Do you have an interest in outcasts, outlaws and outlandish people? Join the Black Sheep Project! [closed]

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Do you have an interest in outcasts, outlaws and outlandish people? Join the Black Sheep Project! [closed]

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Hi, if you are interested in working on profiles of individuals who lived unconventional lives, then the Black Sheep Project could be the place for you!

The Black Sheep project members work on profiles for individuals who meet the characteristics of Black Sheep as defined by the International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG). We have about 24 different categories of Black Sheep. There are also sub-projects devoted to Witch Trials, Bootleggers and Moonshiners, Outlaws, Gangsters, Hatfield and McCoy, Pirates and Spies and Traitors.

If you would like to join the Project leave a message here AND follow the instructions on the Project Page ("How to Join").

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Black_Sheep

IMPORTANT: Please also tell us in your post below what your research interests in the Black Sheep Project are - if possible, let us know if you'd like to join a sub-project too. Thanks for your help! We look forward to you joining the project.

closed with the note: This project is being dissolved, but subproject pages and categories are still intact

asked Mar 17, 2017 in Requests for Project Volunteers by Leigh Murrin G2G6 Mach 3 (35.8k points)
closed Dec 3, 2020 by Traci Thiessen

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Hi, I would like to join the Black Sheep project. I have quite a few ancestors in all of the categories. I'm interested in researching, writing biographies, sourcing, and contributing in any way I can to help the project and all of its categories. However, I'd really love to join the Witch Trials category. I have ancestors from both sides of the coin from this era -- from the accusers to the accused (Cotton Mather, John and Elizabeth Bassett Proctor, Sarah Proctor, Mary Bassett de Rich, Rebecca Gibson Stearns, etc., just to name a few). Many thanks in advance and Kind Regards, Lea :-)

p.s. sorry for the double post mishap -- I replied in the wrong place after an accidental page refresh...argh!

commented Sep 7, 2020 by Lea Isaacs G2G1 (1.6k points)
edited Sep 7, 2020 by Lea Isaacs

Hi Traci,

I just got your message. Thank you for replying. A little disappointed to learn that I won't be added to the Black Sheep project & Witch Trials sub-project until after re-organization is complete but that's perfectly understandable. This is actually my first attempt at trying to join a project on wikitree.

As per wikitree requirements, I have to join a project that involves collaboration on pre-1700's profiles to continue working on pre-1700's profiles. Since I'm currently creating and working on my maternal ancestor profiles from the pre-1700's era, the Black Sheep project/Witch Trials sub-project seemed an excellent fit and well suited to my interests.

My question is this: In order to continue creating & working on my maternal pre-1700's profiles (and others) and since collaboration on a project involving pre-1700's profiles is essentially a requirement, should I just try to join a different project for the time being? Or, will it be okay to continue working on those pre-1700's ancestor profiles while waiting to be added to the Black Sheep project?

Please forgive my ignorance as a relative newcomer to the platform (this is literally my 2nd G2G comment ever). While not a newcomer to writing and working on biographies and wikitree profiles, I'm very new to joining wikitree projects and just as new to interacting via the G2G forum. Just trying to make sense of the situation and to make sure that I'm following the necessary wikitree requirements.

Will I need to go ahead and join a different project in order to continue working on those pre-1700's ancestor profiles? My main concern is continuing to work on those pre-1700's profiles while not being badged and actively participating in a team effort/collaborative project. Thank you for taking time out to reply and any help you can offer.. It's greatly appreciated. Hope to hear from you soon.

Kind Regards,

Lea

commented Sep 7, 2020 by Lea Isaacs G2G1 (1.6k points)

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-17T19:19:17+0000

Yes, I have an interest in this project. These individuals have played an interesting part of history, let me know what I can do to help with this project.

Julie Raines · Answer 2 · 2017-04-05T01:12:26+0000

I am interested in this project because I am a black sheep and I descend from black sheep.

Answer 3 · 2017-04-29T15:24:06+0000

I would like to join the project. I've written a monograph: [[Space:Demographics_of_New_England_Witches|Demographics of New England Witches]]. Thank you.

Answer 4 · 2017-04-29T20:16:12+0000

My ansester was Joshua Robert "Brown" Bowen. The notorious Texas outlaw who ran with John Wesley Harden. Their story can be found in "Texas Desperado in Florida" by Jesse Earley Bowhen and William S. Cummings. Brown was hanged for a shooting. Family lore claims Harden committed the crime.
I also have a deserter from the Civil War, two brothers signed up with the same company, did one go home to check on their families? Good question huh? More digging needs to be done!
Oh, the things we find out, like little nuggets of treasure to add interst to those long ago names.

Answer 5 · 2017-05-14T20:19:20+0000

I would like to join the Witch Trials project. My 7th great grandfather was [[Calef-2|Robert Calef]], who opposed the Salem Witch Trials, and I'd like to help research his ancestors and descendants.

Answer 6 · 2017-05-25T14:33:32+0000

I would like to join the Black Sheep project, I find them very interesting and have several in my family. Thank you

Answer 7 · 2017-07-13T16:50:58+0000

Hello hello! I'd like to join the Black Sheep project (specifically for the Hatfield and McCoy group)

Answer 8 · 2017-07-29T08:31:26+0000

I would like to join this project. I just added Anne Dieu-le-Veut and Laurens de Graff. I still need to fill in their biographies - they are pirates, so I linked them to the Pirate category.

Answer 9 · 2017-08-01T21:46:32+0000

My interests are in the Spies,, which falls under this project I am told.

I added two profiles to this weeks show case for Spies ...

May I have the badge please if I qualify? Thanks.

Answer 10 · 2017-08-11T15:15:56+0000

I am interested in join the Witch Trials project. I am descendant of Winifred King Benham (last witch tried in CT) and Mary Perkins Bradbury who was involved in the Salem trials. Thanks!

Answer 11 · 2017-08-11T23:27:11+0000

Yes, very interested in this project ... especially Witch Trials, Bootleggers and Moonshiners!

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