G2G: Have you registered for Connect-a-Thon XVI yet? [closed]

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Registration closed Wednesday, 14 January 2026 @ Midnight EST

The Connect-a-Thon is coming up! The goal of our 72-hour marathon: bring the world closer together by adding missing relatives to existing profiles.

The event starts Friday, January 16, at 8 AM EST (1pm UTC) and runs until Monday, January 19, at 8 AM EST (1pm UTC)

Will you join us?

To register, find the answer for which team you'd like to play for. Then click COMMENT in their section to say you would like to participate on that team. If you aren't sure, comment here with a few words about your location and/or genealogical interests. This will help us assign you to a team.

Registration will close at midnight EST on Wednesday, Jan 14.

Comments below this post will be hidden once they are read. Please do not select an answer as "Best Answer".

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Registration is now closed ;)

Have fun!

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Sorry I missed the cut off time

Answer 1

Unsure of what team to join? Tell us a little about what you like to work on or which locations and we'll help you pick one!

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I have tried for years to confirm the parents of Albert Kittle.  It is difficult because records show different spellings of the last name. (Kittle, Kittell, Kettle, Kettell, Kettelle).  Some other sites show his parents as Stephen and Esther Kittle, but I have no historical record to confirm this and writings about Stephen and Esther's children do not include a child named Albert.  Also, records about Albert's place of birth around 1827 vary - West Greenwich, RI, Smithfield, RI and Warwick, RI.  Death records show he died in Smithfield in 1895 and he is buried there.  He married Sarah Smith in Killingly CT in 1848. He is the father of Charles Kittle/Kettell who was born in RI in 1848 or 1850 and died in Ohio in 1911.  I have census records, etc. but cannot nail down actual records to prove who the parents of Albert Kittle/Kettle/Kettell were.  Please help!

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I’m disabled due to a lot of disabilities in my family.  My family is from Scotland, Ireland and Germany.  Most of my dad’s family,‘Hinton’ is from Punxsutawney, PA, and possibly from Scotland.  My mom’s side is ‘Schehl’ and they are from Butler, PA, and from Germany.  

I appreciate any help!

Ty!

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I am not sure which group but I am stuck on my family from Italy and my family from Hungary. I would love to participate in the fun!

Answer 2

Appalachia Roots - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Mark Lemen, Sandy Patak & Erin Robertson
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I would like to be on Appalachian Roots Team

Bagby-747

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sign me up Appalacia Roots please

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I would like to sign on the the Appalachia team, but I'm not sure where to click on "Comment." In the listing of teams, I didn't see the word comment anywhere.

Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer

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Meeeee!!!! I am jumping in with biscuits!

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Sign me up for some biscuits and gravy, please and thank you. :)

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I would like to sign up for appalachia roots please!

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Please add me to the Appalachian roots team.

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Is this where I sign up for the Appalachian Roots team?

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Hey guys, sign me up for the Appalachian Roots Team Thon XVI Challenge.

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Please sign me up again for Appalachia roots team. Thanks!

Answer 3

Banyan Tree - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Lauren Thorpe
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captain reporting for duty

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Sign me up please! Rob

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Hi, would love to join

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Sign me up, please.

Answer 4

Canadian Connectors - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Christine Daniels
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Please sign me up for Canadian Connectors.

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I'm in again.

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Add me to Canadian Connectors and I will try to do a few.

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I'd like to be a Canadian Connector this time! I'll aim to work on my many connections in the Maritimes. Thank you!

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I would like to join the Canadian Connecters please and thank you!

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Sign me up.  Wikitree is my stress-relief to the daily news. Areas of interest: New Brunswick - Miramichi area, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia - Halifax Explosion victims (would be interested in a sticker for this?), Scottish settlers to Pictou County (How can there be SOOO many Frasers! Like all the characters ever mentioned in Outlander) and Eastern Shore Nova Scotia - an historically poor part of the country with low literacy rates in the early 1800 resulting in poor records. Will be also cleaning up my own entires.

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I'd like to participate in the Canadian Connectors group

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I would like to join the Canadian Connectors team.

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Add me to the Canadian Connectors team, please.

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Canadian Connectors please!

Answer 5

Cornbread Catchers - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Debi Hoag & Kelly Kley
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I'm in for the a January 2025 event.

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Count me in with the Cornbread Catchers for the Jan 2026 Connect-A-Thon. Can't wait.  Thanks!

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Add me please! Can't wait.

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Add me please!

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Yes, please add me.  Yay, Cornbread Catchers.

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Please sign me up with Cornbread Catchers.

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Sign me up for the cornbread team

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I’m in again!

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Please sign me up for Cornbread Catchers Jan2026 Connect-a-Thon. Thanks, Dusky.

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Count me in please:)

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Hope this works. Count me in for the thon.

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please count me in!

Answer 6

Discord Detectives - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Hailey Hillier, Anastasia Beckwith, & Nick Terstal
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Random comment

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Count me in!

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chat let me in, this team is so ohio 6 7

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Count me in too !

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In a day early!

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Sorry for the last minute addition. Please count me in!

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Surprise 

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I'll join too!

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I'll sign up!

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I'll join the Discord Detectives too!

Answer 7

Flying Dutchmen - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Coen Dijkgraaf
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I'd like to join (for the first time) :)

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Like to participate again as a member of the Flying Dutchmen team. Thanks. Ludwig Kraayenbrink

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I'll join in, although it probably won't be for the whole weekend.

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Yes, sign me up!

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I participate.

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Ik doe graag mee!

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Sign me up please.

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I would like to participate.

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Like to particpate in the April 2026 Connect-a-Thon as a member of the Flying Dutchmen team.Thanks. Ludwig Kraayenbrink

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@Ludwig Kraayenbrink This is the old thread. For April see: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2008700/have-you-registered-for-connect-a-thon-xvii-yet?show=2008708#a2008708

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French Fries - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Léa Haupaix
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I'm in !

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I'm in too!

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Count me in!

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Please sign me up!

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I'll be there!

Answer 9

Germany Genies - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Alexandra-Brigitte Scholz
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I’d love to join in, mainly for Bayern, especially the Franconian region.

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Hallo zusammen, ich mache auch wieder mit.

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I'm in. Will probably create and connect protestant parsons in the Hunsrück area and their families!

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I am in, can't wait!

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Ich mache auch wieder mit.

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I'm in - Ahoi! Werde anfangs auf der Elbe rudern (OFB Wedel), dann den Württemberger Pfarrern (z.B. rund um Hahn-1313) mehr Verwandte hinzufügen.

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I'm in. Trying to focus on quality and no need for post-processing, rather than number of profiles.

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Sign me up please. Would love to join the team again.

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I would love to join as well!

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I'm in! Scrolling through Hesse records currently looking for Lautze, but I am available anywhere that I am needed!

Answer 10

Globetrotters - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Darren Kellett
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Team captain signing in.

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Count me in!

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Hope it's okay to list this here, but I just came across the American inventor of the oven thermometer - David G. Cooper (1830-1907) - who evidently had a family with 12 children in Caldera, Chile. Not a relative of mine, but I made a profile. Here's an interesting story with potentially interesting international connections that seem totally absent from any of the main genealogy sources. See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooper-50109

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Please may I join the Globetrotters this time? Thanks :-)

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May I join the Globetrotters?

Answer 11

Grave Guardians - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Robin Shaules & Kristin Anderson
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Hello!  The Grave Guardians are back!  Count me in - I'll be a Co-Captain.

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I'll join.

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I will also be joining as a first time Co-Captain. Excited to be here and to help answer questions and of course to grow our one tree.

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Count me in!!  Looking forward to it!

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Count me in as a Grave Guardian!

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Hi, I'd like to join, would that be okay?

Lately I've been requesting categories for Wisconsin cemeteries and adding 16 profiles to each so the reports will list Findagrave profiles that are on Wikitree but need categorization. I've made a lot of unconnected profiles on Wikitree that way because I was trying to add the earliest immigrants to the area. Might be time to rectify some of that.

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sign me up!

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Please add me to the team!

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Please sign me up for the Grave Guardians!

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So glad our team is back! Please add me!  Thanks! 

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I'd like to join, please!

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Glad to have the Grave Guardians back.  Sign me up!

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Irish Seanchaithe - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Feargal Hennigan & Karen Haney
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Looking forward to CaT XVI!!!

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Count me in.

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I'm in for this!

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Looking forward to connecting again this year!

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I've missed the last few events because of life issues, so am looking forward to this one. Sign me up please to Team Irish Seanchaithe?

Martin aka Brian

Now I'm signing up with the wrong group - added myself to the the Grave Guardians.  And I can't even blame the alcohol over Christmas, I'm on antibiotics and haven't been able to touch a drop 

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I would like to work as part of this team for the next thon please.

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Please count me in as well!

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Sign me up please

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I'll give this connect-a-thon a go!

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Ready to connect!

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Ready to go for the 16th. Go IRISH!

Kat

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Hi! I'd like to be on the Irish Seanchaithe team for the CaT. Thank you! 

Mary Brawley

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Kiwi Crew - comment here to join

• Captain: Campbell Braddock & Fiona McMichael 
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Im in once more

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Team captain signing up!

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Giving it a go

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I guess seeing I put on leave for this I should join in on the down under lot. Goooo ʍǝɹƆ ᴉʍᴉʞ!

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I'm in.

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Join me up Please!

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PLEASE SIGN ME UP

Bryan

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Count me in please (hopefully it keeps my comment this time)

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Sign me up again please!

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Sign me up again. Thanks

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Please sign me up to the Kiwi Crew.

Thanks!

Liz Newport

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Please sign me up!

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Sign me up please!

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yes please sign me up! Still adding Hubby's family that goes back to 1840s NZ

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Please sign me up to the Kiwi Crew!

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Sign me up for the Kiwi Crew please

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Thought I better confirm I'm in the Team 

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Please sign me up for kiwi crew. Thanks

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Yes please, sign me up for the Kiwi Crew!

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Please add me :)

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I would like to join the Kiwi Crew for this Thon please.

Cheers, Sharon

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Make me a Kiwi, please :-)

Answer 14

Legacy Heirs - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Lisa Murphy & Maggie N
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Please add me,

Sally

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Count me in, please, with Legacy Heirs, again!!!

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I'll be back for this one.

Happy New Year

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I would like to join the team.

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Please, sign me up.

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I should be able to contribute this time. Thanks for reminding me!

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Can I be a Legacy Heir again please? :)

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I may not have the entire weekend to work on it, but please sign me up for Legacy Heirs.

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Please add me! I won't be available the whole weekend, but would love to help grow the tree.

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Legacy Heirs please!

Answer 15

Little Team on the Prairie - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Judy Bramlage & Judi Stutz
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I'd like to join this team for the upcoming Connect-A-Thon.

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Judi Stutz-25, Team captain checking in.

#Go Prairie

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Judy Bramlage (Flamer-1) co-team captain checking in

#Go Prairie

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Sign me up please...

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Sign me up!!!

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I'm in again. Going to be adding 70+ known siblings of my 2xggp.

Kevin

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Please add me to Little Team on the Prairie.

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I will help out

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Please sign me up for the Connect AThon!

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I'll join with the Prairie folk again.

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Please add me to Little Team on the Prairie.  I was born in North Dakota and have many German immigrants from Russia family members.  There are lots of siblings I can add.  

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Please add me to the team roster for Little Team on the Prairie again.  A nice team to belong to.

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I'm in.

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I would like to join this team because I live in Oklahoma.

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I would like to sign up for the January  Connect-a-thon  Mary Buchholz

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Louisiana Roots - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Tommy Buch
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Signing up as captain.

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I'm working on my CC7, so I'm happy to join you, Tommy!

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I'd like to join!

Answer 17

Mid-Atlantic US - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz & Mickey Bazley
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Please sign me up again.

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Sign me up for Mid-Atlantic Team! That weekend is a bit of a challenge, but I'll do my best.

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Sign me up for the Mid-Atlantic Team too! Looking forward to it!

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Please sign me up for the mid-Atlantic team!

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Count me in for the Mid-Atlantic team. Thanks!

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I would love to be part of the Mid Atlantic team.

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Please add me to the Mid Atlantic Team if it’s not too late!  Thank you!

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I am new to this but would like to sign up and see what I can do.

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I am new as well and would love to join!

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Sign me up for the Connect-A-Thon. I will do my best to contribute.

Answer 18

Mighty Oaks - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Joan Whitaker & Janet Wild
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Sign me up for the Mighty Oaks please

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Kindly sign me up

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I'd like to join, I will be working on Suffolk unconnected.

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I'd like to join the event ... linking the broken branches of Tyne and Wear to the Mighty Oak.

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Please add me to the Mighty Oaks! Looking forward to Sweet XVI Connect a Thon!

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Please sign me up for the Mighty Oaks, if not already

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Please sign me up - thank you!

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Can I be an acorn (a Mighty Oak in the future) ?

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I’d like to join night oaks as a green - Lamont clan descendant

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I think I'm still just in time to join Mighty Oaks? Please sign me up.

Answer 19

Mini-Soda Twens - comment here to join

• Captain(s): David Draper & David Church
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Team Captain Dave Draper signing up for the Mini Soda Twens!

Welcome Newts and Twens.  The Newt Team and the Mini Soda Twens team are "brother and sister" teams. New members and those who have not experienced a Connect-a-Thon (C-a-T) and have less than 3,000 contribution points please join the Newt Team. The focus is on learning the very basics.

Those Newt Team members returning to compete for their 2nd, 3rd and 4th C-a-Ts are now qualified to join the Mini Soda Twens team to continue learning the deeper things on WikiTree. This team focus is learning strategies to make well sourced profiles, correctly formatted, in just seconds. We teach you how to compete with those who reach high scores in the C-a-T. 

WikiTree members who have participated in past C-a-Ts and want to learn how to increase their C-a-T scores are welcome to join our team!  You must be familiar with WikiTree Sourcer and extracting information from FamilySearch.

Join us, won't you? 

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Hello, this is my 2nd Connect-a-Thon. I managed to Connect 33 in July, perhaps I can get 40 this time.

Thanks to Dave and Dave for leadership and updating our pages!

Julia Schroeder or Wilder-4256

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Here’s hoping that I found the right place to sign up. Count me in, it’s a great group.

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Sign me up!

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Proud to be a member of the Mini Soda Twens!  Go team, Go!

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Hello, please registeer me too!

David Church-8884

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Sign me up, please!!

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Sign me up for the Mini-Soda Twins, love this team, and we have a great time. Let's go Dave.

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I'm not new, but I've never done a CAT before and I'd like to try.  Please assign me to whichever team you think it best.  Thanks!

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Sign me up for the Mini-Soda Twins, please.

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I’d like to join the Mini-Soda-Twens team, please? Is this where I answer or below? Thanks. Debbie

Answer 20

Missouri Cousins - comment here to join

• Captain(s): Lori Zukerman
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I will help again!

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Count me in, please!

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I shall be at the helm once again! Praying for calm seas.

Lori

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Sign me up for the Missouri Cousins please.

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Please sign me up for Missouri Cousins again this year! Thank you!

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I'm in! -  with my cousins!

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Hello Cousins! Add me back on the team please! Thank you! Trish (adopted born Loretta Morrison)

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I would like to join Missouri cousins for the Connect-a-Thon in January

Thank you, Patty

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Please include me

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Please include me with the Missouri Cousins.

Thanks!

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Please sign me up with Missouri Cousins, thanks!

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I would like to join this group.  I participated in this group two years ago and would like to try it again.  I have a huge list of distant relatives that need to be added. I have been saving them up for this event.  Thanks.

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I would like to join I'm new but I have a lot of people to add for anyone with roots in Hannibal or IL. <3

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I will be able to do a little bit this time, so sign me up.

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North IA Blizzard here. Would like to join Missouri Cousins for the Connect-a-thon XV!. Hakes-622.