Facebook for Genealogy?

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Facebook has moved into first place in the social media arena. Did you know that you can create Facebook pages for your ancestors? Yep, put them out there and they will come (sooner or later)! Making connections just gets easier and easier! For a really great article that explains some ins and outs of using Facebook for family history, click here.

Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups?

Thomas MacEntee (one of my personal favorites!) hosted an Explorinar on Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups a few days ago. Ever heard of an Explorinar? Me either! Here is the official definition, not from Webster, but from Thomas MacEntee himself! "A casual exploration of a website, and application or some other program that could be useful to genealogists and family historians." Brings a little clarity to the subject, don't you think?

Explorinar: Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups from Thomas MacEntee on Vimeo.

Have You Gone Social Yet?

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Does the mention of  Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, etc. set you on edge? Do you wish that all of this social fluff would go away so you could do some real genealogy? Well, guess what? Going "social" with genealogy is important in the 21st century! Technology has brought us so many new ways to do genealogy and to connect with records and relatives! Sure, we still have snail mail and trips to the dusty old courthouses, but technology is giving us new options to connect.  Not sure how to do it? Feeling out of your comfort zone? Do you need someone to hold your hand? The LDS Church has now provided someone to guide you through the learning curve in a new research class called "Going Social with Genealogy!" The class is 31 minutes long and has both audio, video, and a resource handout. So how about a date "going social" this Friday night?