After your family reunion, plan to keep in touch until the next one. Family newsletters and websites are great for this. Recruit volunteers to send a newsletter, or create and monitor a website, blog or a profile on social media such as Facebook.

E-newsletters –Sending an e-newsletter is as easy as sending an email. Ideas to include are: ancestor highlight, family recipes, mini-biographies, family news, military stories,  and genealogy research.

Family Website or Blog – If you have a lot of genealogy to share, publish it to a family website or blog that can be accessed anytime. You can include all kinds of information about the family, old photos, and information about an annual family reunion.

Social Media – A great way to connect family is to set up a Facebook group that you can invite family members to. This is a great way to share photos, memories and reminders about upcoming family information. It’s also an immediate way to share family news with everyone. –Aimee McDaniel