Roots Tech by FamilySearch, March 5–7, 2026
Roots Tech is an annual three day event hosted by FamilySearch. You may attend in person in Salt Lake City, Utah; or attend online free of charge. This family history conference and on-demand library offers something for everyone, offered in multiple languages, skill levels, and areas of interest. For more information and to register online, contact FamilySearch.
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.
2026 Membership Renewal
Membership for the calendar year 2025 has now expired. Your membership fee allows us to provide the programming and educational opportunities that expand your research. Don't miss out on your Member benefits: the Journal, the Newsletter, access to Special Interest Groups, access to recordings of our monthly programs and speaker notes, and more. We hope you will continue to support CCGS and renew today.
You may renew your membership online IF you are keeping your same type of membership AND making your payment with PayPal. To renew online, login to the website. Need a User ID and Password? Contact us HERE. If you prefer to pay with a check, please fill out a renewal form and mail that to us along with your check. Find the renewal form under the Membership tab in the Main Menu.
Upcoming Events
February 2026 Monthly Program Meeting – Public Event
Brewster Ladies' Library, 1822 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 and via Zoom.
Guest Speaker: Patrick Browne, Ph.D. Contact us HERE for the Zoom link.
The Almost Battle of Marshfield
Learn about events away from Boston during the Revolutionary War.
2026 February 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.
February 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! We gather online via ZOOM on the 3rd Friday of the month, at 10:00am. We meet for ten months of the year, taking time off in July and August.
February 2026 Cape Cod Families SIG – Member Event
Sturgis Library, 3090 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630
Join host Bebe Brock to explore resources for discovering your Cape Cod ancestors.
February 2026 Family Tree Maker SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host Bob Oppenheim to share tips and techniques for using the Family Tree Maker software package. Share challenges, solve problems, and discuss updates to the software package.
March 2026 German SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host Bob Oppenheim as the group explores their experiences, questions, and successes in researching their German ancestors.
Click on Events to see all of our scheduled meetings and programs.
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Caleb Nickerson Homestead, Chatham, MA
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 2025, $100 or more
- Sherill Baldwin
- James "Duncan" Berry
- Melvina "Bebe" Brock
- Carlton "Bob" Burns
- John Caspole
- Nancy Collins
- Louise Crespi
- Linda Crocker
- Pamela and Baird Eaton
- Patricia Flaherty
- Roger Stephanie Gill
- Alyssa and Christine Greeley
- Everett Johnson
- Madelyn McHugh
- Pamela Morgan
- Marion Natale
- Judith Needham
- Thomas Philips
- Ralph Ryall
- Christopher "Kip" Tourtellot
- Suzanne Walton
- Robert Ward
- Carolyn Weiss
- Carol Weeks Wister
- Priscilla Young
Contributing Members, $150 or more
- Julie and Thomas Blake
- Ed Brown and Nancy DeGregory
- Martin Conroy
- B. Judith Fenner
- Beverly Hamilton
- Mona Lamkin
- Jo Anne Makely
- Kristin Mawhinney
- Patricia Merriell
- Robert and Shirley Oppenheim
- Sharon Ann Paradis
- Jeff Schiebe
- Sam Sturgis
- Michael and Karen Jo Werner