P.O. Box 2107, East Falmouth, MA 02536 - Barnstable County 

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Falmouth Genealogical Society

links to local genealogical and historical resources:

Our "Get Going with Genealogy!" quick-start sheet.​

• Falmouth Public Library:  online resources and events  and CLAMS catalog and wifi printing and Ancestry Library Edition​
  
• https://www.americanancestors.org/ - New England Historic Genealogical Society  - GSMD SilverBooks
• https://www.colonialsociety.org/ - Colonial Society of Massachusetts & NEHGS Great Migration Map
  
• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  
• ​https://www.massmayflower.org/ - Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
• https://www.themayflowersociety.org/ - General Society of Mayflower Descendants - SilverBooks at NEHGS
  
• https://mayflower.americanancestors.org/passenger - Mayflower passengers and crew
  
• http://mayflowerhistory.com/ - Caleb Johnson's Mayflower website
  
• http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/index2.html - Plymouth Colony Archive Project
  
• Historical Re-creations: Plimouth-Patuxet and Old Sturbridge Village and Coggeshall Farm
• Cape Cod Life Guide to Historical Societies and Museums.
• ​Link Compilation :  ldsgenealogy.com/MA and at ancestry.com: Massachusetts Wills/Probate 1635-1991
  
• ​https://www.nickersonarchives.org/ - Nickerson Library - Cape Cod History Archives
• ​http://www.sturgislibrary.org/ - Sturgis Library, Barnstable MA
  
  • Genealogical Notes From Cape Cod Families (looseleaf at Sturgis now digitized)​​
• Cape Cod Genealogical Society and Falmouth Genealogical Society​
• ​Falmouth Historical Society - Archives and Untold Tales
  
• ​Woods Hole Historical Museum - Archives and Spritsail Journal​
• http://digitalarchives.sec.state.ma.us/ - State of Massachusetts digital archives
  • Massachusetts Town Vital Records through 1850
  • Boston Ship Passenger Arrival Manifests (1848-1891)
    
• https://search.barnstabledeeds.org/ - Barnstable County Deeds - at FamilySearch
  
• ​http://titleview.org/plymouthdeeds/default.aspx - Plymouth County Deeds - at FamilySearch
  
• Cape Cod Town GIS systems: Barnstable, Bourne,  Brewster, Dennis, Falmouth,  Mashpee, Orleans, Sandwich
  
• For all of Massachusetts: ​MASSGIS website and MACRIS website for MA Cultural Resource Information System
  
• ​Cape Cod Commission Chronology Viewer using aerial photography (1938 to current)
  
• Barnstable Patriot (1830-2017) and Yarmouth Register (1836-2017) - Newspapers
• Hyannis Patriot (1894-1942) and The Register (1959-2017) Barnstable Dennis Yarmouth - Newspapers
  
• Falmouth Massachusetts: LDS Genealogy record compilation.   Birth, Marriage, Death data (BMD): 
  
• Falmouth BMD Ledger 1783-1863 and tan book via Oliver Brown BMD through 1850
  
  • Falmouth Town Vital Records 1750-1811​​
    
  • ​BMD data extracted from Falmouth Annual Reports :  1872, 1875 through 1987
    
• ​Falmouth Enterprise (1896 to CurrentYear-6) and Falmouth Annual Reports (1873-1962)
  • ​​​Falmouth Enterprise Obituary Index (1960-the past year)
• Chatham Monitor (1871-1899, 1918-1939) & Cape Cod Chronicle (1974-2019) at Eldridge Library- Newspapers
  
• http://www.capecodgravestones.com/ - Cape Cod Gravestones
  
• https://nergc.org/ - New England Regional Genealogical Consortium​​

. Blank Forms :  4-GenPedigree | 6-GenPedigree | FamilyGroup and  misbach.org charts

Falmouth Genealogical Society Publication

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Historical and Genealogical Atlas and Guide to Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Cape Cod)

  by Majorie Hubbell Gibson

This Atlas of the 15 towns in Barnstable County (Cape Cod) gives a short history and surnames of early inhabitants, and locations of genealogical resources. Included are: photographs; town maps; where to find vital records, wills, probate, deeds; names and addresses of historical societies, libraries, archives; and cemeteries.

Soft cover: 8.5 x 11 inches  Price: $13.99 includes tax and shipping

Mail Check or money order to:

Falmouth Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2107

East Falmouth, MA 02536

links to national and world resources:

HOME

• http://www.familysearch.org/ - free and large LDS sponsored website, excellent wiki also​
  
  • FamilySearch Cemeteries and FamilySearch Labs
    
  • ​LDSgenealogy.org directory - excellent compilation of record resources
    
  • ​FamilySearch Premium websites and FamilySearch Center web access
    
• http://www.ancestry.com/ - very large - membership required (Library Edition described)
• https://www.findmypast.com/ - British and Irish records - membership required
• https://www.myheritage.com/ - World and European Resources
  
• https://thefhguide.com/index.html - The Family History Guide
  
• National Genealogical Society and genealogy events at Conference Keeper
  
• ​Irish resources: swilson.info & Irish Genealogical Research Soc. & johngrenham.com
  
• ​http://www.fold3.com/ - U.S. military records especially - membership required
  
• http://genforum.genealogy.com/ - free surname genealogy postings
• https://www.usgenweb.org/ - County-by-county U.S. genealogy resources
• http://findagrave.com/ - Largest online repository of gravesites
•  https://www.theancestorhunt.com/- Excellent lists of free resource links
• http://stevemorse.org/index.html - enhanced searching of genealogical websites
• http://www.eogn.com/ - Dick Eastman's online genealogy newsletter
• http://www.cyndislist.com/ - Organized listing of online genealogical resources
• Slavery Resources at Atlantic Black Box.
  
• Jewish genealogy at JewishGen.org and Roots to Routes by Miriam Weiner
• U.S. Federal Census : Overviews - Enumerator Instructions - History PDF
• Historical boundaries: Europe and  U.S. States and U.S. Counties
  
• ​USGS EarthExplorer and Historic Aerials viewer
  
• Newspapers at the Library of Congress - Chronicling America
• ProQuest via Boston Public Library card (free to Massachusetts residents).
  
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps at the Library of Congress
  
• National Archives Record Requests - Request records from NARA for a fee
• https://www.dar.org/ -Daughters and https://www.sar.org/  Sons of the American Rev.
• ​https://isogg.org/ - International Society of Genetic Genealogy
• Flowchart and explanation of the Genealogical Proof Standard at GenealogyExpained.​​

The Mission of The New England Regional Genealogical Conference:

• To promote an interest in Genealogy
• To promote skills and a level of expertise of genealogists through sponsorship of educational conferences
• To promote harmony and cooperation among Genealogical Societies
• To promote adherence to accepted standards for the use and care of genealogical records.