| LANSING AREA AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY New!! LAAAGS Online Newsletter |
| Welcome to the Home Page of the Lansing Area African American Genealogical Society. LAAAGS was founded in 2001 and is located in Lansing, Michigan. The purpose of LAAAGS is to promote the preservation of African American family history for Lansing area residents and other interested persons. |
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| LAAAGS is gathering information on early Black families in Greater Lansing for a publication. To contribute information to this publication you may call 517-882-1293 or email query@laaags.org. |
| This page was last updated April 2012 |
| The next meeting is Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Libary of Michigan and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI at 10:00 am, Lake Superior Room. The program will center on individual members research. The public is invited to come and share your own family research. |
| LAAAGS is making a collection of funeral notices/programs of local residents. Click here to see how you can help! |
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| Local Project |
| Check out this page to see some interesting community highlights from Lansing's past! click here Additional Highlights |
| LAAAGS visited the former Wilson Grocery Store on a Trip to Idlewild, MI, June 2010 |
| Travel with LAAAGS Members on activities during the past year as they explored African American History. click here |
| The 1940 Census is now available! The 1940 Census was released April 2, 2012 by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in digital form. To be able to access the 1940 Census go to: http://1940census.archives.gov. |
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