August 2013 - Genes News
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.
Summary
Official Blogs
Electoral Rolls
Looking for living relatives?
Search our UK Electoral Rolls (2002-2013) and find your living relatives today.
The British Newspaper Archive
Read about historical events at the time they were happening. Perhaps you'll discover your ancestor in their local newspaper?
New Military Records
Was your ancestor a war hero?
View thousands of brand new military records, including Chelsea Pensioner records, Military Nurses, Prisoners of war and much more.
Gift subscriptions
Do you know someone interested in discovering their family history?
You can now buy a gift subscription to Genes Reunited so they can research their family tree.
New message boards for the Genes Community
Hi everyone today we have launched two new message boards.
Sinister history of popular sayings revealed in old newspapers
The origins of some of the every-day phrases we use are more sinister than you would imagine, according to the family history website Genes Reunited. Researchers have shed some light on the dark history behind some of the nation’s favourite sayings, proving that their origins are rooted in the lives of our ancestors.