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Rembrandt profile image Profile of the Week: Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, born 15 July 1606.

Ferdinand von Zeppelin profile image Last week: Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of Zeppelin airships, born 8 July 1838.

Molly Pitcher profile image Previously: Molly Pitcher, heroine of the Battle of Monmouth in the American Revolution.   [more examples of profiles]

 
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: John C. Gary Jr and family, uploaded by Neal Scott. [more family history photos]

Alicia Taylor Member of the Week: Alicia Taylor photographs headstones for the Cemeteries Project and adopts profiles to improve for the Profile Improvement Project. "On other sites, the whole purpose is to attach a record. Sometimes, that goes so quickly, you never really get to know your ancestor. On WikiTree, I've learned to really tell their story — where they lived, what they did, who they were."

Ludwig Kraayenbrink Last week: Ludwig Kraayenbrink has been a member for eight years. He's a Greeter, Data Doctor and Connector and participates in the Dutch Roots and Indonesia projects. His family says he's obsessed. He says "WikiTree relaxes me."   [more members & member quotes]

 
 
"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
[more members & member quotes]

Top 25 family names yesterday:

  1. SMITH (59)
  2. FAIRBANKS (54)
  3. NUSSBAUM (53)
  4. WILLIAMS (42)
  5. BROWN (42)
  6. DAVIS (41)
  7. MILLER (41)
  8. ELLIS (37)
  9. ODEA (37)
  10. KNITTEL (36)
  11. WEBB (36)
  12. WILSON (35)
  13. BASS (34)
  14. CAMPBELL (32)
  15. KRUITHOF (31)
  16. SAMPSON (30)
  17. JONES (30)
  18. MOORE (29)
  19. MURRAY (29)
  20. THOMPSON (27)
  21. MITCHELL (27)
  22. COBB (27)
  23. HILL (27)
  24. ALLEN (27)
  25. JOHNSON (27)

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Question of the Week Question of the Week: Do you have Dutch roots?

Last week: Is there an occupation that was in your family for generations?

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