On March 3, 1931 the U.S. Congress passed a resolution to officially name “The Star Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the United States. In 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the lyrics to the anthem as poem after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British forces during the War of 1812. Check out his family tree and see how you’re related!
Genealogy DiscussionsA wealth of genealogy knowledge is shared in the discussions, and this is a great place for new users to get a feel for what Geni can offer.
Genealogy ProjectsOur Projects feature provides a workspace for genealogists with similar interests to collaborate, share learnings, and discuss challenges and discoveries.
Popular Genealogy ProfilesOf the millions of profiles on Geni, our popular profile list makes it easy to discover some of the most notable figures in Geni’s massive genealogy database.
SurnamesSurname pages allow users to quickly discover profiles, document, projects, or discussions where that surname is tagged.
The Geni BlogOur blog is a portal for learning about new features on Geni, discovering interesting profiles and projects, and getting to know notable members of the Geni community.
The World Family TreeOf the over 100 million profiles that Geni users have created, more than 50 million of them are connected together in Geni’s World Family Tree.
