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Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.<\/span>\u201d In this guest blog post, Gena explains how the social media website Pinterest can help with your family history research.<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you a member of Pinterest<\/a>? Pinterest is a social media website that allows you to gather images from your computer and the Internet to create virtual bulletin boards on subjects that interest you. On Pinterest you can find boards dedicated to holiday meals, decorating kitchens, collecting antiques, fashion, and many other topics. But Pinterest is more than just a place to pursue those types of interests. Pinterest is also a place where you can organize, learn, and share your family history.<\/p>\n

So how does a website where users virtually \u201cpin\u201d images about the latest movie or fashion collection help you with genealogy? As you take a look at Pinterest, consider it a site to share family photographs and documents, to bookmark websites related to your family history, or to plan out your next genealogy research trip<\/a>. At home, your physical bulletin board might be used to save important articles, phone numbers, or notes you don\u2019t want to forget. Pinterest is just like that real-life bulletin board except it is virtual and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. Best of all, you can invite other family members or researchers to pin with you via shared group boards.<\/p>\n

Not convinced Pinterest is for you? Not sure how Pinterest can be used for genealogy? Consider the following three tips.<\/p>\n

Tip #1: Follow Genealogy Boards, Starting with GenealogyBank<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the benefits of using Pinterest is getting ideas and learning about new genealogy sources. Following Pinterest boards maintained by genealogists, family history-related companies, and repositories can help you. Take for instance the GenealogyBank boards<\/a>. Currently GenealogyBank has 50 boards covering topics as diverse as Family Tree Wall Art & Decor<\/a>, Old Newspaper Ads<\/a>, American Fashion History<\/a>, and Genealogy Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Follow Genealogy Bank’s board Family Tree Wall Art & Decor on Pinterest.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Genealogy Bank’s board Old Newspaper Ads on Pinterest.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Genealogy Bank’s board American Fashion History on Pinterest.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Genealogy Bank’s board Genealogy Books on Pinterest.<\/a><\/p>\n

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These boards provide more than just images to look at. Consider the GenealogyBank board Genealogy Powerpoints, a must for any family history researcher. Here you will find links to presentations GenealogyBank genealogist Tom Kemp has given on subjects including Genealogy Research with Marriage & Anniversary Records<\/a>, Top Genealogy Websites for the 21st Century<\/a>, Newspapers: Critical Resources to Document your Family Tree<\/a>, and Obituaries: Getting All the Clues<\/a>. Pinterest is a great place to find resources and educational material about all facets of family history.<\/p>\n

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GenealogyBank\u2019s recipe board is a shared group Pinterest board, where we welcome collaboration from those who share our common interests. In my blog article Holiday Recipe Ideas for Good Old-Fashioned Cooking<\/a> I wrote about GenealogyBank\u2019s Old Fashioned Family Recipes<\/a> board. Follow this board and we will invite you to share your family recipes.<\/p>\n

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Follow Genealogy Bank’s board Old Fashioned Family Recipes on Pinterest.<\/a><\/p>\n

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To start following GenealogyBank, go to our page on Pinterest<\/a> and then click on the orange \u201cFollow\u201d button at the top. You can also follow me<\/a> on Pinterest.<\/p>\n

Tip #2: Start Pinning<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what should you pin? Well, basically, images from the Internet or even your own photographs that you have from your camera, smartphone or scanner. Think of Pinterest as a place to share images that you find and those that you own. For those with mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets, you can download the Pinterest app from the iTunes App Store<\/a> (for Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad) or the Google Play store<\/a> (for Android devices). Download the Pinterest button for your browser toolbar<\/span> to make pinning images even easier. Make sure that when you pin an image you give credit to the person or website that it is from.<\/p>\n

Here are some ideas to get you started on Pinterest:<\/p>\n