Transcript Genealogy Using Facebook to help. Don’t use Facebook? Don’t worry It is easy It is fun It is free It gets results.

Genealogy
Using Facebook to help.
Don’t use Facebook?
Don’t worry
It is easy
It is fun
It is free
It gets results
Sign Up Now &
Don’t Miss Out
All you need is an internet connection &
an e-mail address.
Follow simple prompts, create a
password & you are now a Facebook
user.
Here is what mine looks
like:
You don’t need to know how to write
computer language or be a web page
designer.
Facebook does everything for you!
There are 6 family
genealogy groups I belong
to.
4 of the groups, I created myself.
2 of the groups were created by new
found relatives some years ago.
First Things First
Nothing is worse than duplicate work.
Check Facebook to see if a group already for your
family name.
Facebook has a ‘search’ area at the top of your page.
Add ‘genealogy’, ‘ancestry’, or ‘family’ to cut down on
results with other people with that last name.
Creating a New Group
It only takes a few clicks
Go to: Groups
Click: Create Group
Create A New Group
You should put some thought in to this before you
start.
Come up with a name.
If you don’t have other ‘Facebook’ relatives to add to
your new group, add yourself.
Keep your group OPEN or CLOSED, but not
SECRET.
Now ‘set-it-up’ (super easy)
After you name it;
Tell something about it, that will attract the right
members.
Add a photo or two.
Set up Notifications so you receive an e-mail every
time someone wants to join.
Wait for the fun to start!
Waits, Morgan, Truitt,
Richards Ancestry
Next is an example of the ‘homepage’ for this group.
There are 2 locations to confirm what ‘group’ you are
in.
I posted a picture that I needed help to identify.
You can also see if anyone is requesting to join your
group.
Navigate Your New Group
To the right of your groups name, you will find:
About
Events
Photos
Files
Notifications
Photos:
I set up different ‘albums’ to post to:
Clippings, Etc.
Documents
Headstones/Gravesites
Pictures
Get Help, Get Answers,
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I have connected with too many relatives to even
count, that I would have never located before.
I have received hundreds of pictures.
I have filled in many ‘blanks’ in the tree.
Shared stories.
Made friends.
Two of the groups even set up ‘reunions’ to attend.
The End