P.O. Box 2107, East Falmouth, MA 02536 - Barnstable County

Falmouth Genealogical Society

Saturday, July 12th, 2025 - 10:00AM EST - Jennifer Zinck CG - at Falmouth Public Library

Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter
Title : "The AI-Powered Genealogist: Working Smarter, Not Harder in Family History Research"
Jennifer Zinck, Certified Genealogist, will highlight how AI tools can transcribe and translate historical documents, organize and analyze large sets of data quickly, refine search strategies for better results, identify patterns and connections in family history records, and assist in problem-solving for tricky genealogical questions.

Saturday, May 10th, 2025 - 10:00AM EST - Stan Vincent FGS member - at Falmouth Public Library

Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter
Title : "The Dainty/Undy Saga : Connecting Two Identities to One Person"
FGS member Stan Vincent will demonstrate the use of disparate record types to uncover the truth regarding a mysterious relative. He was able to prove that Joseph H. DAINTY who was born 10 July 1870 in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England is one and the same person as Joseph H. DAVIS who died on 26 August 1935 in Portland, Oregon. The process will touch briefly on this person’s father Henry DAINTY, his mother Harriet UNDY and their other six children as they made their way to Somerville, Massachusetts via Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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NEXT MEETING:

Saturday, October 11th, 2025 - 10:00AM EST - CG - Kathleen Brunelle at Falmouth Public Library

Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter
Title : "Engaging Youth With Genealogy" (example publicity)

For the Falmouth Public Library "Joy of Learning Series"

"Let's Do Genealogy!": presented by Tim Martin & Ralph Wadleigh

Four Thursday evenings Oct 2022:

Oct. 6th : "Overview of Genealogy" - for Class #1: handout and slides and video.
Oct. 13th : "Researching Sources" - for Class #2: slides and video.
Oct. 27th : "Building a Family Tree - Applying to Lineage Societies" - Class #3: slides and video.
Nov. 3rd : "Genetic Genealogy" - Class #4: slides and video.

Saturday, June 7th, 2025 - 10:00AM EST - at Oak Grove Cemetery

Hybrid Meeting with Live Co-Presenters : Jill Morelli CG, CGL and Pam Pracser Anderson CG
NOTE : This meeting is at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Falmouth located here.
NOTE : This meeting is on the 1st Saturday of the month.
NOTE : We will begin with a short but important FGS Annual Meeting!
"If These Walls Could Talk: House Histories in Town and Country"
Did you ever wonder about the people who lived in your house—or an ancestor’s home? Whether it’s a farmhouse nestled in the countryside or a house on a city block, every house has a story to tell. This presentation explores how to research the history of a house using both urban and rural examples. We will look at a city house’s evolution over time through maps, deeds, city directories, and building permits, then contrast that with a long-held farm property, focusing on land transfers, tax records, censuses, and newspapers. Both case studies highlight the kinds of questions to ask and the types of records that reveal how a property and its families changed over time. Special attention will be given to resources and repositories relevant to Massachusetts researchers, though the strategies can be applied anywhere. Whether exploring your ancestors' houses or your own, you will leave with a clear sense of how to begin—or deepen—your own house history research

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Our Monthly Meetings are held at 10:00am at the Falmouth Public LibrarY

300 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540

Downstairs in the hermann foundation room unless otherwise noted

TUESDAY AFTERNOON GENEALOGY ASSISTANCE EXPERTS - FREE!

Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at the Falmouth Public Library in the Lemke Reference Room. Falmouth Genealogical Society members assist anyone with their genealogical research. This is a free drop-in session with no appointment needed. FGS video about Library Sessions.