November 2012 - Genes News

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Welcome to the new Genes Reunited blog!

  • We regularly add blogs covering a variety of topics. You can add your own comments at the bottom.
  • The Genes Reunited Team will be writing blogs and keeping you up to date with changes happening on the site.
  • In the future we hope to have guest bloggers that will be able to give you tips and advice as to how to trace your family history.
  • The blogs will have various privacy settings, so that you can choose who you share your blog with.

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Site update 13th November 2012


Published in Genes News on 13 Nov 2012 11:49 : site update : 1 comment : 2952 views

We released a few updates to the site this morning. This included new search options to search all records in a category, such as all BMD or all Census records, and also links from My Contacts or Member Details pages to view another member's keepsafe.


Site update 7th November 2012


Published in Genes News on 7 Nov 2012 14:21 : site update : 0 comments : 3114 views

In addition to the new Military records, we included a few other changes to the site. These included:


New military records released


Published in Genes News on 6 Nov 2012 09:42 : military records : 4 comments : 6450 views

We are very excited to announce the launch of thousands of new military records on Genes Reunited this week. This release, which coincides aptly with Remembrance Sunday, will allow you to search thousands more military records to see if any of your ancestor fought for their country or played a part in any historical battles.From the Harold Gillies records, recording soldiers treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Dr Gillies during WW1 to Military Nurses, the collection of records is now so varied, you’re bound to discover a member of your family who served as part of the army.