of the African Diaspora
PO Box 155
Buffalo, NY 14209
BGSAD@verizon.net
716-884-9146
Meetings are held at the Merriweather Library
on the second Saturdays from 11:00 - 1:00, except where noted.
Oct 11, 2008 - Recruitment Effort - "Each one, bring one." Research and question sharing while 3 of us work on our reports for NYS.
Nov. 8, 2008 - Elections and Presentation by Lorraine Wardlaw
Dec 13, 2008 - Presentation by Linda Capers Wheeler and Laurie Gilbert: Collecting Biographies of Relatives and Sharing with Family Members
Jan 10, 2009 - Computer Lab Workshop: Using the computer and internet for genealogy research.
Feb 14, 2009 - Organizing Submissions for Volume 3 of our Funeral Program Collection
March 14, 2009 – Sharing and Research
April 11, 2009- Sharing if you're here or computer hunting
May 9, 2009 – Special Full-Day Workshop - Presented by Deborah Abbott, President of the African-American Genealogical Society of Cleveland, Ohio.
June 13, 2009 - Join us at Juneteenth in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.
July 11, 2009 - Funeral Programs and using Ancestry.com
No Meetings in August or September. In September, some members will travel to Cleveland for a workshop.
October 2009 – Meet at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society at 10:00. Cynthia Van Ness will present an overview of what is available in their library.