What is Pedigree Collapse? How can ancestors who are siblings both be great-grandparents? Intrigued? Join host Walter Murphy at our next DNA Special Interest Group meeting on Tuesday, June 2 at 1:30 P.M. EDT. If you are new, or not yet a Member of CCGS, contact us HERE for the link to the Zoom meeting.
The Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, with support from MA250, is hosting "Legacy of Liberty", Yarmouth's Patriot dedication and living history fair, on June 20, 2026, from 10:00 A.M – 3:00 P.M. Admission is free. Parking and free shuttle service from the Dennis–Yarmouth Intermediate School.
A celebration of the 250th anniversary of Yarmouth's declaration of independence and unveiling of a new monument & grave markers commemorating the 447 known "Old Yarmouth" Patriots who fought in the Revolution.
National Genealogical Society Family History Conference
America at 250
The National Genealogical Society is hosting its annual conference May 27-30, 2026 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, home to the renowned Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library. In celebration of our nation's semiquincentennial, the conference will "shine a light on the stories, communities, and research strategies that help us understand the nation’s past. It also will focus on how genealogists can preserve our family histories for the future." Registration is open at the NGS website.
Upcoming Events
May 2026 Writers SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join hosts Sherill Baldwin and Lee MacDonald to share your writing on any topic. This group is a forum for sharing your writing about your ancestors for either family members, personal satisfaction, and/or possible publication. Please share your articles, poems, stories and more. Connect with fellow writers in a caring and mutual-critiquing format. New CCGS members are encouraged to join us!
May 2026 Monthly Program Meeting – Public Event
Brewster Ladies' Library, 1822 Main Street, Brewster, MA and via Zoom
Guest Speaker: Jeff Schiebe
Planning a Trip to your Ancestral Home – a Case Study to a German Town
Jeff will use a recent trip to Germany to describe the tools and activities for effectively planning and implementing a successful journey. Included will be pre-trip planning and research, how to ensure the best possible visit, and most important, finding new genealogical records, documents, and photos. The processes and tools presented will be applicable to any visit to your international or domestic ancestral home—even a virtual visit.
May 2026 RootsMagic SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host David Martin as he leads a discussion of the RootsMagic software program. Share challenges, solve problems, and discuss updates to the software package.
May 2026 Cape Cod Families – Member Event
Sturgis Library, 3090 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630
Join host Bebe Brock to explore resources for discovering your Cape Cod ancestors.
June 2026 DNA SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host Walter Murphy to share the latest updates in using DNA for your genealogical research. Beginners are welcome.
Click on Events to see all of our scheduled meetings and programs.
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Caleb Nickerson Homestead, Chatham, MA
Photo credit: Pam Eaton
To purchase a copy, contact David Martin at davidmartindr@aol.com
Replica of the Mayflower, Plymouth, MA
Photo credit: Pam Eaton
How Can You Participate?
The Cape Cod Genealogical Society is your Society. Your participation determines how much we are able to accomplish, whether you serve on the Board of Directors, chair or serve on a committee, help members with their research at the Research Center & Library, prepare documents for scanning at the Barnstable County Probate Court, offer computer technical support or pick up the mail at the Post Office Box in Harwich. Please contact us HERE if you have skills to offer.
Current positions available:
- Membership Committee
- Technology Support
- Bylaws Committee
- Hospitality committee
- Research Center Library volunteers
- Event photographer
The Cape Cod Genealogical Society thanks its Supporting and Contributing Members
Supporting Members 2026, $100 or more
- Deborah Baker
- Sherill Baldwin
- Melvina "Bebe" Brock
- Carlton "Bob" Burns
- Irene Chechovich
- Nancy Collins
- Geraldine Cox
- Linda Crocker
- Stephen Daukas
- Pamela and Baird Eaton
- Patricia Flaherty
- Stephanie and Roger Gill
- Meri Hartford
- Everett Johnson
- John Lapham
- Deirdre and Michael Leyden
- Madelyn McHugh
- Pamela Morgan
- Walter Murphy
- Judith Needham
- Ralph Ryall
- Suzanne Walton
- Carolyn Weiss
- Michael and Karen Jo Werner
- Carol Weeks Wister
- Priscilla Young
Contributing Members 2026 , $150 or more
- Wayne Beach
- Ed Brown and Nancy DeGregory
- John Caspole
- Martin Conroy
- B. Judith Fenner
- Beverly Hamilton
- William and Joan Horrocks
- Mona Lamkin
- Jo Anne Makely
- Kristin Mawhinney
- Patricia Merriell
- Robert and Shirley Oppenheim
- Sharon Ann Paradis
- Thomas O. Philips
- Jeff Schiebe
- Sam Sturgis
- Robert L. Ward