Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
My family tree is on another website.
My dna tests are for my son and father in law. We are currently adding myself and my husband to this list as we go.
Hi!
My name is Chrissy Preston and I am addicted to genealogy and tombstones.
I have a blog called The Cemetery Mom. On my journey of cleaning up Lycoming County, PA, USA's Cemeteries.
Come visit me there.
Other surnames: Wurster, Lovell, Kiess, Ulmer, Marquardt, Kress
DNA Testing
I am currently on my way to being tested as is my husband.
Who is tested in our family: My son. My father-in-law.
Sources
The Preston Genealogy; Tracing the History of the Family from about 1040 AD, in Great Britain, in the New England States, and in Virginia, to the Present Time - by Preston, William Bowker, 1830 - Purchased and have connected our Preston line to the tree.
Campbell family members are majority listed in Pennsylvania's Pine Creek Valley and Pioneer Families. By Spencer Kraybil, 1991. - Given by grandmother.
Kiess family book (Watson Kiess, "The Kiess Family", (Williamsport, PA, no publisher, 1957). ) - Kiess and Wurster go together like peanut butter and jelly in my husband's family
Wurster Family book - I have found some earlier dates than what is in this book in the old disc for world family tree.
Smith Family book - This is my husband's mainline several smiths married into the Wurster and Kiess family.
McKee family book - given by great aunt Mary Lou McKee
A Brion on every mountain - Vada Koch - a must-have for every Brion from Tioga & Lycoming county. Have been in touch with regards to family info and they are working on putting together an amendment to the book already.
Kraybill, Spencer L. Pennsylvania's Pine Creek Valley and Pioneer Families. Gateway Press, Inc. (Baltimore, MD : 1991)
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We hope you can join the MidAtlantic Team for the 2023 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 29th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 2nd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be improving existing profiles. To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:
Also, different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:
It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future
You can 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 the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!
I just got a notification of this comment via the email that you sent to me. I definitely would like to be back on the Scotland Project. Not sure why the comment notification didn't come up in my email when you did comment on my page but I will look into that.
since I didn’t see any reaction from your side about the check-in message from May, I assume you don’t want to remain a project member. If I don’t hear from you within the next 14 days, I will then remove your Germany Project badge. If you do not wish for that to happen, please reply to the check-in message below or send me a direct message.
If this message finds you too late, feel free to re-request the badge by replying to our G2G join post.
Ahh!! Yes, I do want to remain in the project ! I thought I sent the response but must have gotten sidetracked with the 1776 project since we were on the final hump of the sticker changeover.
We're doing a little Category housekeeping, and cleaning off the 1776 Project level. Would you please help with the following change in your biography?
it's annual check-in time 2023. If you still wish to remain a member of the Germany Project, please reply to this post, by stating this intention. If we don’t hear from you in the next 30 days, your membership badge will be removed. In this case please don't be offended ... you're welcome to rejoin at any time. Please also note, that in order to receive help, with researching your German ancestors, membership is not mandatory. Just ask your questions in the G2G forum and tag them with Germany in order for knowledgeable people to see them.
If you wish to remain a member, we would like to learn more about your perception of the Germany Project in order to achieve a future development according to our members needs and wishes. For this, we created a survey, which we kindly ask you to fill-in.
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It is hard to believe but it is time for another Connect-a-thon. It will start 8 am Friday, April 21st and run through 8 am Monday, April 24th. We hope you will join the Mid-Atlantic Team again for another weekend of adding profiles to Wikitree. To register, please answer this post in the G2G forum:
Not a problem. I am currently working to add all of my Callahan's from the book to the project so others can find them easier and hopefully find a missing branch.
The January Connect-a-Thon is coming up shortly, 8 AM EST, Friday January 13th to 8 AM EST Monday, January 16th.
The rules are simple. You need to start from an existing profile and add family to it, parents, children. (If you have siblings to add, add the parents first.) It must have at least one source.
You get a point for each profile you create. You do not have to use the challenge tracker or count--the system will do it automatically. Avoid creating profiles for living people as they will not count.
To get to know your team mates and make sure you can get into Discord and our team chat, try posting a picture of something in your home town without any explanation. And, the others can try to guess where it is. This is just for fun and not required!
If you don't want to use Discord or have problems with it, you can send a pm to either Lucy or me with any questions.
We hope you can join us for the next Connect-a-thon. It starts Friday, January 13th at 8 am EST and ends Monday, January 16th at 8 am EST. (You don't have to be available the entire time.) Regisration ends Wednesday, January 11th.
We hope you can join Team MidAtlantic for the 2022 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 30th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 3rd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be working on existing profiles. There are links on our team page to lists of unsourced profiles: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_New_York
To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:
Also different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:
Thank you for replying to the Great War Project July 2022 check in (subproject of the Military and War Project), Christine I have marked you as active. And yes I had heard about you from Betty Norman. Good luck on the stickers as well as your Civil War space page.
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Thanks so much for being a part of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the July Connect-a-thon. As a group we added 3.824 profiles to Wikitree. Hope to see you in October for the Source-a-thon.
It is time for a July 2022 check in for the Great War Project. I am sending this message on the behalf of the leader of the Military and War Project. Have you been active in the Great War project 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 or post reply. I look forward to hearing from you..
Thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
I'm still here and interested I have just been busy over in the 1776 project as a leader for the sticker change! I've been adding and correcting any templates I see for the Great War as I see them. I am also working on Civil War rosters for my area in Lycoming County so I'm all overthe place !! :)
We would love to have you join the Mid-Atlantic Team for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, July 15th, at 8 AM (EST) and run until Monday, July 18th, at 8 AM (EST). You do not need to be available the entire time and there will be links on our page to the Needs Profiles categories .
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
Thanks so much for being a member of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the April Connectathon. It was a fun and productive weekend. We added 3,716 profiles to Wikitree between the two teams and had 49 people participate. Considering many of us can’t stop at just one source, we may never make the top ten, but we did great!
Mindy usually sends out a wrap up message in which she mentions how to delete from your watchlist profiles you do not want to continue to manage. Can I make a request, wait until tomorrow before you do this, and then can you check your suggestion list and see if there are any typos that need to be corrected. We don’t want to add to the data doctors’ work.
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
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.
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I still want to be on the Germany group!! Do you happen to know how I go about getting records from Schrollbach? My grandmother is looking to find information on her fathers side and I've exhausted all the research out on Ancestry.
Thanks for responding, Christine. Schrollbach is in Rhineland-Palatinate, Check out the RP team page for places to look for records: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Rhineland-Palatine_Team. If you can't find anything new from using those resources, post a comment on the RP team page asking for help. Or post a question in our Google Group. You'll most probably get a response from someone who knows the area and can help. Good luck! Best, Traci
Hello I am stuck in a situation as I'm researching and going back as far as I can I've gotten to mary smee and well one of her grandchildren was a sarah E campbell. I see no record of it in your tree. Am I mistaken seeing as the family matches up and the only missing link is Sarah.
Hi, so the Smee family is a very hard family to find much on that far back for me. I have been researching Mary and everyone related to her for some time with not much luck. I have a book and that is the only mention I have been able to find of the family. I went on a rabbit hole search one time and it did not yield much work. I have also been having a time with the Ostrander connection to the Ostrander family they are listed as being related to the Ostrander/Terwillinger family.
Please keep in mind that I am working from 2 trees. I am slowly working to get all of the family I have from my ancestry profile over to here. I have a more complete tree over there. If you are referring to Sarah Campbell daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Hostrander Campbell then I do have her in my tree as being born 1822 and dieing in 1908. If you have her in your wikitree please feel free to attach her to the family. It will certainly save me some time in adding her there.
Sarah Campbell is in fact in my family tree I haven't gotten to her yet because I don't know the birth year or death date of two people and don't know really how to imput that in. I have three people before I get to her yet. But she married a man Samuel jenkins. They had a son named Jacob rufus jenkins. Jacob had a daughter name ione alfreda jenkins and she married a man named denzel lamont austin. They both had a son raymond lamont austin who married Mary bagley and they had my grandfather James raymond austin. My grandfather married my grandmother Thelma Sprague had my dad dennis austin who had me. So I do in fact come from the Campbell family blood line.
You are in luck!! Last night I worked a bit on that part of the family. I can going to work a bit more so I can confirm some more information. I always try to work on the parts of the tree when someone reaches out so it gets a bit hectic. I will get back to you here in a bit.
Have you ever considered participating in one of WikiTree's Connect-A-Thons? It's a great opportunity to add new profiles, whether they are extended family members or someone who fits into of one of your projects. The next one will run from Friday, April 22nd to Monday, April 25th.
I want to personally invite you to join the Mid-Atlantic Team because of your Pennsylvania roots and your interest in Pennsylvania cemetery research. If you are interested in participating, you can sign up in the G2G forum registration post (https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392037) and add another badge to your collection. You are not limited to adding profiles for only this region, of course. Hope you'll consider joining the fun!
By the way, my connection to Lycoming County is Eagles Mere, where my Dad's sister lived (Kline-1221).
Have you considered participating in one of WikiTree's Connect-A-Thons? The next one will run from Friday, April 22nd to Monday, April 25th. It's an opportunity to add new profiles, whether they are extended family members, part of one of your projects, notables, etc.
If you are interested in participating, you can sign up in the G2G forum registration post (https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392037). I invite you to join the Mid-Atlantic Team since I notice your family is from Pennsylvania.
Hi Christine, 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.
Yes I am still interested in being a member, I am currently working in the 1776 project as well and have been working to get a list of those in Lycoming County for Civil War on the side.
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
I don't really have any ideas to help with. I am curious on the tartan trail but as I already know my various tartans (MacKey, Campbell, Morrison to name a few) I'm not sure how it would help!!
I do still want to stay and see where I can help !! I am a big member of the 1776 project so I guess my contribution can be making sure Scottish members who served are recognized !
Chrissy, I already know your answers. Thank you for all you do!
To all 1776 Project Team Leaders:
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Please respond to this message by private messaging.
1. Are you currently active in your role of team leader?
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I want to heartily thank the team leaders who support and make the 1776 Project a success! Your efforts are much appreciated, and a vital part of moving the project forward.
You can remove the sticker as long as you add him to the States Civil Service category. He was in both and the military should be the primary since it was a Minuteman status.
I was needing information on my fourth Great Grandmother Nancy Campbell. I believe she was born in 1772 and married Sampson Crawford. I see on some of the sites that Nancy Campbell was a daughter to Samuel Campbell born 1738. Is there any document showing this connection? I am already a member of the Sons of the American Revolution but would love to add another patriot. Sincerely Patrick Crawford
Hi Christine, I am working on Edward Dawson and his father who both served in 1776.There are part of this week's CHALLENGE (Michael Lacopo). I can't remember how to get the enlistment date in the template!?! It's 24 December 1776.
Hello Christine, new issue just noticed. Another 1776 updater has chosen to edit the rank to what notes say the patriot "became" after the Revolution and as I see his rank listed on his SAR. But I put it as in the DAR record, have edited it again.
This will be a question for the manager of the profile. The biography states they were known as Colonel. This makes me feel like it was a nickname rather than actually earned. You need to work with the manager to have it as their preference. I personally would stick with Liet. for the sticker and have the Colonel as a nick name but this is the managers preference.
Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members twice per year and it's that time again. Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:
If you'd like to continue as a PGM project team member (I know you are very busy with multiple projects so your contribution level may be limited).
If you're happy with the team you're on (Research and/or Profile Improvement) or if you'd like to make a change
Optionally, what you like since the reboot back in May or what you think could be improved. This could be something about Discord, or Google Groups, or managed profile spreadsheets, or challenge participation or really anything. If you like everything the way it is, you can let me know that too :)
If you'd like to tell me about a particular project or family you're working on, I'd love to hear about that as well.
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. I look forward to hearing from you.
I like where I am. Being able to make changes to the PPPs really helps with some other projects I am working on. I don't have many complaints and the ones I have are not as important and more like personal preferences.
Right now I am tackling the 1776 Stickers tho and it seems we are going to have those profiles done and updated in the next few years. :) I really wish I had more time to focus on it but alas I am elbow deep in kids and family matters.
Thanks for letting me know Christine and I'm glad you're sticking with the team!
I know you are super busy based on our prior conversations but all contributions to WT are helpful, PGM or not. Although based on my UEL ancestors we may be on opposite teams at the Revolutionary War Re-enactment picnic ;)
Have a good afternoon!
Brad
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.
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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 have been following but I haven't been as active since I took on the 1776 Project Sticker. I do check in to see if any of my own profiles needs updates tho.
The idea came from a Find a Grave that Adam served, but he was b 1784 after the war. Then I found the father is the one who is the patriot so updated his profile.
Noted your inputs to the William Avery Babcock (1747-1829) profile. Might you be able to fix the "sticker" that you input to that profile? The way it is now, it's not complete. Frankly, we are not yet certain which militia he served in, so you probably should just leave the sticker without any designation as to "unit" or his rank; either that, or remove the sticker for now and let the biography suffice. Thanks for your interest in this profile.
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.
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If we don't hear back from you we will assume that you no longer wish to participate in the project and if so, you could rejoin at any time as is convenient for you.
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.
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.
I would still like to work on adding those who immigrated to America and add them to their right projects. I'm a bit all over right now with research so I will work periodically on helping with categories and updating cemeteries, birth and death locations, etc.
I do use the google groups and get notifications but I haven't had time to go out and check in with happenings. I've never used Discord before. Happy with communication !
On behalf of the Germany Project, I am currently undergoing our member check-in's and wanted to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Sub-projects or Teams? We have many new teams so have a look on the Germany project page for the full list. I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google groups for project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup, please submit a join request and we will get that approved as quickly as possible. We also ask that you check your follwed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (GERMANY) so you don't miss any disucssions in G2G.
We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions please ask. I would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project!
Please respond by private message. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
There are a lot of sub projects to pick from. I am definitely interested. Can I pick more than one team?
1. Alsace – Lorraine / Elsass – Lothringen project - Brion/Breon family is from this area.
2. Baden-Wurttemberg - Wurster/Wuster family
3. Saarland- My maternal grandmother was born and raised in Saarbrucken so yeah that's a given.
I am already working to add resources and connections so I will continue to add what I can from the American side.
WikiTree Ambassadors are volunteers who have taken on the mission of spreading the WikiTree Love across a variety of channels. There are five other teams, if you have an interest in any of them in addition to the Blogging team, just let me know:
Yes I just posted about military headstones out on my blog here the 14th.
I could definitely work on getting something related to the cemeteries project out there on my blog, I know I always talk about wikitree and reference it with Find A Grave and Regimental history. I'm working on the 207th Regiment's rosters and getting them profiles from Lycoming County, Pa. So sure I would love to join the Blogger Team!
Thanks for your participation during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Thank you so much for participating with the Twisted Thistles during the 2020 Connect-a-Thon! Here is a sticker code you can put on your profile, just add the double curly brackets {{ }} at both ends.
As a member of the Scotland Project, we'd love to have you join the Twisted Thistles
in the upcoming Connect-a-thon the weekend of July 17 - July 20. If you'd like to join us and help to develop our ever-expanding Scottish tree, please register on the G2G post here
and be sure to mention you'd like to be on the Twisted Thistles team for Scotland.
Thank you for adding your DNA Test to your profile on WikiTree. Getting Started with DNA will tell you more about how DNA kits are used on WikiTree.
DNA at WikiTree provides a visual way for you to find others who have tested and have the potential of having common ancestors. It normally takes 24 hours from adding a test, or adding a new ancestor, or ancestor’s descendant, for WikiTree to display your name and test results on your ancestors and their descendants’ profiles for potential cousins to compare results with.
The Global Cemeteries Project is currently undergoing our member check-in and wanted to verify that you are still active and interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Cemetery Teams? If not, is there a particular Team or area you are interested in participating with? I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google Groups for internal project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup for access feel free to submit a join request and we will get that approved as quick as possible. We also ask that members check their follwed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (CEMETERIES) so you don't miss any disucssions in G2G.
Last, but not least, we would like to thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and let you konw that any ideas or suggestions for improvement you may have for the Global Cemeteries Project would greatly appreciated!
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.
It's almost time for the 2019 Source-A-Thon, and I'm excited to be on the Mid-Atlantic Team with you! Good luck with your sourcing tis weekend, and have fun.
~ Star
We hope you can join the MidAtlantic Team for the 2023 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 29th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 2nd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be improving existing profiles. To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1628429/register-now-for-the-2023-source-a-thon
Also, different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1621243/the-2023-source-thon-is-coming-would-you-like-to-donate-prize
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team
It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future
You can 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 the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!
Sheena - Scotland Project Membership Coordinator
I just got a notification of this comment via the email that you sent to me. I definitely would like to be back on the Scotland Project. Not sure why the comment notification didn't come up in my email when you did comment on my page but I will look into that.
Thanks
Thank you for your replies, we're glad you're staying with the project.
All the best Sheena
Thanks for the thanks, Christine!
since I didn’t see any reaction from your side about the check-in message from May, I assume you don’t want to remain a project member. If I don’t hear from you within the next 14 days, I will then remove your Germany Project badge. If you do not wish for that to happen, please reply to the check-in message below or send me a direct message.
If this message finds you too late, feel free to re-request the badge by replying to our G2G join post.
Kind regards from Black Forest
Just a quick reminder the next Connectathon is coming up the weekend of July 14th to 16th. We would love to have us join us again on the Mid-Atlantic Team. To register, answer the post in G2G: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1595502/have-you-registered-for-the-july-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?start=560#a_list_title
Hope to see you in the branches
Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team
We're doing a little Category housekeeping, and cleaning off the 1776 Project level. Would you please help with the following change in your biography?
Change
Category:1776 Project
to
Category:1776 Project Members
Thanks a bunch! Betty
Chrissy
it's annual check-in time 2023. If you still wish to remain a member of the Germany Project, please reply to this post, by stating this intention. If we don’t hear from you in the next 30 days, your membership badge will be removed. In this case please don't be offended ... you're welcome to rejoin at any time. Please also note, that in order to receive help, with researching your German ancestors, membership is not mandatory. Just ask your questions in the G2G forum and tag them with Germany in order for knowledgeable people to see them.
If you wish to remain a member, we would like to learn more about your perception of the Germany Project in order to achieve a future development according to our members needs and wishes. For this, we created a survey, which we kindly ask you to fill-in.
In case you want to communicate, discuss and receive help about WikiTree in German, you might want to check out the WikiTree category at Compgen’s Discourse as well as the German Discord server Ahnenforschung.
Of course there’s still the official WikiTree Discord server, where we usually talk English. Feel free to learn more about Discord and the server at Help:Discord.
Kind regards from Black Forest
It is hard to believe but it is time for another Connect-a-thon. It will start 8 am Friday, April 21st and run through 8 am Monday, April 24th. We hope you will join the Mid-Atlantic Team again for another weekend of adding profiles to Wikitree. To register, please answer this post in the G2G forum:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1553800/have-you-registered-for-the-april-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title
Mickey & Lucy Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team
Thank you so much for taking the time to add the resource to the Callahan Name Study! It was very generous of you!
Paula
Not a problem. I am currently working to add all of my Callahan's from the book to the project so others can find them easier and hopefully find a missing branch.
Chrissy
The January Connect-a-Thon is coming up shortly, 8 AM EST, Friday January 13th to 8 AM EST Monday, January 16th.
The rules are simple. You need to start from an existing profile and add family to it, parents, children. (If you have siblings to add, add the parents first.) It must have at least one source.
You get a point for each profile you create. You do not have to use the challenge tracker or count--the system will do it automatically. Avoid creating profiles for living people as they will not count.
There is a lnk for the challenge tracker on our team page; https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_New_York
Our team chats on Discord. These are the instructions for setting it up are here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord
To get to know your team mates and make sure you can get into Discord and our team chat, try posting a picture of something in your home town without any explanation. And, the others can try to guess where it is. This is just for fun and not required!
If you don't want to use Discord or have problems with it, you can send a pm to either Lucy or me with any questions.
Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team
We hope you can join us for the next Connect-a-thon. It starts Friday, January 13th at 8 am EST and ends Monday, January 16th at 8 am EST. (You don't have to be available the entire time.) Regisration ends Wednesday, January 11th.
To register, answer this post in the G2G forum and ask to be put on the Mid-Atlantic Team: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1505819/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2023-connect-a-thon-yet?start=0#a_list_title
If you do not have a project of your own to work on, in addition to the Unconnected and Needs Profiles lists on our team page, the Civil War project is looking for participants to help connect Civil War veterans: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1506578/us-civil-war-january-2023-challenge
Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team
We hope you can join Team MidAtlantic for the 2022 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 30th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 3rd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be working on existing profiles. There are links on our team page to lists of unsourced profiles: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Team_New_York
To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1463120/register-now-for-the-2022-source-a-thon?start=0#a_list_title
Also different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1462777/the-2022-source-thon-is-coming-would-you-like-to-donate-prize
Looking forward to seeing you there
Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Mickey and Lucy, Co-Captains
It is time for a July 2022 check in for the Great War Project. I am sending this message on the behalf of the leader of the Military and War Project. Have you been active in the Great War project 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 or post reply. I look forward to hearing from you..
Thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Thanks for checking in!!
Chrissy
We would love to have you join the Mid-Atlantic Team for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, July 15th, at 8 AM (EST) and run until Monday, July 18th, at 8 AM (EST). You do not need to be available the entire time and there will be links on our page to the Needs Profiles categories .
If you would like to join us then please answer the G2G post here https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1431009/have-you-registered-for-the-july-2022-connect-a-thon-yet and ask to join the Mid-Atlantic Team.
Hope you will join us again!
Mickey Co-Captain for the Mid-Atlantic Team
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Mary
Thanks so much for being a member of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the April Connectathon. It was a fun and productive weekend. We added 3,716 profiles to Wikitree between the two teams and had 49 people participate. Considering many of us can’t stop at just one source, we may never make the top ten, but we did great!
Mindy usually sends out a wrap up message in which she mentions how to delete from your watchlist profiles you do not want to continue to manage. Can I make a request, wait until tomorrow before you do this, and then can you check your suggestion list and see if there are any typos that need to be corrected. We don’t want to add to the data doctors’ work.
See you next thon Mickey
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
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
Please keep in mind that I am working from 2 trees. I am slowly working to get all of the family I have from my ancestry profile over to here. I have a more complete tree over there. If you are referring to Sarah Campbell daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Hostrander Campbell then I do have her in my tree as being born 1822 and dieing in 1908. If you have her in your wikitree please feel free to attach her to the family. It will certainly save me some time in adding her there.
edited by Mandi Austin
Have you ever considered participating in one of WikiTree's Connect-A-Thons? It's a great opportunity to add new profiles, whether they are extended family members or someone who fits into of one of your projects. The next one will run from Friday, April 22nd to Monday, April 25th.
I want to personally invite you to join the Mid-Atlantic Team because of your Pennsylvania roots and your interest in Pennsylvania cemetery research. If you are interested in participating, you can sign up in the G2G forum registration post (https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392037) and add another badge to your collection. You are not limited to adding profiles for only this region, of course. Hope you'll consider joining the fun!
By the way, my connection to Lycoming County is Eagles Mere, where my Dad's sister lived (Kline-1221).
Have you considered participating in one of WikiTree's Connect-A-Thons? The next one will run from Friday, April 22nd to Monday, April 25th. It's an opportunity to add new profiles, whether they are extended family members, part of one of your projects, notables, etc.
If you are interested in participating, you can sign up in the G2G forum registration post (https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392037). I invite you to join the Mid-Atlantic Team since I notice your family is from Pennsylvania.
P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader.
I have no suggestions to give.
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:
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
I do still want to stay and see where I can help !! I am a big member of the 1776 project so I guess my contribution can be making sure Scottish members who served are recognized !
To all 1776 Project Team Leaders:
Please respond to this message by private messaging.
1. Are you currently active in your role of team leader?
2. Please give a status of the activities of your team and your role as leader.
I want to heartily thank the team leaders who support and make the 1776 Project a success! Your efforts are much appreciated, and a vital part of moving the project forward.
Betty - 1776 Project Manager
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bateman-1606 Perhaps we don't need a Civil Service sticker on him?
I was needing information on my fourth Great Grandmother Nancy Campbell. I believe she was born in 1772 and married Sampson Crawford. I see on some of the sites that Nancy Campbell was a daughter to Samuel Campbell born 1738. Is there any document showing this connection? I am already a member of the Sons of the American Revolution but would love to add another patriot. Sincerely Patrick Crawford
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dawson-6539
Thanks for any help on this one.
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Lane-10094&public=1
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Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members twice per year and it's that time again. Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:
If you'd like to tell me about a particular project or family you're working on, I'd love to hear about that as well.
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks!
Brad Stauf, PGM membership coordinator
I like where I am. Being able to make changes to the PPPs really helps with some other projects I am working on. I don't have many complaints and the ones I have are not as important and more like personal preferences.
Right now I am tackling the 1776 Stickers tho and it seems we are going to have those profiles done and updated in the next few years. :) I really wish I had more time to focus on it but alas I am elbow deep in kids and family matters.
I know you are super busy based on our prior conversations but all contributions to WT are helpful, PGM or not. Although based on my UEL ancestors we may be on opposite teams at the Revolutionary War Re-enactment picnic ;) Have a good afternoon! Brad
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
I have been following but I haven't been as active since I took on the 1776 Project Sticker. I do check in to see if any of my own profiles needs updates tho.
Thanks Chrissy
The idea came from a Find a Grave that Adam served, but he was b 1784 after the war. Then I found the father is the one who is the patriot so updated his profile.
UPDATE - Mary Beth says she isn't active on Wikitree now, says she may have incorrect death dates...
and added details to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gavitt-97
edited by Beryl Meehan
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.
If we don't hear back from you we will assume that you no longer wish to participate in the project and if so, you could rejoin at any time as is convenient for you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
SJ - 1776 Project Leader
Yesterday was a cut and paste day while juggling kids.
best regards,
SJ
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
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.
I would still like to work on adding those who immigrated to America and add them to their right projects. I'm a bit all over right now with research so I will work periodically on helping with categories and updating cemeteries, birth and death locations, etc.
I do use the google groups and get notifications but I haven't had time to go out and check in with happenings. I've never used Discord before. Happy with communication !
On behalf of the Germany Project, I am currently undergoing our member check-in's and wanted to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Sub-projects or Teams? We have many new teams so have a look on the Germany project page for the full list. I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google groups for project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup, please submit a join request and we will get that approved as quickly as possible. We also ask that you check your follwed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (GERMANY) so you don't miss any disucssions in G2G.
We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions please ask. I would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project!
Please respond by private message. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Kylie ~ Germany Project Leader
1. Alsace – Lorraine / Elsass – Lothringen project - Brion/Breon family is from this area. 2. Baden-Wurttemberg - Wurster/Wuster family 3. Saarland- My maternal grandmother was born and raised in Saarbrucken so yeah that's a given.
I am already working to add resources and connections so I will continue to add what I can from the American side.
Thanks for checking in !!
edited by Christine (Campbell) Preston
This is to check in with you about your Blog. Are there any updates?
I’d also like to invite you to join the WikiTree Ambassadors as part of the Bloggers Team.
WikiTree Ambassadors are volunteers who have taken on the mission of spreading the WikiTree Love across a variety of channels. There are five other teams, if you have an interest in any of them in addition to the Blogging team, just let me know:
Hope to hear from you soon!
Azure Rae ~ WikiTree Ambassadors co-Leader
Hi!
Yes I just posted about military headstones out on my blog here the 14th.
I could definitely work on getting something related to the cemeteries project out there on my blog, I know I always talk about wikitree and reference it with Find A Grave and Regimental history. I'm working on the 207th Regiment's rosters and getting them profiles from Lycoming County, Pa. So sure I would love to join the Blogger Team!
Chrissy
Great! Glad to have you! Please send me a private message so with your so I can get you added to the Ambassadors Google Group!
Azure Rae
Thanks for your participation during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Thank you so much for participating with the Twisted Thistles during the 2020 Connect-a-Thon! Here is a sticker code you can put on your profile, just add the double curly brackets {{ }} at both ends.
Connect-a-Thon|team=Team Twisted Thistles|year=2020|profiles=11
Cheers,
Sarah and Bobbie
As a member of the Scotland Project, we'd love to have you join the Twisted Thistles in the upcoming Connect-a-thon the weekend of July 17 - July 20. If you'd like to join us and help to develop our ever-expanding Scottish tree, please register on the G2G post here and be sure to mention you'd like to be on the Twisted Thistles team for Scotland.
We also have our team Chat page posted here.
Thank you for adding your DNA Test to your profile on WikiTree. Getting Started with DNA will tell you more about how DNA kits are used on WikiTree.
DNA at WikiTree provides a visual way for you to find others who have tested and have the potential of having common ancestors. It normally takes 24 hours from adding a test, or adding a new ancestor, or ancestor’s descendant, for WikiTree to display your name and test results on your ancestors and their descendants’ profiles for potential cousins to compare results with.
Have fun!
Karen ~ WikiTree Greeter
John Williams
edited by [Living Williams]
The Global Cemeteries Project is currently undergoing our member check-in and wanted to verify that you are still active and interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Cemetery Teams? If not, is there a particular Team or area you are interested in participating with? I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google Groups for internal project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup for access feel free to submit a join request and we will get that approved as quick as possible. We also ask that members check their follwed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (CEMETERIES) so you don't miss any disucssions in G2G.
Last, but not least, we would like to thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and let you konw that any ideas or suggestions for improvement you may have for the Global Cemeteries Project would greatly appreciated!
I look forward to hearing form you soon!
Steve ~Global Cemeteries Project Leader
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
It's almost time for the 2019 Source-A-Thon, and I'm excited to be on the Mid-Atlantic Team with you! Good luck with your sourcing tis weekend, and have fun. ~ Star