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Martin Ewing

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May 5, 2011, 9:53:06 PM5/5/11
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If you are a Facebook user, please mosey over to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ewing-Family-Association/146301275439712, the new EFA page.  If you like us, please click "like".  That will help us establish the new page in FB's eyes.

We have had a Facebook "group", but FB is changing its concept of a group in a way that would have us fading away, and we can't accept that!  FB has a way of reinventing everything every few months, alas.

Please think about posting "Why I like family history" or subjects like that.  I don't have to tell you that the Facebook demographic is a little different from our membership as a whole.  This is not a bad way to reach out to new potential members by motivating younger Ewings to think about their history and ancestry.

Regards to all,

Martin

Martin

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May 8, 2011, 1:25:41 PM5/8/11
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The new Facebook EFA group is taking off, and now we have our own private URL.  Anyone can view the recent EFA postings by going to https://www.facebook.com/ewing.family.association .  If you'd like to participate further by posting messages, replying or contributing notes, photos, and videos (and making Ewing friends!) you will need to set up a free Facebook account.

To some extent, Facebook does parallel this Google Group and our long standing main web site, but we think it will attract a different group of people.  Many of us in the older generation find it a useful way to keep track of our kids -- looking for signs of improvement... Let 1,000 flowers bloom!

Happy Mothers' Day to all!

Martin

Martin

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Sep 6, 2011, 5:23:16 PM9/6/11
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The Ewing Family Association page on Facebook continues to gather interest among FB users.  We have 53 "likes", which is the way users associate themselves with a page like ours.  If you are seeking contact with younger and more plugged-in Ewing relations, Facebook may be the way.

And what's the news out there in Ewing-land?  We have survived Irene, who arrived here as a mere Tropical Storm, but still managed to do a lot of damage on the Connecticut shoreline, not to mention the more serious inland flooding.  We lost our power for 2 1/2 days.  That was a lot better than others in the community, but enough to make us think more seriously about emergency preparedness for the future.

Regards to all,

Martin S. Ewing
Branford CT

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Sep 6, 2011, 6:58:53 PM9/6/11
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How do I access the Ewing Family Association page on Facebook?
Gail Fairfield

Martin Ewing

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Sep 6, 2011, 8:02:24 PM9/6/11
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Gail,

Anyone can access the page directly at https://www.facebook.com/ewing.family.association . You need a Facebook account to make a posting there.  If you're already logged in to Facebook, you can also just use the search box to look for "Ewing Family Association".

Martin

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:58 PM, <Gfl...@aol.com> wrote:
How do I access the Ewing Family Association page on Facebook?
Gail Fairfield

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