One tree, two tree, red tree, blue tree

Question

On all the other websites
despite the countless trees
they made me feel alone
and asked for many fees

They offered lots of hints
but never gave a clue
that all of us are cousins
including me and you

They kept me isolated
and said I was unique
for only fifty dollars
I could have a peek...

I knew that it was wrong
and not a place for me
I didn't know what else to do
'till I found WikiTree

WikiTree is different
they don't charge any fee
giving everything we need
and all of it is free

The Honor Code is special
in guiding how we act
in bringing us together
as signers of the pact

Nobody is nicer
than here at WikiTree
always sharing positives
and generosity

I learned we're all related
we share the same big tree
we truly find our family
in this community :)

Comments

Love it! Very creative, and yes, the Honour Code is special.  Thank you for sharing your poem.

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I love it! Despite national divisions, there are both red and blue united into one tree. This is so important to remember.❤

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It invariably gets me a-buzzin'
When I can discover a cousin
I'd not known before -
And I'd really adore
It when in one year I'd find a dozen!

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Cute, I love it! :)

(9th cousin via Simon Gates-40)

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 Thanks! I wish there were a WT cousin calculator to work out what cousin degree people have between them. I'm terrible at working it out. I know there's the 'Find your connection' link, but it doesn't show which actual number of cousin you are, like Ancestry does.  Unless I've missed it. That would be really nice to have. 

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i love it. good job. and true!

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Great way to look at it. THANK YOU

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What a delightful poem! Thank you for sharing! 

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What a great poem. Thank you for sharing

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You want to use the relationship fiber instead of the connection finder for that!

Answer 1

Cheers for the Great Poet, Keith Hathaway!

"Oh the places you'll go, the people you'll see, the fun that you'll have on Our Wikitree."

Cousin (to the nth degree) Dorothy

Comments

And like a wildfire, starting from the American northeast, the poetic bug is now being evidenced from the American Pacific coast......!

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Just a little Boll Weevil, a looking' for a home, Vincent.

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Thanks, Patricia, That poem by Keith brought a fun set of exchanges between cousins!

Answer 2

Keith, this poem is so wonderful, can I use it in Facebook? I will use your name of course! Lise

Comments

Hi Lise,

You are too kind, of course you can use it any way you wish :)

Enjoy!

Answer 3

I couldn't have said it better! Cousin Keith!  We all have our talents and blessings, so I think we should use them.  Thanks for sharing with us, and you have just made WikiTree a fun place to be today.

Comments

Thank you Deborah, even for a cousin you are too kind :)

Answer 4

As Sister Sledge so succinctly said We Are Family!
I study family in Philly
you know it surely is a dilly
please don't say I'm silly
cause I have nothing else to do really

Comments

Nice one Mike!

I saw Sister Sledge play that song at the Global Family Reunion... good thing they had microphones because we were all singing pretty loud ourselves.

Cheers from VT!

Answer 5

I love this Keith and it's soo true too! While I have found a couple distant relatives on Ancestry nothing beats what I have all gained on here. Just earlier this week I almost cried when I had a lady contact me because she saw the profile of my 2nd GreatGrandmother while she was researching her Grandparents. Just to reassure you guys this was a good thing. It turns out her GreatGrandmother was one of the sisters to my 2nd GreatGrandmother and she has a picture of them. My 2nd GreatGrandmother or as I will now refer to her as Lydia died when my GreatGrandmother was 6 so my family doesn't know much about her and we have only 2 photos of her. The one bittersweet thing about this was the lady was wondering if I could tell her more about Lydia because all she knew was the circumstances of her death, it was from the a huge outbreak of influenza in 1918, and that it was always hard for GreatGrandmother to talk about. I shared the little I could remember being told off the top of my head and will share what my mom remembers being told most likely after the SAT. I hope she can help me fill in some blanks in that side of the family or at least tell me what they were like. I know though that without WikiTree I would never have had this opportunity and I'm so grateful for it.

Comments

Thank you for sharing your experience Amanda... it is heartwarming :)

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What a great anecdote. I love it when those kind of things happen. Thanks for sharing!

Answer 6

Humorous, truthful, hilarious, detailed, and uproarious.  Awesome.   

Answer 7

That's wonderful, Keith.  Thank you.

Answer 8

Perfectly said, I love this!

Answer 9

I liked the poem. Great job. Original post was several years ago but it's still a good read. Also, nice hat tip to Dr. Suess.

Answer 10

The message in your poem is one that's very true,

Unless you pay a price there is no help for you.

Wikitree the only place to offer a service that is free,

Their mission is to connect people just like you and me.

I've learnt alot about my history, discovered many things,

Answers to my many questions i have found this site brings.

My ancestors that I  discovered through this wonderful site,

Its made me view lots of things in a different light.

Through featured connections I found my family was once a royal line,

And I also have ancestors, the magna carta they did sign.

England, Scotland, France, places that my family once have reigned,

All this information that thanks to Wikitree i have gained.

Comments

Good one!  And so true. 

Answer 11

This is magnificent Keith Hathaway!  Love it 

Answer 12

Keith,

Your poem are words of truth...nothing but Wikitree for me...and yes we are also related - 11th cousins once removed on the Logsdon line of my family tree.

Thank you for your true and creative words.

Answer 13

11th cousins, 3x removed

Answer 14

Amazing poem, thank you for sharing.  So true.

Answer 15

Oui nous sommes effectivement "TOUS" Cousins et Cousines de branches familiales identiques et cela depuis la nuit des temps ; de Pères et Mères ( et j'insiste sur le mot mère car sans nous les femmes : il n'y aurait pas de Généalogie et on l'oublie TROP SOUVENT à nos propres dépends Laissant au sexe masculin la place D'HONNEUR    !

Alors Haut les coeurs les amis de Wikitree

 Nous descendons tous du même noyau familial ! 

Nous nous retrouvons TOUJOURS et c'est ce que j'aime dans la généalogie ; ainsi que la partage de données sans équivoque et méchanceté sur le Wikitree !

 GENEALOGIE = PARTAGE = WIKITREE = AMITIES

Votre amie de généalogie Marie Christine dite Cricri 

Answer 16

I like to do "random acts of kindness"...my favorite is searching for newspaper articles and posting or sending them to the profile managers so they can have them.  I have found many people related to me this way.

Shout out to my cousin Susan Anderson!  She is the best profile writer I have ever seen.  What a talent you have with words and documents.

Answer 17

Love the poem!

Joe Kellogg
(14th cousins, once removed)

Answer 18

Love you brother ♥️

Answer 19

very well done, love your creativity

Answer 20

I pledge thank you