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AAHGS Metro Atlanta

P. O. Box 54131

Atlanta, GA 30308-9998

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2023 AAHGS VIRTUAL
NAT’L CONFERENCE --
OCTOBER 18-21

“Hiding in Plain Sight:

Rediscovering the erased

stories of our ancestors

in the U.S. & the Caribbean”

Early Bird Discount Ends 9/30/23! Register here!

Read about AAHGS here.

 

 

AAHGS Transcribe-a-thon:

Make Our Union Navy Sailor

Ancestors Searchable Online

in Muster Rolls of Civil War

“BlueJackets,” 1861-1865

View details. Contact AAHGS.

VETERANS’ DAY DEADLINE!

 

 

AAHGS-ATL SIG:

Sons & Daughters of

the U.S. Middle Passage

● Honor and formally

document enslaved kin

● Hurry, still time to join --

for AAHGS members only!

● Gather documents now!

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GA ARCHIVES EXHIBIT

"Sacred Chronicles: Exploring

Georgia Church Records"

August 5 – November 4

Read details & why search.

 

 

BCG 2023 PAUL SLUBY
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

AAHGS Metro Atlanta Chapter

member Clevlyn Bankhead

Anderson is one of three!

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CHAPTER MEMBERS!
Committee Volunteer
Opportunities:

Weekly Events Compiler ● Grant Writer ● Research Projects

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Meeting Handouts 2022

19 NOV 2022 -- Answers in African American Newspapers (Tim Pinnick article -- Family Tree Magazine, May 2011)

19 NOV 2022 -- From Runaways to Reunions (Tim Pinnick and James M. Beidler co-written article on finding African Americans in newspapers -- Family Tree Magazine, Jan/Feb 2018)

22 OCT 2022 -- My Best Genealogy Tips: Finding Formerly Enslaved Ancestors (by Robin Foster)

24 SEP 2022 -- How to Analyze Documents for Clues (PDF of PowerPoint by Laura Carter)

26 Mar 2022 -- Applying for the "Sons & Daughters of the U. S. Middle Passage" Lineage Society

7 Feb 2022 -- YES YOU CAN! Introduction to African American Genealogy

5 Feb 2022 -- Reconstruction: African American History and Genealogy Day (co-hosted with the Georgia Archives)

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