• Next Chapter Meeting: Saturday, January 24, 2026

    Join us for our January Chapter meeting.
    It begins at 1 PM with our featured topic, followed by Chapter business.
    Non-members: If you would like to join the meeting, please email aahgsatlanta@gmail.com by January 23, 2026.

    Historic Bratton Plantation:

    An Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground

    Lisa Bratton, Ph.D., History Professor, Tuskegee University

    Fifth-generation descendant of Green and Malinda Bratton, who were enslaved at Bratton Plantation, SC

    Find out more.

  • 2026 AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SYMPOSIUM

    Tracing Footsteps: African American Journeys Across 250 Years

    Thurs., Feb. 5 – Sat. Feb. 7

    Georgia Archives (In-person & Free!)

    Presented by Georgia Archives & AAHGS Metro Atlanta Chapter

    ● THURS. & FRI.: Lectures on history and culture — Dr. Ras Michael Brown, GSU; Michael Henderson, SAR; Dr. Gregory Mixon, UNC-Charlotte; Velma Maia Thomas, historian; Dr. Crystal Sanders, Emory.  Friday: Archives tour — (space limited)

    ●  SAT.: (Two Tracks by Chapter Members) — (1) African American Genealogy Beginner’s Workshop (space limited); (2) Lectures: “Tracing Footsteps Beyond 1870”. Keynote: Rev. Dr. Herman Mason, Jr.

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY FEB 3! Click here.

      (Indicate days attending)

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