Join us on November 9, 2024, at 1:00 pm EST at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD. The topic for this meeting will be “Unlocking Ancestral Histories: Genealogy Research Through Military Records.” We will have military records and a genealogy workshop. Please bring your questions about relatives who served in the military. We will also discuss chapter business and CMC bylaws approval.
Join us on September 14, 2024, at 1:00 pm EST at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD. Our speakers will be Alice Harris and Robyn Smith. They will present “Researching Death Certificates Virtually, via Email and through Internet Archives.”
We are back to in-person meetings! Join us on May 11, 2024, at 1:00 pm EST at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD. Our speaker will be our former president, Alice Harris. She will present, “Search Probate Records in Your PJs!”
Join us as we celebrate 35 years as the very first chapter of AAHGS. To purchase a ticket, please use one of these options:
Payment via Zelle: Send $60.00 to jht.treasurer.aahgscmc@gmail. com
Payment via PayPal: Send $62.00 (includes $2.00 PayPal fee) to jht.treasurer.aahgscmc@gmail. com
Payment via Check: Send $60.00 payable to CMC AAHGS. Mail to: CMC – AAHGS, P.O. Box 6294, Columbia, MD 21045
Note in remarks section for all payments: For AAHGS CMC’s 35th Anniversary
Ticket sales end September 8, 2023. Can’t make it? Donations will be happily accepted. Note in remarks section of payment: For Donation
Registration is now open for the AAHGS 2023 Virtual National Conference!
Calling all African Americans and Caribbean Americans interested in learning more about their lineage!
Join us October 18-21, 2023, for our 44th conference, “Hiding in Plain Sight: Recovering the erased stories of our ancestors in the United States and the Caribbean”. Our virtual conference will highlight methods of genealogy research and explore the history of ancestors in the United States and the Caribbean. Attendees will be given an opportunity to learn how to research their family and to identify their stories in and beyond enslavement, to highlight Reconstruction and beyond in the United States, and pre and post emancipation in the Caribbean. The conference will also highlight the life stories of persons in the Americas from the 1500s to the 20th century.
EARLY BIRD Registration is now open! $115 for current AAHGS Members ($150 during Regular Registration) and $135 for Non-Members ($170 during Regular Registration).
For our May 2023 Chapter Zoom meeting, author and genealogist Margo Lee Williams will be presenting “Not Just Out West: Black Homesteading in the South” on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 1:00 pm EST. If you would like to attend, please register in advance HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining this meeting.
“What Did the DNA Say Over a Decade Later,” a Zoom presentation by author, blogger, and genealogist Melvin Collier, for National DNA Day, sponsored by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, National Chapter, April 25, 2023, 8:00 pm EST
In 2011, Melvin Collier published “150 Years Later: Broken Ties Mended,” which captures the story of his great-grandfather, William “Bill” Reed, and how extensive genealogy research and oral history uncovered a lot about his South Carolina roots. Reed migrated to northern Mississippi shortly after Emancipation. Shortly after the book, DNA testing hit the scene and was truly an eye-opener. Collier will present how DNA and continued genealogy research confirmed, clarified, and even uncovered some great surprises to add to his great-grandfather’s story. The audience will learn some effective tips on utilizing DNA testing with their genealogy research.
Active AAHGS members can register in advance HERE. Registration in advance is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining this meeting.
We are welcoming Marcus “Sankofa” Nicks, who will lecture on “Triumph Over Opposition: the Historic Resilience of African Americans in Howard County.” See flyer below. It will be held March 14, 2023 via Zoom at 1 pm EST. If you would like to attend, send an e-mail to CentralMD@aahgs.org to receive the Zoom link.
The next chapter meeting will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1 pm EST. The speaker will be genealogist, Jerome Spears, who will present “Voyage to the Bottom of the D.N.A.” See flyer below. If you would like to attend, send an e-mail to CentralMD@aahgs.org to receive the Zoom link.
The next chapter meeting will be held Saturday, January 23, 2023 at 1 pm EST. The speaker will be genealogist and lecturer, Dr. Deborah Abbott, who will present “You only have a death announcement. Now What?” If you would like to attend, send an e-mail to aahgs.cmc@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
Registration is open for our virtual Black History Month 2023 Genealogy Conference to be held Saturday, February 11, 2023. We have an exciting and dynamic program planned. Go here to REGISTER: http://www.wdcfhc.org/AAHGS-Conf/. Please see flyer below and the link for more information.
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. 