P.O. Box 2107, Teaticket, MA 02536 - Barnstable County

Falmouth Genealogical Society

Saturday, November 15th, 2025 - 10:30AM EST - Jill Morelli CG - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

PLEASE NOTE : This is the annual CCGS/FGS Joint Meeting at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Osterville
Two talks will be given:
At 10:30AM :"Data Collection: Mastering Techniques in Genealogical Research"
- As genealogists, the foundation of our work lies in the careful collection and accurate interpretation of data. Ensuring that we follow best practices not only enhances the quality of our research but also upholds the ethical standards of our field. This presentation will provide you with tools and techniques to manage and interpret genealogical data effectively and assure confidence in your response to tough genealogical problems.
At about 11:30AM - lunch break (pre-order TBA or BYO lunch) meet with other attendees.
At about 12:00PM : "Broad Context: How to Find it and Use it!"
- By understanding the broad context of our geographic area and the era, we can interpret the evidence more accurately and thereby understand the decision-making of our ancestors more clearly. We sometimes view context as just the historical events that affected our ancestor. We will broaden that definition and explain the difference between it and social history. Examples clarify meaning and illustrate how this is a project-long process rather than applied at the end.
Ending at about 1:00PM

Saturday, January 10th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - FGS Member Mary O'Keefe - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

Title : "I Knew I was Adopted but Recently Solving the Puzzle Completed the Picture "

Thursday, September 11th, 2025 - 2:00 to 4pm EDT - FGS 40th Anniversary Signature Event

at the Falmouth Museums on the Green Cultural Center
by invitation via U.S. mail to FGS members - $20 per person - hors d'oeuvres provided.
This meeting WILL NOT be available via Zoom

Non-Members can request Zoom login credentials by sending an email to

Please give your full name and reason for the request.

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fgspresident@gmail.com

NEXT MEETING:

Saturday, September 13th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - Workshop: Building Your FamilySearch Tree - at Falmouth Public Library. Led by Tim Martin - FGS President

In-Person program only, no Zoom option available.
FamilySearch.org hosts the largest unified family tree. Tim Martin will lead a workshop starting from creating a free FamilySearch account to more advanced tree-building skills. While you can simply watch the activity, we recommend that you bring your laptop and participate in this hands-on workshop.

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

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

Saturday, March 14th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - Linda MacIver - Hybrid Meeting with Zoom Presenter

Title : "Demystifying the “Big Three” Free Digital Sites for Massachusetts Genealogists: The Internet Archive and Beyond! "
As you grumble about the ever-increasing costs of the commercial databases, do you sometimes admit to yourself that you don’t value free sites as much as you should? Has it been at least a year with a whole truckload of formerly copyright protected, now freely available, materials out there since you stopped to search I.A. or the Digital Commonwealth or the Digital Public Library of America? Let’s revisit these three and a few additional favorites of mine, old and new.

Saturday, February 14th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - To be announced.

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, December 13th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - Christine Cohen - Professional Genealogist from Whittier CA

Hybrid meeting at Falmouth Public Library with Zoom Presenter
Title : "Naturalization and Citizenship Records in the United States"
Naturalization is the process by which an alien becomes an American citizen. These records can provide a researcher with valuable information such as an ancestor’s person's birth date, birth location in the old country, occupation , immigration year, marital status, spouse information, witnesses' names and addresses. Naturalization and the individual steps to citizenship could be done at any “court of record” of which there were 5,000 in the United States.

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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.