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

Falmouth Genealogical Society

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.

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

Saturday, July 11th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT

Please note this meeting will be held on the second Saturday of July.
Hybrid Meeting with Zoom Presenter

"Using Genealogy to Unlock Dual Citizenship: Beginner Strategies "

with Diana Henriks

Ideal for those new to genealogy and the dual citizenship journey, this presentation introduces the benefits of dual citizenship, walks you through the steps to gather essential genealogical evidence, and provides valuable resources to support your application process.

Diane Henriks, also known as the Descendant Detective and founder of Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family, is a passionate and seasoned Los Angeles County-based professional genealogist, investigator, speaker, and author who specializes in descendancy and brick wall research, along with living people search and unknown parentage. Diane has worked closely with private investigators to find living people while also assisting in background investigations, in both civil and criminal cases. She is a proud member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, the Southern California Genealogical Society, the Utah Genealogical Association, and various genealogical interest groups. What started out as a small hobby well over a decade ago, when a hand-drawn family tree chart was given to her by her father, has since become a great obsession, and she now helps others discover and preserve who they are and where they come from!

Saturday, August 8th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT

Please note this meeting will be held on the second Saturday of August.
Hybrid Meeting with Zoom Presenter from Ireland

"How to Pinpoint Your Irish Ancestors Using DNA"

with Claire Bradley

Many Americans have Irish ancestry and are keen to know more about their Irish forebears. However, a stumbling block to researching those ancestors is not knowing where in Ireland they came from. On most census information, the person simply wrote “Ireland” until the mid-20th century. However, the advent of DNA testing may be just the thing to help you over this obstacle. Join Irish genetic genealogist Claire Bradley as she explains how to use the valuable clues in your DNA results and how to marry them with modern Irish genealogical records.

Claire Bradley is a professional Irish genealogist working with both paper records and genetic genealogy. She holds a Certificate in Genealogy from University College Dublin and a Master of Arts in History of the Family from the University of Limerick. As well as regular client work, Claire is passionate about teaching people how to research their own ancestry. She teaches a beginners’ adult education course now running for over 15 years covering all the Irish major sources in Dublin and regularly lectures both in person and online to a wide range of family history and historical societies in Ireland and countries with Irish diasporas. Her website is www.cbgenealogy.ie.

NEXT MEETING:

Saturday, June 6th, 2026 - 10:00AM EDT - Annual Meeting and talk

Please note this meeting will be held on the first Saturday in June.

The FGS 2026 Annual Meeting will be conducted prior to the talk

"Revolutionary War Research Using Lineage Society Resources"

with FGS member David W. Powell

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.

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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.