Since Upfront with NGS first wrote about Pinterest back in March 2012 (Pinterest? Have You
Joined Yet? Please Do Tell Us About How Genealogists Might Benefit!), it seems to have matured, become
much more mainstream and used by an ever expanding cadre of genealogists. For me, it’s nice to have an outlet which is
visually based verses textually based.
When one wants a break from doing research or writing, images are a nice
fit. And, as we’ve often heard said,
sometimes a picture does say a thousand words!
Throughout this
post are images of various Pinterest Boards that I have stumbled across that I
think would be of interest to family history researchers! Everything from NARA
and LOC to how a State of NC entity (Government and Heritage Library), local county (Dare County NC) and a local
University (Duke University Libraries) all are using Pinterest Boards. The use of Pinterest boards has really
exploded!
Thinking of using
Pinterest for your genealogical/family history research? A great place to start is The 2013 Awards for
Top Genealogy/Family History Boards on Pinterest (Valerie Elkins, Family Cherished).
She has highlighted Pinterest boards for different categories:
- Top Genealogy and
Family History Pinterest Boards
- Top Genealogy
Business Pinterest Boards
- Top Genealogy Group
Boards
A recent post about
using Pinterest as a genealogical tool:
- Special Pinterest
Boards for Veterans Day (Thomas MacEntee)
Helpful posts for
getting started:
What is your favorite and/or most useful Pinterest Board?
What advice would you give to a person or group or entity just starting
to create a Pinterest Board?
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