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 2018 Officers & Directors President              Ethel Alexander       ljenkens9832@hotmail.com Vice President      Vacant                  Secretary                Pamela Cook                cookpamela7@gmail.com  Treasurer                Melanie Booker           bookermin@aol.com      Chaplain                  Walter Sturdivant Parliamentarian     George Weeks firefighter221@bellsouth.net             Historian                 Patricia Coleman        colemanp@bellsouth.net Dir of Ed                  John L. Lanier, Jr.    john.l.lanier@gmail.com Dir of Pub Rel         Dianne Moore diburgil@bham.rr.com Dir of Research       Kel Laeger laegerke@montevallo.edu Dir of Hospit           Sharon Rahman           toosiegal1955@aol.com      BAAGG Information Officers                              BAAGG Editors                    Angela Turner and Adrienna Welch                                                         Black Genealogy Newsletter                                    BAAGG Webmaster           Wanda Looney      Email:     info@baagginc.org