EST. 1992
Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle
Looking to the past to see the future....
Membership
Download and complete our membership form below!
Please make checks payable to: Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle.
Black Genealogy Research Group Seattle (BGRG)
P.O. Box 24911
Seattle, WA 98124
Email: SeattleBGRG@gmail.com
Events & Announcements
BGRG meetings are held the first Saturday of every month, except July.
Currently we are meeting via ZOOM, until we can meet again in-person.
Meetings are from 11:00AM - 1:00PM Pacific Time
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Black Geneaolgy Cafe 2026
March 7, and June 6
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Location: Skyway Library , Meeting Room,
12601-76th Ave. S., Seattle, 98178
2026 Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle Calendar of Events
Jan. 10, 2026
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Member Focused Meeting-Celebrate, Share, Enjoy!
Feb. 7, 2026
Black History Month - Monthly Zoom Meeting
Topic: Leave a Legacy!
Cherie Buckner Webb, Community Activist and Former Idaho State-
Representative - Guest Speaker
March 7, 2026
Monthly Meeting- In Person
Black Genealogy Cafe - Photo Storage Tips: Tutorial
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: Skyway Library, Meeting Room, 12601-76th Ave. S., Seattle, 98178
Apr. 4, 2026
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Topic - Journey on the Civil Rights Trail
Carol Ross, Family Historian-Guest Speaker
May 2, 2026
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Topic: Breathing Life into Ancestral Stories
Robin N. Smith , Genealogist - Guest Speaker
June. 6, 2026
Monthly Meeting - In Person
Black Genealogy Cafe- Recording Family Interviews: Tutorial
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Skyway Library, Meeting Room, 12601-76th Ave. S., Seattle, 98178
July 2026
*No Meeting - Summer Break*
August 1, 2026
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Topic: Family Curators
Ryan Anthony Donaldson, Archivist - Guest Speaker
September 12, 2026
Monthly Zoom Meeting
Topic: To be Announced
Guest Speaker
October4, 2026
Family History Month-In-Person Event
BGRG Black Family Heritage Celebration 2026
November 1, 2026
Annual Meeting – State of Organization and Elections
Dec. 2026
No Meeting – Holiday Break