FamilySearch Communities: Administrator Guide

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This article is about an aspect of the Genealogy Research Communities sponsored by FamilySearch.

• < Research Communities on Facebook
• < Research Communities on Google+
• < Research Communities on Twitter
• < Research Communities on Wiki

FamilySearch's Genealogy Research Communities (GRCs) create a place where people can get assistance with their research questions. Each area has one or more volunteers who help with the administration of the page and/or community. You can volunteer to be an administrator, if you want to be more involved. You can also help by visiting a community to join in on the conversation. Click one of the links above for a listing of available communities on each platform. Facebook and Skype have the largest community presence. Volunteers do an incredible work to help people with their research in all areas of the world. 

Request to become a community administrator

If you are interested in being an administrator of a Genealogy Research Community, please fill out the following form:

Request to be a volunteer administrator

FamilySearch Community Administrator Guide

Administrator Community

1. Welcome
2. Our administrator community
3. Administrator community meetings
4. FamilySearch sponsors
5. Special roles
6. Regional managers

Administrator Responsibilities

1. Responding to questions and posts
   
2. Sharing resources
3. Building community

Administrator Best Practices

1. Responding to questions and posts
   
2. Sharing resources
3. Building community

Platform overviews

The following platform overviews vary in thoroughness, but each provides important understanding of what each platform offers. As a volunteer, you will help more people when you understand how each platform works. Click a heading for more detail on using the platform for genealogy.

Facebook

• New Pages: Controlling Posts on your Page (Official Facebook video)
  

Skype

• How to start a Skype group text chat - Windows (other Official Skype Windows videos)
  
• How to start a Skype group text chat - Mac (other Official Skype Mac videos)
  

Besides learning how the GRC group chats were first started, these videos will show you how to add one of the GRC chats to your contacts. Remember, you must be first added to the chat by someone who is already in the group chat.

Twitter

• Discover more about #newtwitter (Official Twitter video)

Wiki

• FamilySearch Web Site Video Demonstrations
  

This web site offers thorough tutorials for the Wiki and several other FamilySearch products.

Handouts and other resources

• Expert advice from social media professionals and enthusiasts adapted for our genealogy research community volunteers
  1. Six Principles of a Viable Genealogy Research Community
     
• Genealogy Research Communities in the news and success stories
  1. Like Us on Facebook (FamilySearch Blog) - 22 Mar 2012
  2. FamilySearch Seeks Admins for Facebook Pages and Skype Group Chats (EOGN Blog) also GeneaPress- 23 Jan 2012
  3. Walker History Room uses GRCs (Walker History Room Monthly Report) - Oct 2011
  4. Beyond the Walls of Your FHC (The Ancestry Insider Blog) - 23 Aug 2011
  5. Join a Facebook Research Community! (FamilySearch TechTips Blog) - 19 May 2011

Discuss community building

Please share your community building ideas on the Discussion page.

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