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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13,276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	25 Feb 2012 12:31
	Gins I think it begs the question where have they looked to be so thrilled will the reply, stuff like that is on the web all day long ?
	Researching: For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }
Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 15,860 Send Message	Island	Report	25 Feb 2012 12:24
	But people, what GR are offering is a only demonstration of how interested parties can post inquiries on their site and get helpful responses, not a full blown history of who they are looking for. It is just a taster to reel in new PAID members - nothing wrong with that as they are a business not a cosy chit-chatty set up or local family history society. The idea is for visitors to GRs stand to post a message then when they get home to look at any responses and think 'wow' I must join up and see what further help I can get. I think it's great that some have given their time to help if that is want they enjoy doing but remember that the poster still has to join up to respond.
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,548 Send Message	Gee	Report	24 Feb 2012 15:17
	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1293183 Now thats not ambiguous is it!
	Researching:
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	24 Feb 2012 15:11
	Just :-\| because time has been wasted.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	WayneTracey	Report	24 Feb 2012 14:56
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	This was my fear.... They are business people, background people...not fully fledged users of this site. GR staff are not grass roots researchers... they are proving this right now. They would have been better to offer people, like those here, a years free subs in return for some time on the stand actually promoting the site rather than proving it's failings?? That's why i suggetsed a discussion forum/email approach. Just because they built the site (sorry bought it and maintain it) doesn't mean they know what they are doing!!! Well i got mocked for my opinions.... T x
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	24 Feb 2012 13:43
	Is there anyone from GR on their stand who has even the slightest experience of doing FH research?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	24 Feb 2012 13:17
	"have a letter from the Salvation Army indicating that their putative grand father was Thomas Arnold of 7 Belgrave Street. They would like to prove that he was their grand father " - what cause do they have to disbelieve The Salvation Army's research?
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	24 Feb 2012 13:14
	I thought Mr Moir was going to ensure that all necessary info was included in requests he put on the boards......... Not if the following is an example! I have a couple of sisters here, Barbara and Beryl Thackwell, who have a letter from the Salvation Army indicating that their putative grand father was Thomas Arnold of 7 Belgrave Street. They would like to prove that he was their grand father and are considering simple DNA family match test. We are looking for possible descendants who would be willing to help. Posted by Phil Moir (GR) at WDYTYA BTW.......there are no births on freebmd for the names of the ladies in question
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	24 Feb 2012 12:21
	No response to Tracey's queries, pity that. "The posts are most likely to be calling on your expertise of the records and general family history knowledge. Are GR only allowing people to look at GR's site?" - re the latter, possibly in order to promote the site.
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	24 Feb 2012 12:15
	From GR's earlier post . There will be 8 other laptops available and all the records are free to view on the day, so it will be unlikely you will be asked to do basic look-ups. The posts are most likely to be calling on your expertise of the records and general family history knowledge. Are GR only allowing people to look at GR's site?
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	24 Feb 2012 11:12
	Check this one out as well http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards.page/board/living_relatives/thread/1293155 Mr Moir needs a crash course in how to post a request
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	24 Feb 2012 11:08
	It seems GR staff don't even know what's on their own site http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards.page/board/living_relatives/thread/1293151
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	WayneTracey	Report	23 Feb 2012 23:52
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	There ya go... http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1155839 T x
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 559 Send Message	WhiffingSiggs	Report	23 Feb 2012 23:45
	Cheers, will do :-)
	Researching: Siggs of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and West London, Wise of North Hampshire, Wiltshire and North London and Aubrey/Whiting of South Wales/Herefordshire.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	WayneTracey	Report	23 Feb 2012 23:40
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	Kevin.... you've given me a genius idea... I might have to ask about Norman Eedle and his Haystack :-D If you search on here for Norman Eedle, you'll see what i mean.... make sure you have a cuppa tea in hand and 20 mins spare...it's a hilarious read ;-) T x
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 559 Send Message	WhiffingSiggs	Report	23 Feb 2012 23:33
	I'm busy making up 127 fake IDs so I can ask lots of questions about Charles Matthew Siggs :-)
	Researching: Siggs of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and West London, Wise of North Hampshire, Wiltshire and North London and Aubrey/Whiting of South Wales/Herefordshire.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62,781 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	23 Feb 2012 22:25
	I, for one, will not get involved with helping on these posts, as I feel it's likely to be chaotic.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,007 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	23 Feb 2012 21:02
	we hope!!!!!!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	23 Feb 2012 21:02
	I think it would be helpful to have a response to Tracey's queries.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	23 Feb 2012 21:00
	Re-reading the annoucement, and taking into consideraton WayneTracey's comments - The author is going to be WDYTYAlive(star), but the subject title (with staff guidance, hopefully) will be 'looking for Aunty Flo' or similar. Every thread created at the show ought to have a slightly different title and be relatively easy for the poster to find.
	Researching: Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

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