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Chapter Meetings

AAHGS Metro Atlanta chapter meetings for 2009 will be held on 4th Sundays (except holiday weekends*) at the East Point Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library.  Refer to the 2009 Meeting Schedule below.  The library is located at 2757 Main Street in the city of East Point, Ga. approximately 8 miles south of downtown Atlanta.  See Directions to East Point Library.

Meeting agendas typically include discussions, presentations, and problem-solving techniques for African American family history research. Meetings are free and open to the public.  

For more information regarding meetings and other chapter activities, contact us via email.

2009 Meeting Schedule 
Chapter meetings are held on Sundays, and  meetings begin at 3:00 pm unless otherwise noted.  The chapter does not meet in July and August.

January 25, 2009

February 22, 2009

March 22, 2009
Topic: Tools, Technology, and Internet Resources in Genealogy Research
Location: Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, (404) 730-4001

April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
Speaker: Frazine Taylor, Author of Reaserching African American Genealogy in Alabama, A Resource Guide
National Archives Southeast Region, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia 30260. 12:30 p.m.

May 30, 2009 (Cancelled)
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

June 28, 2009
Members Show & Tell
Cookbook/Food Expo

September 27, 2009
Identifying Research Methodologies and Strategies
Location: Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, 404-730-4001

October 25, 2009
Chris Zawadzki, FHL Genealogy Software

November 22, 2009
Ken Thomas, Atlanta Journal Constitution - Genealogy Columnist

December
Members Holiday Social, Date and Location - TBD