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{{See also|Genealogy Help on Facebook}} New surname or family organization [https://www.facebook.com/help/pages Pages] and [https://www.facebook.com/help/groups Groups] on Facebook are being created by the community of genealogists around the world. The main topic of either a Page or a Group of this type will typically be about doing research on a family, multi-generational family, or surname. If you find a page that's not on this list, be sure to share:
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Hundreds of family organizations and associations exist to assist you in your family history research. The alphabetical links above will take you to the websites or Facebook pages that are known to exist. If you know of one that is not listed, feel free to edit the list and add all the family organizations that you know of!


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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/curtisgenealogy/ Curtis Genealogy]
| [[Guild of One-Name Studies]]
| This group is for anyone interested in the genealogy for the Curtis-Curtiss surname, including 40 variant spellings. Also see the [https://www.facebook.com/CurtisFamilySociety Curtis] page and [http://www.curtis-curtiss.org/home.asp Curtis/s Society] website.
| Currently 8,754 surnames are part of the Guild which is based in London, England and with members around the world.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/122721975231/ Denn Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2210869845/ Dreimüller Genealogy]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/200384690026745/654243621307514/?notif_t=group_activity Dunedin Family History]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/FinchFamilyGenealogy?fref=ts Finch Family Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HANSLOfamilyresearch/ Hanslo Family History Group: South African Descendants]
| This group is researching the Hanslo surname, specifically the South African clans. The first Hanslo family was possibly of Flemish origins, coming from Belgium.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hartleyfamily/ Hartley Family]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/309681532555/ Homrighausen Genealogy Network]
| A group to help researchers of the Homrighausen name.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheIrishSurnameRegistry/ Irish Surname Registry]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheIrishSurnameRegistry/ Irish Surname Registry]  
| A central location to look for others doing research on the same Irish surname.
| A central location to look for others doing research on the same Irish surname.  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/106698236063530/ Keller (Kjoller) Family Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/masonfamily.hinckley/ Mason Family History]
| This group is for anyone with the Mason surname in their ancestry.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/290519621838/ Mathia - Matthia Family Connections]
| Your name may be spelled MATHIA, MATTHIA, MATHYIA, MATHEA, MATIA, MATYJA, MATTHIAE or even MATHIOWNA. No matter what the spelling, if you're connected to the family there is room for you here.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/GrooverMiddletonGenealogy Middleton Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/458870297461673 Page Family Tree]
| Starting with George and Virginia Page from Appomattox, Virginia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/721037191250135 Sawyer Family Tree]
| Relatives of the Arkansas representative, Stephen Decatur Sawyer born around 1866 in Mississippi.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/373956715968610/ Scott Family Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/567435493328432/ Shishmaref Genealogy]
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1425719827659352/ Steenbergen Genealogy Network]
| Dedicated to research for the Steenbergen surname.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/29181815951/ United Kingdom Surname Groups on Facebook]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/29181815951/ United Kingdom Surname Groups on Facebook]  
| This group maintains a directory of family surname groups on Facebook that originate from the United Kingdom.
| This group maintains a directory of family surname groups on Facebook that originate from the United Kingdom.  
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| Directory of Family Associations
| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/437072493009238/?ref=br_tf Warrington Family Tree &amp; Genealogy Pages ]<br>
| Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, and Deborah Ann Carl. 4d ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2001. This publication includes all known “U.S. associations, reunions, surname exchanges, significant databases on single surnames, or related groups, independent periodicals, and some publishers of family histories, including some groups that, while foreign-based, deal with U.S. families.”
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| Genealogy Sites on Facebook
| The [http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list/ Social Media Genealogy] list by Katherine R. Willson is currently a 302-page PDF file that contains over 10,600 links to Facebook groups and pages related to genealogy. Visit Katherine's [https://socialmediagenealogy.com website] or her [https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaGenealogy.org Facebook page] for more details and to view or download the list.
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| [https://www.facebook.com/groups/173170500720/ Wilcox-Wilcockson Family]
|Facebook for Canadian Genealogy
| Descendants of Wilcox or Wilcockson (and variant spellings).
|Gail Dever has compiled a list of close to 800 English- and French-language Facebook groups and pages related to Canadian Genealogy on her blog [http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?page_id=10169 Genealogy á la Carte.] The list is being updated frequently and can be downloaded from her blog.
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| CyndisList
| [http://www.cyndislist.com/societies/ Societies and Groups]
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| [http://www.cyndislist.com/surnames/ Surnames, Family Associations and Family Newsletters] group
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 16 October 2023

Family Associations, Family Organizations, and Family Societies exist throughout the world, but finding them is problematic. This collection of links to the websites, Facebook pages, and if needed a mailing address, will help you find the organizations that can be helpful in your family history research. Feel free to add an organization or update any that are already listed.


See also: Create and Maintain Family Associations or Organizations

Hundreds of family organizations and associations exist to assist you in your family history research. The alphabetical links above will take you to the websites or Facebook pages that are known to exist. If you know of one that is not listed, feel free to edit the list and add all the family organizations that you know of!

Resources Description
Guild of One-Name Studies Currently 8,754 surnames are part of the Guild which is based in London, England and with members around the world.
Irish Surname Registry A central location to look for others doing research on the same Irish surname.
United Kingdom Surname Groups on Facebook This group maintains a directory of family surname groups on Facebook that originate from the United Kingdom.
Directory of Family Associations Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, and Deborah Ann Carl. 4d ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2001. This publication includes all known “U.S. associations, reunions, surname exchanges, significant databases on single surnames, or related groups, independent periodicals, and some publishers of family histories, including some groups that, while foreign-based, deal with U.S. families.”
Genealogy Sites on Facebook The Social Media Genealogy list by Katherine R. Willson is currently a 302-page PDF file that contains over 10,600 links to Facebook groups and pages related to genealogy. Visit Katherine's website or her Facebook page for more details and to view or download the list.
Facebook for Canadian Genealogy Gail Dever has compiled a list of close to 800 English- and French-language Facebook groups and pages related to Canadian Genealogy on her blog Genealogy á la Carte. The list is being updated frequently and can be downloaded from her blog.
CyndisList Societies and Groups
CyndisList Surnames, Family Associations and Family Newsletters group
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