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Who Are We! and BAAGG Officers

Birmingham African American Genealogy Group, Inc. (BAAGG)
PO Box 12011
Birmingham, AL 35202
    
Email: info@baagginc.org

We are the Birmingham African American Genealogy Group, Inc. (BAAGG), the oldest African American genealogy group in the state of Alabama. BAAGG was organized in 1999 as the Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group under the Birmingham Genealogical Society (BGS). Our Group is incorporated in Jefferson County, Alabama and is a 501(c)3 entity under the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code.


BAAGG Mission

To encourage genealogical research and documentation through presentations at local, state, and national events and seminars; offering of educational classes to our members and the community; and the publication of sound genealogical research by:
  •  Encouraging and supporting the use of genealogy as a tool for African Americans to become aware of their history and heritage 
  • Encouraging the collection, preservation and maintenance of African American genealogical materials at various libraries, museums, and other repositories for our group and families
  • Stimulating our membership and the general public to research, study, and record their family histories
  • Promoting and maintaining high ethical standards in genealogical research and publications




        Birmingham African American Genealogy Group
2020-2021 Officers & Directors

President              Ethel Alexander         ethelalexander2@gmail.com

Vice President      Dora Marrisette      dmjduke@bellsouth.net 
        
Secretary                Edna Jenkins           edj9881@gmail.com

Treasurer                Norma Wright       hughesgloverwright@gmail.com     

Chaplain                  Walter Sturdivant    telco00@bellsouth.net

Parliamentarian   George Weeks  firefighter221@bellsouth.net            

Historian             Melody Johnson     johnson2003@bellsouth.net

Dir of Ed              Wanda Looney        tjm_rejoice@yahoo.com

Dir of Pub Rel     Dianne Moore  diannemoore1240@gmail.com

Dir of Research    Kenneth "Kel" Laeger Laegerke@montevallo.edu

Dir of Hospitality      Paula Stanton        ridiculous.pms@gmail.com 


                          
      2021 Social Media
                    
BAAGG Editors: 
Angela Turner and Adrienne Welch                                        
"Black Genealogy Newsletter"                              
    
BAAGG Webmaster: Wanda Looney 
Facebook: Birmingham African                                     American Genealogy Group
Blog: baagginc.blogspot.com   
Twitter: baagg1999 
Email:     tjm_rejoice@yahoo.com                           w.e.m.looney50@gmail.com 
                   




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