Patti (Eckhardt) B

Hello Patti, There are several duplicate profiles that need to be merged. Could you either complete those merges or change the Privacy level to Open so that others can complete the merge? The profiles are: Ruth C Eckhardt (abt.1903-) Maximilian Emil Eckhardt (1874-) William A Eckhardt (abt.1885-1976) Arthur Eckhardt (1892-) Edward Eckhardt (abt.1878-)

Hello Pat, We might share a 19th century ancestor. I just entered information for Anna Romain, a sister to my maternal grandfather. Both of our Annas were born in 1860 in New Jersey. Take a look at what I have and if you think they're connected, merge them!

Val Romaine

Pat , please do not hesitate if you hit a brick wall or need more links to website, I have a trove of them !

Pat , one book that may be helpful is Unpuzzling Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy by Emily Anne Croom. If you want to buy one, Amazon has it . Also many local libraries have a basic genealogy section .

As for finding information to work on your family history , you can search for records at www.familysearch.org ( which is free) .

Questions ? Up on top of the page is the HELP menu. slide down and visit G2G where volunteers help people with questions.

Pat , I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your son. How painful. You seem very wise about embarking on a new diversion to heal from the loss . I find that doing family history keeps me close to my loved ones. WikiTree is like a " wikipedia" but only for genealogy. We create the pages/profile. Each member of the family gets a profile ( like your own ) . Please do not ever hesitate if you run into some walls ~ either in the technology of the site or just in genealogy in general. We also have privacy settings for the profiles .

Pat, this is the message I give to new people :Welcome aboard to Wikitree

If you need any help getting started, make sure to read <a href = " http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/How_to_use_WikiTree">How to use WikiTree for Yourself</a>. We do emphasize Sources at WikiTree as well as dates and locations as you build your family tree here . Thank you and if you have any questions , please feel free to ask . Maggie

After losing my son to cancer this year, and realizing the lose of watching him experience the blessings of a family of his own, I became interested in my own roots. I have no experience and my web searches have yielded nothing but opportunities to "buy information" without knowing what I am getting. I am interested in learning how to proceed and delighted to find this site.

Glad you stopped by WikiTree !

If you want to see if you have family here, check the SURNAME search box at the top of this profile page. You might want to check out the introductory WikiTree video that a member created. If you want to join WikiTree and build a collaborative family tree, read the Honor Code, post a comment here letting us know that you understand our genealogy mission and we will be glad to add you to Wikitree . Maggie