Why use hashtags?

• Hashtags organize and categorize posts and videos.
• Hashtags connect you with other people interested in the same content.  

Tips for using hashtags:

• Hashtags only work on public accounts because they are searchable.
• Do not use spaces or special characters.
• You can use numbers. 
• Stay on topic. Only use hashtags relative to your posts so people can find what they are looking for.

The following are some of my favorite genealogy-related hashtags to use on Instagram. This list is not all-inclusive. Leave your favorite hashtags in the comments and I will add them in!

You can also use more specific hashtags. I like to use family hashtags like #ZacherFamily #AshbyFamily etc. I will also use place hashtags when I talk about where my ancestors lived ie #WeimarGermany #PaysonUtah.

Popular Genealogy Related Hashtags for Instagram

Conference Hashtags: Follow along with and use these hashtags during the conference to connect with other attendees.

#Rootstech #RootstechConnect #NGS2021 (National Genealogical Society) #SLIGInstitute (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy)

Business Hashtags: Connect with genealogy businesses. Use hashtags when you are posting about their products.

#FamilySearch #Ancestry #MyHeritage

Generic Family History Hashtags: Search and use these widely used hashtags in the family history industry

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy  #FamilyTree #Ancestors #Heritage #FamilyStories #FamilyHistoryResearch #FamilyHistorian #GenSocieties

Family History Challenges: Join in these fun challenges and use their hashtag when you participate. Check out the hashtags for ideas!

#GenealogyPhotoaDay #21DayExperiment #SaveFamilyPhotos #ModernGenealogyChallenge

Want to know more? Check out this video for more tips and tricks for doing family history on Instagram.

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Don’t see your favorite account? Leave it in a comment or fill out this form:

Genealogy Challenge Accounts

@21DayConnect – A 21 Day Experiment exploring the daily benefits of connections with family. #21DayExperiment

@GenealogyPhotoADay – A fun way to share your #genealogy photos! Join the fun with #GenealogyPhotoADay

@GenealogyTwins – Inspiration, tips and fun genealogy challenges.

Family History Accounts:

@keepmovingforwardwithme – Family history enthusiast and speaker. Sharing tips for everyday family history. Founding member of the 21 Day Family Connections Experiment.

@thepolynesiangenealogist – Want to learn about your family? I’ll help you discover your Oceania ancestors.

@StacyJulian – Rootstech speaker and story coach.

@MsHeatherMurphy – Improve your mental health and resilience through mindful family history research with Resilience in Your Roots. Host of @storiesinourroots podcast

@TheModernGenealogist: Genealogist • Historian • Educator • Story Teller • Optimist • Jack of All Trades

@Treasured_Families – Ditch the guilt around #familyhistory & embrace the fun!

@FillYourRoots: Fiona|The Family History Boss Genealogy : Hints, Tips & How To’s Creator of the “Ancestor Scratchpad”

@FamilyHistorianMom – Stories, discoveries, connections.

@TheMommyGenealogist: Founding member of @21DayConnect. Sharing ways to inspire your children and your family.

@WildeBranches: Family History
Graduated from BYU-Idaho, December 2019- degree in Family History Research.

@TwistedHistories – Musings on twisted & tangled family histories & genealogy. Know your people, know yourself. Make connections to feel connected.

@WhyFamilyHistory: I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love family history. 

Family History Photo Accounts

@FromShrubstoTreesGenealogy: Gifting “lost” memorabilia back to family. From Shrubs To Trees: A Pay-It-Forward Genealogy Group or The Nameless Bunch, both on FB. www.facebook.com/groups/1650356598425996

@PhotosWithoutFamilies: I’m Grete, nice to meet you! I identify family members in lost and found photos in my collection. Large collection of German photos.

@SaveFamilyPhotos – On a mission to save & share family stories, one photo at a time. #savefamilyphotos

Historical Accounts

@TheHistoryGirlNJ – Highlighting US history and architecture. Preserving the past and finding new ways to #SpreadTheHistory.

@TheCemeteryClub – Cemeteries = Museum of People! Tours, talks & photos celebrating those who’ve gone before us. Posts by@londonsalmon

Rootstech Connect 2021 Presenters

@Keepmovingforwardwithme – Family history tips and inspiration #FamilyHistoryForEveryone

@CristaCowan – I work for @ancestry. They call me The Barefoot Genealogist.

@Elizabeth_oneal – Helping you find creative, time-saving, low-cost ways to discover your ancestors and make the past a part of your present

@finlaymelissa – Research Associate at Legacy Tree Genealogists. Sharing family history stories & photo

@CarolinaGirlGenealogy – Genealogist, Speaker, Instructor, Writer.
Helping You Climb Your Family Tree

@moderngenealogy – LDS genealogist helping YOU get started with your family history work without the overwhelm!

@laura_hedgecock – Author speaker and blogger. Helping others tell their own and family stories. @Treasurechestofmemories.com #storytelling #familyhistory

@Livstreehouse – Techie, family history guru, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member, national park lover, pta member, all around busy, happy, crazy momma!

@amyjohnsoncrow – Modern genealogy made easy. Find your ancestors without the overwhelm. Host of Generations Cafe podcast

@genealogyliteracy – Genealogy Librarian, author, speaker, cat lady, teaaholic, &Bibliophile! Welcome to the bourbon scented, crinkled pages of my somewhat southern life.

@iamthomreed – Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer @FamilySearch || Bishop of the Eastlake 3rd Ward of @churchofjesuschrist.

@thesingleleaf – The Single Leaf: researching individuals of the past in the context of #family, #community, and #social #history

@celebrateyourancestors

@bloodandfrogs – B&F provides info to assist those researching their Jewish Genealogy, including the 25,000 resources in the B&F Compendium for Jewish Genealogy.

@genealogyjustask – Robin Foster – Genealogy presenter, Certified HubSpot Inbound Marketer

@TheGenealogyKids – Visit our website at www.TheGenealogyKids.com and follow our Pinterest board: pin.it/j54b3umqb6y3sd

@EvalogueLife – Storytelling that inspires. Let us write your story for your business, nonprofit, family or yourself.

@familylinesandstories –

@inspirefamilyhistory – We provide ideas, resources, and tools for inspiring children of all ages to love family history!

@DiahanSouthard – At #yourDNAguide, we help turn DNA test results into meaningful family connections. #geneticgenealogy

@gwolf75 – Entrepreneur #genealogy #DNAtest #DesignThinking #ServiceDesign

@KatherineSchober – German genealogy

@genKracke – Timo Kracke Ganderkesee | DE | Blogger, Podcaster, Geocacher, Vater und ein bisschen Familienforschung verrückt. #familie#kids#ahnenforschung#geocaching

@ItalianAncestors – Leading resource in genealogy, based in Italy.

@FamilyCherished – International Speaker, Pro Genealogist & Historian, Author & eCourse creator 

@thefhguide – We make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable!

@GRIPittsburgh – Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh is offering 2 virtual sessions in the summer of 2021. Visit our website for details!

Genealogy Conference Accounts

@RootsTechOfficial -The world’s largest family history and technology conference. #RootsTech #RootsTechConnect 

@NGSGenealogy – National Genealogical Society. For generations: past, present, and future.

@SLIGInstitute – Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. #SLIG is an in-depth, week-long learning experience, held annually within walking distance of the renowned Family History Library. #Genealogy

Genealogy Businesses:

@Branches.art – Ancestor and traditional family trees.

@FamilySearch – Celebrating personal and family stories of past and present. Come discover your story with us!

@Ancestry – Connect with your family stories.

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