Month: November 2024
Congratulations to Juanita & Arnett Moore!
Read More: Congratulations to Juanita & Arnett Moore!Congratulations to Actress Juanita Moore was honored posthumously with the 2,793rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 18, 2024. Moore’s performance in the remake of Imitation of Life (1959) as housekeeper Annie Johnson, won her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Congratulations are also due to AAGSNC Member…
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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…