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blogs</h3> <a href="#" class="Opentipslink" title="Click for help"></a> <a href="#" title="Click to close help" class="Closetipslink"></a> </div> <div class="toptipscontent" id="tt_body_1153"><h2>Welcome to the new Genes Reunited blog!</h2><ul><li>We regularly add blogs covering a variety of topics. You can add your own comments at the bottom.</li><li>The Genes Reunited Team will be writing blogs and keeping you up to date with changes happening on the site.</li><li>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.</li><li>The blogs will have various privacy settings, so that you can choose who you share your blog with.</li></ul></div> <noscript> <div class="toptipscontent" style="display: block;"> <p><h2>Welcome to the new Genes Reunited blog!</h2><ul><li>We regularly add blogs covering a variety of topics. You can add your own comments at the bottom.</li><li>The Genes Reunited Team will be writing blogs and keeping you up to date with changes happening on the site.</li><li>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.</li><li>The blogs will have various privacy settings, so that you can choose who you share your blog with.</li></ul></p> </div> </noscript> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grid_3"> <div class="panel info"> <div class="header"> <h2>Summary</h2> </div> <div class="body"> <ul> <li><strong>2013</strong></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/12">December 2013 (1)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10">October 2013 (3)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/9">September 2013 (2)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/8">August 2013 (2)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/7">July 2013 (4)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/6">June 2013 (2)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/5">May 2013 (1)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/4">April 2013 (3)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/3">March 2013 (3)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/2">February 2013 (8)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/1">January 2013 (2)</a></li> <hr/> <li><strong>2012</strong></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2012/12">December 2012 (4)</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2012/11">November 2012 (3)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel action"> <div class="header"> <h2>Official Blogs</h2> </div> <div class="body"> <ul> <li><a href="/blog/genes-reunited-blog">Official Genes Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/rhodas-blog">Rhoda's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/estelles-blog">Estelle's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/phil-moir">Phil Moir's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/natashas-blog">Natasha's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/guest-blog">Guest Blog</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer"> </div> </div> <div class="panel info"> <div class="header nomargin"> <h2>New Scottish Census</h2> </div> <a href="/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/census-land-and-surveys/census/1901-england-wales-and-scotland-census"><img src="/_Resources/images/adverts/internal/scotpromo-3col.jpg" alt="New Scottish census records" /></a> <div class="body"> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 16px">Do you have Scottish ancestors?</h2> <p>Perhaps you do and you just didn't know! Search our brand new Scottish census records today and discover if you have Scottish roots.</p> <p><a class="button alt" href="/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/census-land-and-surveys/census/1901-england-wales-and-scotland-census">Search Scottish Census</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid_9"> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/12/3/heartfelt-poems-from-bereaved-ww1-families">Heartfelt poems from bereaved WW1 families</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 3 Dec 2013 11:14  :  <a href="/blog/tags/wwi">wwi</a>   <a href="/blog/tags/-world-war-one">world war one</a>   <a href="/blog/tags/-ww1">ww1</a>   <a href="/blog/tags/-in-memoriam-poems">in memoriam poems</a>   <a href="/blog/tags/-genes-reunited-">genes reunited</a>    :  0 comments  :  12837 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>Touching tributes written by families for their loved ones killed during WW1 have revealed the devastating impact the war had on family life in Britain and the importance of religion for people.</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/12/3/heartfelt-poems-from-bereaved-ww1-families">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/28/ww1-soldiers-in-a-rush-to-get-to-the-church-on-time-">WW1 soldiers in a rush to get to the church on time </a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 28 Oct 2013 12:38  :  10 comments  :  22411 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>The loneliness felt amongst the men on the front line and the women left behind during WW1 encouraged relationships to start via letters, with many couples getting engaged despite never meeting face to face. </p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/28/ww1-soldiers-in-a-rush-to-get-to-the-church-on-time-">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/8/grave-secrets--what-graveyard-statues-reveal-about-your-ancestors">Grave Secrets - What graveyard statues reveal about your ancestors</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 8 Oct 2013 11:26  :  12 comments  :  41162 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>“Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/8/grave-secrets--what-graveyard-statues-reveal-about-your-ancestors">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/4/how-to-write-a-letter-to-a-long-lost-relative">How to Write a Letter to a Long Lost Relative</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 4 Oct 2013 14:37  :  10 comments  :  75205 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>At Genes Reunited we know searching for missing family members is one of the most emotional journeys a person will ever take. If you’re on this site reading this the chances are you’ve been on a rollercoaster ride of research. This is all done in the hopes that your future will include this newfound relative. Then you do and there’s a sense of triumph for finding them coupled with the feeling of fear; because finding them is only part of the journey. </p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/10/4/how-to-write-a-letter-to-a-long-lost-relative">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/9/30/ww1-girls-just-wanted-to-have-fun">WW1 girls just wanted to have fun</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 30 Sep 2013 08:36  :  0 comments  :  13562 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>With their men away fighting on the front line women of Britain enjoyed a new found freedom during WW1 and filled public houses, causing moral outrage and calls for the Government to keep them at home, researchers have found. </p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/9/30/ww1-girls-just-wanted-to-have-fun">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/9/23/downton-abbey--dame-maggie-smiths-ancestors-also-had-domestic-help">Downton Abbey - Dame Maggie Smith's ancestors also had domestic help</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 23 Sep 2013 12:24  :  2 comments  :  16957 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>With the much anticipated fourth series of Downton Abbey starting last night, we’ve delved into the family history of Dame Maggie Smith who plays the Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham and discovered it wasn’t just the Countess who had servants in her household.</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/9/23/downton-abbey--dame-maggie-smiths-ancestors-also-had-domestic-help">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/8/19/new-message-boards-for-the-genes-community">New message boards for the Genes Community</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 19 Aug 2013 10:44  :  20 comments  :  12536 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>Hi everyone today we have launched two new message boards. </p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/8/19/new-message-boards-for-the-genes-community">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/8/12/sinister-history-of-popular-sayings-revealed-in-old-newspapers">Sinister history of popular sayings revealed in old newspapers</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 12 Aug 2013 09:18  :  2 comments  :  19659 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>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.</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/8/12/sinister-history-of-popular-sayings-revealed-in-old-newspapers">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/7/26/the-great-female-pilgrimage-of-1913">The Great Female Pilgrimage of 1913</a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 26 Jul 2013 09:46  :  <a href="/blog/tags/suffragette">suffragette</a>    :  4 comments  :  15843 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p><em>Women trekked for weeks across the country to get the vote.</em> A hundred years ago today, tens of thousands of women from all levels of society walked hundreds of miles along carefully planned routes to converge in London's Hyde Park to campaign for votes for women.</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/7/26/the-great-female-pilgrimage-of-1913">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="panel ancillary tabular"> <div class="header"> <h2> <a href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/7/25/northsouth-death-divide-has-been-around-for-150-years-">North-South death divide has been around for 150 years </a> </h2> <br /> <div> Published in <a href="/blog/genes-news">Genes News</a> on 25 Jul 2013 15:27  :  3 comments  :  10567 views </div> </div> <div class="body alt blogpost"> <p>To coincide with the ONS report released today on life expectancy at birth, Genes Reunited searched the death records from 1866 and 1911 and found that the north-south divide was the same 150 years ago with people in the north dying earlier than those in the south.</p> </div> <div class="footer"> <div> <a class="smalltext" href="/blog/genes-news/archive/2013/7/25/northsouth-death-divide-has-been-around-for-150-years-">Read full article</a> </div> </div> <br /> </div> <div class="mvl"> <a class="button button-large" href="/blog/genes-news?skip=1">Older Posts >></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="container_12"> <div class="grid_3"> <ul> <li><strong>Site links</strong></li> <li><a href="/messages/friend">Tell a Friend</a></li> <li><a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li><a href="/contents/presshome">Press</a></li> <li><a href="/contents/legaltermsandconditions">Terms & Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/contents/legalprivacypolicy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/contents/legalcookiepolicy">Cookie Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/static/companyinformation">Company Information</a></li> <li><a href="/static/affiliates">Affiliates</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mxguarddog.com/">Phishing Filter</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_3"> <ul> <li><strong>Genes Reunited International</strong></li> <li><a href="https://www.genesreunited.com.au/">Genes Reunited Australia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.genesreunited.co.nz/">Genes Reunited New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.genesreunited.co.za/">Genes Reunited South Africa</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_3"> <ul> <li><strong>Our sister sites</strong></li> <li><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/">The British Newspaper Archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/">Findmypast</a></li> <li><a href="https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1911-census-for-england-and-wales">1911 Census</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_3 bdr-left"> <p>All site material is owned by Findmypast Limited and should not be used without prior permission.</p> <p>Any views expressed in message boards and members notes represent the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions of Findmypast Limited.</p> <p>© Copyright 2024 Findmypast Limited.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container_12"> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_resources/scripts/general/boards.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { $(".add-emoticons").addEmoticons(); $("#CommentBody").addEmoticonSelector(); }); </script> </body> </html>

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