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Welcome to the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago!

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Conference Registration is now open!



Join AAGHSC for $26/yr to enjoy all membership benefits AND a $10 conference registration discount. If interested, join first, then use Member’s discount code.

Refund Policy: Refunds prior to Saturday, October 2, 2021, will incur a 20% processing fee. No Refunds after Saturday, October 2, 2021.    


See our 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE below.


  • 10:15 am CDT Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL ~ “Property Rights and Wrongs — African-Americans at the Courthouse”

  • 11:30 am CDT Ric Murphy, Author ~ “The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans”

  • 1:00 pm CDT Sharon Batiste Gillins, Genealogy Educator ~ “The Hand and the Glove… Researching Ancestors in Wills, Land and Property Records”

  • 2:15 pm CDT Adrienne Abiodun ~ “Collaborative Strategies in Genetic Genealogy”


  • If you need additional information, please email aaghsc@yahoo.com.