Genealogy & Family History - The Perfect Social Media

Genealogy & Family History ~ The Perfect Social Media


by Claire V Brisson-Banks, BS, MLIS, A.G. ®
© Copyright 2013 Timeless Genealogies

This class will cover a variety of Web 2.0 Internet-based tools that assist with connecting and keeping in touch with family while locating new family information and staying up-to-date with genealogical technology and social media. Wikipedia defines Social Media as follows:

“Social media are primarily Internet-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and "building" of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences.”

Material Presented:

• RSS Feeds
• ITunes
• The Old Reader
• Netvibes
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Family Websites
• Photo Sharing
• Pins
• Video Contact
• Skype Research Communities
• Facebook
• Facebook Genealogical Applications
• Facebook Research Communities
• Twitter
• TweetDeck
• Social Bookmarking
• Grave Networking
• Genes Reunited
• WikiTree
• DNA
• PC, Online and Portable Genealogical Software Programs
• Digital Genealogical Books and Readers
• FamilySearch Digitized Books Collection
• YouTube
• FamilySearch and Ancestry Online Research Classes
• ICAPGen Mentoring and Educational Resources
• Dropbox – Google Docs – Your Files online
• Genealogy Training in Second Life

Websites Referenced:


RSS

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

Top Social Media Sites

http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.theoldreader.com

Personalized Home Page

http://www.netvibes.com

Blogs
http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/
http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/
http://blog.eogn.com/
http://www.familysearch.org/blog
http://www.geneabloggers.com
http://geneamusings.com/
http://www.genealogyblog.geneanet.org
http://rzamor1.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com
http://timelessgen.blogspot.com/

Wikis

http://www.biographicalwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.eogen.com/
http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Main_Page
http://www.wikipedia.org
http://ladyclaire.pbworks.com/
http://pbworks.com/
http://www.mediawiki.org

Family Websites
http://www.johnpackfamily.com
http://familysearch.org/lear/wiki/en/Create_and_Maintain_Family_Associations_or_Organizations

Social Media Sites

http://www.flickr.com/
http://pinterest.com/
http://historypin.com/
http://www.skype.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.twitter.com
http://www.tweetdeck.com
http://www.delicious.com
http://www.genesreunited.com
http://www.wikitree.com
http://www.familytreedna.com

PC Genealogical Data Management

http://ancquest.com/
http://www.familytreemaker.com/
http://www.heredis.com
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
http://www.rootsmagic.com/
http://www.macgenealogy.org/
http://www.leisterpro.com

Online Genealogical Data Management

http://trees.ancestry.com/
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk
http://www.myheritage.com/page/online-family-tree
http://onegreatfamily.com
http://www.phpgedview.net/
http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/software.php
http://www.wikitree.com

Portable Genealogical Data Management

http://www.astersoftware.biz/
http://northernhillssoftware.com/index.htm
http://www.synium.de/products/mobilefamilytree/index.html
http://www.pocketgenealogist.com/EN/Download/downbydevice.htm

Mobile Genealogical Applications

https://play.google.com/store
http://www.apple.com/

Digital Books

http://www.google.com/
https://familysearch.org/#form=books

Digital Readers
http://www.toptenreviews.com

Training and Information

http://www.youtube.com/
http://familysearch.org/
http://learn.ancestry.com/home/hmlnd.aspx
http://www.icapgen.org/icapgen/resources

Files Online

http://adrive.com/
http://dropbox.com/
http://minus.com
http://openoffice.org/
http://zoho.com/
http://www.typewithme.tiddlyspace.com
http://www.primarypad.com
http://www/drive.google.com

Virtual Training

http://secondlife.com/
http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

Reading Materials

Social Media for Family Historians by Carole Riley
Social Networking for Genealogists by Drew Smith
The Social Media Guide for Ancestral Research by Claire Brisson-Banks

The future holds the promise of new technological developments to assist in locating more of those long lost ancestors with online records and open communications between families wherever they are living. Embrace the future of genealogy as it expands and brings together the family of man.

© Copyright 2013 Timeless Genealogies.  All rights reserved.  Written permission to reproduce all or part of this syllabus material in any format, including photocopying, data retrieval, or the Internet, must be secured in advance from the copyright holder. Contact: claire@timelessgen.com

Updated 25 June 2013