When you are using an online site, you are not limited to social security records or any one particular record. You can get other information. You can even share the information that you get with other family members who may be looking for the same information as you. By joining an online website to look up your family members, you can find family members that are long lost to you but are still alive, and seeking out answers the same way that you are. You can share information with them and they can also share it with you. It makes getting information easier.
Another online site that you can use to get information about your relatives is none other than Facebook. Through this site, which was originally exclusively for college students who were too grown up to use MySpace, I have been able to find out all sorts of information about my relatives from my distant cousins, who I met through other cousins on this site. We have posted family portraits and photos that no one else had and shared them with one another. The old family photo of my great grandparents, my grandfather and his 7 siblings has made the rounds on this site.
You should leave no stone unturned when you are seeking out information. Facebook is a good way to connect with living relatives who may be able to provide you with leads on where you want to go. My children are on Facebook and although they do not deign to speak with me, they were fascinated with the photo of their great-great grandparents and great-grandfather, none of whom they ever got to know.
In addition to finding out this information for yourself, you should also think of your descendants who may one day ask questions about their ancestors. This is a nice gift that you can give to your children and grandchildren. Young people are not so much interested in this type of family history, but are very likely to be so as they get older.
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