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Genealogical & Historical Groups/Pages on Facebook GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL GROUPS/PAGES ON FACEBOOK (in English) By Katherine R. Willson (SocialMediaGenealogy.com) NOTE: This list does not promote individual genealogists or those working in a group, as the compiler of this list is also a professional genealogist. The listing of non-competing businesses and products does not imply endorsement of any kind, but is provided strictly for informational purposes. Table of Contents Page USA NATIONAL & REGIONAL................................................................................................................................. 9 ALABAMA ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 ALASKA ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 ARIZONA ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 ARKANSAS .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 CALIFORNIA ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 COLORADO ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 CONNECTICUT .................................................................................................................................................... 22 DELAWARE ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON DC) ..................................................................................................... 26 FLORIDA .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 GEORGIA ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 HAWAII ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 IDAHO ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 ILLINOIS .............................................................................................................................................................. 33 INDIANA .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 IOWA .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 KANSAS ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 KENTUCKY ........................................................................................................................................................... 43 LOUISIANA .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 MAINE ................................................................................................................................................................. 49 MARYLAND ......................................................................................................................................................... 51 MASSACHUSETTS ............................................................................................................................................... 52 MICHIGAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 55 MINNESOTA ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 MISSISSIPPI ......................................................................................................................................................... 69 MISSOURI ........................................................................................................................................................... 71 MONTANA .......................................................................................................................................................... 73 Revised 03 August 2016 (posted online at http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list) Copyright © 2013-2016 Katherine R. Willson ([email protected]). All rights reserved. Page 1 NEBRASKA .......................................................................................................................................................... 73 NEVADA .............................................................................................................................................................. 74 NEW HAMPSHIRE ............................................................................................................................................... 75 NEW JERSEY ........................................................................................................................................................ 76 NEW MEXICO ...................................................................................................................................................... 77 NEW YORK .......................................................................................................................................................... 78 NORTH CAROLINA .............................................................................................................................................. 90 NORTH DAKOTA ................................................................................................................................................. 93 OHIO ................................................................................................................................................................... 94 OKLAHOMA ...................................................................................................................................................... 100 OREGON ........................................................................................................................................................... 101 PENNSYLVANIA ................................................................................................................................................. 102 RHODE ISLAND ................................................................................................................................................. 110 SOUTH CAROLINA ............................................................................................................................................. 111 SOUTH DAKOTA ................................................................................................................................................ 114 TENNESSEE ....................................................................................................................................................... 114 TEXAS ................................................................................................................................................................ 118 UTAH ................................................................................................................................................................ 123 VERMONT ......................................................................................................................................................... 124 VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................................................................... 124 WASHINGTON .................................................................................................................................................. 129 WEST VIRGINIA ................................................................................................................................................. 130 WISCONSIN ....................................................................................................................................................... 132 WYOMING ........................................................................................................................................................ 136 INTERNATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................ 138 INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................. 138 AFGHANISTAN .................................................................................................................................................
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