Facebook – A Tool for Genealogy Research (BONUS webinar for subscribers)

While Facebook is the world's largest online social network with more than 1.2 billion users, did you know that it can be leveraged as a genealogy research "work horse" to help find your ancestors?

In this session you'll go beyond the basics of setting up a Facebook account and simply posting status updates or playing games. The class focus is on developing the following skill set for genealogy research:

• Using the Search function to locate living relatives and others researching your same surnames.
• Locating Facebook Groups and Pages related to your genealogy research, especially geographical locations and specific ethnic groups, as well as surname groups.
• Creating a Facebook Group to facilitate collaboration and participant interaction around a specific genealogy topic such as a Surname Group or a One Place Study Group.
• Creating a Facebook Page to advertise a genealogy society, an event and more.
• Understanding the difference between a Facebook Page and a Facebook Group and why you might use one instead of the other as well as when it is best to use both.
• Protecting your privacy and ensuring an enjoyable Facebook experience when researching genealogy.