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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: May 2012 Posts: 35 Send Message	Alison	Report	1 Jul 2012 17:24
Member Since: May 2012 Posts: 35 Send Message	I was once told that Joseph Haydn's wife used his manuscripts to line her baking tins!
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	1 Jul 2012 15:22
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	You couldn't make that up!
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	1 Jul 2012 15:10
	One reason for not being able to find a baptism: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=2243&iid=32435_239526-00524&fn=John&ln=Bishop&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2012925

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