Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (BAAHGS)

The Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (BAAHGS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging study and research in history and genealogy. Membership is open to all ethnic groups and focuses on those with particular interest in African Americans. The diverse membership includes people of all ages, from all walks of life, working toward a common goal. Each one is looking for the ancestral tie that binds us all through the historic events that shape our present.

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogy Society, Inc. has been active in the Washington, D.C. area since 1977 and, in 1989, the Baltimore Chapter was chartered. The chapter was named in honor of Agnes Kane Callum in 2005, and she was a founding member of the chapter.

“They think it’s a white people’s
plantation…but our roots are
here too, the Kane roots,
and the beautiful thing about
this historic place is that for once,
the slaves are included in the story.”

Agnes Kane Callum

Our Next Meeting

September 9
Guest Speaker: BAAHGS Member Donna Hollie, Ph.D.
Topic: The African American Community of Fells Point
Location:Northwood Branch, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 4420 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (Corner of Loch Raven Boulevard and Cold Spring Lane
Time: Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Past meetings can be viewed on our Vimeo channel.