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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: June 2005 Posts: 2,839 Send Message	The Ego	Report	29 May 2006 14:44
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 2,839 Send Message	If you have a common surname in your tree and have made very few connections with any other members by cross referencing similar names and dates,changing your first name to something distinctive or adding an unusual symbol at the end of your name might make you stand out-I believe this is how I was found by another member-we have the name Smith in common and Davies-2 very common surnames,and the locations were bigcities,so very difficult sifting through all the lists- what do you reckon?

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