Sign up for the Family Tree Newsletter! Plus, you’ll receive our 10 Essential Genealogy Research Forms PDF as a special thank you.
Get Your Free Genealogy Forms
"*" indicates required fields
Facebook has more than 1 billion active users per day. It’s a great way to stay connected with cousins and genealogy friends, get updated on the news from genealogy websites and vendors, and ask for help on your research.
| Website | Compatible Browsers | Purpose | Features | Tips |
|
|
Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
|
Helps you customize your Facebook experience
|
|
Hover your mouse over a picture in your feed to see a larger version of it, without having to leave your news feed.
|
|
Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
|
Lets you keep elements you don’t want to see out of your Facebook feed
|
|
Hide “shared photos” to minimize the number of memes you see. You’ll still see photos uploaded directly by friends and by pages you like.
|
|
|
Faceboo Customizer |
Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari |
Works with AdBlock Plus to remove what developers call “Facebook annoyances”
|
|
Use this tool’s parent app, AdBlock Plus, to block ads on a variety of websites.
|
| Rather | Chrome |
Replaces content you don’t want with content you prefer |
|
Eliminate election year politics from your feed by entering the names of candidates as keywords to filter out.
|
| Phonton | Chrome | Lets you easily download, edit and share Facebook photos |
|
Use the Draw feature to circle key items when posting a photo of an ancestor or document to Facebook.
|
ADVERTISEMENT
