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Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
James Dent Walker Chapter
Washington, DC
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Website Log In Training Video
Learn how to set up your account for the new and improved AAHGSDC.ORG!!!!
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James Dent Walker Chapter - 2020 Show and Tell (December 29, 2020)
Join the James Dent Walker Chapter as we celebrate the 2020 holiday season with a family history show and tell!
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Gene Stephenson AAHGS RootsTech 2018
The president of AAHGS National shares his insights on RootsTech, and why more African American genealogy researchers should attend.
Member Blog Videos
Lisa Beal
Jan 23, 2024
1 min read
Bobbi Bowman Tells Her 2nd Gr Grandfathers Story
Bobbi Bowman's Amazing Family history in Campbell CO, VA
Adrienne Fikes
Oct 26, 2023
2 min read
[Film Fest] Affordable Housing Stories of Structural Oppression, Black Resilience, & People Power
Affordable Housing Advocacy: Stories of Structural Oppression, Black Resilience, and People Power SUNDAY, NOV 12th 2:30PM - 5:30PM
Web Chair
Feb 28, 2022
1 min read
Black History: Local, Living, and Imaginative – Descendant Stories Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk
This Black History Month Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk will amplify the voices of African American people and families of Virginia’s...
Adrienne Fikes
Nov 21, 2021
1 min read
From Roots to Ancestry: Doing Black Family History - ASALH 106th Annual Conference Plenary Session
Two founding member of AAHGS, Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, and Debra Newman, are featured with Kendra Field for this ASALH plenary session
Adrienne Fikes
Mar 3, 2021
1 min read
Call Your 16 Greats By Name - TEDx Talk
How many of your 16 great-great-grandparents can you call by name? Watch the #16Greats Challenge TEDx.
James Morgan III
Feb 14, 2021
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AAHGS-DC Intro Video!!!!
Web Chair
Feb 12, 2021
1 min read
How to create an account for AAHGSDC
This video gives instructions on how to sign up to become a member on aahgsdc.org.
LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
Feb 7, 2021
1 min read
Researching African American Ancestry in Probate Records
I had the privilege of presenting virtually at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture on 6 February 2021. You can...
James Morgan III
Feb 6, 2021
1 min read
Split Stories: The Underserved and Unknown
On February 2, 2021, James Dent Walker Chapter member James R. Morgan III was asked to address students at the University of...
Linda White
Feb 2, 2021
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Announcement of the 2021 Black History Theme and Introduction of ASALH’s Inaugural Virtual Festival
Steve Hammond
Jan 29, 2021
1 min read
Reconstructing a family narrative before and after Reconstruction
This week on January 26th I had the opportunity to present a program for alumni of my Alma mater, Whitman College located in Walla Walla,...
Graylin Presbury
Jan 29, 2021
1 min read
The Black Church is Coming!
The Black Church: This is Our Story This is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates. I recently saw a very moving extended preview. I don't want...
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