Meetings
The African-American Genealogical Society, Cleveland, Ohio (AAGS) meets monthly on the fourth Saturday of the month. Recently, we have returned to in-person meetings in the Shaker Public Library. All members can be accommodated, as our meetings are hybrid. Come in person, if you are local, or if you prefer, meet with us via Zoom. Members receive notice of all meetings. Visitors may attend in person or request the Zoom link from our president by emailing president@aagsclev.org.
Meetings begin at 10:00am EST with social time. 10:20am – 10:30am is reserved for society announcements. The speaker usually begins their presentation around 10:35am. We have a speaker every other month. For Open Forums, all attendees should bring their “brick wall” research.
2026 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Robyn Smith | Beyond the Search Box: Finding Family Relationships |
| Feb 28 | Attendees | Open Forum |
| Mar 28 | C. Ann Staley | Climatic Clues – Our Ancestors Weathering Their Lives |
| Apr 25 | Attendees | Open Forum |
| May 23 | J. Mark Lowe | Probate Files: Wills, inventories, appraisals & settlements |
| Jun 27 | Attendees | Open Forum |
| Jul 25 | Drew Smith | Using AI in your genealogy research |
| Aug 23 | NO MEETING | |
| Sep 26 | Cynthia Evans | The Ten Million Name project |
| Oct 24 | Attendees | Open Forum |
| Nov 28 | Labrenda Garrett-Nelson | DNA Basics |
| Dec 27 | NO MEETING |
