheffey is the founder and host of the popular online genealogy website and program Genealogy Adventures. Genealogy Adventures provides a mix of genealogy research strategies for people with a multi-ethnic family history – with a particular emphasis on researching enslaved families. Brian has expertise in DNA, mid-Atlantic & Southern research, with an emphasis on the intersection of white, black, and Native American genealogy. He has used his knowledge to solve cases of unknown parentage from Colonial America to the present-day, utilizing DNA and paper trail evidence. Brian is the author of two award-winning best-selling (Amazon) genealogy books: Practical Genealogy: 50 Simple Steps to Research Your Diverse Family History and Family Tree Workbook: 30+ Step-by-Step Worksheets to Build Your Family History. genealogyadventures.net 
​You can download a link to Brian's presentation here 1drv.ms/b/s!AmT7utKLRxCsw2NGWiMQSwNl7EDm