African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia

03/10/2026

November 2025 General Monthly Meeting Sign of the Times: Timelines in Genealogy Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 Social Hour @ 6:00 PM | Speaker Presentation @ 6:30 PM Social Hour @ 6:00 PM Speaker Presentation @ 6:30 PM | Diane L. Richard Timelines can help to spot missing gaps, see issues, track names...

11/05/2025

Join us for the November 2025 General Monthly Meeting featuring renowned author Diane L. Richards.

TUES, NOV. 11th, 2025 @ 6:30 PM

Diane will help researchers revisit their research through the use of timelines. Whether you're an experienced researcher or just getting started - this presentation will leave you with some helpful new tips and techniques.

Our monthly meetings are OPEN to the PUBLIC and we welcome you to join us! Register for the meeting at aagg.org on the home page.

11/04/2025

MEMBERS ONLY! Join the AAGG Gene SIG this Tuesday, Nov. 4th @ 6:30 PM to hear Melvin Collier on the Second Passage: Following the DNA Trails.

Register online in the Member Home section for the meeting details.

09/09/2025

Welcome Back! Our first General Monthly Meeting is tonight!

We’re so excited to kick off our upcoming programming year with a presentation from one of former presidents and current member Shamele Jordon. In this special presentation, Shamele will discuss maps and how to use maps, metes, and bounds to locate your ancestors in history. Don’t miss the talk!

We’ll also have a Business Meeting directly after the Q&A for the presentation, plus there are door prizes to be won – don’t forget to register right now at www.aagg.org.

Social Hour @ 6 PM

Speaker Presentation @ 6:30 PM

Business Meeting @ 8 PM

See you there!

07/23/2025

Deadline extended to 7/31!

07/07/2025

06/10/2025

Business Meeting @ 6 PM
Speaker Presentation @ 7 PM

We hope to see you at our next monthly meeting tonight where we’ll hear from Deborah “Dee” Evans, who will discuss the origins and significance of Juneteenth, the holiday also known as Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day. Learn about how it is observed across the country and beyond.

Register at aagg.org.

05/13/2025

Join us for a presentation from Melvin J. Collier, who will discuss how the results of DNA can help you correct your family trees and genealogical connections.

This month, he'll use the case of his 3X-great-grandmother to demonstrate how critical thinking, facts collection, and historical analysis are vital while employing the methodologies of slave ancestral research. You’ll learn how to effectively utilize genetic genealogy with your genealogy research to help uncover the facts.

Tues, May 13th @ 6:30 PM - FREE Virtual Event

REGISTER NOW @ AAGG.ORG

01/30/2025

🚩Join us SAT, 2/1 @ 10AM - GENE SIG MTG | TUE, 2/11 - FEB GEN MTG - A Slave Named Jenny with Desi L. Campbell. Register at aagg.org

🚩Join AAGG and GSP for a joint presentation on the 339 Manumission Project on THU, 2/20 @ 7 PM. Register at genpa.org

01/13/2025

🚩Join us on TUE, 1/14 @ 6:30 PM - AAGG General Member Meeting: Early Black Abolitionists in New York, New Jersey & Connecticut with Teresa Vega - https://mailchi.mp/9003bbab7a60/aagg-upcoming-events-jan-2025

12/18/2024

The AAHGS Family Quest Society Chapter December monthly meeting will be held via Zoom on Saturday 12/21 at 11:00. The topic will be The Birch Trials at Fraunces Tavern (relates to the "Book of Negroes"). For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/2019761651571610