About Us

The Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) was formed in September 2004.

The organization provides the following:

• The opportunity to interact with people who are passionate about genealogy
• Speakers on topics that are of interest to the genealogist/family historian, e.g. preservation of photographs and documents, collecting oral history, creating family quilts, genealogy software, African-American/Native American research
• The opportunity to exchange practical tips and to share successes and roadblocks in researching family ancestry
• The opportunity to meet relatives/extended family members and to exchange family history files/documents, etc.
• Field trips to sites of local and state interest
• A surnames list

Because of their interest in the official documents, the history of the emancipation issue³, the Stingray Point rescue site, Civil War articles which belonged to David Harris and Deltaville Maritime Museum's the upcoming exhibit on slavery, the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of VA will be in Deltaville on April 14, 2012.

More information about the April 14 meeting