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Ancestry/Genealogy

dgibby

(9,474 posts)

8. Use the FB search,

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 10:36 AM

Aug 2013

put in genealogy + family name or county/state, or just use "genealogy". You'll get lots of hits. Also, sometimes I just google (not FB) something like " the ___Family of Co/State. Amazing to see what comes up!

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Face Book Genealogy pages [View all] dgibby Aug 2013 OP

Apparently lots of people pipi_k Aug 2013 #1

Many Fr-Canadian names have variations throughout the years, No Vested Interest Aug 2013 #2

Yeah, it's those dit names... pipi_k Aug 2013 #6

I started 2 family groups of FB, dgibby Aug 2013 #3

I wouldn't have pipi_k Aug 2013 #7

I know there is a Judge family in Montana. grasswire Aug 2013 #10

Thanks PatSeg Aug 2013 #4

I'm not exactly sure how to use FB for genealogy research No Vested Interest Aug 2013 #5

Use the FB search, dgibby Aug 2013 #8

I'll give it a whirl. No Vested Interest Aug 2013 #9

I've been surprised how many times PatSeg Aug 2013 #12

yup CountAllVotes Aug 2013 #15

There are people who visit cemeteries PatSeg Aug 2013 #16

Huge UGH CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #17

So decrepit, nosy cousin PatSeg Sep 2013 #18

Yes, my cousin sent me a copy of her book CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #19

That is quite an accomplishment PatSeg Sep 2013 #20

Wow that is so very true! CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #21

That is amazing PatSeg Sep 2013 #22

thanks for the tip grasswire Aug 2013 #11

Cool! dgibby Aug 2013 #13

Just found this on FB. Looks like an excellent resource. dgibby Aug 2013 #14