Awards Programs

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society honor the tireless work and commitment to preserving African-ancestored family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity through a number of award programs.

Our awards programs are designed to recognize individuals, communities and corporations for outstanding contributions in promoting scholarly research; providing resources for historical and genealogical studies; creating a network of persons with similar interests; and assisting members in documenting their histories transforming education through advanced teaching research techniques.   

AAHGS presently has two award programs:

• The National AAHGS Award Program
  Nominations for 2023 are open!
  See Previous Awardees
• The International AAHGS Book Award Program
  Entries for 2023 are now being accepted.
  See Previous Awardees

Each program has different eligibility criteria,  therefore please read the instructions for each program carefully.