Social media can help you in your family tree research in a number of ways.
1. Keeping You Up-To-Date
Genealogy sites such as Kin Tree, Ancestry and Find My Past have Facebook and Twitter pages along with blogs where you can keep abreast of all the latests news. Even if you don't use them for anything else, it's worth checking these out and connecting with their pages t make sure that you don't miss out.
2.Tracking Down Living Relations
If you have an idea of where an unknown relative is based then a search on social media can be very fruitful. It also has the advantage of allowing them to check you out and to see you are a genuine person and not a scammer.
3. Surname Groups
Social media is full of groups who share the same surname. This can be helpful in a number of ways. Firstly, you can find out about the surname and where people are located in the world. Secondly, you may find a family connection. Lastly, other people researching the same surname may be able to give you pointers or have information on the family name that is useful to you.
4. Historical and Geographical Groups
There are many social media pages out there who are interested in events or places with which your ancestors were connected. most are friendly and helpful and can fill you in on details that you may not have found anywhere else.
5. Answering questions
Try putting in a search on Twitter for example, for something for which you have questions. In this example (below) the phrase "Seaforth Highlanders" was used and below gives you a flavour of the results. You can select to look for people called "Seaforth Highlanders", where the phrase is used (as we did) or to look for images.
Bonnie Saunders
Here is today's feature for you. This is The Seaforth Highlanders Badge Plate. I hope you all enjoy and... http://fb.me/2s3HTQSFK
We Are The Dead
Pte. Eric Oswald Cleugh (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada). Dec. 27, 1942.
Valour and Gallantry
VC: Lance Corporal Robert McBeath (Seaforth Highlanders) First World War http://bit.ly/Xy46jh #VC
6. Ask A Community
There are many social media communities out there or a variety of topics where you can simply ask a question. People are generous with their help and will be glad to help you find information or point you in the right direction.
At Kin Tree, we are experts in the use of social media so please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
At Kin Tree, we are experts in the use of social media so please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
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