Upcoming events.
April FQS Monthly Virtual Meeting
Our April meeting presenter will be Shirley Kirksey, PhD, Retired Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Kirksey’s presentation will be "Mrs. Fannie Mae Bronston Postell, a graduate of Berea College and an elected Principal and Superintendent of the Colored Schools in Hopkinsville". If you need the Zoom link, email deanhenry@comcast.net.
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Dean Henry is Vice Present of the Family Quest Society Chapter of AAHGS, and owner of Family Pearl LLC
October 2023 FQS Member Meeting
Ric Murphy, President General - Society of the First African Families of English America (SOFAFEA)
AAHGS 2023 National Virtual Conference
AAHGS 44th National Conference – October 18-21, 2023. “Hiding in Plain Sight: Recovering the erased stories of our ancestors in the United State and the Caribbean”.
Family Genealogical Workshop
Family Quest Society Vice President Dean Henry will be speaking at “The People’s Dispensary” program offered by the Friends of Friends of the Tanner House.. Our part is to present a 30-60 minute Family Genealogical workshop beginning at 1:30. The event is sponsored by the Strawberry Mansion Civic Association, Fairmount Park Conservancy, and the Center for Preservation of Civil Rights Sites (CPCRS) at the University of Pennsylvania. The event is being held outdoors at the Hatfield House, 3201 W. Girard Avenue in Philadelphia. For more information about the day’s events, read about it in the 10/6 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer here.
September 2023 FQS Member Meeting
Dr. Evelyn McDowell, President - Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP).
June Executive Committee Meeting
The June 2023 AAHGS Family Quest Society Chapter meeting will be held virtually by Zoom beginning at 11:00 AM EDT .
May 2023 FQS Member Meeting
The next monthly Family Quest Society meeting will be held virtually on May 27 from 11am to 1pm EDT. If you need the Zoom link, please reach out President Octavia Greene, Vice President Dean Henry, or Secretary Avis McMillan.
QCA Health Fair
"Living Strong / Living Long" Health and Wellness Fair on April 22, 2023. Quaker City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, 2251 N 54th Street, Philadelphia, PA. The Family Quest Society Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society will participate in this Health and Wellness Fair, and provide information on how genealogy intersects with health awareness, and provide additional information on the benefits of membership in AAHGS and FQS. For more information about the Health and Wellness Fair, click here.
General Monthly Meeting
Don’t miss our presentation on the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War.