Saturday, October 14th, 2023 - 10:30AM EDT - Hybrid: Live/Zoom presentation
- FGS Members (Live) - "Artifacts Day!"
- FGS Members present personal artifacts of genealogical and historical interest - discussing the significance and background of the artifact. Up to six presentations roughly 10 minutes each.
- Contact fgspresident@gmail.com before October 1st to be a presenter!
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.
FROM THE PAST:
The October 19, 2022 presentation sponsored by Falmouth Public Library and FGS:
- "Welcome to the Graveyard - An Illustrated Tour of Falmouth's Cemeteries"
- presented by the Gravestone Girls. A video recording is available here.
Our Monthly Meetings are held at 10:30am 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
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
P.O. Box 2107, East Falmouth, MA 02536 - Barnstable County
Copyright Falmouth Genealogical Society, Inc. 2023. All rights reserved.
Saturday, January 13th, 2024 - 10:30AM EDT - Hybrid: Live/Zoom presentation
- Pam Vestal : "Finding What You Need and Making the Most of What You Find"
- With so much information available to us today, it can be hard to know how to find what we seek, or what to do with it after we've found it. Discover an assortment of techniques that can help you search the internet more successfully, extract those useful genealogical nuggets from your documents, organize what you've found, and evaluate your evidence. We'll look at tools for locating overlooked records, understanding codes in documents, recovering missing websites, finding evidence of name changes, and much more.
Saturday, November 18th, 2023 - 10:30AM EDT - Hybrid: Live/Zoom presentation
- CCGS/FGS Annual Joint Meeting at St.Peter's Episcopal Church in Osterville
- Live attendance is encouraged for comradery - Zoom attendance is available.
- Lisa-Louise Cooke will give two talks via Zoom with lunch break between:
- Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames - about 10:30AM
- Discover tips and tricks to find your ancestors with common surnames and surnames that double as common words in the English language with Google. Learn how to weed out irrelevant search results to save time and get to what you want faster. Then save and automate your searches to run for you!
- Discover tips and tricks to find your ancestors with common surnames and surnames that double as common words in the English language with Google. Learn how to weed out irrelevant search results to save time and get to what you want faster. Then save and automate your searches to run for you!
- Inspiring Ways to Capture the Interest of Non-Genealogists - about 12:30PM
- If you are researching your family tree but haven’t shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy of genealogy! And if your descendants don’t grasp the importance of their heritage, your hard work may tragically find its way to the city dump when you are gone. Don’t just collect your family history and store it away in binders and files! Learn how creative displays, crafts and digital content can capture the imagination of your non-historian friends and relatives, while honoring your ancestors.
- For in-person attendees: Lunch options are Lobster Roll or Chicken Roll with chips, cookie and drink. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch and drink.
- Stay tuned for placing your lunch order here prior to the event!
Saturday, December 9th, 2023 - 10:30AM EDT - Hybrid: Live/Zoom presentation
- Thomas MacEntee : "After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research"
- Have you ever considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you’re gone? Learn how to ensure that your hard work carries on. Through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies, we’ll review how to create an action plan for preserving your genealogy research
Non-Members can request Zoom login credentials by sending an email to
- Please give your full name and reason for the request.