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Facebook may be a way to keep up with the happenings of your peers, but do not underestimate what it can do for your genealogy. I joined a “You know you are from (small town in Iowa) if…” page many years ago. I posted about my second great grandparents who had lived there and people remembered them sitting on their porch every morning waving at the kids as they passed to attend the high school down the street.
Dozens of people chimed in about them, recalling how my great great grandmother used one of the ear horn things because she couldn’t hear well. I knew their BMD info. But not this part of their personalities.
I also joined a marvelous group combining three of my favorite things: genealogy, crime, and books (Genealogical Crime Mystery Book Club). There is a Genealogy and AI group that I’ve also received some great tidbits from. A few posts back, I mentioned a family genealogy Facebook page. A cousin in Scotland started it and has found cousins all over to join. I host a site for my 2nd great grandfather and have his life chronicled from every piece of everything I could find about him.
In the theme of Facebook positives, CGS has two lovely Facebook pages. California Genealogical Society is used for CGS news and even. You will find upcoming events, summary of events and other genealogical related news here. The most recent reminds you of the Leeds Method in Genetic Genealogy class coming up. If you missed it, members can access the recording here: https://www.californiaancestors.org/videos_for_cgs_members/
The other CGS Facebook page is used for genealogical discussion. California Genealogical Society: Discussion has other genealogical society news as well as questions that come in. Recently a question came in from Australia about a relative who died in CA in 1910. The CGS Facebook members found a ton of information for him and it was fun to read through the whole chain of comments. If you don’t have a question to pose… you may be the one with the answer!
Links to join are below:
* https://www.facebook.com/CAancestors
* https://www.facebook.com/groups/CGSdiscussion/
Helpful Links
Events: https://www.californiaancestors.org/events-and-education/
Special Interest Groups: https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/
Calendar view: https://www.californiaancestors.org/cgs_calendar/
Tips & Talk: Oakland FamilySearch Center Family History Classes: https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california/classes
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