Pinterest

Genealogy research can take us to some of the most interesting sites. It is amazing how something used for craft ideas, recipes, and many other ways is also a great resource for genealogists. Pinterest is a free social media site that allows you to bookmark favorite websites and organize them onto “boards.”

If you do not already have an account on Pinterest, go to ww.pinterest.com and sign-up. Fill out the information, and you are ready to start “pinning!” Pinterest has a great search engine, and you can search genealogical subjects that interest you. You can create “boards” of different genealogical information and then start searching for “pins” to add to your boards. Once you find something you would like to save, you click save, and it will ask you what board you would like it saved to. Just as simple as that.

Some board ideas are:

Maps. There are lots of maps from all over the world on Pinterest. I created a search in the search bar for “genealogy maps.” Here is a list of just a few maps that came up. “5 Types of Maps Every Genealogist Should Know,” “Historical Maps of the United States,” “Map Your Family Surname,” “Map your Ancestors and bring Genealogy to Life,” “Map of the United States in 1700,” and more than I could count.

Genealogy Research Helps. “Tips for Researching German Genealogy,” “Irish Genealogy,” “5 Fabulous Tip for using Ancestry.com,” “Useful Smartphone Apps for Genealogy Research,” “Genealogy Classes – Genealogy.com,” and again the list goes on and on.

Genealogy Organization. “The FamilyRoots Organizer Color-Coding System,” “Tips: 23 Secrets to Organize Your Genealogy,” “What You Need to Know to Organize Your Genealogy,” “9 Habits of Highly Organized Genealogists,” “The Genealogist’s Organization Cheatsheet,” “How to use Pinterest for Genealogy and Family History,” are some great examples.

Census Records. “The Secret Hiding on the 1840 U.S. Census,” “Irish Census Records,” “How to Calculate Birth Dates from Census Records,” “Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840,” “State-By-State Census Chart,” “Census Forms,” “How to Find a Missing Person on Census records,” and page after page of census information.

The list of boards can go on forever. The number of “pins” you can add to these boards is enormous. It’s great that there is a website with so much information and you are in control of what and how you save it. The ultimate information and organization tool in one stop.