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genesconnected.co.uk
 genesconnected.co.uk ... can match any of your relations against any other member's details.Newest Review: ... and the homepage makes things clear. Once you have paid, your details will be visible and it is easy to navigate between each part of the site. The links down the left side of the page are easy to follow and will take you to your tree, your names, your contacts and so on. It might be a bit confusing at first, but it soon becomes easy to get used to. I suggest that the first thing you do once ... more ... you have joined is to build your own family tree on the site. If you have done a bit of research previously, this will simply be a case of copying your information into the right bits. However, if you are starting from scratch, now is the time to...more |
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genesconnected.co.uk: How To Fit Into Your Tightest Genes! (1187 words)
by karenuk - written on 06.01.05 (Very useful, 647 readings)
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NOTE: Genes Connected is now called Genes Reunited. (No doubt, helping itself along by its more famous sister site Friends Reunited.) The new URL is - http://www.genes-reunited.co.uk 2004 saw the launch of the TV series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ which helped celebrities trace their family trees and answer questions about their past. Like many others, I loved the programme and caught the genealogy bug! As my Mum is already well into researching her side of the family, I decided to concentrate on my Dad’s side, specifically my great-grandparents’ families – the PATTINSONs and the ENDERBYs. Thankfully, my family is very much ...
Branching Out Your Family (1237 words)
by bluenovember - written on 28.12.04 (Very useful, 2829 readings)
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A Synopsis on Genealogy I’ve been doing family trees for the past eight years. This has been family names on my mum’s and dad’s sides. People tend to think that genealogy is all names, places and dates, but when you get involved in the real research side of things, finding documents and certificates, you find that you start learning more about your ancestors than you ever thought possible. You learn to read between the lines and start understanding something of them as people. Rather than the school learning of history as a distant subject, genealogy is much closer to home – it’s how YOU got where you are ...
genesconnected.co.uk: Am I the Queen of Sheba?! (1106 words)
by Blurbubble - written on 22.09.03 (Very useful, 129 readings)
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Doesn't everybody do it eventually? I mean there you are one day, those few spare moments/minutes/hours...you're on the internet, done all your usual bits and pieces and are getting a bit bored...you start to wonder what to search for next to while away a bit of time...you've covered all your hobbies, business, etc, so what next? You've done the standard "ego-search" (i.e. putting in your own name and finding namesakes if not yourself!) and then it dawns on you - THE FAMILY TREE!! Those long lost ancestors who may be Knights of the Realm/serial killers/award winners/film stars/people "under the stairs" or whatever... So where ...
