December 2019 Third Saturday
The third Saturday in December will be the 21st. Since this is so close to Christmas, we have decided not to have a meeting. Watch this space for plans for our 9th Anniversary in January 2020!! Happy Holidays!
The third Saturday in December will be the 21st. Since this is so close to Christmas, we have decided not to have a meeting. Watch this space for plans for our 9th Anniversary in January 2020!! Happy Holidays!
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.
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
by Frank X Walker
Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2013 - 2015