The Afro-American History Society

11/15/2019

A very special thank you to Dr. Frank Smith of the African American Civil War Museum for honoring the service of our veterans with his presentation, "Michelle Obama's Family Civil War Legacy" at the National Archives this week. Also many thanks to our special visitors, the members of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society for their attendance and support!

11/12/2019

Join AAHS Tomorrow, November 13th for Dr. Frank Smith's presentation, "Michelle Obama's Family Civil War History" The program is free to the public.

11/12/2019

Please join AAHS on Wednesday, Nov 13th for a special lecture in honor of Veteran's Day by Dr. Frank Smith, Director of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, DC.

Dr. Smith's presentation, "Michelle Obama's Civil War Legacy" will detail and explore the rich history of military service in Michelle Obama's family through the use of records maintained and preserved by her family.

The event is FREE to the public and takes place at the National Archives at College Park (MD) in Lecture Room D at 11 a.m.

02/07/2019

01/28/2019

Congress has restored funding of appropriated activities and the National Archives has begun to resume normal operations.

Staff will be recalled in a phased manner and should wait to hear from a supervisor before reporting to work.

The Research Rooms at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, the National Archives at College Park, MD, Presidential Libraries, and all archival field sites will be closed to the public through Monday January 28 to give staff time to ensure the proper protection of holdings.

The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC and Presidential Library Museums will open to the public as they complete re-start procedures and are ready to accept visitors from the public.

Please check www.archives.gov for updates.

12/22/2018

We’re sorry, but we will not be posting updates to our social media channels during the government shutdown. Also, all National Archives facilities are closed and activities are canceled until further notice. We’ll be back as soon as possible!

03/08/2018

Please join the Afro-American History Society for its Women's History Month on Thursday, March 15, 2018 George Washington University professor, Gayle Wald, PhD will share her research in “Remembering Rosetta Tharpe: A Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer.” Tharpe was an African-American guitar virtuoso, who proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. She produced music that crossed boundaries, defied classification, and disregarded the social and cultural norms of the age; incorporating elements of gospel, blues, jazz, popular ballads, folk, country, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Lecture Room E, 10:45 am.

01/20/2018

Due to the shutdown of the Federal Government, we are unable to use any of our social media channels. National Archives facilities are closed and activities are canceled with some exceptions. See Archives.gov for details.

01/04/2017