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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…
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…
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…
Tips for Using the AAGSNC Website and Internet
Read More: Tips for Using the AAGSNC Website and InternetMembers 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.
Articles
Read More: ArticlesHow-To and Related Articles by Members and Other Contributors A Finding Aid for African American Research AAGSNC-Sponsored Educational Seminar African Americans in the Arkansas Legislature, 1868-1986 Buffalo Soldiers – Fort Bayard National Cemetery Family Reunions – Celebrating Your Roots! Freedmen Bureau Records – Tennessee Field Offices Freedmen Bureau Records – Texas Field Offices Freedmen’s Bureau…
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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…