P.O. Box 2107, East Falmouth, MA 02536 - Barnstable County
Copyright Falmouth Genealogical Society, Inc. 2025. All rights reserved.
NEXT meeting:
special Event:
Connecting People with their Family and History!
"New Englanders Here, There, Everywhere"
Save the dates - Oct. 29th to Nov 1st
Manchester, NH DoubleTree Hotel
Join FGS members and other family historians. This largest genealogical conference in New England is offered in-person only.
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Our "Get Going with Genealogy!" quick-start sheet.
Saturday, June 14th, 2025 - 10AM to 6PM EDT
Saturday, June 15th, 2025 - 11AM to 5PM EDT
- FGS at Falmouth Arts Alive - under the white canopy on the Falmouth Public Library lawn
- FGS consultants provide "genealogy in the wild" as requested for any passers-by
To JOIN FGS click here
Click Here for a newly recovered trove of FGS historical videos.
Saturday, July 12th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - 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- Jennifer Zinck, Certified Genealogist, will highlight how AI tools can transcribe and translate historical documents, organize and analyze large sets of data quickly, refine search strategies for better results, identify patterns and connections in family history records, and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.
Note the new start time for our monthly meetings is 10:00 AM!
Why? We want to allow time to Connect, to Chat, and to Share.
Come early and join us for some social time. It’s the perfect time to catch up with fellow members, share latest discoveries, exchange tips, present a family heirloom, or swap magazines and reference materials. We’ll provide the refreshments.
Our social time will run from 10:00-10:30 am followed by our monthly genealogy presentation.
Note: The Falmouth Public Library opens at 10:00 am. Before 10:00 am you can access our meeting in the Hermann Foundation Meeting Room through the back-side lower level “Meeting Room” entrance.
Past Presidents from left: Mary Barry, Ralph Wadleigh, Judy Fenner, Donna Walcovy, Joyce Pendery, Marge Riley, Eleanor Baldic, & John Caspole. Most recent presidents: Thomas Greve then Gerard Luby then currently Tim Martin missing from picture.
Non-Members can request Zoom login credentials by sending an email to
- Please give your full name and reason for the request.
>>> Click Here for a video playlist about our society!
FGS Monthly meetings
The Society is a nonprofit organization of beginner, amateur, and professional family historians and genealogists dedicated to studying, preserving and sharing family histories. Established in 1985, FGS promotes genealogical research among members; the Barnstable County, MA community; and anyone interested in family history.
The Society normally meets the
2nd Saturday of each month.
Since April 2022 we have resumed live monthly meetings at the Hermann Foundation Room of the Falmouth (Massachusetts) Public Library
- Check the calendar for more information!