Saturday, November 20
Reunited Genes
Genes Reunited - the latest service from the people behind FriendsReunited - is fast becoming my favourite site for making contact with distant rellies and other family tree nuts.
Unlike other sites with a more local focus - like the Channel Islands Surnames List, it does not divulge anyone's email address. It also lets you include details of your family tree, which you can choose to share with others. Unlike other similar sites - like Rootsweb's Worldconnect - you choose which other users you give access to your tree.
It's the sort of site that really benefits from the "network effect" - that is it becomes more useful the more people sign up to it. Since July I have made 21 contacts through the site - and about one third of these are distantly related.
At £7.50 a year - it's a real bargain.
Unlike other sites with a more local focus - like the Channel Islands Surnames List, it does not divulge anyone's email address. It also lets you include details of your family tree, which you can choose to share with others. Unlike other similar sites - like Rootsweb's Worldconnect - you choose which other users you give access to your tree.
It's the sort of site that really benefits from the "network effect" - that is it becomes more useful the more people sign up to it. Since July I have made 21 contacts through the site - and about one third of these are distantly related.
At £7.50 a year - it's a real bargain.