From: "Cross, Christine" <christinec@newlondonwi.org> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:25:16 -0500 Subject: RE: Facebook: necessary evil or PR godsend? Message-ID: <E44A1829533E9F4AAD020A4F5B5D42EA15D534643E@svr-exch01.nlpdlocal.net>
FYI- The Wisconsin Federation of Museum's Annual Meeting (Oct. 25 at EAA in
Oshkosh) has a session dedicated to social media with a focus on Facebook.
There will be more information on the WFM website: www.wisconsinmuseums.or
g<http://www.wisconsinmuseums.org>, very soon.
Christine Cross
Director
New London Public Museum
406 South Pearl St.
New London, WI 54961
920-982-8520
www.newlondonwi.org/museum.htm
christinec@newlondonwi.org<mailto:christinec@newlondonwi.org>
Join the museum's fan club on Facebook!
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto:localhistory-request@
listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Monroe County Local History Room
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:49 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Facebook: necessary evil or PR godsend?
Hello everyone.
Our museum does not currently have a Facebook presence but we're looking in
to it. I know little of Facebook and have trepidation about starting up wi
thout knowing more about how effective this format has been for small histo
rical societies and museums for networking. I was wondering if I could ask
those of you who operate Facebook accounts for your historical organizatio
n some questions?
--what do you wish you knew when you first started your Facebook page that
you know now?
--what tips could you share to make an organization's Facebook page success
ful and worthwhile?
--what warnings would you share?
--how much time do you (should you) devote to maintaining your Facebook pag
e? How often do you post stuff? I guess I'm concerned about the time commi
tment.
--do you find that genealogists appreciate and use it to share/communicate
info about family history? Does it work as a listserv?
Thanks!
Jarrod M. Roll
Director - County Historian
Monroe County Local History Room & Museum
200 West Main St.
Sparta, WI 54656
608-269-8680
www.MCLHR.org