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dixiegrrrrl

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1. Same thing here.

Reply to spiderpig (Original post)

Tue Sep 13, 2016, 12:53 AM

Sep 2016

distant cousin had a passion for geneology and traced my matrnal family tree all the way back to 1792, posted it on Facebook and my brother clued me in.

Turns out the lineage went from New Jersey to Ohio to Washington State. Quite fascinating.

Man, when I think of what I could have done had the internet been available in the 1970's............

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Facebook may be passe, but you can make some astonishing connections [View all] spiderpig Sep 2016 OP

Same thing here. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2016 #1

I have a friend who keeps getting contacted by half brothers he didn't know he had. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2016 #2

My mother's uncle did a geneology of the family in the 50's... malthaussen Sep 2016 #3

I have a friend who was contacted by her long lost daughter! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #4

Facebook allowed me to reconnect with my college boyfriend after 40 years. catbyte Sep 2016 #5

I too connected with my first boyfriend of 50 years ago spiderpig Sep 2016 #7

That's great! People always seem so surprised when they hear about our history. catbyte Sep 2016 #8

It's a damned good platform for its purpose. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #6

I like Facebook. bigwillq Sep 2016 #9

Agreed. You don't have to post a daily diary of your hourly habits. spiderpig Sep 2016 #10

Well, I post A LOT, sometimes hourly bigwillq Sep 2016 #11

Great! I may follow you. spiderpig Sep 2016 #12