Technology and the hobby genealogy community

1. Technology and
the Hobby
Genealogy
Community

2. Current uses of technology
Message Boards
Electronic Family Tree
Services such as
Ancestry.com
DNA Ancestry and
Relatives through sites
like Ancestry.com and
23andme.com
Electronic Archival
Access

3. Increasing
Digital
Access
Websites like findagrave.com
allow users to find digital
images and information about
millions of grave sites
Interactive trees, such as those
at Ancestry.com, allow
members to connect with each
other, share stories, photos,
and historical records

4. A changed community
•Research is no
longer limited to
physical books and
microfilms. Much
archival information
is available online.
•Community
members can now
directly interact with
one another as
opposed to
researching in a
solitary manner.

5. The End