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From the lens Familypedia is great for genealogy.

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  • OldStones Nov 26, 2011 @ 9:09 am | delete
    Great information I have been very invovled in tracking our family history. Familypedia maybe useful in breaking a few brick walls in a couple of lines.
  • SoundFinance Oct 30, 2011 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    My cousin has started a family tree and can't get further back than 1688. I'll check out Familypedia...thanks form a fellow Kiwi
  • sherileigh75 Apr 23, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    Wonderful page. I have Familypedia waiting in the next tab so I can check it out immediately.
  • TapIn2U Mar 29, 2011 @ 11:04 am | delete
    This is interesting. I know a lot of people who are curious about their family's genealogy. In fact, I am, too. It would be great to dig our roots. Fantastic lens! Sundae ;-)
  • Perry48317 Mar 28, 2011 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    Good looking lens and very informative -- my steps in genealogy have been halting so far, and I wish I had discovered this lens earlier!
  • d-artist Apr 24, 2010 @ 7:45 pm | delete
    came back to give a ~"Squid Angel Blessing"~ on a well made and informative lens
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 25, 2010 @ 4:58 am | delete
    Sounds very interesting as I have been studying my family history for many years. Thank you for the suggestion. I am off to check it out.
  • AppalachianCountry Aug 31, 2009 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Fantastic lens. We are going to check out this site. Thank-you so much. 5 stars*****
  • Pastiche May 28, 2009 @ 8:56 am | delete
    This is a wonderful new lens just added to Senior Geek Squids group!
  • NancyOram May 24, 2009 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    I love this idea. I'll try to do more investigating later today. Thanks.
  • JansStores May 24, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
    I tried the wiki, thanks for the suggestion !
    http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Albert_Arnold_(1807-1881)
  • Robin_Forlonge_Patterson May 12, 2009 @ 9:42 am | in reply to bryon | delete
    Take what, Bryon? You can copy anything if you conform with the GFDL license.
  • bryon May 12, 2009 @ 7:30 am | delete
    if i do like it can i take it of the web sit
  • Tipi Apr 28, 2009 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    My grandma did a family tree once and that was very interesting to see.
    Great topic for a lens, and nice to kind of meet you! :) - Susie
  • KimGiancaterino Apr 26, 2009 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I'm glad to hear about Familypedia. I did a little research on my family when I visited Ellis Island in New York, but need to do more online investigation. You've inspired me to get going on it again. Nice lens, particularly the lovely photos you chose. Squid Angel Blessed.
  • Apr 26, 2009 @ 5:23 am | delete
    Useful information, 5*****
  • saritajain86 Apr 24, 2009 @ 3:25 am | delete
    Useful information here. Thanks for sharing it with us.
  • edah1308 Apr 22, 2009 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    This is a great lens. I look forward to using familypedia as I continue building my family tree. Welcome to the Genealodocious group Robin I look forward to checking out all of your lenses! **5**
  • dc64 Apr 18, 2009 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Very good step by step instructions on how to get started using the Genealogy Wikia. I have a lot of information and very old pictures of some of my ancestors, this sounds like the perfect place for them.
  • Robin_Forlonge_Patterson Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:40 pm | in reply to GramaBarb | delete
    Thank you for that blurb and the "prediction". I put my 13,300 known "relatives" on Geni.com by uploading a GEDCOM. Very appealing site, but my computer hasn't enough capacity to last long when making several jumps around the excellent displays. It slows to a snail's pace, worse than snail mail.
  • Robin_Forlonge_Patterson Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:29 pm | in reply to debnet | delete
    Woops, I saw that debnet had submitted two identical-looking blurbs in quick succession and didn't think to look closely. I deleted the wrong one. Blame me for any spelling errors. Thanks for the comments.

    Robin
  • debnet Apr 16, 2009 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Genealogy is also a favoutirte hobby of mine... or should that be addiction? It's through family history that I met Poddys :) I'll be checking out this site very soon :)
  • GramaBarb Apr 16, 2009 @ 10:29 am | delete
    Love your lens! I will be back and will use Genealogy Wikia/Familypedia soon! I use geni.com which has improved discussion between relatives in different parts of the world.
  • Janusz Apr 15, 2009 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    Blessed by a Squid Angel :)
  • poddys Apr 15, 2009 @ 10:42 am | delete
    Useful information, 5*****. I hadn't heard of Familypedia before, but am headed there now. My fiancee and I met through Rootschat (http://www.rootschat.com) which is a great genealogy site for people with ancestors from the UK.
  • Merlyn63 Apr 10, 2009 @ 4:12 am | delete
    Hi Robin, absolutely brilliant lens on Familypedia am sure that after reading this information everyone will at least go and take a look at Familypedia and that more than a few of them will actually have a go at using it fo themselves. Keep up the good work.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Apr 8, 2009 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    Great information
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
  • anthropos Apr 5, 2009 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    I was not aware of this site. Thanks for the info. Please feel free to join the group Everything Genealogy & Family History. All genealogy lenses are welcome.
  • Jackson_the_Boxer Mar 25, 2009 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens; I never done a family tree, but you make it sound easy! Thanks for the comment on my lens. 5 stars for all the work you put into this helpful lens of information!
  • Vic_Goodman Mar 23, 2009 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Lots of good genealogy information, thanks for sharing it here. FamilyPedia sounds like an interesting and useful site...I'll have to give it a look.

    5 Stars
  • d-artist Mar 18, 2009 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    very nice lens...I also like researching genealogy and have been doing it for many years...5*
  • Greekgeek Mar 17, 2009 @ 5:11 am | delete
    It sounds like a great resource, and you explain it very well! Especially nowadays, with families scattering far and wide, this is a good way to get back in touch with roots. Genealogy Wikipedia also sounds better than Ancestry.org (though I've only tried the latter a little).

    Small suggestion: a few borders or pictures-- even just leaves! -- to add a little splash to your lens. The content is the important part, though, and that's first-rate!
  • tdove Mar 12, 2009 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • Robin_Forlonge_Patterson Mar 9, 2009 @ 7:02 am | in reply to britney-smith | delete
    - Thank you. You saw the first version. I hope you have time to skim over to see the major improvements just now published.
  • Mar 9, 2009 @ 1:37 am | delete
    This is a great and informative genealogy lens. Thanks for sharing this info!
  • britney-smith Mar 9, 2009 @ 12:01 am | delete
    Great Lens !! 5 star for you !!
  • Nathanville Mar 8, 2009 @ 9:18 am | delete
    I welcome you to the VICTORIAN CULTURE Group; and thank you for joining.

    Your lens is featured under Genealogy, about a quarter of the way down the page, and your lensmaster icon just above it. And thanks for informing me of FamilyPedia which I have joined, and which I am getting a lot of benefit from.
  • Nathanville Mar 6, 2009 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Great stuff. I've started using FamilyPedia recently and found it an excellent site for serious recording of Genealogy History.

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Robin_Forlonge_Patterson

Amateur genealogist since the 1950s. Bought a home computer (Commodore) in the 1980s. Last paid career was 13 years as a proofreader. More bio at: ht... more »

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