Month: January 2025
19th Annual African American Genealogy Seminar
Read More: 19th Annual African American Genealogy SeminarThe 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
Read More: News from the African American Civil War Memorial MuseumThe 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?
Read More: 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.
Louisiana Odyssey 1
Read More: Louisiana Odyssey 1Thomy Lafon 200th Birthday Celebration As many of you know, ever since I took my first genealogy trip to St. Landry parish to visit where my mother’s family grew up in Washington and Opelousas, and to New Orleans to discover a treasure trove of documents, I’ve been in love with the city of New Orleans.…
State Archives
Read More: State ArchivesThe list below contains links to many state archives in the United States. Many have online records, and some may require you to contact them directly. This list is current as of January 1, 2025. Please notify us via your comments below if any of these links do not work, need to be updated, or…
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Black History Month 2025
The Association for the Study of African American Life & History (ASALH) was established on September 9, 1915, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Formerly known as the Negro Historical Association, ASALH created Black History Month. ASALH’s mission is to create and disseminate knowledge about Black History. You can read more about ASALH here. Each year,…
Our Next Monthly Program Meeting
Activist Genealogy in the California Reparations Era: From Changing Families to Changing Communities, with Chris Lodgson Our next monthly program meeting will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The featured Guest Speaker will be Chris Lodgson, Lead Organizer and Activist with the California Reparations & Reparative Justice for American Freedmen (CJEC) organization. CJEC is…
Annual Genealogy Event in Elk Grove
The FamilySearch Center in Elk Grove, California, (located about 15 miles south of Sacramento) will be hosting its annual Family Discovery Day on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The 2025 Elk Grove Stake Family Discovery Day will include: ➢ A dynamic keynote speaker,➢ 24 family history classes,➢ Chances to win one of six Ancestry.com DNA test…
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…
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.