Do you want to become an England Project member in 2020? [closed]

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The England Project is an exciting place to be at the moment! We have a few hundred active members improving and creating English Profiles. We have a strong sense of community, and a team structure where members work in their areas of interest. Amongst our activities we connect, source, and improve bios within our County Teams, we correct data errors, improve old Gedcom profiles, and encourage One-name and One-place studies.

Does this sound like something you would like to be part of?

Your England Project membership will begin with our unique Orphan Trail team (OT) which should take less than a month to complete. The OT helps you learn about building and formatting English profiles using English sources right back to 1700. It will empower you to research your own English ancestors!

Read all about it here.

We do ask that you make the OT a priority in your Wikitreeing activity to be able to complete it in a timely manner. If you know you won't be able to give it your full attention now, please apply to join the England Project at a more suitable time for you.

During the OT, we get to learn more about you and what your interests are. Once you have finished the OT you will join one of our other teams and make connections with members who share your own interests.

PLEASE NOTE: if you are just looking for help with specific ancestors in England, and don't wish to take the Orphan Trail and become active in the England Project, then post a message in G2G tagged ENGLAND and one of our helpful England Project Helpdesk team members will try to assist you :)

If you want to join us, please ANSWER below this post (not comment, or we may miss you!). Also please DO NOT put your email address in your answer - it attracts spammers! I will respond with joining instructions and get you into our England Project Google Group, which is how we all communicate.

Thank you!

Fran, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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Hi David, I'm sending you a private message with instructions about how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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Hi

My name is Julia Harris, and I have ancestors going back to pre 1700.  I would like to understand more about them, and in order to do so, I need to understand more than I do.  I am currently unemployed and therefore have time to devote to helping the project move along, which in turn will educate me to better understand this environment.

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Hi Julia!

Thank you for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Hilary, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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My known ancestors are English and I am recently Pre-1700 Certified.

I would like to join the England Project, please.

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Hi Warren!

Thank you for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Hilary, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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I would like to join the England Project.

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Hi Jo-Anne!

Thank you for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Hilary, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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I'm new to WikiTree but have been researching my English ancestors from Canada for 35+ years.

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Mike this post was closed and we have a new post. Could you please answer here

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i would like to become a member of the project

Terry

Answer 1

Hi! I would like to be a part of the England project. Most of my ancestors are from England, I have experience in researching all varieties of records from the pre 1700s. Genealogy is fun!

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Hi David!

I am just about to send you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 2

Hi I think I commented rather than answered before, so you might have missed me!

I would like to be a part of the England project, I have thousands of people in my tree already, most of whom were from England, so I would like to share my knowledge and expertise to help out!

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Thanks David. I got your first message OK and have sent you a private message with more information. It should be in your email inbox.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 3

Hello it's been 3 years on here.  Been wresting with my DNA and I'm getting settled on what I am.  I have contributed many photos to Winston.  I enjoy european history and more to the wars.  If you could set me up with a badge I'd be obliged.  Old Warriors and Old Souls.Thank you.

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Hi Timothy,

I am just about to send you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 4

Please put me on the Orphan Trail team!

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Hi Dick!

I am sending you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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Got it! Thanks! And I just sent you my answers, Ian!

Answer 5

Hi everyone!  I would like to sign up!

My Marshall family came from East Yorkshire, my direct line immigrated to the USA in 1872, I've traced the line back to late 1600 early 1700.

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Hi Sondra,

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am just about to send you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 6

Hello! I have completed OT1 and would like to move on to OT2 if possible. Is there room available?

Thanks!

Laura E.

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Thank you Laura! I will be in touch about OT2 shortly.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 7

Hi Fran, Yes I would like to be part of the England project and I am willing to help with the Orphan Trail team.  PLs. let me know if you have OT profiles you have in mind that I could work on.  My family came from Lancashire and Hertfordshire England.  My father and grandfather were born in London, England.

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Hi Anna!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 8

Hi I would like to Join the England project. I have been doing genealogy for over 30 years and have descended from English ancestors.

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Welcome Jacqualine!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am just about to send you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 9

Yes please

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Hi Anita!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 10

Hi my name is Shawna Landry (Czene) formally Sumner. Although I am adopted I was born a Sumner. Most of my Sumner ancestors come from England. I would love to join in on the England project. I am super excited to join this project. Thank you.

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Hi Shawna!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am just about to you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 11

I would like to be involved in the England project. My maiden name was England.

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Hi Jane :)

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 12

Would love to join this project, please.

:) Frances

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Hi Frances!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 13

Hi - I would like to join this project and start working on the orphan trail.

Thanks,

Andrew

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Hi Andrew!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 14

I am interested in joining the England Project.  I have lots of English ancestors from various parts of the country.

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Hi William!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am just about to send you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 15

Hello, very interested in joining this project.  I have spent 30 years doing genealogy research and have now reached the point that has led me to England and Scotland.  I planned on traveling to Scotland this spring for research but of course was derailed.  I continue to try and contact English and Scotish resources.  I am an avid researcher and would love to continue in the 1300-1400-1500-1600 eras.

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Hi Nancy!

Thanks for your interest in the England Project. I am just about to send you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 16

I am an English WikiTree member with ancestors from Shropshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. I should like to join the project.

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Hi Alan,

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I am sending you a private message with instructions on how to get started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 17

I would love to join the England project. Most of my ancestors are from England.

Thank you.

~Shawna

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Hi Shawna :)

I sent you a private message about joining on 11 September. I will send it again. It should be in your email inbox within the next few minutes. Please let me know if you don't receive it.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

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Got the message but the link to access the orphaned profiles isn't working. It's not highlighted and clickable. Is there another way to access them so I can select one to start with?

Shawna

Answer 18

Please accept my request to join the England Project.  I hope I learn about new concepts that I can apply to my own genealogy research as well as other people's genealogy as well. Thank you.

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Hi Joyce,

Thanks for your interest in the England Project! I just about to send you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 19

Hi Fran,

I am Richard Ian Acworth and wish to enter all the Acworth names that exist in the Pedigree of Acworth of Bedfordshire that was published in 1905 by W.A. Green and G. Brindley Acworth. This line goes back to a William Acworth born approx 1375 and died in 1432. William was the Attourney to Duke Humphrey, younger brother of Henry V. He had a son Humphrey who married Dionese Leche. They had sons William and John. William was killed in battle during the Wars of the Roses but John carried the arms of the Acworth and Leche families into battle on his colours.

John married Elizabeth Broughton and had children George and Thomas - which gets us up to 1500.

I would be very happy to add all these folk to WikiTree and to collaborate with the project. WIlliam Acworth (Atourney) was my 15th Great-Grandfather. Along with input from a cousin (John) and work carried out by Sue Valiant (recorded on Ancestry) we can account for nearly all of the Acworths through to the present day. These include Joan Acworth (daughter of George by his second wife Margaret Wilberforce, who was locked up in the Tower of London during Henry VIII's time and later noteable folk.

Best wishes

Ian

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Hi Ian!

Thank you for your interest in the England Project! I am just about to send you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project

Answer 20

I would like to join the English Project. I have working on my family for many years mostly using ancestry and family tree maker. I have only just started my husbands tree and have a long way to go. I would like to get into some good habits with profiles before i start copying info over.

Thanks

Hazel

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Hi Hazel!

Thank you for your interest in the England Project. I am just about to send you a private message with instructions for getting started.

Ian, Membership Coordinator, England Project