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Title: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: gazza on Thursday 26 May 05 12:48 BST (UK)
does one exist does anybody know?
Regards
gazza
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: KarenM on Thursday 26 May 05 13:06 BST (UK)
I havn't come across anything.   It will be interesting to see if anyone else has. 

Karen
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: sjsbc on Friday 27 May 05 17:33 BST (UK)
Hi,

We live in Canada, but use Genes Reunited as our family history all starts from the UK.

The other site we use is GenCircles at http://www.gencircles.com/

Their smart matching is less than smart and links you up with many mismatches, eg we have a George George in our tree and this is linked to every single person with the forename George and none with the surname George!!

Sue
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: samthompson on Friday 27 May 05 21:59 BST (UK)
Hello

this site is like Rootschat but it also has a feature to input family trees and to search through other family tree entries.

This is the main site
http://www.rootsweb.com/

This is the family tree site
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

Hope this helps

Thelma
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: gazza on Saturday 28 May 05 00:00 BST (UK)
Thanks Thelma & sue. Had those sites in my faves for a while already.Many thanks again though.  :)
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: Burrow Digger on Saturday 28 May 05 12:58 BST (UK)
Quote from: sjsbc on Friday 27 May 05 17:33 BST (UK)
Hi,

We live in Canada, but use Genes Reunited as our family history all starts from the UK.

The other site we use is GenCircles at http://www.gencircles.com/

Their smart matching is less than smart and links you up with many mismatches, eg we have a George George in our tree and this is linked to every single person with the forename George and none with the surname George!!

Sue

Thats precisely why I dont use Genes Reunited. Too many mis-matches.   There is a much better site out there that does the same thing and is way better .

http://www.lostcousins.com/
It takes all your family from the 1881 census and matches them with other people's ancestors from the 1881 census.

So far I havent found any cousins yet :(

BD
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: Burrow Digger on Saturday 28 May 05 13:01 BST (UK)
 >:(

So whats with rootschat not letting me modify my post??  I keep trying to put in the correct url to lost cousins and nothing changes.

http://www.lost cousins.com/


BD
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: BarbR on Saturday 28 May 05 23:38 BST (UK)
I suggested to Lost Cousins that they put the Canadian 1881 census on their site and they assure me it is coming later this year! :)

Barbara
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: BarbR on Tuesday 31 May 05 01:42 BST (UK)
Another thought occurred to me along these lines........
did you konw that if you find your ancestor on the 1901 Canadian census at Automated Genealogy you can scroll to the bottom of the page and register as a researcher of that particular person? I have done this and made contact with other researchers..... :D

Barbara
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: KarenM on Tuesday 31 May 05 01:50 BST (UK)
Hi Barb,

I have done that on the 1901 CDN census, but have had no luck contacting anyone, I am glad to hear that someone has though.

Karen
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: wallaby on Sunday 26 June 05 22:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: Burrow Digger on Saturday 28 May 05 13:01 BST (UK)
>:(

So whats with rootschat not letting me modify my post??  I keep trying to put in the correct url to lost cousins and nothing changes.

http://www.lost cousins.com/

BD

I think the problem is you have a space between lost & cousins.  I tryed typing it in without the space & got to the site.  Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: Burrow Digger on Monday 27 June 05 13:17 BST (UK)
http://www.lost cousins.com

You're absolutely right  - no spaces between lost & cousins

But rootschat STILL will not let me paste or type in the correct url.

so NO spaces ok??   

BD
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: wallaby on Monday 27 June 05 21:30 BST (UK)
lol   www.lostcousins.com
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: wallaby on Monday 27 June 05 21:30 BST (UK)
Won't work for me either  ::)
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: ~meg on Tuesday 28 June 05 01:33 BST (UK)
Can't resist - I'll give it a go:

http://www.lost cousins.com

~meg

Well, I tried copying and pasting the link, as well as manually entering the address, but it will not make the link. As soon as it is posted, it re-configures somehow and adds a space so that it won't work.   
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: Burrow Digger on Tuesday 28 June 05 02:03 BST (UK)
Whew I'm glad its not just me   ;D
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: gazza on Tuesday 28 June 05 08:54 BST (UK)
It really does't like it, does it. I cant get it to work either.
I'm sure everyone knows where it is though by now ;)
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: stonechat on Thursday 07 July 05 15:16 BST (UK)
http://www.lostcousins.com
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: stonechat on Friday 09 September 05 14:12 BST (UK)
http://www.lostcousins.com/

It was the space that was the problem

Bob
Title: Re: canadian Genes Reunited or equivalent?
Post by: lily-pond on Saturday 10 September 05 15:53 BST (UK)
Hi
Try www.cousinconnect.com
That might be helpful to you.
Maralyn