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 a 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., President and co-founder of the St. Louis African American History and Genealogy Society. He is a native of…
Bridget Ford Stegall
I have had the opportunity to work on our website for many years. I also maintain our Facebook Page
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