Greater Portland Chapter
of the
Maine Genealogical Society
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Our Purpose
Our Purpose
To promote and encourage interest and research
in genealogy and family history
2026 Officers
L-R: Margaret Perkins, Diane Holden, Gray Stabley,
Lois Knight, Stephen Pelsue, Star Pelsue
Who We Are
Who We Are
Welcome to our genealogy community! We are a friendly group that meets at 1 pm on the first Saturday of every month, September through June (except December).
Meetings are in person and via Zoom, except for the winter sessions (January, February, and March), which are Zoom only. You'll find us at the Falmouth Memorial Library,
5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, Maine. All meetings are free and open to the public.
Welcome to our genealogy community! We are a friendly group that meets at 1 pm on the first Saturday of every month, September through June (except December).
Meetings are in person and via Zoom, except for the winter sessions (January, February, and March), which are Zoom only. You'll find us at the Falmouth Memorial Library,
5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, Maine. All meetings are free and open to the public.
We look forward to seeing you!
We look forward to seeing you!
Save the Date: Maine Genealogical Society Annual Meeting
October 10, 2026
Augusta, Maine
Save the Date: NERGC 2027
April 14-17, 2027
Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland, Maine
Genealogy in the Age of AI: Innovation Meets Responsibility
Featured Speakers: Blaine Bettinger and Mark Thompson
Hotel Reservations can be made now online
GPCMGS at NERGC 2025 (New England Regional Genealogical Consortium)
Manchester, New Hampshire
President, Diane Holden and Past President, Paul Doucette
Members Diane Holden, Gray Stabley, Lois Knight, and Eva Holmes
Members Diane Holden, David Farnham, and David's wife, Sue
Member Eva Holmes, speaker
GPCMGS Members at the Maine Genealogical Conference 2025
GPCMGS Members at the Maine Genealogical Conference 2025
L-R: Sue Hawes, Lynn Holland, Eva Holmes, Gray Stabley, Diane Holden, Ralph Harris
Featured Speaker: Judy Russell,
The Legal Genealogist
Featured Speaker: Judy Russell,
The Legal Genealogist
L-R: Gray Stabley, Judy Russell, Diane Holden
2025 Maine Genealogical Society Conference
GPCMGS was well represented at this year's conference on August 23, 2025.
It was entitled: A Day With Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL, FUGA
Judy, better known as "The Legal Genealogist" (www.legalgenealogist.com), is a lecturer, educator, and writer.
She gave four presentations: Putting Those Records to Work, Linking the Generations with Court and Land Records, Courting America: Using Court Records for Genealogy, and Don't Forget the Ladies: A Genealogist's Guide to Women and the Law.
We hope to see you at next year's conference!
Member Blogs and Websites
Gray Stabley - www.graystabley.com
Don Taylor - https://dontaylorgenealogy.com/
Robert Roy - https://theroyfamily.com/ and www.Delvee.org
Surname List researched by our Members
Albert - Berry - Billings - Boyle - Cameron - Carver - Danforth - Dellamano - Deveau - Dunham
Emerson - Emerton - Farmer - Flanders - Gagnon
Holden - Jordan - Kimball - Lovegrove - Lovejoy - Lunt - MacLennan/McLennan
McIver - Manning - Merrill - Moody - Morrison - Otis - Porter - Preston - Rackliffe
Ragnoli - Reed - Sweetser - Taylor - Thompson
Trafton - Turner - Webster - Whittier - Willey - Winslow - Woodman - Young
Photos of our Ancestors
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