Malinda Brown

I see that you just did the Pre-1700 Self-Certification. That's great! Also noticed you made 275 contributions to Wikitree, thank you! Here at WikiTree we like to have our members involved with others; collaboration is key!

Is there a particular time period, location, or topic you're interested in? Maybe you have some historically-significant ancestors?

Why don't you stop by the One Name Studies project, to see if there's already a name study for (surname) going on? The current leaders for that are Doug Lockwood and Alison Andrus. They would be happy to get you started.

Again, thanks for volunteering to work on Pre-1700 profiles!

Dorothy, Volunteer Coordinator

Congratulations, you have now been a WikiTree member for one month! Here are a few ways to dive in even deeper:

• Read Beyond the Basics of WikiTree, for a guide to topics like Projects, Categories, and Merging.

• Look for projects that need volunteers.

• Check out our blog, a monthly newsletter along with tips, interviews, and guest posts from people in the larger genealogy community.

• Find WikiTree on several Social Media Sites.

Let me know if I can be of help.

Carole Partridge, WikiTree Mentor

Now that you have had a little time to try WikiTree, there are a few more features you may find useful.

Ideas on what to include in a profile can be found in Styles and Standards, including some tips on writing biographies.

If you need to describe an event, an heirloom or a location relevant to your research, you may like to learn about Free Space Profiles.

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

If you have any questions, feel free to ask via my profile page. Berry ~ WikiTree Mentor

Thanks for joining WikiTree!

As a mentor I'm here to help. If you have questions or problems with WikiTree, post a comment on my profile page or send me a private message.

• Here's how to add information.

• Remember to include locations and sources in new profiles whenever possible.

• Our vision is to build a collaborative tree with just one profile per person, so make sure to look for duplicates!

• If you have royal ancestors, contact the EuroAristo Project to see about connecting to pre-existing lines.

Carole Partridge, WikiTree Mentor

In order to build one collaborative Tree, it is our goal that every person have one profile.

Options for getting started:

• Use People: Search to find existing profiles
• Add info if you wish
• Consider introducing yourself in the Tree House section of G2G
• Watch the introductory WikiTree video
• Ask a Mentor Team member for help with a specific problem
• Let me know if you have questions

Glad to have you here! Carole Partridge, WikiTree Volunteer

If you just want to find out more about your family tree, you don’t need to Volunteer. You are more than welcome to browse. You can click on ‘People Search’ under Find in the upper right hand corner and see if any of your family is already part of our tree. You can also ask questions in our G2G forum.

If you are looking forward to adding your own research and contributing to our collaborative worldwide family tree, please leave us another message to that effect and we will be happy to make you a full member.

Thanks,

Fred

To help you find your way, the help pages and search features can be accessed through the links on the upper right hand corner of almost any page. Feel free to post a question in the G2G Forum or on a relevant profile page.

If you would like to contribute to Wikitree, please click the Volunteer link to receive your ‘Volunteer’ badge, and post a comment here on your profile to tell us that you are interested in family history and wish to join us.

We will be very glad to welcome you to the WikiTree Community.