GENEALOGY & BOOK EVENTS
John Baker is an Author, Speaker, and Genealogy Consultant unraveling family history. Book John today for your event.
Baker is an experienced speaker. He will be available to speak to diverse organizations such as national historical conferences, historical societies, colleges and universities, churches, genealogy conferences and other associations.
Upcoming Events
| Organization | City | Date | Time | Location |
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| Promised Land Community Reunion & Festival - Genealogy Workshop - The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Documenting 200 Years |
Promised Land - Dickson County, TN | May 31 | 2:00 PM | Promised Land Community Center - Dickson County, TN |
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| Organization | City | Date | Time | Location |
| Nashville Public Library - Presentation The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation and book signing | Nashville | Apr. 13 | Nashville Public Television | |
| Tennessee Crossroads - Television Interview at Wessyngton Plantation Channel 8 | Nashville | Mar. 31 | Nashville Public Television | |
| Tennessee Crossroads - Television Interview at Wessyngton Plantation Channel 8 | Nashville | Mar. 28 | Nashville Public Television | |
| Antioch Baptist Church - Presentation The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation | Cedar Hill | Feb. 17 | Antioch Baptist Church | |
| Southern Festival of Books | Nashville | Oct. 13 | Legislative Plaza | |
| Southern Festival of Books 5th Annual Authors in the Round - Book discussion of The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation | Nashville | Oct. 12 | War Memorial Auditorium | |
| The Cantrell Foundation - Presentation The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation | Springfield | Feb. 25 | M&M Center | |
| Tennessee State Library and Archives - Seminar on DNA Genealogy | Nashville | Feb. 18 | Tennessee State Library and Archives | |
| The Hermitage - Presentation The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation and workshop on tracing African American Genealogy | Hermitage | Feb. 11 | The Hermitage | |
| Society of Tennessee Genealogist - Presentation The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation | Nashville | Oct. 27 | John Seigenthaler Center - Nashville | |
| Southern Kentucky Pathfinders - Presentation | Russellville, KY | Sept. 17 | Roy's Barbeque | |
| Warren County Public Library - Presentation and Book signing | Bowling Green | Aug. 25 | Warren County Public Library | |
| Television Interview - WBKO | Bowling Green | Aug. 25 | WBKO | |
| Radio Interview - WWDNS/WKCT | Bowling Green | Aug. 23 | ||
| Gardner Family Reunion - Tour of Wessyngton | Cedar Hill | Aug. 20 | Wessyngton Farms | |
| Terry Family Reunion - Tour of Wessyngton | Cedar Hill | Aug. 13 | Wessyngton Farms | |
| Clarksville Historical Society - Presentation | Clarksville | May 19 | Clarksville Public Library | |
| Metro Nashville Archives - Presentation | Nashville | May 3 | Metro Archives | |
| Les Gemmes Inc., Nashville Chapter - Fourth Annual Literary Luncheon - Presentation and book signing | Nasvhille | Mar. 5 | Millennium Maxwell House Hotel | |
| Meharry Medical College - Discussion | Nashville | Mar. 4 | Meharry Medical College | |
| Clement Museum - Presentation and Book signing | Dickson | Feb. 26 | Clement Museum | |
| Greenbrier Elementary School - Presentation | Greenbrier | Feb. 23 | Greenbrier Elementary School | |
| Christian County Kentucky Historical Society - Presentation | Hopkinsville | Feb. 22 | Hopkinsville | |
| Tennessee State University - 30th Conference on African American History and Culture- Presentation - On the Road to Freedom: African Americans on Wessyngton Plantation During the Civil War. | Nashville | Feb. 9 | Avon Williams Campus - Downtown | |
| Mt. Olive Cemetery Preservation Society - Civil War Era Freedmen's Cotillion - Book signing | Clarksville | Feb. 5 | Riverview Inn | |
| Huntsville Madison County Public Library - Presentation and book signing | Huntsville | Jan. 29 | Madison County Public Library | |
| The Tennessee Tribune Tennessee Genealogist Discovered His Family Roots in 7th Grade Textbook | Nashville | Jan. 27 | ||
| Christian Care Nursing Center - Presentation - The History of Wessyngton Plantation | Springfield | Sept. 13 | Christian Care Center | |
| Federation of Genealogical Societies - James Dent Walker Memorial Lecture - "Connecting Land and People: Using Farm Recrods to Illuminate Slave Families: and "African American Families: Using Manuscripts and Special Collections" | Knoxville | Aug. 20 | Knoxville Convention Center | |
| Wessyngton Plantation - St. James Baptist Church - Washington Family Reunion | Cedar Hill | Jun. 17 | Wessyngton | |
| Wessyngton Plantation - National Black Arts Festival - Program | Cedar Hill | Jun. 12 | Wessyngton | |
| Kenwood Middle School - Presentation | Clarksville | May 11 | Clarksville | |
| Day Spring Academy - Study Group | Cedar Hill | Apr. 30 | Cedar Hill | |
| Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society-Atlanta Chapter | Atlanta | Apr. 24 | National Archives | |
| Springfield High School - Presentation | Springfield | Apr. 20 | Springfield | |
| Montgomery Historical Society - Presentation and Book signing | Clarksville | Apr. 19 | Austin Peay University - Gentry Auditorium | |
| Williams Chapel Church - Presentation and Book signing | Spring Lake, NC | Apr. 16 | Williams Chapel 1230 N Bragg Blvd | |
| Center for Black Literature | Brooklyn | Mar. 26 | Medgar Evers College | |
| Springfield Rotary Club - Presentation | Springfield | Mar. 17 | First Presbyterian Church | |
| Montgomery County Archives - Presentation & Book signing | Clarksville | Mar. 13 | Montgomery County Archives | |
| Bob Edwards Show Sirius XM Radio - Interview | Washington DC | Mar. 8 | Washington DC | |
| Williamson County Public Library - Presentation | Franklin | Mar. 6 | Williamson County Public Library | |
| St. James Baptist Church - Presentation | Cedar Hill | Feb. 28 | St. James Baptist Church | |
| Scattersville - Parker's Chapel Community and Historical Society - Presentation & Book signing | Portland | Feb. 25 | Kerley Building | |
| Fifty Forward - Presentation | Madison | Feb. 23 | Madison Station | |
| St. Louis African American Genealogy & History Society | St. Louis | Feb. 20 | Harris-Stowe University | |
| Scaritt-Bennett Center - Presentation and Book signing | Nashville | Feb. 19 | Scarritt-Bennett Center | |
| Customs House Museum - Presentation & Book signing | Clarksville | Feb. 18 | Customs House Museum | |
| Presentation & Book signing | Ft. Campbell | Feb. 18 | Cole Park Commons | |
| The Hermitage - Private Presentation | Hermitage | Jan. 20 | The Hermitage | |
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| Birmingham Afrfican American Genealogy Study Group - Presentation | Birmingham | Dec. 13 | Birmingham Central Library | |
| First United Methodist Church | Springfield | Dec. 11 | First United Meth. Ch. | |
| Marshall County Memorial Library Foundation - Presentation | Lewisburg | Nov. 21 | First National Bank | |
| Rutherford County Historical Society - Presentation and Book signing | Murfreesboro | Nov. 14 | Woman's Club | |
| Portland Arts & Craft Show - Book signing | Portland | Nov. 14 | Portland East Middle School | |
| Springfield High School - Presentation | Springfield | Nov. 5 | Springfield High School | |
| International Black Genealogy Summit - Meet the Author | Ft. Wayne | Oct. 29 | Allen County Public Library | |
| IN African American Genealogy Group | Indianapolis | Aug. 22 | Eiteljorg Museum | |
| Multicultural Points and Perspectives | Indianapolis | Aug. 21 | Comcast Channel 20 | |
| IN African American Genealogy Group | Indianapolis | Aug. 21 | Crispus Attucks High School | |
| IN African American Genealogy Group | Indianapolis | Aug. 21 | Shortridge Middle School | |
| Terry Family Reunion - Book signing | Springfield | Aug. 8 | Springfield National Guard Armory | |
| Genealogy Workshop -TSLA | Nashville | July 25 | Tennessee State Lib. & Arch. | |
| Fox 17 News | Nashville | June 22 | Television Interview | |
| Maury County Public Library | Columbia | June 16 | Maury County Public Lib. | |
| St. Louis African American Gen. Soc. | St. Louis | May 23 | Missouri History Museum | |
| Kiwanis Club-Presentation/Book sign | Springfield | May 19 | First United Methodist Church | |
| John Siegenthaler Interview on WNPT | Nashville | May 17 | Television Interview | |
| Hermitage - Book Signing | Hermitage | May 17 | Tulip Grove Mansion | |
| Greenbrier Historical Society | Greenbrier | Apr. 21 | First Baptist Church - Greenbrier | |
| Plus Side of Nashville Channel 50 | Nashville | Apr. 19 | Television Interview | |
| What's the 411 w/Sharon Kay 88.1FM | Nashville | Apr. 1 | Radio Interview | |
| Borders/Book signing | Nashville | Mar. 7 | West End Avenue | |
| African American Literary Review | Tampa | Mar. 4 | Radio Interview | |
| National Black Arts Festival | Atlanta | Feb. 28 | Auburn Avenue Research Center | |
| Tim & Marcia Show Sirius XM Radio | Nashville | Feb. 28 | Radio Interview | |
| Waldenbooks/Book signing | Atlanta | Feb. 27 | CNN Center | |
| Martha Zoller Show - WDUN 550 | Atlanta | Feb. 24 | Radio Interview | |
| News 2 -WKRN - TN's Black Heritage | Nashville | Feb. 21 | Television Interview | |
| Robertson Cty Archives/Book signing | Springfield | Feb. 21 | Robertson County Archives | |
| On With Leon - Sirius XM Radio | D. C. | Feb. 21 | Radio Interview | |
| WNIN-NPR | Evansville | Feb. 19 | Television Interview | |
| Channel 5 - CBS Talk of the Town | Nashville | Feb. 18 | Television Interview | |
| Tennessee State Library & Archives | Nashville | Feb. 17 | Tennessee State Library & Archives | |
| It's A New Day - WJZD Radio | Gulf Port | Feb. 17 | Radio Interview | |
| Barnes and Noble/Book signing | Evansville | Feb. 7 | Barnes and Noble | |
| Willard Library | Evansville | Feb. 7 | Willard Library | |
| WEOA 1400 A.M. Radio | Evansville | Feb. 7 | Radio Interview | |
| Fox 7 | Evansville | Feb. 6 | Television Interview | |
| WNIN-NPR | Evansville | Feb. 6 | Television Interview | |
| Benjamin Bosse High School | Evansville | Feb. 6 | Benjamin Bosse High School | |
| McGary Middle School | Evansville | Feb. 6 | McGary Middle School | |
| Henry Reis Alternative School | Evansville | Feb. 6 | Henry Reis Alternative School | |
| Evansville African American Museum | Evansville | Feb. 6 | Evansville African American Museum | |
| Ray of Hope Community Church | Nashville | Jan. 17 | Ray of Hope Community Church | |
| NHK Japan | Japan | Jan. 11 | Documentary | |