M. A. (Gillam) Old

Hi M.A.,

The next Connect-a-thon will be from 8 am Friday, April 12 to 8 am Monday, April 15th. I hope you will be able to join us. We are again using the new way to register we that was inaugurated in January. This link will take you to the post for the Mid-Atlantic Team:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1717455/have-you-registered-for-our-april-2024-connect-a-thon-yet?show=1720767#c1720767

MIckey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team

Hi,

Thanks so much for being a part of the Mid-Atlantic team for the January Connect-a-thon! Working together we added 2,334 profiles. A special shout out to Star Kline who was our number one scorer.

Please check your suggestions list (it is on the My Wikitree drop down menu) before orphaning any profiles.

Two of our team members have have been nominated to be RAWKed in February, Stephen Tomaszewicz and Dave Stern. It would be wonderful if they both got picked. If you love connecting, you can sign up to help RAWK 5 members of Wikitree in February here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1682875/want-help-fellow-wikitreer-increase-their-february-will-event

Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic

Hi,

Can you believe it is time for another Connect-a-thon? It will run from 8 am EST Friday, January 19th to 8 am EST Monday, January 22nd. I hope you will join us. Registration ends on Wednesday, January 17th at midnight EST. Registration is a little different this time around. You have to find the post for your team and reply to that post. Here is the link for the Mid-Atlantic Team:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1674015/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2024-connect-a-thon-yet?show=1685723#c1685723

Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team

Hi M.A.,

We've missed you at this weekend's Source-A-Thon. But it's not over yet, so there's still time to get in on the fun! Come join us on the Mid-Atlantic Team if you have some time to source a profile or two. The event continues until 8:00 a.m. ET tomorrow.

Star

Hi, thank you for taking part in the May Connect-a-Soldier Challenge, we had 20 Wiki Members who created over 2,000 profiles.

Hi

It is hard to believe but it is time for another Connect-a-thon. It will start 8 am Friday, April 21st and run through 8 am Monday, April 24th. We hope you will join the Mid-Atlantic Team again for another weekend of adding profiles to Wikitree. To register, please answer this post in the G2G forum:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1553800/have-you-registered-for-the-april-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title

Mickey & Lucy Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team

Hi Team Mid-Atlantic!

The January Connect-a-Thon is coming up shortly, 8 AM EST, Friday January 13th to 8 AM EST Monday, January 16th.

The rules are simple. You need to start from an existing profile and add family to it, parents, children. (If you have siblings to add, add the parents first.) It must have at least one source.

You get a point for each profile you create. You do not have to use the challenge tracker or count--the system will do it automatically. Avoid creating profiles for living people as they will not count.

There is a lnk for the challenge tracker on our team page; https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_New_York

Our team chats on Discord. These are the instructions for setting it up are here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord

To get to know your team mates and make sure you can get into Discord and our team chat, try posting a picture of something in your home town without any explanation. And, the others can try to guess where it is. This is just for fun and not required!

If you don't want to use Discord or have problems with it, you can send a pm to either Lucy or me with any questions.

Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team

Hi

We hope you can join us for the next Connect-a-thon. It starts Friday, January 13th at 8 am EST and ends Monday, January 16th at 8 am EST. (You don't have to be available the entire time.) Regisration ends Wednesday, January 11th.

To register, answer this post in the G2G forum and ask to be put on the Mid-Atlantic Team: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1505819/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title

If you do not have a project of your own to work on, in addition to the Unconnected and Needs Profiles lists on our team page, the Civil War project is looking for participants to help connect Civil War veterans: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1506578/us-civil-war-january-2023-challenge

Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team

Hi M.A.,

Wow, even with our challenge tracker issues Mid-Atlantic Part Deux had credit for sourced 1,503 profiles and Mid-Atlantic US was credited with sourced 1357 profiles. Thanks for being part of Team Mid-Atlantic.

Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Captains

Hi M.A.,

I didn't see you on the list of Team MidAtlantic members for the 2022 Source-a-thon and was hoping you'd participate. There's not much time left to register since it will start at 8 am on Friday, September 30th. If you're interested in registering, be sure to answer this post:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1463120/register-now-for-the-2022-source-a-thon?start=0#a_list_title

Hope you enjoy a beautiful Fall season!

M.A.,

We hope you can join Team MidAtlantic for the 2022 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 30th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 3rd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be working on existing profiles. There are links on our team page to lists of unsourced profiles: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_New_York

To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1463120/register-now-for-the-2022-source-a-thon?start=0#a_list_title

Also different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1462777/the-2022-source-thon-is-coming-would-you-like-to-donate-prize

Looking forward to seeing you there

Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team

Hello!

I'm just checking in with you as I haven't heard back from the reply to your join post answer for the Italy Project. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1447403 If you can send me a private message: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ferraiolo-2#PM-16396233-0 I can finish getting you added to the project, including awarding the Italy Project badge Thanks in advance!

Thanks so much for being a part of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the July Connect-a-thon. As a group we added 3.824 profiles to Wikitree. Hope to see you in October for the Source-a-thon.

Mickey and Lucy, Co-Captains

Hi,

We would love to have you join the Mid-Atlantic Team for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, July 15th, at 8 AM (EST) and run until Monday, July 18th, at 8 AM (EST). You do not need to be available the entire time and there will be links on our page to the Needs Profiles categories .

If you would like to join us then please answer the G2G post here https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1431009/have-you-registered-for-the-july-2022-connect-a-thon-yet and ask to join the Mid-Atlantic Team.

Hope you will join us again!

Mickey Co-Captain for the Mid-Atlantic Team

I cannot get this link to work. http://www.easterfamily.net/p6.htm

Is there a way I can get to the Easter Family History you sited? Thank you.

Hi

Thanks so much for being a member of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the April Connectathon. It was a fun and productive weekend. We added 3,716 profiles to Wikitree between the two teams and had 49 people participate. Considering many of us can’t stop at just one source, we may never make the top ten, but we did great!

Mindy usually sends out a wrap up message in which she mentions how to delete from your watchlist profiles you do not want to continue to manage. Can I make a request, wait until tomorrow before you do this, and then can you check your suggestion list and see if there are any typos that need to be corrected. We don’t want to add to the data doctors’ work.

See you next thon Mickey

Hi Mary,

Have you considered participating in one of WikiTree's Connect-A-Thons? It's a great opportunity to add new profiles, whether they are extended family members or someone who fits into of one of your projects. The next one will run from Friday, April 22nd to Monday, April 25th.

I want to personally invite you to join the Mid-Atlantic Team because of your Pennsylvania roots and your interest in Pennsylvania cemetery research. If you are interested in participating, you can sign up in the G2G forum registration post (https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392037) and add another badge to your collection. You are not limited to adding profiles for only this region, of course. Hope you'll consider joining the fun!

Hello Mary,

Thank you for the information on Joshua Poteete. He is the grandfather of my high school friend Peggy. I am using the information you gave me to improve his profile. If I find any information on John Issac, I will let you know.

Greetings Team Missouri team mate! Just stopping by with some quick links for you. 

Team Missouri page:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_Missouri

Team Missouri chat:https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1097901/team-missouri-source-a-thon-2020-chat

Clarification on what counts:https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/470614/what-profiles-count-as-unsourced-for-the-source-a-thon

Main Source-a-thon page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Source-a-Thon

Unsourced profile listing: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Unsourced_Profiles (You can also find a link at the top of the Team Missouri page.)

Tracking: https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/SourceAThon/2020/TeamAndUser.htm

If you have any questions or concerns not covered here, stop by our chat page! Most importantly, have fun!

Hi ther MA

Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz

As pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, working within the projects coordinating them is essential. Please ensure location data matches dates of the profile, avoid abbreviations, add citations & links for sources to support the data. From wiki ID go to Research to find sources. I noticed you have left messages and edited some profiles - please provide a source when you do this. Some references for a source you left are incomplete. Please review the following :

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Sources

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Reliable_Sources_for_Pre-1700_Profiles

The CANADA Project would be of interest. Adding the tag CANADA will provide updates on the project.  Follow this link for your Tags:   your tags

Explore Pre-1700 Projects list to find one that fits your research focus.

Questions ask Here  or click REPLY to contact me   

Janet ~ Pre-1700 Greeter

PS Links not working, click them in the comment box

Hi M A

As you have been a member of WikiTree for a few weeks now I thought I would check in to see how you are getting on with the site.

Has the New Member How-To been helpful or left you with any questions?

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I read your note, and I want to say that I know WikiTree appears more complicated than, say, Ancestry. I have had accounts in both places, and in FamilySearch, but I like WikiTree's approach best - it's old fashioned genealogy where we add proof to every fact added, one piece at a time. We're not just adding unsupported "Hints" from unknown sources. As a former teacher, I like the slow addition of facts (well-supported) to flesh out someone's life story. As a journalist, this must appeal to you, too.

In about six months, when you're an old pro, I'd like to invite you to consider becoming a volunteer greeter. It's a commitment of about an hour a week, and it's fun. :)

Anyway, just saying, "Hi." Sometimes we get going so fast that we don't stop to greet each other properly.

Claire ~ WikiTree Greeter

Welcome back, M.A.! You are now a Family Member -- your contributions will go a long way to joining the world together!

Start with the New Member How-To pages — they are really useful as you add profiles and learn your way around.

Have a look at the Get Started with DNA page for info about adding your DNA results.

DNA at WikiTree provides a visual way for you to find others who have tested and have the potential of having common ancestors. To get the best results, you need to start with yourself and add sourced profiles for your ancestors until you can connect to existing profiles in WikiTree. 24 hours later, your test will have populated on the profiles of your ancestors and their descendants, where others with potential matches may also appear.

Have a look at the GEDcom help pages. You should find useful info about uploading your tree. One of our mentors created a tutorial for the GEDCOMpare process that many members have found very helpful. I hope that you will too.

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