Maureen Taylor
Social Media 5 Reasons you
should use it.
It’s a Great Way to Share Photos and Family
History
Mobile friendly: You can add to your feed
while you’re out with family.
It’s Easy and Free
It’s really easy to use. Download the apps and
sign up for a free account. You can view
or upload images and information. All your
favorite genealogy companies have social
media pages.
Social Media: You Can Use it as Cousin Bait
Hashtags are like subject headings. Use
specific ones and create unique ones. When
you click on a hashtag, it’ll take you to
other posts that use the same heading.
Networking with Other Genealogists
Collaborate with relatives. Meet professional
genealogists. Talk about your research or
ask for help when you need it.
Keeping up with the Latest News
From news feeds, to posts by other
genealogists to user groups/focus groups, social
media is the leading way to stay up to date
with new record sources and tools.
Social Sites,
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn,
etc.
She recommends using your key surname and making a private
site for all researching that name on Facebook program.
I follow much surnames of my family via Genealogywise.com
It has broken many brick walls.
DNA Tidbits from Jim Brewster
Set Up Account
Create a Tree
Autosomal Results
Share Matches
Contact those people with matches YES
Shared URL's by Jim B.
Beginner’s Guide to Genetic
Genealogy - https://sites.google.com/site/wheatonsurname/beginnersguide-
to-genetic-genealogy
ISOGG Wiki - http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Wiki_Welcome_Page
DNA Explained - http://dna-explained.com/2014/01/24/genetic-genealogy-the-basics-and-beyond-byemily-
aulicino/
Yahoo DNA newbie Group - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DNA-NEWBIE/info
My latest was someone who had data I had hunted for, for ten years. They just have a private tree and I am still trying to convince them to open it to at least people of that surname.
Remember LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
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Cousins are your Best Friends, was a great talk.
Since I can not share her information, I am going to share what it reminded me of for sharing with you. I actually talked about this about 10 years ago at an event.
In grammar school we used to play various word games and our Cousins are those words.
I agreed with the speaker that distant cousins sometimes are answers more than close cousins.
Lets take a current situation. Your Grandma dies or your MOM or your DAD. But you did not live close and now they are gone there are many things you wished you had asked.
They had 5 or maybe 8 siblings and maybe 3 to 7 children. Each person will remember them differently. Each person had their own relationship with them bringing different points of interest to the fore.
Just take our last 4th of July. ASK each person whom attended the picnic party that day what they remembered. You will get the same answers but not the same, and sometimes, something some one else completely missed.
This also applies to your parents and grandparents and distant relatives. Some times it will be neighbor that will provide you with a key that you need and didn't even know it was a key or needed.
Think about your best friend and your sharing, male or female.
For me cousins were always my best friend and they still are today. Partially because my parents
said,"FAMILY COMES FIRST." Having lived my life that way I probably started with a broader base for information than many friends and cousins.
So do not be afraid to write to these strange names and persons and find out what they remember about your Parents, Grandparents, Uncles or Aunts. When stuck see if you can contact their neighbors for information.
Remember the above still applies: "LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED".
Would love to hear of your results doing this last one earnestly.
Susi
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