Billie (Bright) Keaffaber

Thanks for replying to the Southern Colonies Check in, Billie. I figured with both projects, you over looked this one. I marked you active. Have a good six months.

Mary

Hi Billie,

I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Billie you did answer the Military and War check in, but missed answering this check in?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Best wishes,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

This is the time for the semi-annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

Greetings from the Military and War Project. We are doing the six month check-in with members.. Have you been active in the last six months?

Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the Military and War Project that you respond to these check-ins. To make bookkeeping easier, just click Reply to this message on your own page, add your reply, then <SAVE>. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project

Hi Billie,

I noticed that you used the Challenge Tracker to track a change during a recent Saturday Sourcing Sprint. Please consider officially joining us for the Saturday Sourcing Sprints. You can find information, including how to join, on the Sprints Help page.

No pressure, every profile with a source makes our WikiTree better. Your work will continue to be included in Tracking Sheet's Unregistered total at the bottom of the help page if you do not register.

Your work is appreciated. Thanks for sourcing!

Hi Billy

I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the 1776 Project to ask you about your past and continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project?

If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Best wishes,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, 1776 Project

Greetings from the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:1776

We're doing our semi-annual check-in with members to see if you have been active in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the 1776 Project that you respond to these check-ins.

Please post your reply as a reply to this message on your page, for convenience of the record keeping.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Mary Richardson ~ Project Coordinator,1776 Project

Hi,

It’s Germany Project check-in time again! Please respond within the next 2 weeks and let me know if you’re still interested in participating with the Project. Remember, the only requirements for membership in the Germany Project are (1) that you work on at least one German profile every 6 months and (2) that you respond to this check-in.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. In your response, we welcome any feedback you may want to give on the project (what you like about it, what you’d like to see us do, what we could change, etc.)

If you ever have any questions, please ask. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Traci ~ Germany Project co-leader

Billie,

Thank you for your contributions to the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.

WT Appreciation Team

Hi Billie,

It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:

If you are happy with the team you’re on or if you’d like to make a change. It is now required that all members with an Ireland project badge work on at least one of the project’s team(s), so if you’ve not yet signed up please do so in your reply to this check-in.

• What you think the project is doing well, and what (if any) changes you would like to see us make? Are there any teams you would like to become more active in?

• Would you be interested in helping to work on an Ireland Project newsletter?

• Please give us some feedback on the use of google group and discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way for us to ensure you receive project communications? If you would like to join us on either one, just let us know in your response and we will get you signed up.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Jen Hutton, on behalf of the Ireland Project

Hi, here's a link to a US Civil War Project Challenge you might be interested in: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392544/us-civil-war-between-the-states-project-april-2022-challenge

Thank you for again contributing to the Sourcerers Challenge in February!

Nan, WikiTree Appreciation team

Billie,

Congratulations on adding sources to 29 profiles during the January Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving the health of our One Tree.

Nan, WT Appreciation Team

Hi Billie, I just wanted to thank you for all the work you've done to improve the US Civil War Between the States Project. I'm doing a check-in with all project members and wanted to verify that you're still interested in being a member of the project. Also, any suggestions for the Project would be welcome. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader.

Hi Billie!

It's time for our annual Scotland Project check-in!

This year we are hoping to learn what our membership would like to accomplish over the next 12 months. In case you aren't aware, this year is WikiTree's ""Year of Connections"" and the Project's leadership would like to contribute to this in as many ways as possible.

We would appreciate it if you would share your thoughts and ideas with us on how we can accomplish this goal. We would also appreciate it if you would provide some feedback on our existing goals, including:

• If you have not yet signed up to help on one of the project's teams, which team(s) would you be interested in joining?
• How often should we provide a Project Newsletter?
• Have you participated in the Tartan Trail? If not, is this something you'd be interested in doing?
• Do you have a question(s) that we could add to a Frequently Asked Questions page?
• Any suggestions or ideas you have on ways to improve the Scotland Project in general

We continue to communicate with our Project members via Google Group (official) and Discord (unofficial), as well as G2G. You may also reach out to any of the Project leaders via WikiTree's internal messaging system at any time.

Thank you for all you do to help the Scotland Project become a knowledge hub for Scottish genealogical research! We wish you all the best in 2022!

Sincerely, Amy Gilpin on behalf of the Scotland Project Leaders

Hi Cousin!

Thank you for your participation with Team Virginia in the January 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 85,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!!

Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia

P.S. Our Discord Channel is also active all year, not only during Thons. Drop in and say hi!

Billie-

This is the semi-annual polling for the US Southern Colonies Project. This check-in with members is to see if you have been active in the last six months in this project?

Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the US Southern Colonies Project that you respond to these check-ins.

I look forward to hearing from you.. Many thanks,

Mary, Project Coordinator, - Membership US Southern Colonies Project

Hi Billie, I noticed you chose the USBH Connecting Challenge for 5 profiles on the challenge tracker. I assume you meant to choose a different challenge and wanted to let you know so you can get credit for your work on future profiles. Emma

Billie -

Registration for the 1st 2022 Connect-A-Thon is open. We would love to have you join us on Team Virginia again!

Yep Cuz you have the right person

Mary

Hi,

The Germany Project Leaders are doing their semi-annual check-in with all project members and we want to verify that you’re still interested in being a member of the Project. Please respond by private message and let me know.

Are you currently working with one of our Sub-projects or Teams? If not, take a look at our main Project page for a full list.

We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Traci ~ Germany Project co-leader

Thanks for joining Team Virginia on the 2021 Source-A-Thon.  Our Team finished in 1st place by sourcing over 6,600 Profiles!  That is an amazing job!! 

We couldn't do it without you & look forward to you joining us on the 2022 Clean-A-Thon!

Mindy & Sandy - Team Virginia Co Captains

Billie, did you know you won a prize today? You need to clim here before 8 pm!

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1305747/did-you-win-a-2021-source-a-thon-prize

Hi the Mitchell name study sticker can integrate with the US category by adding |category=United States, Mitchell Name Study}} at the end of the template (as opposed to just }}. So after the first double brackets it's One Name Study|name=Mitchell|category=United States, Mitchell Name Study}}

Thanks!

Hi Billie, thank you for all your contributions to WikiTree. Can you please review the Pre-1700 Profiles reliable sources requirements? Family tree links and Find-A-Grave are not considered reliable sources for Pre-1700 profiles. Thanks, Laura

Hello,

I am checking in on behalf of the 1776 Project to announce the new project membership requirements and to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. All project members are being asked to join one of the project teams and also to make at least one project contribution every 6 months. We are also asking all project members to join the project's Google Group for project communications.

If you are interested in remaining with the Project, please reply to this comment or send me a message, request to join the Google Group, and let us know what team you would like to participate on.

We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

SJ - 1776 Project Leader

Hi Billie,

I have a gr grandfather who was in two prisoner of war camps. I broke the profile with a bit on each camp, then added the template to each section. This is his profile David Hamilton Cate CSW, WIA, MIA, POW

Mary

Hey Cousin -

WikiTree's 2021 Source-A-Thon is October 1st through the 4th and registration is NOW open. We would love to have you join us at Team Virginia again this year!

To sign up, "Answer" the main G2G question and state that you wish to be on "Team Virginia". LOTS of great prizes this year!!

(As a note, you can source ANY needy Profile, not just those in VA/WV/KY)

Hope you will join us!

Mindy and Sandy - Team Virginia 2021 Source-A-Thon

Register at: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1291959/have-you-registered-for-the-2021-source-a-thon-yet

Hi Billie!

Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the July 2021 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 74,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Thanks for hanging out live chatting on Discord during the Thon. :)

Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia

Save the Date: October 1st through 4th, Source-A-Thon (with amazing prizes!)

On behalf of the US Southern Colonies Project Leaders, I am doing a check-in with members to see if you were Active in the US_Southern_Colonies (US SoCOL) in the last two months. Please reply with whether you have been active in work for the last two months in https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:US_Southern_Colonies?

Your work for US Southern Colonies might include Teams, Bio Builders, Quality Assurance, Sourcing, Profiles, Stickers for Southern Colonies, Categories for Southern Colonies, Managed Profiles, PPP profiles, Arborists, Data Doctors for Southern Colonies

Please notify me of this activity or you can post a message on my page here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Richardson-7161

Thanks for your help.

Mary ~ Project Coordinator, Membership

Can you please remove Category: Hartley Name Study from your profile? The category is for people with the surname Hartley.

Thanks!

Hi Billie,

Please remove Categor:Military and War Project from your profile and use instead: Category:Military and War Project Members. Thank you!

Natalie, Military and War Leader

Hi,

The Germany Project Leaders are doing their semi-annual check-in with all project members and we want to verify that you’re still interested in being a member of the Project. Please respond by private message and let me know.

Are you currently working with one of our Sub-projects or Teams? If not, take a look at our main Project page for a full list. We recently launched a new Profile Improvement Team and are seeking new team members. Let me know if you’re interested.

We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Traci ~ Germany Project co-leader

Hi all who see this. I know I have lots of profiles to work on. Will be out few weeks as just got my Pacemaker/ Diffibulator in so be back in couple weeks hopefully.

Billie

Re: Margaret Alkire Life

No I am not related to her. She is an in-law to the fellow who lived in my house 1919 - 1940, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hardman-1108. Hardman was my grandfather's best friend, and after he died, my grandparents bought his farm from his estate, thus I live in his house. My surviving relatives had all kinds of stories about Hardman. So I did my best to see if any were true. Turns out most weren't. I also filled in his family tree as a winter project a couple of years ago. I really don't know anything more than already written about the Alkires. Good luck -Jon

As part of an annual check-in of the WikiTree US Presidents Project we are asking members if they are planning to continue their contributions to the project. We are establishing a page where everyone can identify the President or Vice President that they wish to manage. Just respond to this message to let me know 1) Are you planning to continue with the Project and 2) do you have a specific President or Vice President that you are interested in.

Hello

It’s time for a Project check-in!

Scotland Project Leaders check in with you at least once a year to see how you are doing. With the changes happening around the world, we understand that life is hectic right now.

What are you planning to work on for the Scotland Project this year? Are you happy with the team(s) you part of, or would you like to make some changes?

This time round, we’re also looking for feedback on the use of Google Group and Discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way to ensure you receive Project communications? If you would like to join us on Google Group or Discord, let us know in your response.

Billie, Thanks for adding Samuel to the Angier Name Study. I am going to add more info for him. I look forward to having you add his kids.

Vic

Hi Billie,

We're sad to inform you that the Black Sheep Project is being dissolved. All BSP's subprojects will be moved in pieces under the Notables Project as categories and perhaps as Teams, depending on interest. Witch Trials will become a subproject of Notables.

Your BSP project member badge will soon be removed. If you'd like to join the Notables project, please let one of us know and we'll get you a Notables badge.

Please email either of us if you have any questions and if you'd like to join the Notables project.

Thanks, Susan McNamee & Traci Thiessen ~co-leaders, Black Sheep Project

Hi Billie,

I asked someone to look into why you are no longer on the Military and War goggle group. The profile looks nice! Let me know if I can help in any way.

Paula

Greetings BIllie

This is in response to your G2G post about joining the Magna Carta Project, We would be happy to have you join us at one of the two membership levels we offer. The two levels are "Badged" and "Affiliate". While members at both levels participate in improving the profiles and lineages of Magna Carta surety barons and their descendants from Richardson documented "Gateway Ancestors" to their surety baron ancestors, the participation requirements differ between the two membership levels. The level you choose to participate at would depend on your interest, your experience, and amount of time you wish to devote to this interesting area of genealogy.

For more information. please take a look at the following project pages.

• Magna Carta Project Member Portal This is the project's main portal.
• Magna Carta Project Membership Information This page has information on membership levels and participating in the project.

Once you decide on the level you want to participate at let me know and I will get you started.

David Douglass, Project Co-Leader

Hi Billie! Neither of those sub-projects exist yet. You are welcome to start one. You'd start off as a free-space project that could grow into a team or sub-project of the Religion Project at some point. See: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Free-Space_Projects. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Hello Billie,

My name is Sarah and I’m the Project Coordinator for the Scotland Project. As you may have heard, we have merged the Scottish Clans project into the Scotland Project. I am contacting you today to find out if you are interested in continuing with us under this new format. If you would like to go forward on the Scottish Clans Team, please reply and let me know which clans you have been working on or would like to work on. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Sarah Mason, Scotland PC

Hi Billie

cannot find the parents of Sophorous or any spellings.

1880 census shows a S D Gross. with a wife Lavinia

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6N-TLZ : 16 July 2017), S D Gross, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 118A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,091.

The Daniel Gross in FamilySearch.org seem to have died 1 year before your date of death plus they do not have children listed named Soupharous or any near spellings.

I rarely luse Ancestry.com.

Hello Billie,

Thank you for your explanation about the Bergstrasser profiles.

Natalie

Hi Billie.. Your question about Sophorous Gross. Your best source is the top source from Fold 3. It says

Branch=Army, Units= 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company I

Be sure to type in Union Civil War (Union)

I am putting the sticker for you, if you do not mind.. Then you can see how it is done..

This is the page of directions: Civil War

PS It is best to read this link from your personal page.

mary, Project Coordinator , Civil War Project

Hi Billie,

Thanks for your message! We have a g2g "joining" post that you should answer if you're interested in category work. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/843651/would-you-like-to-join-the-categorization-project

Please read over our project page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Categorization

We correct category errors and help projects figure out their category structures. As the project page explains, "The only requirements for membership in the Categorization Project are that you join a team and work with your Team Leader, and that you respond to the six monthly check-in from the Project Leaders (or Volunteer Coordinators)."

Thanks, Natalie, Categorization project

Hi Billie,

Welcome to the Germany Project. Please read the Germany project page add GERMANY to your list of followed tags, and can you please send me a private message with your email address so i can add you to our Google Group. The group is where our project communicates.

Thanks for joining, I look forward to working with you.

Kylie Haese ~ Germany Project Leader

Hi Billie,

I only made the category. We don’t make templates for individual states under each name Study. You are welcome to use the Callahan Name Study template under the Biography heading and include the category for Pennsylvania.

Thanks!

Paula

Hi Billie,

I am so sorry this took so long! Here is your category.