Frederick County Genealogical Society (FRECOGS)

 Welcome

to the 

Frederick County

Genealogical Society 

OUR MISSION

For families from everywhere to increase the interest in and raise the standards of research and documentation of family and local histories

 


Genealogy Moment at FCPL

Please check out the Frederick County Public Library's YouTube channel. Specifically the "Genealogy Moment" playlist by our favorite genealogy librarian, Mary Mannix. The list can be found here . Not only will you learn about genealogy and the Maryland Room but you will also see Mary's quarantine hair!! 
 

Frederick County Genealogical Society (FRECOGS): 
 
Frederick County was formed from Prince George's County in 1748, Frederick County originally included all of what are now Washington, Allegany, Garrett and Montgomery Counties, as well as part of Carroll County. Today Frederick County is the largest county in land mass in Maryland and is known as the "Mother County of Western Maryland".
 
FRECOGS was established in 1977, as an informal group of less than a dozen people from the area who were interested in sharing their knowledge about old Frederick County families and encouraging family research for all current residents.
 
FRECOGS started out as a way to research the families of Frederick County, Maryland. It has now grown into a society to both continue to research the families of Frederick County, MD and to help people learn about what is out there to help them with their research no matter where they are searching. FRECOGS has a meeting on the second Saturday of each month (March-June and September-December). At each meeting the president gives a short talk on what is happening with the society, what is happening around the area or online, and we share tips or tricks on what we have learn. Then we have a speaker from a multiple of topics from local history, family history, things that are specific to the area and genealogical tricks of the trade. 
 
We are a group that meets on a regular bases at Homewood Farms, we do not have a building of our own. Right now we do not have any professional reserchers but we can offer advice as to where or how to find information in the Frederick County area. 
 
 

October 25
Decoding Your Matches with the Leeds Method by Susan VH Fabian
Montgomery County Genealogical Society Wednesday, October 25 Decoding Your Matches with the Leeds Method by Susan VH Fabian  (Monthly Educational Meetings) 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Zoom Are you confused by how your DNA matches are related to you and ...

October 26
Maryland Land Records - Virtual
Frederick FamilySearch Center 2023 Genealogy Lecture Series Date:  October 26, 2023 Topic: Maryland Land Records Speaker: Bonnie Leins

November 15
Regicide in the Family: Finding John Dixwell by Sarah Dixwell Brown
Montgomery County Genealogical Society Wednesday, November 15 Regicide in the Family: Finding John Dixwell by Sarah Dixwell Brown  (Monthly Educational Meetings) 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Zoom I will describe my decades-long journey to discover all I could about not ...