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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Our Next Monthly Program Meeting
The Discovery Phase of DNA: A Pragmatic Approach with Guest Speaker Michael A. Willis Our next monthly program meeting will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Our featured Guest Speaker will be Michael A. Willis. Michael will discuss “The Discovery Phase of DNA: A Pragmatic Approach”. The presentation is designed to show people how…
National DNA Day April 25, 2025
This year, National DNA Day falls on Friday, April 25, 2025. National DNA Day is a unique day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics. Congress approved the first National DNA Day in April 2003 to celebrate both the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 50th anniversary…
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…
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.
“Roots to Africa: Improving AncestryDNA results for African heritage”,with Nicka Smith
A recent update to AncestryDNA adds powerful insights into African roots, including new regions and ethnic groups. See how you could be connected to multiple groups, and, discover stories from our exciting partnership with local content creators that capture traditions from these ancestral regions. In this video, AAGSNC Lifetime Member, Nicka Smith, introduces a new…