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New & Notable in the Community

Profile of the Week Profile Image Profile of the Week: Famous flier Amelia Earhart was born July 1897 and died July 1937 (or did she?) while attempting a flight around the world.

Last week: The "father of British Columbia," Sir James Douglas (1803-1877).
[Gallery of Example Profiles]

 
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Henry and Deborah Beckwith.
[Gallery of Winners]

Community Clean-Up Challenge Challenge of the Week: Community clean-up of profiles of historical figures and famous people.

Member of the week profile image Member of the Week: Wonderful WikiTreer Kay Wilson is especially generous in answering DNA questions on complex issues such as using DNA to scientifically confirm family trees. Meet Kay in her blog interview.

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A member's poem for WikiTree: One tree, two tree, red tree, blue tree.

Gail Cox "After three years on WikiTree, it is still amazing to me that I can find such a rich online experience with so many different options ... totally FREE. All that is asked of me is that I be responsible to our community with the information that I'm putting up." — Gail Cox

Top 25 family names yesterday:

  1. HOLDEN (136)
  2. KEENAN (99)
  3. BROWN (80)
  4. SMITH (80)
  5. FLOWERS (80)
  6. FARRINGTON (74)
  7. MCMANUS (73)
  8. MARTIN (69)
  9. JONES (61)
  10. VERCOE (57)
  11. CURWEN (55)
  12. BARNES (55)
  13. FLESHER (54)
  14. FOLLANSBEE (53)
  15. HIGHAM (50)
  16. ANGLEN (50)
  17. COOMBES (49)
  18. BENNETT (48)
  19. LEWIS (46)
  20. FEE (45)
  21. SIMMONS (44)
  22. WILSON (43)
  23. THERON (42)
  24. PALARDY (41)
  25. LITLE (40)

See our top contributors and surnames for last month.

Question of the Week

Question of the Week: Are you related to a Magna Carta Surety Baron?

Last week: Do you have a French connection?

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