The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group, Inc.
BAAGG CLASS SCHEDULE
In January 2023, we will return to in-person meetings at Birmingham Public Library's Linn Henley Research Library. We will continue with our virtual ZOOMS through membership only. With the exception of one meeting, please note that our in-person meetings and ZOOMS will be held on the 3rd Saturday of each month. We will meet in the Computer Room on the 4th floor of the Linn Henley Research Library. With the exceptions of February 4th, for our Black Heritage Fair and December 16 for our annual holiday social, both of which will be held in the Richard Arrington Jr. Auditorium on the 4th floor of Linn Henley. For October 15 we will meet at the FAMILY HISTORY CENTER in Vestavia. See October below.
The Linn Park side of Linn Henley Research Library is closed. To reach the 4th floor ... Park in the Main Library parking lot. Enter library and go to the elevator and take elevator to the 3rd floor.
Coming out of the elevator on 3rd floor, walk past center desk area and turn to your right. Walk down ramp area and walk across the above street CROSS OVER.
Work your way to the Linn Henley Elevator and go to 4th floor. Turn left coming out of the elevator and go through glass door - turn right and you are at the computer room.
21 JANUARY 2023
TOPIC: Your Genealogy Journey Begins Today - Tools for Effective Research
PRESENTER: Ethel Alexander
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
4 FEBRUARY 2023* (1st Saturday)
TOPIC: 2023 BLACK HERITAGE FAIR - This year's theme is Black Resistance
PRESENTER: The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Richard Arrington Jr. Auditorium
11.00 am - 3.00 pm GENERAL ZOOM INVITE will be managed through ZOOM webinar - registration required
18 MARCH 2023
TOPIC: 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah Jones
An examination of the book and premise, Alabama State Law, and Critical Race Theory
PRESENTER: Kel Laeger
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
15 APRIL 2023
TOPIC: Researching Your Ancestors in the Freedmen Records
PRESENTER: Mary Jones Fitts
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
20 MAY 2023
TOPIC: Black History in North Alabama
From Scottsboro to Florence (with A Music Twist)
PRESENTER: Codie Gopher
North Alabama Independent Researcher of Modern Culture in Huntsville
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
17 JUNE 2023
TOPIC: Why we celebrate Juneteenth?
Co-Host Juneteenth Workshop with
Birmingham Public Library Achieves Department
PRESENTER: Dr. Howard Robinson, Archivist from
Alabama State University Montgomery
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor/Richard J. Arrington Auditorium
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm (NOTE CHANGE IN TIME)
ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
15 JULY 2023
TOPIC: Dead Towns in Alabama - Where my Ancestors Lived!
Towns and Communities that no longer exist.
PRESENTER: Ethel Alexander and Wanda Looney
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION OF 2023
JOHN LANIER SCHOLARSHIP
Introduction of 2023 Scholarship Recipient
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
19 AUGUST 2023
TOPIC: Talladega & Tuskegee Colleges Holdings
PRESENTERS: Archivists from each College (ZOOM)
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
16 SEPTEMBER 2023
TOPIC: FINDING FATE IN FAMILY RESEARCH
PRESENTER: President Dora Marrisette
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
21 OCTOBER 2023*
TOPIC: New Features in FamilySearch 2023
PRESENTER: Kel Laeger
Location: Family History Center 2780 Altadena Road, Vestavia Hills, 35243
(205) 967-7279
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
18 NOVEMBER 2023
TOPIC: How to Research Family Name Changes and Record Proper Documentation
PRESENTERS: Charlotte Burton
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Computer Classroom
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership
16 DECEMBER 2023
TOPIC: Yearly Holiday Social and BAAGG,Inc. 2023 Awards and Recognitions
2024 Class Schedule Preview & BAAGG Silver Anniversary 25 Year Update
PRESENTERS: President Dora FluEllen & Vice President Charlotte Burton
Linn Henley Research Library - 4th Floor - Richard Arrington Jr. Auditorium
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm ZOOM INVITE will be sent to BAAGG membership