P.O. Box 2107, East Falmouth, MA 02536 - Barnstable County
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NEXT meeting:
Connecting People with their Family and History!
New Englanders Here, There, Everywhere
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, August 9th, 2025 - 10:00AM EDT - Rhonda McClure - at Falmouth Public Library
- Hybrid Meeting with Zoom Presenter
- Rhonda McClure is a Senior Genealogist at NEHGS - a.k.a. American Ancestors
- Title : "Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research"
- As family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation at a time. There are, however, cases when we need to do the opposite and trace lines forward. Rhonda R. McClure, Senior Genealogist at American Ancestors, will discuss how descendancy research, i.e. tracing all descendants of an individual to the present, can help you further your research. Whether you are building out your ancestors’ network of extended family, hoping to understand DNA connections, working on a study project, creating a family association, or just want to connect with distant family, this talk will give you the necessary tools and strategies for finding living relations.
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.
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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!