In  2001 the Falmouth Genealogical Society (FGS) committed to "read" the seventeen cemeteries in the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Mission: Research and publish reliable information about the burials and gravestones in Falmouth cemeteries for the benefit of genealogical and historical research.

Methodology: Training of all volunteers was conducted in the Fall of 2002.  Additional training sessions have been conducted each year of the project.  At the training sessions volunteers are taught cemetery safety, how to properly clean a gravestone, how to photograph a gravestone and, how to record the information on each gravestone.