Have you registered for the 2019 Connect-a-Thon yet? [closed]

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Registration is now open for our 2019 Connect-a-Thon! 

This is our first annual Connect-a-Thon. Our goal is to decrease the number of profiles that are not connected to our big tree by adding relatives to existing profiles.

The event will start on Friday, July 12, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, July 15, at 8 AM (EDT).

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. There are a few new ones and more may be added.

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Ignored.  Sarah is officially entered now on a team

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Oh good! The hullaballoo is this weekend!

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If I join what exactly will I be doing.  I believe all my ancestors have already been added.

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maybe your ancestors are added but how about everyone of their descendants? Your great grandfather's daughter's 9 children from 2 husbands might be missing. Then there are the pieces of branches not connected to the tree. Parents, spouses, siblings, and children need to be filled in to allow more connections.

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Yes, I'd like to participate. First marathon for me and looking for a team! I live in the Madison, Wisconsin area. Let's connect some profiles!

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Isaac, you need to go back to the top of the page, click on the ANSWER spot at the end of Eowyn's paragraph and then you can be registered.  Pick a team at the same time if you have one in mind.

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Fixed thanks!

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Why is the registration closed ahead of the event? I just read about this and have over 300.000 people in my tree so I could be a good contributor. Disappointed.

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Because we need a day to finalize the teams and send out information to the participants. Sorry you missed the deadline!

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Sad but admins need time to add everyone to event reporting & Team captains need time to contact new teammates and add them to their team pages. We're all volunteers!

But we hope you can join us in the fall for our next weekend event!

Answer 1

Registration is now closed. Thanks, everyone!

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Aww phoney, I forgot to request a team. I will add anyway and be a team of one!

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Hello Eowyn:

All of the registration links at the page for the Source-a-Thon on October 4-7, 2019 point to this post.

Answer 2

I'd like to join in the Connect-a-Thon please Eowyn, and I'll be in The Sandringham Strollers team.

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Thanks for joining us Carol you are officially the first to register for the team. Even Gillian and I hadn't registered.

If you can let me know if add to our page which area you would like to work on. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sandringham_Strollers

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/846406/connect-a-thon-sandringham-strollers-team-chat

Answer 3

I'll be participating as a co-captain of Team Tree Nuts!

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Hey, Eowyn --

Sign me up for the Tree Nuts this time around. I've been working on connecting profiles from a category I created. I thought Mid-Atlantic might be the closest match, but my category has people from a wider array of geography. Therefore, Tree Nuts probably is the best fit.

I'm doing it anyhow, so I might as well join the team.

Answer 4

Count me in. I'll be co-captaining the Tree Nuts (too). Yay!!

Answer 5

Please register me.  Windsor Warriors.

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Yay, Joan. Once a Warrior, always a Warrior! :-)

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Thanks, Joan! Badge coming soon.

Answer 6

Sign me up, or whatever, for the Vliegende Hollanders / Flying Dutchmen.

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Hi Erik, great that your participating with the DR team. Would you please add your name to this location to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Vliegende_Hollanders_-_Flying_Dutchmen_Connect-a-Thon Flying Dutchman Connect-a-Thon]?

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Welcome to team Vliegende Hollanders-Flying Dutchmen Erik ! Here's our Team Page and here's our chat and everyone sstill looking for a team you all are very welcome to join ! 

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Thank you so much Margreet ! 

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Thanks, Erik! Badge coming soon.

Answer 7

I'd like to register for the connect-a-thon. My interests are mostly in suothern Germany (and Alsace), so it seems the Germany Genies would be a good fit.

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Thanks, Gus! Badge coming soon.

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Thanks for joining the Germany Genies Team Gus! Please add your name to the team member list on the team page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Germany_Genies and you will find our chat thread over at https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/847710/germany-genies-team-chat-connect-a-thon-2019?show=847710#q847710 

Answer 8

I would like to join the Virginia 2019 Connect-a-Thon.

I live in North Central WV and want to help with West Virginia/Virginia and Kentucky.

I have family/ancestors in WV, VA, and Kentucky.

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Great to have you on Team Virginia.

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Thank You!

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Welcome Rhonda! You're added to the Team page. I'm looking forward to working with you!

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Thanks, Rhonda! Badge coming soon.

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I would like to join TEAM VIRGINIA!!! I'm a lifelong residentof Virginia and work heavily on about 15 common old-line Virginia surnames, most particularly in the Roanoke, Charlottesville and Richmond areas. I have nearly 11K contributions and LOVE genealogy! My main focus at the moment is expanding upon the large Wells-Shumate-Stanley-Philpott connections in Henry County, as well as continued addition onto my paternal lines in, mostly, Floyd and Fluvanna counties. Surnames Rhodes, Smith, Weeks, Hylton, Harman, Sutphin, Shelor, Quesenberry and Creasy, in particular...what next?

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@Michelle, you need to post an answer, not a comment, to join the Connect-a-Thon.

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Hi Michelle,

We're really excited to have you on Team Virginia! If you could scroll up to the main post and click on 'Answer' with your response Eowyn will be able to award you a badge.

Answer 9

Sign me up :) I'd like to be on the Legacy Heirs!

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Great to see you Jayme!!! Will get  your name on the list soon. Here are the links.

Our team chat is at: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/845641/connect-a-thon-2019-g2g-chat-page-legacy-heirs

Legacy Heir Space page is:https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:2019_Connect_A_Thon_Legacy_Heirs&public=1

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Thanks, Jayme! Badge coming soon.

Answer 10

Windsor Warriors, please, Eowyn. Thanks! :-)

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Thanks, Susie! Badge coming soon.

Answer 11

I would like to join the Flying Dutchmen team.

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Welcome to team Vliegende Hollanders-Flying Dutchmen Joke ! Here's our Team Page and here's our chat and everyone still looking for a team you all are very welcome to join ! 

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Thanks, Joke! Badge coming soon.

Answer 12

Count me in for the Windsor Warriors!!!  :D

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Getting excited! Go Fran! :-)

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Thanks, Frances! Badge coming soon.

Answer 13

Hi I would like to connect with the Tree Nuts, thanks!

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Hi, C! So happy to have you on board. I'll add you to our member list. :-)

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Hello, C. I'm so glad that we'll be working together on the Tree Nuts team.

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Yay! Thanks for being a Tree Nut! Badge coming soon.

Answer 14

yes please add me to the Windsor Warriors

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Awesome! Welcome to the Warriors, Jules! :-)

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Thanks, Jules! Badge coming soon.

Answer 15

I'm in and looking forward to working with the others on Team Cornbread Catchers! We're concentrating on the Southeast United States.

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Let's catch some cornbread! :)

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Thanks, Debi! Badge coming soon.

Answer 16

Sign me up for Team Virginia. Thanks!

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Thanks for joining Team Virginia.

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So glad to see you rejoining us Sandy. I'm looking forward to working with you again!

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Thanks, Sandy! Badge coming soon.

Answer 17

I'd like to join as part of the Tree Nuts :)

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Gotcha!!! Glad to have you on the team, Jamie!

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Yay! Thanks for being a Tree Nut, Jamie! Badge coming soon.

Answer 18

Sign me up to the Australian team (whatever our name is going to be).

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Awesome! We’re officially the Wizards of Aus now. :)

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Can I join the Wizards of Aus?

Can somebody please explain the rules and how to 'play'?

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Hi Simon, I think you might need to add a separate answer to make sure you don't get missed, but very happy to have you. :) I'll send you a message about the challenge rules.

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Thanks, Melanie! Badge coming soon.

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Holy Crap!  Second thoughts in visiting the land 'Down Under' Sharks, sharks, sharks and sharks with freakin' lasers.

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Love the image :)

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@ Jo Gill: those sharks with lasers .. they immigrated from the USA.  Yep.

@ Raewyn: I love that image as well .. which is why I posted it.  It's missing a few things, but most of it's pretty accurate.. 

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Did you ever see the Kiwi flag with the kiwi and the laser? LOL...that's what I thought when I saw the sharks with lasers!

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I do believe I have.  I rather enjoy these images that make fun of ourselves. 

(Have you seen some of the ones for drop bears?)

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drop bears ??? 

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A fearsome type of carnivorous koala. They are very rare and reports of attacks only seem to come out on the 1st of April.

Drop bear factsheet. Australia museum.

Middleton, Anne (2013) Drop bears target tourists, study says. Australian Geographic.

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I'd like to be part of this group, please.

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Hi Mary, that would be great - please click Answer at the top of this page so you get a separate entry, and say that you want to be in the Wizards of Aus team. :)

Answer 19

I'm in!  Windsor Warriors please.

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Another fine Warrior for the team! :-)

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Thanks, Peter! Badge coming soon.

Answer 20

I'm in for the German Genies this time :)

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Thanks, Jelena! Badge coming soon.

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Awesome Jelena! Germany Genies all the way!