{"id":629,"date":"2011-05-15T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/illinois-genealogicalhistorical-societies-using-social-media\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T19:00:03","slug":"illinois-genealogicalhistorical-societies-using-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/illinois-genealogicalhistorical-societies-using-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Genealogical\/Historical Societies Using Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

**An up-to-date listing can be found in my list \u201c<\/strong>Societies Using Social Media<\/strong><\/a>\u201d at the social bookmarking website, Diigo.**<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I was preparing a contact list for Illinois genealogical and historical societies for an FGS publicity task, I made an interesting discovery.\u00a0 A fair number of Illinois societies are taking advantage of social media\/networking sites such as Facebook and blogs.\u00a0 Better yet, most of them are active, posting all sorts of information including history tidbits, photos, and events.\u00a0 It also seems that even those who do not have an actual website for their society are embracing these alternative online options.<\/p>\n

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Since this was a pleasant discovery, I thought I\u2019d give them some free advertising.\u00a0 Kudos to these societies who are taking advantage of social media and embracing an online presence with an interactive twist.\u00a0 If you know of an Illinois society that has a Facebook page or a blog, please let me a comment and I\u2019ll add it to this list.<\/p>\n

Facebook Pages<\/strong><\/p>\n