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for your research? You haven’t joined a group,
yet. Type the name of a software. There is prob-
ably a group for that. Do you have a question
about DNA? Type DNA and many groups will
show up. Click group after any search and find
groups about that. Oh, there isn’t a group, yet.
Form one. That big white box in FB can search
for many things. Try it.
Have you ever used social media for ge-
nealogy? If you haven’t, you are missing a won- Do you know what a webinar is?
derful source for research. First, let’s start with Ask on FB. If you have made FB genealogy
friends and have a problem, ask on FB. Can’t
Facebook (FB). It is probably the most well
find where to get a copy of a death certificate in
known. Originally, I used it to keep in contact such and such town. Ask on FB. If a friend lives
with my sister’s children. Since she had died, in that town, the friend might know where and
and they lived out of town, it became a wonder-
how. If you have genealogy friends, you will usu-
ful way to keep in touch. However, soon I heard ally get a quick answer. Are you starting a gene-
that many genealogists used it too. So, I went alogy business? Join a genealogy business
looking. Just by putting genealogist in the search group. You’ll get great suggestions. Perhaps you
box, I found many genealogists were available to would like a wonderful list of all the genealogy
be friends. Just click on a name to find out more
groups on FB. Try this which was suggested by
about the person. The name will take you to their Thomas MacEntee. Katherine R. Willson has
FB site. When you click about, you will see
this “Genealogy on Facebook List” which is a
whether you have anything else in common. downloadable book.
Maybe, it is someone you heard speak or met at http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-
a conference. Friend that person to learn about facebook-list/
ways to do research that you haven’t tried. If
your name is uncommon, try putting that in the
What about Pinterest? Google it. Or
search box. Some unknown or forgotten rela-
search for it on FB. I heard from a friend about it.
tives might be on FB. Our family name is Spie-
I started by looking for recipes. Then I found cro-
gelglass which is not very common. I found
cheting. Then genealogy. What a find that was. I
Spiegel, Spiegelglas, Spiegelglass and other
could use an extension on almost any internet
possible family names. Then, I searched for
browser and get a Pinterest extension. When
Pelofsky. Wow! There were many of those, too.
you find a website you like, save it to Pinterest.
But, you aren’t interested in finding friends. What
else can you do? Do you use a piece of software (Continued on page 5)
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