Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

CTL-E-3836 · Organization · other · 20th century-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Genealogy organization serving researchers tracing African American ancestry; partnered with FamilySearch and the Smithsonian's NMAAHC on the Freedmen's Bureau Project.

The record

Also known as: AAHGS

Notes

RELP87 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean. Exists as relationship source (organized) for CTL-E-0839.

Relationships

Freedmen's Bureau Project launch — organized
The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society partnered with FamilySearch and the Smithsonian's NMAAHC on the project.

Sources

GenealogyBlog - Milestones Reached in Freedmen's Bureau Project
Church Newsroom - Freedmen's Bureau Project Reaches Milestones

Record CTL-E-3836 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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