P.O. Box 144, Falmouth, MA 02541-0144 - Barnstable County

Falmouth Genealogical Society

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Saturday, May 9th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - Annette Burke Lyttle (CG) - Hybrid Meeting with Zoom Presenter

Title : "Colonial American Migration Routes and Modes of Travel"
PLEASE NOTE this meeting will be held on the second Saturday in March.

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Saturday, March 21st, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - Falmouth Public Library

Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

PLEASE NOTE this meeting will be held on the third Saturday in March.
"Planning a Trip to Your Ancestral Home — A Case Study to a German Town"

Jeff Schiebe will use a recent trip to Germany to describe the tools and activities for effectively planning and implementing a successful journey. Included will be pre-trip planning and research, how to ensure the best possible visit, and most importantly, finding new genealogical records, documents, and photos. The processes and tools presented will be applicable to any visit to your international or domestic ancestral home — even a virtual visit.

Jeff is an avid genealogist and has been doing genealogy research on his family, both in the USA and abroad, for over 40 years. Jeff eagerly shares the tools and techniques he has used along his genealogical journey. He has given many presentations on numerous topics to genealogy clubs, senior centers, libraries and family foundations in Massachusetts and across the country both in person and via Zoom. Jeff is also active and on the board of directors of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society and launched a genealogy club in his hometown of Southborough, MA in 2023.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - David W. Powell (FGS member) - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

Title : "Revolutionary War Research Using Lineage Society Resources"
PLEASE NOTE this meeting will be held on the first Saturday in June.
Mr. Powell’s presentation will be centered on using lineage society websites to research one’s ancestor’s military service in the Revolutionary War. Specifically, Mr. Powell will be discussing the Patriot Research System (PRS) operated by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. This database includes the Patriot Search, Member Search, Descendant Search, and Cemetery Search features.

The presentation will also discuss the online resources of the Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research system including Ancestor Search, Descendant’s Database and the GRC.

In addition, Mr. Powell will briefly discuss the resources of the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge and the use of the Valley Forge Park Alliance Muster Roll Project.

David Powell served four years as the Syracuse, NY Chapter President followed by four years as a Vice President and then two years as State President of the Empire State (NY) Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is currently one of the Vice Presidents of the SAR in Massachusetts. He was also the New York Brigade Commander of the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge and is currently the Interim Brigade Commander of the New England Brigade.

David is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), the Sons of the Revolution (SR), The Sons of American Colonists, The Sons and Daughters of Colonial Militia Officers (1775-1783) and the General Society of the War of 1812.

David retired from working for 41 years in the Forensic Field. He began his genealogical research in 1991. He has been a presenter across the United States on Revolutionary War and genealogy topics such as the pension system and its records, the money used during the Revolution, the Defense of Fort Mifflin and the use of DNA for Genealogy.

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, April 4th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - Robbin Kelley - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

Title : "Fostering Cemetery Care in Your Town"
PLEASE NOTE this meeting will be held on the first Saturday in April.

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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.