Marilyn (Bingham) Cangro Mrs.

Hello,

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Guy ~ WikiTree Mentor

Hi!

Just checking in with a few quick tips:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Free-Space_Profile Free Space pages] are wiki pages for supplementing your family history. They can be used to profile anything of significance such as a special pet, a meaningful event, a school you attended, a family heirloom…… They’re “anything pages.”

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Lastly, sometimes you’ll run into unresponsive profile managers. We have a process for resolving those unfortunate situations.

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Shirley Dalton, WikiTree Mentor

Hello,

Thank you for signing the Honor code. Collaboration, accurate information and good sources are the basis for a great WikiTree.

By signing the Honor Code you're telling others you are a responsible Wiki genealogist.

Feel free to ask me via my profile page if you have any questions.

Have a nice journey on Wikitree,

Guy - Wikitree Mentor / Leader

Marilyn --

You are now a confirmed member of WikiTree! Thank you for volunteering.

It sounds as if you have a good start on your family tree. Have you tried using People:Search under the Find tab at the top of the page? You can also ask a question in our forum http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/. Someone may be able to help you with your confusing names.

Have fun and ask for help if you need it! WikiTree members are always eager to offer guidance to a fellow genealogist.

If you need additional help, our Mentors Project is a friendly bunch of volunteers who will be glad to assist you with WikiTree-specific problems.

See you in the branches –

Shirley

I have Ancestry and Legacy trees which I have been working on for about five years. This work was passed to me by my mother and grandfather who were also interested in genealogy. My toughest area to unblock is finding the migration of my American Indian 5th great grandfather's move from Cape Cod, MA to Dover, VT. I find the Ned family in Dover and in Cape Cod, but I can't connect the two. There is a confusion between Hardwick and Harwich, MA. I'm working on it!

I noticed you uploaded a GEDCOM. Here's a link to great information about GEDCompare, the process of adding a GEDCOM to WikiTree, that you might find helpful.

If you have any brick walls, collaboration might help bust through. Because WikiTree has only one profile for each person, the further back you go in your ancestry, the more likely cousins will find you and help out. ANY Wiki Genealogist can edit "Open" profiles (over 200 years old = open). There's also a brickwall tag in the G2G forum: brickwall

The help pages give lots of information about the process, best to start with 'Before you import a GEDCOM'.

Hi Marilyn,

Welcome to WikiTree! The initial email from us has helpful links that will get you started on WikiTree, which is not like any genealogy site you’ve ever used.

WikiTree is different because our goal is to have one profile per person, and that means we all work together as a BIG collaborative!

What brings you to WikiTree? Do you have research you’d like to share? Are you interested in how your family fits into the bit tree? When you confirm your email address, you’ll see a Volunteer option on your profile page. Click that and leave us a short message about your genealogical interests. A Greeters Project volunteer will be happy to confirm your membership, and you’ll be on your way!

Welcome to the family! We’re really glad you’re here.

Shirley