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Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Conference

Conference
In Person
October 9 - 11, 2025
Charleston Area Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Dr, North Charleston, SC 29418
Cynthia Evans
David Allen Lambert
Melanie McComb

Join American Ancestors at the 2025 AAHGS Conference in Charleston, SC! Our experts will be presenting four talks at the conference, and we will also have a booth in the exhibit hall--be sure to stop by and say hello! Learn more about AAHGS here.

American Ancestors Lectures:

African American Revolutionary War Veterans: Finding Ancestors in Pension Files, presented by David Allen Lambert | Friday, October 10, 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Historical Resources that Help Fill in the Gaps of Early African American Family History, presented by Cynthia Evans | Saturday, October 11, 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Researching the Tuskegee Airmen and Women's Army Corps of World War II, presented by Melanie McComb | Saturday, October 11, 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Researching Your African American Civil War Ancestors, presented by David Allen Lambert | Saturday, October 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

 

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Research Services
Cynthia Evans
Cynthia Evans is the Director of Research for 10 Million Names. She manages and performs research for 10 Million Names projects.
Learning & Interpretation
David Allen Lambert
Military Records
New England
Eastern Canada
Areas of expertise: New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; American and international military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England. 
Learning & Interpretation
Melanie McComb
DNA
Ireland
Eastern Canada
Areas of expertise: Irish genealogy, DNA, Atlantic Canada, Jewish genealogy, and military records.
Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston, South Carolina

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