Have you registered for the January 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet? [closed]

+108 votes
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The Connect-a-Thon is coming up soon! The goal of our marathon event: bring the world closer together on our big tree by adding missing relatives to existing profiles [more participation info].

The event starts Friday, January 13, at 8 AM EST (1pm UTC) and runs until Monday, January 16, at 8 AM EST (1pm UTC).

Will you join us?

To register, just click the ANSWER button and say "Sign me up!" (or whatever) and include a few words about your location and/or genealogical interests. This will help us assign you to a team. If you already know what team you'd like to be on, say that. The current teams are listed here. Registration will close at midnight EST on Wednesday, January 11.

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closed with the note: Registration is officially closed. See you there!
in The Tree House by Mindy Silva G2G Astronaut (1.1m points)
closed by Mindy Silva
Sign me up
Southern Super Sweepers. Please and Thank you!
Missed it... Perhaps next year.
The next Connect-a-Thon is April 21st. You can register starting on March 20th. Watch for the G2G post Mateo!

Ooops - sorry - I recently requested Wizards of Aus, which is my "old" team....  I should have indicated SUPER AUSSIE GENIES instead, which is my "new" and most recent team..... sorry

Please remove me from Wizards of Aus and please add me to SUPER AUSSIE GENIES.

Thank you

Megan in Sydney

Northwest Terriers please.

794 Answers

+26 votes
Sign me up.  Team Missouri
by Mike Conley G2G3 (3.2k points)
You've got it, Mike! Have a fun weekend!!
Happy to have you back with us!

Go Team MO!!!
+28 votes
Sign me up for a L'Chaim please.  A good drink will warm us up in the cold winter weather.
by Kayla Sloshay G2G6 (6.2k points)
Awesome, Kayla! Thanks for joining the new team L'Chaim!

Hi Kayla, welcome to the new Team L'Chaim! You can visit our Team Page, and add what you plan to work on by your name, if you wish. But feel free to jump around to whatever suits your fancy :-)  Also, here is our G2G chat page.

If you aren't already on Discord, consider joining us on the #team l'chaim channel on the WikiTree Discord server- great for live conversations during the ‘thons’.  If you need to join the Discord server, there are instructions on the help page

+24 votes
Sign me up! I am usually with the Nor Easters.
by Beth Stephenson G2G6 Mach 6 (69.1k points)
Thanks for signing up Beth.

Have a great time.

Welcome aboard Beth. Head below and pick out a cabin for the trip. Please feel free to check out our resources listed below. The spreadsheet has a great deal of helpful info. 

Many people don't realize our team covers all of New England but that is only 40% of our coverage. 60% is in the Canadian Maritimes making us the SECOND Canadian team. It also covers all of Acadia.

Home Page

Chat Thread

Spreadsheet

Discord server - WT Server

+25 votes
Please sign me up! I'm into the Scottish and Dutch and Nordic!
by Martha Soderberg G2G1 (1.3k points)

You can only join one team.  But even if you join a regional team, you aren't limited as to which profiles you work on.

For regional teams that match you have

Twisted Thistles (Scotland). Captains: Sarah Mason and Bobbie Hall

Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands). Captain: Coen Dijkgraaf (that is me)

Nordic Noir (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland). Captain: Missy Berryann

Or any of the non-regional teams

Thanks for signing up, Martha. Please let us know which team you would prefer to be on.

Have a great time.
The Twisted Thistles would love to have you join us, if you haven't selected a team already!
+25 votes
Team Mighty Oaks!
by Adriana Hazelton G2G6 Mach 1 (19.6k points)

Awesome, Adriana! Thanks for joining Team Mighty Oaks.

image Hi Adriana, thanks for joining the Mighty Oaks for the January 2023 Connect a Thon, your support is appreciated and we hope you have fun. 

Mighty Oaks team page let us know what you will be working on - area or family line.

Our G2G chat page is here January 2023-connect-a-thon-chat

We'll be using the same Discord server as always. If you're not already on Discord, just send Joan a Private Message, and she will add you. 

The following are some links for you to explore 

Help:Connect-a-Thon Updated please read 

Space:Frans_Connecting_How-To-1 

Space:England_Useful_Links_Index 

Category:DD_Unconnected_Lists 

Space:Englands_Largest_Unconnected_Branches

Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran Co-Team Captains for the Mighty Oaks with Maddy and Fran Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks Teams.

+26 votes
Sign me up with Mighty Oaks
by Tracey Bent G2G6 Mach 1 (16.0k points)
Thanks for registering for the Thon - Mighty Oaks it is.

image Hi Tracey, thanks for joining the Mighty Oaks for the January 2023 Connect a Thon, your support is appreciated and we hope you have fun. 

Mighty Oaks team page let us know what you will be working on - area or family line.

Our G2G chat page is here January 2023-connect-a-thon-chat

We'll be using the same Discord server as always. If you're not already on Discord, just send Joan a Private Message, and she will add you. 

The following are some links for you to explore 

Help:Connect-a-Thon Updated please read 

Space:Frans_Connecting_How-To-1 

Space:England_Useful_Links_Index 

Category:DD_Unconnected_Lists 

Space:Englands_Largest_Unconnected_Branches

Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran Co-Team Captains for the Mighty Oaks with Maddy and Fran Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks Teams.

+25 votes
I'd like to join Team Mighty Oaks if they accept a Dutch Wikitreer with a few English ancestors.
by Tineke Slof G2G6 Mach 3 (31.3k points)
Awesome Tineke - Thanks for signing up with the Mighty Oaks.

image Hi Tineke, thanks for joining the Mighty Oaks for the January 2023 Connect a Thon, your support is appreciated and we hope you have fun. 

Mighty Oaks team page let us know what you will be working on - area or family line.

Our G2G chat page is here January 2023-connect-a-thon-chat

We'll be using the same Discord server as always. If you're not already on Discord, just send Joan a Private Message, and she will add you. 

The following are some links for you to explore 

Help:Connect-a-Thon Updated please read 

Space:Frans_Connecting_How-To-1 

Space:England_Useful_Links_Index 

Category:DD_Unconnected_Lists 

Space:Englands_Largest_Unconnected_Branches

Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran Co-Team Captains for the Mighty Oaks with Maddy and Fran Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks Teams.

+26 votes
I would like to Join The Twisted Thistles -

I am in Prince Edward Island my Maternal Side of the Family is Scottish while my Paternal side is Irish.

I am making 2023 the year when I work heavily on my Scottish Side of the family.   As well the One Place Study I  co-ordinate (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Donkin%2C_Nova_Scotia_One_Place_Study) has a large portion of the citizens I am currently investigating have Scottish Origins.
by Brian Nash G2G6 Mach 3 (33.8k points)
Thanks for signing up with the Twisted Thistles.

Have a great weekend.
Sounds like you have good, clear goals for 2023 Brian! Enjoy the thon.

Welcome to the Twisted Thistles Team, Brian!  

+28 votes
Sign me up with Nordic Noir.
by Donald Lindgren G2G6 Mach 2 (27.7k points)
Thanks for registering, Don. Nordic Noir it is.

Have a great weekend at the Thon.

Great to have you on Team Nordic Noir again Don! Here is our new team Connect-a-Thon page:
Nordic Noir 2023 Connect-a-Thon

You can chat with other team members on our Discord chat channel or here on G2G: Nordic Noir Chat

+26 votes
Trying again. Team Virginia please.
by Donna Lancaster G2G6 Mach 8 (86.6k points)
Thanks Donna - I have you on Team Virginia.

Great choice.
Thank you. Yep, great bunch of team members!!

I registered you last night, Donna laugh 

Thanks Mindy!
+25 votes
I apologize, I can't find my original answer. Yes, I'd still like to participate in the Connect-a-thon for January. I think I'll join the Northwest Terriers, if that's okay.

Thank you!

Brenda
by Brenda Hébert G2G3 (3.4k points)
No worries, Brenda - I have you signed up for the Northwest Terriers.

Have a great time at the Thon.

Hi Brenda! I answered your first post. I'm so glad you decided to join Team Northwest Terriers! I'm there too.

I can't find my first post. :-( I'll check out the group when I have a moment.

I have several BMD Catholic Church books published by the Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society and compiled by Norma Meier.

They have a lot more early vital records for Kankakee County than the state databases online. I hope those will help with the connect-a-thon

Brenda
You are currently on page 23 of comments. Your original post is actually just on page 22, the second comment from the top. Look for the Northwest Terriers logo as that will help you see it.
Got it! Thank you!
+25 votes
Please sign me up for The Wizards of Aus.
by Joanne Egan G2G6 (6.9k points)

G'day Joanne .. Kathleen will be along at some time to officially welcome you to the Wizards of Aus, but in the meanwhile – as you're new to the Team – you are not yet on my list of those who have hats, so here's your Wizard Hat.  

As always, full size on click.  

They don't do anything, as they're just a fun thing I give to Team Aus members.  (Some folk ignore them, others add them to their biography, others may choose to display them as profile images, or use them in email.  Choice is yours.  smiley )

If you choose to add it to your profile's biography in any way, you don't need to re-upload it to Wikitree, as it's already here, just use the image code (either the {{code}} or the [[code]] will work) and the image's ID# which is WizardsOfAus-112.png  (If you would like to use it as your primary image, just send me a private message and I'll send a copy to you via email.)

Thanks for registering for the Thon.

The Wizards it is!

Hi Joanne, great to have you! We have a team space page with some general tips and the start and end times in Australian time zones, and a chat G2G page. If you feel like using the Wikitree Discord server, we have a Wizards channel on there - mostly that's social chat, but you can get fast answers about things (e.g. is the NSW BDM down for everyone?).

+27 votes
Count me in for the Wizards of Aus.
by Danielle Hawker G2G6 (9.9k points)
Thanks for signing up for the Wizards. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Danielle!
+24 votes
Sign me up for SA Springboks please.
by Sonja Hoile G2G6 Mach 1 (10.9k points)
Thanks for registering for the Springboks.

Have a great time.

Hi Sonja,

Thank you for joining the SA Springboks! 

Here's a link to our Team Page, and a link to our chat.

"See" you there laugh

+24 votes
Please sign me up for Tree nuts as usual.

Cheers.
by Day Garwood G2G6 Mach 2 (25.6k points)

Hello Day! Welcome back to the Tree Nuts for the January 2023 Connect-a-Thon!

You can visit our Team Page and add what you'll be working on and any resources and hints that you think will be helpful.  Also, please check out our chat page.

If you aren't already on Discord, please consider joining us on the #treenuts WikiTree Discord server. It’s a lot of fun to have live conversations going during the ‘thons’.  If you need to join the Discord server there are instructions on the help page

We're glad that you're going to join us again. And if I can help any further, please let me know.

Thanks for registering for the Thon. Good luck with the Tree Nuts.
+23 votes
Do I even have to say which team I’m going for this time??? Hopping back onto Team Roses!!!
by Liz Marshall G2G6 Pilot (112k points)

Welcome back Liz! I've added you to the team roster.

Thanks for registering Liz - Have fun with the Roses.

It wouldn't be the same without you Liz!heart

+24 votes
I'd like to participate! I'm still a Wikitree newbie so I don't  know of a specific team that I want to join or anything, but I have lots of relatives and ancestors to add and connect to the profiles I've already added here so far...
by Colin McEvoy G2G2 (2.5k points)

The list of teams is here. You may want to join a regional team from where a lot of those ancestors are from. Or you might want to pick a team like the Toddlin' Tortoises or the Tree Nuts where everyone works at their own pace if you're still learning your way around WikiTree and you're not quite ready to take off at a sprint.

Tree Nuts sounds good to me!
Welcome to the Thon, Colin. I have you listed under the Tree Nuts.

Good luck and have fun!
+24 votes
I would like to be on Team Canada.  Most of my ancestors came from England and Scotland.  

Names I am researching are:  Elgie, McMillan, Gordon, Hutton, Chisholm, Eccles, Brittain (Briton)
by Mary Elgie G2G Crew (920 points)
Thank you for registering Mary. I have you signed up with the Canadian Connectors.

Welcome Mary!!

Here's the link to the Canadian Connectors Space Page!

+25 votes
Sign me up for the Cornbread Catchers! GO Cornies.
by Kelly Kley G2G6 Mach 2 (27.9k points)
Cornbread Catchers it is. Good luck, Kelly.

Great to have you with us again, Kelly. We'll be using Discord and G2G to chat. 

Go Team Cornbread Catchers!

Go Team Cornbread Catchers!

+25 votes
I would love to join team Twisted Thistles, please.
by Kim Scott G2G6 (8.5k points)
Thanks for registering for the Thon - and signing up for the Twisted Thistles.

Have a great weekend.

Welcome to the Twisted Thistles Team, Kim!

Awesome! Thanks!

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