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Profile of the Week: "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin. Which 1960s musician are you most closely connected to?

Last week: Sacagawea, heroine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Featured alongside her were other indigenous people.

Previously:

Vinnie Ream, creator of the Abraham Lincoln statue in the US Capitol rotunda, and sculptors.
Johnny Weissmuller and Summer Olympians.
Maximilien Robespierre and figures from the French Revolution.
John Hancock and signers of the US Declaration of Independence.
Wendell Scott and race car drivers.
Stan Laurel and slapstick comedians.
Frida Kahlo and 20th century artists.

[more examples of profiles]

Photo of the Week: Addie and Arthur McClain, 1st Anniversary. Photo uploaded by Lloyd Wright Jr. [more family history photos]

Big news! "WikiTree Challenge Breaks 500th Brick Wall for Guest Stars"

See what our community discovered about the roots of our special guest star Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of PBS TV's "Finding Your Roots," and dozens of other leading genealogists in our special WikiTree Challenge.

Register now to participate on a team in August.

Member of the Week: John Tyner is an Ireland Project member, Connector, and active participant in the WikiTree Challenge. "I like connecting to each other and finding new friends who are like-minded."

Last week: Teddy Odum is an Adoption Angel ("It's such a joy working with the adoptees") and hosts a weekly Facebook video discussion group for WikiTree collaboration ("In the past couple months we have actually solved two adoptions/brick walls in our sessions.")

[more members & member quotes]

See GenealogyTV's new video tour: "How to Use WikiTree."

For a deeper look, see the "Welcome to WikiTree" video series by a member.

A member's introduction in verse: "One tree, two tree ...".

This week's G2G themes:

Profile accuracy: In the City. Choose a profile that fits the theme and checks its accuracy.
Family photos: Hard Work. Share a photo from your family collection.

Share just this week, or share every week to earn badges.

"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]