About the St. Louis African American History & Genealogy Society

Who is SLAAHGS

St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society (SLAAHGS) was founded in 2007.  The organization meets at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, usually on the third (3rd) Saturday of each month.

Our monthly meetings continues to attract a strong representation of a cross section of the local community; diverse ethnically, educationally, by age and by gender.

Members of SLAAHGS conduct workshops and give lectures at events for a wide variety of organizations locally and nationally.  Members of SLAAHGS have worked with education, private, civic, local and national historical and genealogical organizations.

Our Motto

“Cultivating our roots by collecting, documenting and preserving our African American heritage.”.

Our Purpose

  • To encourage African American involvement in the study and preservation of family history
  • To emphasize the value and importance of family genealogy and history research to future generations
  • To educate the community through outreach seminars and workshops to acknowledge the rich cultural heritage of African Americans
  • To develop, recognize, transcribe and publish data on African American history

Our Team Members

Meet our officers.

LINDA BUGGS-SIMMS

PRESIDENT

Linda M. Simms is a native of Missouri residing in St. Louis.  She has been researching her family for over 25 years…

BRIDGET FORD STEGALL

VICE-PRESIDENT

Researching the history of Bridget’s family has been her passion.  She began the research after a family reunion held in St Louis…

KAREN BAKER

SECRETARY

As a young adult, I saw the movie “Roots on tv and it quickly piqued my interest in genealogy. However, I did…

LENWASKI CAMPBELL

TREASURER

My name is Lenwaski “Len” Campbell. I am the treasurer for SLAAHGS. I have been doing family research since 1999. My research…

James Vincent

James A. Vincent, Sr., Co-Founder and Past President of the St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society.  He is a native…

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