Unless otherwise indicated, meetings are held at the
Juanita E. Thornton /Shepherd Park Library - 7420 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
All meetings are at 11:00 unless otherwise indicated!
Most meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday but
please check the listed date closely as there may be changes!
Dates, agenda items and locations are subject to change.
James Dent Walker, District of Columbia Chapter
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS)
2020-2021 Monthly Program Activities
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
James Dent Walker chapter--AAHGS-DC
Due to Covid-19, our meetings will be virtual until further notice. Members will
receive meeting registration information prior to each meeting. If you are not
already a member, you can join here:
September 19, 2020
James R. Morgan
“Go Tell it On the Mountain: The Life of Rev. W.J. Hightower:
Researching our African Methodist Episcopal Ancestors”
October 14-17, 2020
AAHGS National Conference--VIRTUAL!
November 21, 2020
Audrey Hinton
"Your Real Name is Garrett: Surname Selection by the Formerly Enslaved"
December 19, 2020
Dr. Sheila Walker
"Familiar Faces/Unexpected Places:
A Global African Diaspora"
January 16, 2021
Shamele Jordan
"Mapping Our African American Ancestors"
February 2020
TBA
Black History Month Conference and/or other local
Black History Month events
March 20, 2021
David Thomas
"Notable Burials at the African American Cemetery in Rye, New York"
April 17, 2021
Yvette LaGonterie
"Enslaved at the Georgetown Hotel"
May 15, 2021
Dr. Nemata Blyden
"African Americans and Africa--a New History"
June 19, 2021
Roger Glass
"From Nelson County, VA to Tarrytown, NY:
A Family's Fight for Social and Racial Justice"
JULY and AUGUST
SUMMER RECESS!!!