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Opening the Christmas Memory Box

Image: rawpixel Winter-like temperatures finally reached Texas this weekend, and we're currently hovering in the 30s. The cold turns my mind towards the Christmas holidays and fond memories of when our kids, Anne and James, were young.  How excited they were...giddy with anticipation of the holidays. As parents, Jim and I loved introducing the kids to various traditions that we grew up with, as well as all the beautiful symbols and signs of the holidays that surrounded us everywhere we went. What a fun and wonderful time to be a parent and to be able to share the loveliness of the season with them! I have so many wonderful memories of the kids and the holidays. Here's a few that I cherish. Annie, about 1995. At the time of my first memory, we were living in Winona, Minnesota, in a little house on East 7th Street. It was about 1995. When Jim and I were first married, my mother gifted us with a Nativity set that we faithfully put up at the holidays. The set found its place on on...

More Fortunate Finds on Facebook


Were you convinced last week that you should be using Facebook for genealogy? 

If not, I have more success stories to share!

Last year, I wrote "16,000+ Friends: Using Facebook for Genealogy," which appeared in Stirpes, the journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society (Vol. 62, No. 3, September 2023, p. 35-40).

This article details nearly a dozen ways to leverage Facebook to further your family history research,  includes many more examples of Facebook wins I've had over the past several years, and offers instructions on how to get started. Maybe it will give you an idea or two that will be useful to you.

Just click the PDF below to read the article.

I hope this will be a valuable resource. Thanks to the Stirpes editors for permission to share it here.

 

Until next time...

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  1. What a great follow up, and article, to last week's post on using Facebook for genealogy research! Fantastic, well planned article that covers all the bases for beginners and will be a tremendous help! Kudos! :)

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    1. Thank you. Even yesterday I'm having success with a church record I needed. I just never ends if you find the right places to connect with!

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  2. I loved your story. There are lots of great ways to use Facebook to help out.

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  3. I've gained so much knowledge and made so many connections for my family tree on Facebook. Great article.!

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    1. So glad you're experience is much like mine. It seems I use it almost every day for something. Thanks for reading!

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  4. How wonderful the Stirpes editors allowed it to be share more broadly.

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    1. I LOVE working with Stirpes! It's fun to work with their team. They allow you to publish articles elsewhere one year after original publication. The journal is a member benefit, hence the embargo. I was just reminded of that and the one year had just passed. Perfect timing!

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  5. Even for someone who already uses FB for genealogy, your article is full of excellent tips and ideas. TY for sharing and congrats on all the finds using FB!

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