Facebook: Edit post

Have you ever typed in a message in Facebook, hit send and then realize that you have a typing mistake or you wrote the wrong thing?

Or have you accidently hit the Post button before you were done? 

Here's how to edit your post so no one will know! 

[Instead of posting a corrected message use the Edit button.]

1. Move your mouse to the right of the first line of your message.

    A pencil will appear with the message Edit or Delete 

    [shown below]

2. Click on the pencil

The following appears.

Edit

3. Click on Edit to make a change to your post. 

    Your cursor will now appear at the end of your post. 

4. Make your changes

5. Hit Enter 

Delete

Click Delete to completely delete the post from Facebook.

Getting Started researching in a new country? Need help?

Are you struggling to know where to begin to do research in a country?
Are you starting a new country and have no idea where to start?
Family Search wiki is a great place to start.

Click on the link below.
http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Research_Communities_on_Facebook

FamilySearch Regional Research Groups.
Under this title, look for the country in the right column.
Click on the region the country is located in, from the list in the left column.

A new page appears with a map of all the countries in that region.
Select the country you want from the map for the region.

Topics
A list of topics, with links, appear on the left.
The blue links are good.
The red links identifies that there is nothing available yet for that topic.

Facebook: Last name

Facebook can be a great resource for researching by searching your last name. There are groups out there based on last names.

Have you searched any of your ancestral last names? Try it. Please post a message below telling me what you find.

My LastName on Facebook
My grandmother's maiden name is Dowd. It was O'Dowd in Ireland but the family dropped the "O" in the ocean on the way to Canada! :)


I searched Facebook and found a great last name group called, "I'm an O'Dowd and Proud of It"

This group is for O'Dowds throughout the world. From this page, I found out that the O'Dowds still pick a clan chief! We missed the last "gathering" but are saving our pennies to hopefully make it to the 2018 clan gathering.

This month, some of this group marched in the Quebec City St. Patrick's Day parade. Photos and videos were posted on this Facebook page with an invitation to attend next year.

The photo on the right is from a school the group got organized before the parade.

Smith and Jones
At my recent session on this topic, I was asked about Smith and Jones. I suggested location along with the last name. Those names are a lot harder. Good luck! Would love to hear what you find. Please add a post below.

How to delete a Facebook account of a loved one who has died

During my Social Media session, a participant asked me how to delete a Facebook account of an aunt who had passed away.

Memorial Page
I mentioned what some people do instead of deleting the account.
They make the page a memorial to that person where people can add memories whenever they want, especially on their birthdays or anniversary of the death.

You don't need to know the password because anyone can add a post to someone else's Facebook page by directing it to them.
It is easier if you have the password to their account so that you can change the name of the account and post an official description. Pin this description to the top so that it remains at the top as people add posts.

Instructions
Below a link to a Facebook page which answers this question and has links to the forms that need to fill out to delete the account.

https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=10202627332499825

Social Media: Facebook

Do you know the town, city, county, state, or province?

Search in Facebook the location. Many locations all over the world have facebook pages.
Join "Like" the group.

Ask small questions in a post.
Learn about the area and the history. Might help with names and places.

Maybe chat with some relatives!

I searched in Facebook for County Monaghan. Facebook gave me a list of posts that my friends had posted that had Monaghan in it. But it also found the County Monaghan Museum.

I have now joined the facebook page. I will add to this post if I find anything about my ancestors on the page. There are lots of beautiful photos of the area.

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Helpful links

Canadian list of Facebook genealogical pages: Genealogy a la carte  

Social Media list of Facebook pages for Genealogical research in the world. Social Media: Genealogy on Facebook