The Geni Blog

Gift Cards are now available!

Gift Cards for dozens of popular stores are now available as an option anytime you send a gift on Geni.  When you purchase a gift card we will send it to your family member with a special note from you. With cards from Blockbuster, Footlocker, Regal Cinemas and more, you may find a great last minute holiday gift for your family:

Send a Gift Card now

Geni will be right back.

We're doing a bit of post-release maintenance. We should be back up in a few minutes.

Update 7:54 PM: We're back.

New Pro Feature: Enhanced Relationship Paths

Geni Pro members can discover their exact relationship to any blood relative on Geni with new Enhanced Relationship Paths.
For less than $5 a month Geni Pro members enjoy these benefits:

• Enhanced Relationship Paths - Discover your exact relationship to any blood relative on Geni.
• Forest GEDCOM Exports - Export your family tree and all connected trees into a single GEDCOM file (up to 100,000 total individual and family records).
• Priority Support - Geni Pro users receive faster response from a dedicated Priority Support queue.
• Geni Pro Badge - Identify yourself as a Geni Pro to family members and genealogists. Your Pro Badge is visible on your profile and in your family tree.

Upgrade to a Pro account today and get upcoming Pro features such as Advanced Search and Family Stats as soon as they are released!

Upgrade to Geni Pro

New Feature: Holiday Calendar

Holidays are a great time to get in touch with your family and let them know how much they mean to you. To help you reach out to your family during the holidays, we've added a number of the most popular holidays to your calendar. We've also created special gifts for each upcoming holiday that you can send to your family. Look for the holiday reminders at the top of your Family News:

Send a Hanukkah greeting

Send a Christmas greeting

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UPDATE: We're back.

We're performing a little maintenance right now, we'll be back very soon.

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UPDATE: We're back, thanks for your patience.

UPDATE: We are still looking into the issue, I'll keep this post updated.

We've taken Geni.com down for a few minutes. It should be back up momentarily.