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 or BYO lunch) meet with other attendees.
- Order $25 Lobster Roll or $20 Chicken Salad Roll with a drink, chips & cookie before November 7th!
- Place your order with Judy Fenner at 508-776-9401 and bring cash payment to the event.
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 17th, 2026 - 10:00AM EST - FGS Member Mary O'Keefe - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE to January 17th!
Title : "I Knew I was Adopted but Recently Solving the Puzzle Completed the Picture "

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NEXT MEETING:

Saturday, March 21st, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - To be announced

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE to March 21st!

Saturday, February 14th, 2026 - 10:00AM EST - Joe Mattingly - Hybrid Meeting with Live Presenter

Falmouth Museums on the Green docent - Joe Mattingly : "Falmouth's Whaling Heritage"
Falmouth was the home port of 13 whaling ships that made 52 whaling voyages, mainly to the
Pacific, between 1820 and 1864. Six whalers were built in Falmouth, most of them at Bar Neck
Wharf in Woods Hole, under the oversight of the patriarch of Falmouth whaling, Elijah Swift. With
a total population of no more than 2,600, Falmouth produced an astounding 65 ship captains,
some of whom took their wives on whaling voyages of three to five years and had children born
at sea. In this presentation, you will compare the Falmouth boys’ dreams of glory and adventure
with the hard, punishing realities of whaling.
Joe is a docent at Falmouth Museums on the Green and a volunteer at the Cape Cod Canal
Visitors Center with a special interest in the history and culture of New England and Falmouth
whaling.

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 EST - 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.