I use facebook in my family history all
the time. When I first started using
facebook I mostly used it to collect information and pictures. People post pictures and information about
important events in their lives. I
collect pictures, names, dates and places when people post about weddings,
births, missions, baby blessings, graduations, birthdays and all kinds of other
events. Facebook is one of the best
places I know to collect information.
Every once in a while I go through
my family history database and see what information I am missing on my living
relatives. I then get on facebook and message
the person I think would have the information.
It doesn’t always work. Some
people don’t respond but I don’t worry so much about the information I don’t
get. I’m grateful for the information I
do get the technology that makes it possible to get information from people all
over the place.
I have been given the job of
scanning my Grandma’s old pictures. Most
of the time she did not do a very good job of labeling the pictures so I don’t
always know who, what where or when of the pictures. One way I get the information I need is by
posting the pictures on facebook to see if people can give me the
information. Other times I post the
pictures in messages to people I thought could give me the information.
One of my favorite things I do on
facebook to gather, preserve and share family history is creating family
facebook groups. This gives families a
more private place to upload family information, pictures and stories. I really enjoy seeing what my family members
add to the group. It fun to see the comments
that they make on the pictures and stories. The fun
part is that you never know what people are going to say or upload. I have gotten a lot of great stuff. My family enjoys it. This is a way I can actually get my family to
be involved in family history.
I just
want to share an example of how well this has worked.
This picture was titled Elder JGP 1973.
Matthew-Jandy Barry We
recognize that campus!
·
Jarom Corinne
Purnell He looks alot like Isaac to me!
Matthew-Jandy
Barry That's what Matthew said! I agree. They could be
twins with different hair color.
Cinda Spirig Yay
Dad!!
Matthew-Jandy
Barry Dad remembers this occasion and says it's not 1973.
He was pre-mission here.
·
Steven-Glenna
High It may have been when he and Gay & David came down
to pick me up after summer school (I think 71) and helped me with my French
class and moved me out of my summer apartment. They spent most of a week there.
That is when we stalled in the deep water in an intersection in Ogden and got
hit by a car crossing the intersection.
Another thing that happens when you
post family pictures or stories is that it reminds people of other stories that
they then share. Sometimes it takes a
while to get going but it can be a lot of fun and you can collect preserve and
share all kinds of family history information.
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