November Third Saturday
16 November 2019 1:00p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Lexington Public Library - Eastside Branch
Lexington, KY 

Finding Your Ancestors Military Service Records
Did your ancestors serve in the military? Military records contain a wealth of family history - everything from parents' names to children's names, birthplace, etc. Find out more about pension files and military service records and how you can locate them.
AAGGKY Member Johnna Waldon will lead us through the process to find this valuable information. We will meet at the Lexington Public Library Eastside Branch, 3000 Blake James Drive, Lexington, KY.

​Welcome to the web home of the
​African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky!

Also known as AAGGKY or simply, "The Group," we are a not-for-profit organization formed in 2011 by several like-minded individuals interested in the preservation of African American history and heritage in the Bluegrass.

Are you interested in learning about United States Colored Troops, slave records, conducting oral histories, or planning family reunions? So are we. Share our passion. Share your stories. Browse our site to learn more about our organization, upcoming events, what we offer and how you can join. ​

"I too am of the hills, my folks have corn rowed tobacco, laid track, strip mined, worshipped and whiskied from Harlan to Maysville, old Dunbar to Central...We put the heat in the hot brown and gave it color.  Indeed some
​of the bluegrass is black." ​

from Kentucke
by Frank X Walker
Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2013 - 2015