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== Finding living relatives ==
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== Finding living relatives  ==


== Sharing your genealogy  ==


== Sharing your genealogy ==
=== Best posting practices  ===


=== Best posting practices ===
=== Using a Facebook group  ===


=== Using a Facebook group ===
=== Using a Facebook page  ===


=== Using a Facebook page ===
== Genealogical Society Webmasters  ==


== Genealogical Society Webmasters ==
Utilizing [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook] to reach out to younger genealogists is something that all societies should consider.  A society officer with a Facebook account can set up a page on Facebook and those interested in the page can then click the 'Like' button to receive posts from the society in their news feed.


Utilizing [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook] to reach out to younger genealogists is something that all societies should consider.  A society officer with a Facebook account can set up a page on Facebook and those interested in the page can then click the 'Like' button to receive posts from the society in their news feed.
There are many features on a 'fan page'.&nbsp; You can set up discussions, get news of events or other news about your society out, and do a lot more.&nbsp; For example, FamilySearch has a Facebook fan page, it can be found at [http://www.facebook.com/familysearch http://www.facebook.com/familysearch]<br> Return to [[Genealogical Society Webmasters]]


There are many features on a 'fan page'.&nbsp; You can set up discussions, get news of events or other news about your society out, and do a lot more.&nbsp; For example, FamilySearch has a Facebook fan page, it can be found at [http://www.facebook.com/familysearch http://www.facebook.com/familysearch]<br> Return to [[Genealogical Society Webmasters]]
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Revision as of 22:44, 6 April 2012

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Finding living relatives[edit | edit source]

Sharing your genealogy[edit | edit source]

Best posting practices[edit | edit source]

Using a Facebook group[edit | edit source]

Using a Facebook page[edit | edit source]

Genealogical Society Webmasters[edit | edit source]

Utilizing Facebook to reach out to younger genealogists is something that all societies should consider.  A society officer with a Facebook account can set up a page on Facebook and those interested in the page can then click the 'Like' button to receive posts from the society in their news feed.

There are many features on a 'fan page'.  You can set up discussions, get news of events or other news about your society out, and do a lot more.  For example, FamilySearch has a Facebook fan page, it can be found at http://www.facebook.com/familysearch
Return to Genealogical Society Webmasters