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Profile of the Week Profile Image Profile of the Week: Celebrated impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) from the French Roots Project.

Profile of the Week Profile Image Last week: Legendary New York Yankees player and D-Day veteran Yogi Berra (1925-2015). [more profile examples]

 
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Bill Fowler and one of his beloved horses. [more family history photos]

Community Clean-Up Challenge Clean-Up Challenge of the Week: Review suggestions for orphaned profiles. Contribute your genealogical abilities by investigating possible errors on profiles without managers.

Member of the Week profile image Member of the Week: Gigi Tanksley is active in the Westward Ho!, Southern Colonies and Louisiana Families projects. "Everyone has something valuable to contribute to WikiTree no matter who they are or what their background is."

Member of the Week profile image Last week: Carolyn Martin. "I joined WikiTree in February of 2015, and have been addicted ever since. I love the idea of a One World Tree where everyone is added only once and no one 'owns' the profile. I enjoy the collaborative effort." [more genealogists]

 
10th Anniversary
 
"It's been wonderful to experience how collaborative genealogy in WikiTree makes all of us better genealogists. Collaboration on our shared ancestors encourages us to share information and to hold each other to high standards." — Ellen Smith
member since 2014

Top 25 family names yesterday:

  1. SMITH (98)
  2. DAVIS (63)
  3. BROWN (59)
  4. SMEDLEY (58)
  5. DIERKS (54)
  6. VARDY (42)
  7. LEDFORD (41)
  8. JONES (40)
  9. LEE (37)
  10. CLARK (36)
  11. JOHNSON (35)
  12. ROWLAND (35)
  13. FINDLATER (32)
  14. ADAMS (31)
  15. BEARDSHALL (31)
  16. EDWARDS (31)
  17. BALLARD (30)
  18. STEARLEY (30)
  19. MILLER (29)
  20. WILLIAMS (27)
  21. WILSON (26)
  22. NELSON (26)
  23. SCHMITT (25)
  24. CUMMINGS (24)
  25. TURNER (24)

See our top contributors and surnames for last month.

Question of the Week

Question of the Week: What has researching your ancestors made you thankful for?

Last week: How do you honor the veterans in your family? [more featured questions]

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