The Roman Catholic Church has announced its next pope – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, whose chosen name is Pope Leo XIV. He makes history as the first American to be elected pope. Pope Leo XIV was born on September 14, 1955 to Louis Prevost and Mildred Martinez in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a World War II Navy veteran and school administrator and his mother was a former librarian at Von Stuben and Mendel Catholic… Read the full story
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We’re thrilled to share an exciting new milestone – Geni’s World Family Tree has now surpassed 200 million profiles! A Global Family, Built Together This incredible achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and passion of our amazing community of genealogists, family history enthusiasts, and volunteer curators from around the world. Together, we are building the most comprehensive and collaborative family tree ever created. The World Family Tree is a single, shared family… Read the full story
It’s not uncommon to let things slide as you are researching your family history. Sometimes you are on a roll and don’t take the time to clear a data conflict after a merge or research an inconsistency warning in the tree. You may say to yourself, “I’ll get to it later” and then before you know it, the work has piled up. With spring in the air, now is the perfect time to do a… Read the full story
We’re back from a wonderful trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, where we had an amazing experience at RootsTech 2025! This global conference never fails to bring together passionate family history enthusiasts, and this year was no exception. From engaging conversations with Geni users to unveiling an exciting new feature, our time at RootsTech was packed with some unforgettable moments. The Geni Booth The Geni booth had a steady number of visitors throughout the conference…. Read the full story
We’re thrilled to announce the newest addition to Geni’s family tree views – the fan chart! The fan chart view illustrates the family tree in a new and exciting way, offering a different perspective on your family history. With this new addition, there are now three options to view the family tree – standard view, pedigree view, and fan chart view. Similar to the pedigree view, the fan chart will include only direct ancestors, but… Read the full story
There’s just a few more days until we head to the largest genealogy event in the world! RootsTech 2025 will take place on March 6-8, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be both in-person and online. This year RootsTech has some exciting keynote speakers including Emmy-winning singer Rachel Platten, Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall, and activist and author Ndaba Mandela, who is the grandson of Nelson Mandela. See… Read the full story
One of the challenges of building and maintaining the World Family Tree is balancing personal preferences within a shared, collaborative environment. A perfect example of this is how names are displayed on Geni. From surnames in all caps to displaying birth surnames instead of last names, Geni’s flexible Name Preferences settings offers you the chance to view profile names exactly how you want them without imposing your preference on others. Today we’re excited to take… Read the full story
Today we are excited to announce that wikitext formatting in discussions and inbox messages is now available to Geni Pro subscribers. If you have a Geni Pro account, you can now customize the format of your discussion and inbox messages, and include hyperlinks and images! This feature has been available to Geni curators for a while and we are happy to finally give access to this handy feature to all Geni Pro users. Discussions When… Read the full story
Today many people around the world celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival. Rooted in centuries-old traditions, this vibrant holiday marks a fresh start, inviting prosperity and good fortune in the new year. Based on the lunar calendar, the date of the holiday varies slightly each year, typically falling between late January and mid-February. Each year of the 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar is represented by an animal –… Read the full story
Before the new year begins, we are taking a look back at 2024 on Geni and reflecting on what a great year we had. From reaching 190 million profiles in the World Family Tree to connecting and meeting new and old genealogy friends, it was a fun and exciting year indeed! We did a lot of work behind the scenes to make Geni run even better. Early in the year we began sending new Source… Read the full story
Genealogy Discussions
A 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 Projects
Our Projects feature provides a workspace for genealogists with similar interests to collaborate, share learnings, and discuss challenges and discoveries.
Popular Genealogy Profiles
Of 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. 
Surnames
Surname pages allow users to quickly discover profiles, document, projects, or discussions where that surname is tagged.
The Geni Blog
Our 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 Tree
Of the over 250 million profiles that Geni users have created, more than 190 million of them are connected together in Geni’s World Family Tree. 
