How do I get a "historically significant" badge for an ancestor?

Question

My relative

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wall-862

Someone elses relative

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wall-83

I have read the further information on the badge. Mine was not born 300 years ago but arrived as a "first fleet settler" as part of the first white settlers in Australia (1788). The second example above arrived on the third fleet.

 

 

Comments

I really like the idea of a "historically significant" designation. Maybe 90% of those who go back 300 years would merit it, since those ancestors are typically the ones with the accessible records.

I like my John Packer relative (Packer-60) who was definately a "Who's Who" in 16th C England, and his son, Phillip also.

Answer 1

Good question, John.

The relatively new "Historically-Significant Ancestor" system is connected with how we are managing some profiles through user groups.

The three requirements for an "HSA" designation are:

• The person must have been born 300 or more years ago.
• The person must fit within the bounds of a current or soon-to-be-created ancestor user group.
• The profile should have the final WikiTree ID, i.e. the lowest-numbered ID for the person with the appropriate LNAB.

We don't yet have a "first fleet" (etc.) user group but we probably should. I know there are other WikiTreers interested in them. For example, Paul Bech has done a lot on them, e.g. see:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:First_Fleet%2C_Australia%2C_1788

You should definitely link your ancestors from those pages Paul created and connect with him.