March 2010

Do us all a favor and fill out your 2010 Census form.Those 10 little questions, may save lots of time for future genealogists.

Geni.com makes the cut, yet again.PCMag.com, has included us in their list of The Best Free Software of 2010. You will find us included under the “Fun/Home” Category.

Profile of the Day: Napoleon Bonaparte http://www.geni.com/people/Napoléon-I-of-France/6000000000350860821

Profile of the Day: John Tyler http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000000426801888

Profile of the Day: Matthew Broderick http://www.geni.com/people/Matthew-Broderick/6000000007980619261

We're taking the site down again for a couple of hours tonight for maintenance. We expect the downtime to begin at 8PM PST. Update: Geni.com is back online. We don't expect any further downtime in the near future.

Profile of the Day: Meryl Streep http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000008185602155

UPDATE: Geni.com is back online. Thanks for your patience. Geni.com will be down tonight starting around 8PM PST. The site should only be unavailable for a few hours – look here for updates while the site is down. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Profile of the Day: Stephen Colbert http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000008210236882

Last night between 11:00 PM and 6:00 AM Pacific Standard Time we experienced some downtime. However, all Geni servers are back online now. We apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused you.

http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000008221162676 On March 22, 1972 the Equal Rights Amendment passed the senate but later failed to win ratification. Alice Paul was the original author of the ERA and her profile is one we wish to highlight in honor of Women's History Month.

Profile of the Day: George Grenville http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000006999611048

Profile of the Day: Lisa Kudrow http://www.geni.com/people/Lisa-Stern/6000000008165513407

Profile of the Day: Grover Cleveland http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000000351053834

Today is Saint Patrick’s Day – do you know where your Irish ancestors are? Geni makes it easy to discover them – if you do have ancestors born in Ireland you’ll find them here: Your Irish ancestors list The statistics feature is another great way to view this and to fill in missing data. View your country of birth chart If you have a lot of Irish ancestry, they’ll show up right in this chart…. Read the full story

Profile of the Day: St. Patrick of Ireland http://www.geni.com/people/St-Patrick-of-Ireland/6000000006787713131

Profile of the Day: James Madison http://www.geni.com/people/President-James-Madison/4438583119100069835

Profile of the Day: Julius Caesar http://www.geni.com/people/Gaius-Caesar/6000000006101277370

Profile of the Day: Emmitt Smith http://www.geni.com/people/Emmitt-Smith/6000000008091508804

Profile of the Day: Sir Paul McCartney http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000007981687371

Profile of the Day: Ruth Handler http://www.geni.com/people/Ruth-Handler/6000000007980908074

Some Geni users may experience problems loading pages.  This began at approximately 4:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Please bear with us as we work on a solution. Update 9:15 AM PST All Geni servers are online. Thank you for your patience.

Profile of the Day: Sarah Jessica Parker http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000007980591309

Your Geni home page highlights your family’s recent activity and gives you easy access to important Geni features. Today we’re introducing a redesigned home page. The new, simpler design makes it easier for you to find what’s important to you. (click to view larger image) The first thing you’ll notice is that there are now two columns instead of three. On the left you’ll see your family news in a new, wider format for better… Read the full story

Profile of the Day: Helen Keller http://www.geni.com/people/Helen-Keller/6000000006811385682

Matthew Fox: One of Today’s Highlighted Profiles http://www.geni.com/profile/index/6000000007912670439

http://www.geni.com/profile/index/5529202663300088565 Today is Read Across America Day, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Are you related to Theodor Seuss?