2026 Membership Renewal
The renewal period for your 2026 membership is now open. Membership payment for 2026 is due by January 1. Your membership entitles you to the Journal, the Newsletter, access to Special Interest Groups, access to recordings of our monthly programs and speaker notes, and more.
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.
If you are RENEWING your membership, even if your membership lapsed more than a year ago, please do not join as NEW MEMBER. That will create a duplicate entry as you are already in the database. Questions? Contact the Membership Committee HERE.
Are you thinking of becoming a NEW MEMBER? Join in November or December this year and your membership will run through December 31, 2026 – an extra month or two of the benefits of membership.
Technology Assistance
We have an urgent need for backup technology assistance. With our members located all over North America, our ability to offer programs both in person and via Zoom is critical to our mission. We need technology minded members to be available to set up Zoom sessions, monitor the links to the membership, maintain equipment, and be present at the program meetings to conduct the session. This is a unique opportunity to be at the center of the very core of what your society is about. Programming is central to the mission of your Society. Get involved and work with our speakers, our webmaster, program coordinator, communications people and more. We will train you, so experience is not necessarily required. Just a willingness to help out as needed. Please contact us HERE if you and able and willing.
NERGC Conference
Another successful NERGC Conference has ended. CCGS was represented by six members. A recap of some of the sessions will be published soon.
Mark your calendars for the next New England conference on April 17-19, 2027 in Portland, Maine.
David Martin and Judy Fenner at the CCGS Booth, October, 2025
Publication Announcement
At our Program Meeting on May 20, 2025, David Martin gave a wonderful presentation entitled "The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands". West Barnstable Press has just released the book, co-authored by twenty-four local writers. The book is now available at some area book stores, including Titcomb's in Sandwich, and the Brewster Book Store. You may contact David Martin for more information.
Upcoming Events
November 2025 – 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.
November 2025 Writers SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join hosts Sherill Baldwin and Lee MacDonald to share your writing on any topic.
November 2025 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.
November 2025 Family Tree Maker Users Group – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host Bob Oppenheim to share tips and techniques for using the Family Tree Maker software package.
December 2025 German SIG – Member Event
via Zoom
Join host Bob Oppenheim as the group explores their experiences, questions, and successes in researching their German ancestors.
November 2025 – 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.
Crocker Neck, Cotuit, Massachusetts
Rugosa Rose, West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham, Massachusetts
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)
Contributing Members 2025 ($150)
- Sherill Baldwin
- James "Duncan" Berry
- Melvina H. "Bebe" Brock
- Carlton "Bob" Burns
- John Caspole
- Nancy Collins
- Louise Crespi
- Linda Crocker
- Pamela and Baird Eaton
- Patricia Flaherty
- Roger and 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
- 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