The largest number of African Americans in Chicago settled between 18th Street on the North and 51st Street on the South State Street on the West and Cottage Grove on the East during The Great Migration. Only a few addresses included in the Bronzeville Notebook fall outside the area and the era. The Bronzeville Black Chicagoan Historical Society was founded in 1999 by a small group of enthusiastic Black Family History researchers. Volunteer researchers and advisors are encouraged to join. The meetings are free and open to all members.
Members have an opportunity to exchange new information and share ideas and methodology with others.
The Vivian Harsh Research Collection has parking available. Researchers will often meet there. The holdings are published periodically in the Bronzeville Society News, the society s quarterly publication. Members can request that the librarian bring publications to the meetings. Pioneer Certificates African Americans of early residents of Chicago, or Cook County, can apply for pioneer certificates.