Month: September 2024
Help Yourself by Helping AAGSNC
Read More: Help Yourself by Helping AAGSNCDonations matter! To YOU! The African-American Genealogical Society of Northern California (AAGSNC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated in its commitment to national and international African-ancestry family history research. The Society provides a unique approach to education, research skills and support to anyone interested in genealogy. AAGSNC was incorporated in the state of California on…
About Our Northern California FamilySearch Centers
Read More: About Our Northern California FamilySearch CentersAlthough AAGSNC has been fortunate to have enjoyed a long term relationship with the FamilySearch Center in Oakland, California, there are other FamilySearch Centers in northern California to support your research if travel to the Bay Area is not an option for you. As our membership has grown geographically, so have the resources available to…
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Need help logging into a Zoom meeting?
Here’s a good resource to help you get logged into our Zoom meetings. This article which provides guidance for many types of access, with helpful links. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Zoom-meeting Here’s a video which is also helpful.
African American Research Workshop at the OFSC
The Oakland FamilySearch Center (OFSC) provides an ongoing free research workshop on African Americans (also referred to as Black or Afro-American, or those who harmonize with Sub-Saharan Africa). African Americans are defined as those with ancestry, citizenship, or residency in the United States. This workshop is an interactive exchange of research tools, methods and systems,…
Tips for Using the AAGSNC Website and Internet
Members are encouraged to read, download and save this document to assist you in using this website and accessing your benefits through the Members Only portal.
19th Annual African American Genealogy Seminar
The Greater Sacramento African American Genealogy Society will present its 19th Annual African American Family History Seminar on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 8:30am to 1:30pm. The keynote speaker is Renate Yarborough Sanders, a widely recognized genealogist, speaker and educator who descends from formerly enslaved, enslavers and free people of color. Renate lectures on a variety of…
News from the African American Civil War Memorial Museum
The Guest Speaker for our May 2024 Monthly Program Meeting was Dr. Dawn Chitty, Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C. At that time, the indoor exhibit at the Museum was closed to the public due to major renovations that have now been completed. The African American Civil War Memorial…