Welcome to the New Jersey Chapter of the
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For more than 35 years, the New Jersey Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, aka AAHGSNJ, has strived to preserve African ancestral family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity by promoting research and disseminating information throughout the community. We seek to create a network of persons with similar interest, sharing our experiences and resources to assist members in documenting their histories.
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EMAIL: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NJAAHGS/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aahgs_nj_/
Website: AAHGSNJ.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NJAAHGS/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aahgs_nj_/
Website: AAHGSNJ.com
Chapter Activities
The activities of the chapter are in keeping with the objectives of the national society - to promote scholarly research and publication of African American History and the African Diaspora genealogy, and to provide a network within which members may share their research techniques and findings.
The activities of the chapter are in keeping with the objectives of the national society - to promote scholarly research and publication of African American History and the African Diaspora genealogy, and to provide a network within which members may share their research techniques and findings.
COMING IN OCTOBER
Please Register by Oct 10th! Link to Register Below
AAHGS Members Must Sign In to Register
Click HERE to Register
Click HERE to Register
Why 1783 Matters
The Revolution did not end at Yorktown. Its most enduring questions emerged during the extraordinary months of 1783.
Before governments wrote, people acted.
The closing months of 1783 became the bridge between the ideals proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and the institutions established by the Constitution...
Throughout the Revolutionary War, tens of thousands of enslaved men, women, and children seized opportunities to claim their own freedom by crossing into British lines or seeking refuge beyond Patriot control. Their decisions transformed the conflict into a constitutional struggle as well as a military one. By 1783, their actions had created political, diplomatic, and legal questions the new nation could no longer avoid...
British and American officials carried out the final terms of peace while commissioners documented the names, ages, and circumstances of departing Black refugees in what became known as the Book of Negroes...
COME OUT TO HEAR THIS FASCINATING HISTORY LESSON
The Revolution did not end at Yorktown. Its most enduring questions emerged during the extraordinary months of 1783.
Before governments wrote, people acted.
The closing months of 1783 became the bridge between the ideals proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and the institutions established by the Constitution...
Throughout the Revolutionary War, tens of thousands of enslaved men, women, and children seized opportunities to claim their own freedom by crossing into British lines or seeking refuge beyond Patriot control. Their decisions transformed the conflict into a constitutional struggle as well as a military one. By 1783, their actions had created political, diplomatic, and legal questions the new nation could no longer avoid...
British and American officials carried out the final terms of peace while commissioners documented the names, ages, and circumstances of departing Black refugees in what became known as the Book of Negroes...
COME OUT TO HEAR THIS FASCINATING HISTORY LESSON
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