It's time for our summer break! Traditionally, AAGSNC uses this time to allow for in-depth family history research and possible genealogy related travels! For this reason, no meetings are held during the months of July and August. Are you working on your research this summer? Need some resources to help you out? Check out our list of resources here, with links to organizations, collections, and insights that might help you find your folks.

This year, National DNA Day falls on Friday, April 25, 2025. National DNA Day is a unique day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics. Congress approved the first National DNA Day in April 2003 to celebrate both the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

A recent update to AncestryDNA adds powerful insights into African roots, including new regions and ethnic groups. See how you could be connected to multiple groups, and, discover stories from our exciting partnership with local content creators that capture traditions from these ancestral regions. In this video, AAGSNC Lifetime Member, Nicka Smith, introduces a new feature that focuses on African ancestry.

Activist Genealogy in the California Reparations Era: From Changing Families to Changing Communities, with Chris Lodgson Our next monthly program meeting will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The featured Guest Speaker will be Chris Lodgson, Lead Organizer and Activist with the California Reparations & Reparative Justice for American Freedmen (CJEC) organization. CJEC is the first and only grassroots state-wide organization of everyday people who are advocates, organizers, and mobilizers born to achieve Reparations and Reparative Justice for Black American Freedmen living in California. CJEC helped write and enact California’s first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force, as well as California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring our state to recognize descendants of U.S Chattel Slavery as the unique and specific group of people we are. CJEC has held over 25 California Reparations community meetings, listening and information sessions, and canvassing events since 2021. CJEC was selected by the California Reparations Task Force as an official Community Anchor Organization in 2022. You can learn more about the organization here. February 15, 2025 1:30pm to 4:00pm Hybrid Meeting via Zoom and in-person Please verify your Zoom access prior to the meeting. If there are any issues with accessing the meeting, please contact our AAGSNC Webmaster for assistance PRIOR to the meeting. We cannot guarantee availability to assist DURING the meeting. For security reasons, the meeting link should not be shared among members. Thank you.