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Using Facebook forFamily History Research

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Contents• Joining Facebook (need an email address)• Looking after my privacy on Facebook• Using Facebook for Family History

Research• Understanding Facebook talk

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Sign up page at www.facebook.com


Joining Facebook• You need access to the email account.• Make a web based email account for online

access.• Don't fake your first or last name as it could

ruin you later on. Nick names OK.• Don’t enter information you feel is not required.• Feel free to use a different birth date.

Remember it.• Do it yourself. Do not get anyone else to set it

up.• Stop at anytime you feel concerned.• Set your privacy settings before going forward.17/6/2015 Fran Kitto www.travelgenee.com

Find your settings

Settings are found under the drop down arrow on the top right hand side.


Controlling your settings


Who can view my stuff?


Keeping Private• Understand the icons.• Do not put anything on FB that is private.• Stranger danger applies to the Internet.• I dislike children’s images being used for

profiles.• Do not friend anyone you personally do not

know.• Tell people if you do not want your images on

FB.• FB will gather information to profile the

“Sponsored Story” or “Social Ads” you see.17/6/2015 Fran Kitto www.travelgenee.com

Keeping Private• When you delete an account, it is permanently

deleted from Facebook.• Face recognition – opt out.• Control tagging of images yourself.

Off/Approve.


Removing tagging


Other issues• Envy• Stress • Addiction• Bullying• Trolling• Censorship


Using Facebook for Family History Research• Young people tell their family history on

Facebook.• Photos• Help / Ask questions• Find long lost relatives• Birthdays (another possible source)• Quick contact via comments and messaging• Sourcing / copying as may be deleted• Ancestry has optional Facebook features• Family Tree App on Facebook• Search: Finding Friends, Pages or Groups17/6/2015 Fran Kitto www.travelgenee.com

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