The African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne

The African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne AAGSFW (African American Genelogical Society of Fort Wayne)

The purpose of this society:
- Provide support and education for African American family and historical research
- Recruit researchers for African American genealogy
- Promote the collection and preservation of records
- Generate publication of genealogical data
- Cultivate professional genealogists
- Transcribe historical documents

The benefits of this society:
- Members meet regularly for genealogy research support and ongoing education
- Members share and assist one another on personal and community research
- Meetings held at the second largest genealogical library in the United States: the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Members have many opportunities to volunteer their talents within the society
- Members receive two free hours of research assistance to start or further research
- Members receive discounts on workshops, conferences and surname registry fees
- Members have the option to have their research professionally bound at no cost

Listen… to Black Excellence.
02/22/2026

Listen… to Black Excellence.

See you at 1:00p today??Paul Revere WilliamsBlack Architect to the Stars& his connection to FW/INAt the ACPL Genealogy C...
02/21/2026

See you at 1:00p today??
Paul Revere Williams
Black Architect to the Stars
& his connection to FW/IN
At the ACPL Genealogy Center!

Thank you Hannah Grace at WANE 15 for interviewing our society member Duane Perry about his amazing genealogy research!!...
02/18/2026

Thank you Hannah Grace at WANE 15 for interviewing our society member Duane Perry about his amazing genealogy research!!

We’ll tune in next week to watch!!

❤️ 🖤 💚
02/07/2026

❤️ 🖤 💚

02/04/2026
02/04/2026

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH
❤️ 🖤 💚

10/20/2025
Yesterday’s Hands on Help research session was amazing! What a great way for attendees to wrap up the weekend and use th...
10/20/2025

Yesterday’s Hands on Help research session was amazing! What a great way for attendees to wrap up the weekend and use the skills they learned at the Making the Records Talk: African American Genealogy Summit!

The AAGSFW is proud of the one-on-one work we do to help the community ‘Give A Voice’ to their ancestors ❤️ 🖤 💚

Who can we help YOU find??

Let us know in the comments!
Or send us an email: AAGSFW@gmail.com

With ArleishaM – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉
10/19/2025

With ArleishaM – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉

10/19/2025
Our afternoon session is underway!Making the Records Talk: African American Genealogy Summit TODAY/SAT 9:00AM-5:00AMPres...
10/18/2025

Our afternoon session is underway!
Making the Records Talk: African American Genealogy Summit

TODAY/SAT 9:00AM-5:00AM
Presentations by Timothy Pinnick & Janis Minor Forté
TOMORROW/SUN Noon-4:00PM
Hands on Research to help YOU
‘Give A Voice’ to your ancestors!

Address

PO Box 6028
Fort Wayne, IN
46896

Telephone

260-804-0270

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