Help:Projects
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| Two project leaders, Michael Stills and Peter Roberts, at the RootsTech conference in Utah. |
A project is a group of members organized around a topic or volunteer activity. There are "top-level" projects like the ones you see below, sub-projects, project teams and easy-to-start free-space projects. See the Project FAQ for more information.
To see if an existing project fits your interests or ancestors, browse the list below or Category:Projects, which includes many project teams and free-space projects not listed here. There is also a subset of Pre-1700 Projects.
If you're not sure whether there is a project that fits your interests or have any other questions, ask our friendly community in G2G using the tag projects.
Active Projects
These are projects that currently have active collaboration between participants.
Geographical
Acadians
- Project Leaders: Jacqueline Girouard, Cindy Bourque Cooper and Gisèle Cormier
- Coordinators:
- If you can help as a Project Coordinator, send a note to Bourque-573 if you're interested. We have tasks you can help with.
- Add acadia to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Acadians Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Africa
The Africa Project covers people who were born or lived in Africa. It does not include South Africa. See South Africa Project
- Project Leaders: Emma MacBeath, Eowyn Walker
- Add africa to your followed tags.
- We use Google Group for communication.
- Africa Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Australia
The Australia Project covers the profiles of people who were born or lived in Australia.
- Project Leaders: Veronica Williams and Gillian Thomas.
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Australia project and get a badge.
- Add Australia to your followed tags.
- We use the G2G Forum and the Australia Project Google Group as the primary channels to discuss issues relevant to the Project. Use this link to request to join the Australia Project Google Group - include your name and Wiki-ID. Our Facebook Group Wikitree in Australia is for informal chat. It is not where decisions are made but we try to alert members to important discussions on G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Australia project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Australia project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Australia Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Bahamas
To coordinate WikiTreers who are researching and improving WikiTree's coverage of families in the Bahamas.
- Project Leaders: Peter Roberts
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Bahamas project and get a badge.
- Add Bahamas to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
- Bahamas Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Canada
This is for WikiTreers who are working on Canadian profiles.
- Project Leaders: Dave Rutherford, Amy Gilpin and Doug McCallum
- Coordinators: Christine Daniels (Ontario), Brad Foley (Atlantic Canada Team), Robin Helstrom (Western Canada Team), Danielle Liard (Québec), Doug McCallum (Managed Profiles Team), Alex Stronach (Connectors Team), Brad Foley (Trans Canada Trail)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Canada project and get a badge.
- Add canada to your followed tags.
- We use Canada Project Google Group for communication.
Denmark
This project is for those with an interest in Denmark and its history.
- Top Level Project: Nordic
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Denmark: Antonia Reuvers
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Denmark project and get a badge.
- Add nordic to your followed tags.
- We use Nordic Project Google Group for communication.
- Denmark Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Early Scandinavia
The mission of this project is to improve and merge the many early Scandinavian profiles on WT, both fictional and historical. The profiles belonging in this project should be born in a location ruled by Scandinavians and have a birth year before the year 1200.
- Top Level Project: Nordic
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Maggie Andersson
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Early Scandinavia project and get a badge.
- Add EARLY SCANDINAVIA to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
- Look at one of the Early Scandinavia project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Early Scandinavia Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
England
The goal of the England project is to reach as high a standard of work as possible on English profiles and to increase the number of English profiles on WikiTree.
- Project Leaders: Amelia Utting, Joan Whitaker, Lizzie Griffiths, Ian Speed. Nic Donnelly and Michael Christmas
- Coordinators: Elizabeth Viney & Stephen Heathcote (Counties), Jo Fitz-Henry & Stephen Trueblood (Managed Profiles), Hilary Gadsby & Heather Brannon (Membership), Michael Christmas & Leandra Ford (Orphan Trail), Janet Wild & Maddy Hardman (Profile Improvements), Marjorie Gibbon & Ros Haywood (Topics) and Carol Keeling & Fran Weidman (Project Challenges)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the England project and get a badge.
- Add England to your followed tags.
- We use England Project GoogleGroup for communication.
Finland
The goal of this project is to bring together Finnish people, and those of Finnish descent, in one place to collaborate on Finnish profiles.
- Top Level Project: Nordic
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Antonia Reuvers
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Finland project and get a badge.
- Add nordic to your followed tags.
- We use Project Nordic Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Finland project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Finland Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
France
The mission of the France Project is to support research and collaboration on profiles of French people, as well as people of French heritage or origin.
- Project Leaders: Isabelle Martin
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the France project and get a badge.
- Add france to your followed tags.
- We use GoogleGroups for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the France project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the France project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- France Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Germany
The objective of the Germany Project is to create genealogies and biographies for those families that came from Germany and its population in Russia, Poland, Austria, and Switzerland.
- Project Leaders: Kylie Haese & Traci Thiessen
- Coordinators: Dieter Lewerenz, Laura Bozzay, Rob Neff, Terri Swift, Helmut Jungschaffer (see contact information below)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Germany project and get a badge.
- Add GERMANY to your followed tags.
- We use Germany Google group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Germany project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Germany project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Germany Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Global
The Global Project is an umbrella project for l free-space projects, project teams and sub-projects that don't have another top-level project to connect to, as well as top-level projects that currently don't have enough Project Leaders. It covers both geographical and non-geographical projects.
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf, Steven Harris
- Add global to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
- Global Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
India
- Top Level Project: Global
- Project Leaders: Leaders needed
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the India project and get a badge.
- Add india to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
Indonesia
The Indonesia Project is focusing on adding, sourcing and improving profiles of persons associated with Indonesia.
- Top Level Project: Global
- Project Leaders: Bea Wijma
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Indonesia project and get a badge.
- Add indonesia to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
Ireland
A project for WikiTreers with Irish ancestry or an interest in Ireland.
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin and Richard Devlin
- Coordinators: TBA Ireland Project Coordinator, David Loring Counties Teams, TBA Managed Profile Team
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Ireland project and get a badge.
- Add irish_roots to your followed tags.
- We use The Google Group for the Ireland Project for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Ireland project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Ireland project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Ireland Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Italy
- Top Level Project: Europe
- Project Leaders: Europe
- Coordinators: Chris Ferraiolo; Frank Santoro
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Italy project and get a badge.
- Add italy to your followed tags.
- We use Italy Project Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Italy project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Italy project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Italy Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Latin America
The Latin America project is the umbrella project for the history and genealogy of the 20 Latin American nations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
- Project Leaders: Líderes: Karen Lowe, Mindy Silva
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Latin America project and get a badge.
- Add Latin America to your followed tags.
- We use Latin America Project Google Group for communication.
- Latin America Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Mexico
The purpose of the Mexican Roots Project is collaboration on profiles of individuals and families directly associated with Mexico. The Mexican Roots Project is open to anyone who has an interest in the history or genealogy of Mexico.
- Project Leaders: Líderes: Karen Tobo, Austin Pérez
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the México project and get a badge.
- Add México to your followed tags.
- We use México Project Google Group for communication.
- México Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Netherlands
- Project Leaders: Bea Wijma
- Coordinators: B.W.J Molier, Astrid Schellenberger Melissa McKay.
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Projects project and get a badge.
- Add dutch_roots to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Projects project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Projects project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
New Zealand
- Top Level Project: Global
- Project Leaders: Amelia Utting and Nic Donnelly
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the New Zealand project and get a badge.
- Add new_zealand to your followed tags.
- We use primarily the G2G Forum but also New Zealand Project Google Group for communication.
Nordic
Umbrella project for the Nordic countries.
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Antonia Reuvers (Nordic Project); Ole Selmer (Denmark); Leif Biberg Kristensen (Norway); Sigurður Eysteinsson and Dagmar Thorisdottir (Iceland); Maggie Andersson (Sweden and Early Scandinavia); Missy Berryann (Nordic Trail)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Nordic project and get a badge.
- Add nordic to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
- Nordic Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Sub projects:
Norway
- Top Level Project: Nordic
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Norway: Leif Biberg Kristensen
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Norway project and get a badge.
- Add nordic to your followed tags.
- We use Nordic Project Google Group for communication.
- Here is the Norway project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Norway Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Poland
The purposes of the Poland Project is to develop, maintain and do improvements on profiles at WikiTree for those who lived in Poland or have Polish ancestry.
- Project Leaders: Maggie N
- Coordinators: Kylie Haese West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Poland project and get a badge.
- Add POLAND to your followed tags.
- We use Slavic Roots Google group for communication.
Portugal
The goal of this project is to gather people together to collaborate on Portuguese profiles in order to increase their presence on WikiTree and ensure that they can be of the best standard possible.
- Project Leaders: Mindy Silva
- Coordinators: Regional Development: Christina Garcia, Profile Management: TBD
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Portugal project and get a badge.
- Add Portugal to your followed tags.
- We use Portugal Project Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Portugal project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Portugal project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Portugal Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Puerto Rico
- Project Leaders: Líderes: Karen Lowe and Pip Sheppard
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Puerto Rican Roots project and get a badge.
- Add Puerto Rico to your followed tags.
- We use Puerto Rican Roots Project GoogleGroup for communication.
Québécois
A Project for members interested in helping to create, source, connect, and improve profiles related to the people and places in Canada, Nouvelle-France - today, territory of province of Québec.
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Danielle Liard
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Quebecois project and get a badge.
- Add quebecois to your followed tags.
- We use WikiQuebecois Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Look at one of the Quebecois project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Quebecois Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Scotland
The goal of the Scotland Project is to help Scottish profiles reach the highest standard possible and to increase the number of Scottish profiles on WikiTree.
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin, Bobbie Hall, Doug McCallum and Jen Hutton
- Coordinators: David Urquhart (Project Coordinator and Geographical Teams); Sarah Mason (Scottish Clans and Families); Jackie Prentice (Membership); Linda Peterson (Profile Improvement); Pamela Moen (Arbroath Study); Jacqueline Baxter (Tartan Trail)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Scotland project and get a badge.
- Add scotland to your followed tags.
- We use Scotland Project Google Group for communication.
Slavic Roots
- Project Leaders: Maggie N
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Slavic Roots project and get a badge.
- Add SLAVIC_ROOTS to your followed tags.
- We use Slavic Roots Google group for communication.
South Africa
A top-level umbrella project covering the areas encompassed in South Africa currently and historically.
A project focused on profiles with South African connections, as well as working together to make WikiTree more South African friendly.
- Project Leaders: Ronel Olivier, Susanna de Bruyn, Bea Wijma
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Projects project and get a badge.
- Add south_african_roots to your followed tags.
- We use Soutn Africa Google group for communication.
Spain
The goal of the Spain Project is to increase the presence of Spanish profiles on WikiTree and to raise the standard of research into Spanish profiles and records. It is our goal to help make profiles of those born in Spain the best that they can be.
- Project Leaders: Mindy Silva
- Coordinators: (Profile Management)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Spain project and get a badge.
- Add Spain to your followed tags.
- We use Spain Project GoogleGroup for communication.
- Here is the Spain project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Spain Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Sweden
Sweden Project is a project for WikiTreers, of any nationality, who are interested in helping make the Swedish profiles at WikiTree the very best they can be.
- Top Level Project: Nordic
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Coordinators: Maggie Andersson
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Sweden project and get a badge.
- Add Sweden to your followed tags.
- We use Nordic Project Google Group for communication.
- Sweden Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Switzerland
The Switzerland Project is focused on adding, sourcing and improving profiles of persons associated with Switzerland and their ancestors.
- Project Leaders: Barry Smith
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Switzerland project and get a badge.
- Add switzerland to your followed tags.
- We use a Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Switzerland Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Wales
The Wales Project is for WikiTree users interested in profiles related to the Welsh people and their descendants around the globe.
- Project Leaders: RIch Devlin, Lizzie Griffiths
- Coordinators: Stuart Awbrey (Managed Profiles), Steve Bartlett (Profile Improvements), Hilary Gadsby (Counties), Stuart Awbrey (Membership)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Wales project and get a badge.
- Add wales to your followed tags.
- We use Wales Project Google Group for communication.
- Wales Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
United Kingdom
- Top Level Project: Europe
- Project Leaders:
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the United Kingdom project and get a badge.
- Add united_kingdom to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
Sub-projects:
- Bermuda led by Maria Maxwell
- British Isles Politicians coordinated by Sir William Arbuthnot
- British Indentured Servitude. Coordinated by Grace McChesney.
United States
A project to gather many of the US-related sub projects together, spanning from before the USA was a nation to its current state.
- Project Leaders: Ellen Smith
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the United States project and get a badge.
- Add united_states to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the United States project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the United States project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- United States Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Topical
Black Heritage
This is a worldwide project that will assist location projects to create something similar to the US Black Heritage Project that meets their local needs. The Black Heritage project will build and oversee categories and systems dealing with the topic of slavery worldwide.
- Project Leaders: Emma MacBeath and Eowyn Langholf
- Add black_heritage to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
Disasters
For WikiTreers interested in the development of profiles for victims, survivors, rescue workers or humanitarian aid workers of all disasters all over the world from ancient until the present, as well as free-space pages detailing the events.
- Project Leaders: Lizzie Griffiths and Joan Whitaker.
- Coordinators: Mary Richardson & Lynette Jester - Disasters Olivia McCabe - Mines, and Donna Tucker Baumann (Titanic)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Disasters project and get a badge.
- Add disasters to your followed tags.
- We use Worldwide Disasters Project Google Group for communication.
DNA
For those interested in improving how WikiTree works for genetic genealogists and integrates DNA test information.
- Project Leaders: Karen Lowe
- Coordinators: John Kingman, Thom Anderson; Team Leaders: Mags Gaulden, Peter Roberts
- Add dna to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for each sub-project for communication.
- Look at one of the Projects project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
European Royals and Aristocrats
The oldest and largest project on WikiTree, EuroAristo's focus is on the noble families of Europe from 1500 A.D. to the present day. Pre-1500 profiles are part of the more recent Medieval Project.
- Project Leaders: John Atkinson, Darlene Athey Hill
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the European Aristocrats project and get a badge.
- Add euroaristo to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
- European Aristocrats Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Cemeterists
- Project Leaders: Steven Harris & Pip Sheppard
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Cemeterist project and get a badge.
- Add cemeteries to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
- Cemeterist Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Holocaust
The Holocaust Project's mission is to reinforce remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, which stands amongst the most atrocious events of savagery in the history of the human race.
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf, Maggie N.
- Coordinators: Mary Richardson
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Holocaust project and get a badge.
- Add holocaust to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Holocaust project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Holocaust project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Holocaust Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Huguenot Migration
This project focuses on those French-speaking Protestant Christians who fled their French-speaking homelands (France, Alsace-Lorraine, today's Belgium etc.) to avoid religious persecution, migrating to other countries, including England, Holland, and Germany. It includes second and third generation Huguenot family members, born outside their parents' French-speaking homeland, who then migrated beyond Protestant Europe to North & South America, South Africa, the East Indies etc.
- Project Leaders: Chet Snow
Another leader is needed to help with this project. Contact Chet if you're interested. - Coordinators: Miranda Cartier and Ron Lamoreaux
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Huguenot Migration project and get a badge.
- Add huguenot to your followed tags.
- We use the WikiTree's Huguenot Project Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Huguenot Migration Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Jewish Roots
- Project Leaders: Maggie N. and Bob Hvitfeldt.
- Coordinators: Seeking additional volunteers.
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Jewish Roots project and get a badge.
- Add jewish_roots to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Look at one of the Jewish Roots project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
Magna Carta
The goal of this project is to categorize and improve profiles of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta; about two hundred proven American colonial Gateway Ancestors who were their descendants; and the documented lineages that connect them.
- Project Leaders: Michael Cayley, David Douglas, Liz Shifflett, Traci Thiessen
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Magna Carta project and get a badge.
- Add magna_carta to your followed tags.
- We use Magna Carta Google group for communication.
- Look at one of the Magna Carta project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Magna Carta Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Mayflower
For WikiTreers who are working on the profiles of the Mayflower passengers and their immediate families.
- Project Leaders: Anne B and Bobbie (Madison) Hall
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Mayflower project and get a badge.
- Add mayflower to your followed tags.
- We use Mayflower Discussion in G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Mayflower Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Medieval Project
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. This Project is for WikiTreers who are pre-1500 certified and interested in improving the profiles of people that lived prior to the year 1500 A.D.
- Project Leaders: Darlene Athey Hill, John Atkinson, Michael Cayley
- Coordinators: Joe Cochoit, Jack Day, Andrew Lancaster
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Medieval project and get a badge.
- Add medieval to your followed tags.
- We use G2G and the Medieval Google group for communication.
- Here is the Medieval project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Medieval project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Medieval Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Military and War
The purpose of this project is to build profiles and pages for the various military and war related events in our ancestries.
- Project Leaders: SJ Baty, Natalie Trott, and Barry Sweetman.
- Coordinators: Terri Rick Mary Richardson
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Military and War project and get a badge.
- Add military_and_war to your followed tags.
- We use Military and War Google Group To join,List your first and last name as it appears on WikiTree with your WikiTree ID. for communication.
- Look at one of the Military and War project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- Military and War Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Native Americans
A top-level project to manage and develop sub-projects according to tribe, event or other area of historical or cultural interest. The geographic scope will be lower 48 states plus Alaska in North America. The time frame will cover pre-colonial until the present.
- Top Level Project: Global
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf
- Coordinators: Kathie Forbes, Jillaine Smith
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Native Americans project and get a badge.
- Add native_americans to your followed tags.
- We use WikiTree Native Americans Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the Native Americans project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the Native Americans project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
New Netherland Settlers
This project focuses on New Netherland families who settled the area during Dutch rule, and also includes their ancestors, descendants and other members of the New Netherland community. The primary period of interest ended in October 1674, but other people who were in the New Netherland area before 1700 and settlers' descendants who were born there as late as 1776 may also be included. See the project page for more details.
- Project Leaders: Ellen Smith and Barry Smith
- Coordinators: Steven Mix
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the New Netherland Settlers project and get a badge.
- Add new_netherland to your followed tags.
- We use New Netherland Settlers Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the New Netherland Settlers project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- Look at one of the New Netherland Settlers project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- New Netherland Settlers Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Notables
A project to help add and connect the people and families of Notables throughout history to our global tree.
- Project Leaders: Scott Fulkerson and Bob Fields
- Coordinators: none
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Notables project and get a badge.
- Add notables to your followed tags.
- We use Notables Google Group (Leaders Only) for communication.
- Notables Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
One Name Studies
For anyone who wants to pursue a One Name Study, allowing sharing and collaboration with other members while keeping the structure of the study using categories.
- Project Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the One Name Studies project and get a badge.
- Add one_name_studies to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the One Name Studies project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
- One Name Studies Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
One Place Studies
For people participating in one place studies and wanting to make the most of WikiTree categories and other features to support those studies.
- Project Leaders: Katie Goodwin
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the One Place Studies project and get a badge.
- Add one_place_studies to your followed tags.
- We use G2G for communication.
Palatine Migration
The WikiTree Palatine Migration Project aims to support research and collaboration on profiles of German-speaking migrants, usually called "Palatine Germans" or "Palatines," who settled in North America, Ireland and elsewhere in the 18th century, prior to the American Revolution.
- Project Leaders: Dave Rutherford and Ellen Smith
- Coordinators: Michael Schell
- Add palatine_migration to your followed tags.
- We use Palatine Migration Project Google Group and Palatine Migration Project Bulletin Board for communication.
Puritan Great Migration
For WikiTreers interested in the early Puritan colonists who started arriving after the Mayflower and form the 20-40k settlers who arrived in New England mostly between 1621 and 1640.
- Project Leaders: Jen Hutton and S Willson
- Coordinators: Brad Stauf (Membership)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Puritan Great Migration project and get a badge.
- Add pgm to your followed tags.
- We use WikiTree's PGM General Group (on Google) ; G2G; and WikiPGM on Discord for communication.
- Puritan Great Migration Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Religion
The Religion Project is an umbrella project for religion-related projects.
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf, Jamie Nelson (Latter-Day Saints), Todd Stanton (Quakers), Doug McCallum
- Add religion to your followed tags.
- We use Religion Project Google Group for communication.
- Religion Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Societies
The mission of the Societies Project is to have a foundation of resources for individuals who are interested in, or part of, any genealogical society (this also include historical societies and libraries).
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Walker, Abby Glann
- Add societies to your followed tags.
- We use g2g for communication.
- Genealogical Societies Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
US Presidents
To coordinate the efforts of WikiTreers who are working to improve the profiles of the US presidents, their Vice Presidents, as well as their descendants and ancestors.
- Project Leaders: Robin Lee
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the US Presidents project and get a badge.
- Add presidents to your followed tags.
- We use Google US Presidents discussion group. Ask to join! for communication.
- US Presidents Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
US Southern Colonies
Covering ancestors who lived in the Southern Colonies of pre-1776 America.
- Project Leaders: Darlene Athey-Hill, David Douglass
- Coordinators: Sandy Patak (Colonial Teams) is one of our Project Coordinators, and we have a lot of great Team Leaders. Please see the Teams page for the entire roster of the project's leadership team.
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the US Southern Colonies project and get a badge.
- Add Southern_Colonies to your followed tags.
- We use WikiTree US Southern Colonies Google Group for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Here is the US Southern Colonies project's Suggestion List. Working on these is a great way to contribute.
William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers
For WikiTreers interested in the people who immigrated from Europe to Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas starting in 1682.
- Project Leaders: Leader: SJ Baty, Project Coordinator: vacant (inquire if interested)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers project and get a badge.
- Add penn to your followed tags.
- We use Penn Project Google Group & the PENN tag in G2G. for communication.
- Look at one of the William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers project's example profiles to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the Examples Gallery.
- William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Functional
Accessibility Angels
The Accessibility Angels Project's mission is to find solutions to help people who, due to disability or aging, need some extra help using WikiTree.
- Project Leaders: Ian Speed and David Selman
- Coordinators: Karen Butler
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Projects project and get a badge.
- Add accessibility to your followed tags.
- We use Accessibility Angels Google Group for communication.
- Projects Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Adoption Angels
WikiTree Adoption Angels are volunteers who have taken on the mission of helping adoptees look for and connect with their biological families.
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf and Emma MacBeath
- Coordinators: Pam Smith (Mentors)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Adoption Angels project and get a badge.
- Add adoption_angels to your followed tags.
- We use Adoption Angels Google Group for communication.
Ambassadors
WikiTree Ambassadors are volunteers who are active in social media and/or blogging and who are dedicated to helping share the WikiTree love!
- Project Leaders: Azure Robinson, Eowyn Langholf
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Ambassadors project and get a badge.
- Add ambassadors to your followed tags.
- We use Ambassadors Google Group for communication.
- Ambassadors Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Arborists
WikiTree Arborists are volunteers who have taken on the mission of improving the overall health of our single world WikiTree, specifically seeking out and merging duplicate profiles.
- Project Leaders: Sarah Rojas and Gillian Thomas
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Arborists project and get a badge.
- Add Arborists to your followed tags.
- We use Wikitree-arborists Google Group for communication.
Categorization
The Categorization Project is a functional project that exists to bring together WikiTreers who want to help manage the category hierarchy and encourage the use of categorization through teams that are aligned with the project's goals.
- Project Leaders: Natalie Trott and Isabelle Martin
- Coordinators: (Category Maintenance Coordinator) • Margaret Haining (Membership Coordinator)
- Team Leaders: Amy Gilpin
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Categorization project and get a badge.
- Add Categorization to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
Connectors
A project focused on connecting all the loose branches around WikiTree to our main Global Family Tree.
- Project Leaders: Abby Glann and Jayme Arrington
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Connectors project and get a badge.
- Add Connectors to your followed tags.
- We use Connectors Chat for communication.
Data Doctors
Members working together to use tools that seek out errors on our site.
- Project Leaders: Aleš Trtnik
- Coordinators:
- Project Organizer/Coordinators Team Manager:
- General/Special Projects: Janet Langridge
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Data Doctors project and get a badge.
- Add data_doctors to your followed tags.
- We use the Data Doctor Project Google Group and G2G for communication.
- Project Leaders: Aleš Trtnik
- Coordinators:
- General/Special Projects: Janet Langridge
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Data Doctors project and get a badge.
- Add data_doctors to your followed tags.
- We use the Data Doctor Project Google Group and G2G for communication.
Greeters
A friendly group of members who welcome new guest members and answer questions about WikiTree.
- Project Leaders: Pip Sheppard, David Selman
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Greeters project and get a badge.
- Add greeters to your followed tags.
- We use the Greeter Google Group for communication.
Integrators (G2G)
This project focuses on integrating WikiTree and G2G, the Genealogist-To-Genealogist Forum.
- Project Leaders: David Selman, Pip Sheppard, Bea Wijma
- Coordinators: Dorothy Barry
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the G2G Integrators project and get a badge.
- Add g2g to your followed tags.
- We use the G2G Integrators Google Group for communication.
- G2G Integrators Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Mentors
Mentors help people to become the best WikiTreers that they can be, whether that be coming alongside new members, helping people to learn how to source, do merges, understand DNA, work with GEDcompare, understand Styles and Standards, or pre-1500 profiles. They also work with those who are struggling to understand WikiTree's uniquely collaborative community and work towards helping resolve conflicts and improving communication.
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf, Julie Ricketts, David Selman, and Ian Speed
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Mentors project and get a badge.
- Add mentors to your followed tags.
- We use Mentors Google Group for communication.
- Mentors Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Profile Improvement
To bring together WikiTreers who love to make profiles beautiful and correct! We clean up messy biography sections and sources, and try to set standards for attractive, useful, and well-written biographies.
- Project Leaders: Debi Hoag, Kylie Haese
- Coordinators: Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen (Unknowns)
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Profile Improvement project and get a badge.
- Add profiles to your followed tags.
- We use Discord and G2G with tags profiles and unknowns for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
- Profile Improvement Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
Rangers
A Project for members who are interested in helping to prevent forest fires.
- Project Leaders: Julie Ricketts and Isabelle Rassinot
- Coordinators: Carole Bannes
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Rangers project and get a badge.
- Add rangers to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
Templates
The mission of the Templates project is to provide guidance and assistance in the development, documentation, improvement, usage and debugging of templates.
- Project Leaders: Steven Harris and Aleš Trtnik
- Coordinators: N/A
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Templates project and get a badge.
- Add templates to your followed tags.
- We use Google Groups for communication.
- Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
Tree Huggers
The mission of the Tree Huggers project is to make sure members are happy, well-connected and know they are appreciated!
- Project Leaders: Eowyn Langholf, Emma MacBeath
- Add wikitree_love to your followed tags.
- We use Tree Huggers Google Group for communication.
- Tree Huggers Project Member List.
- Here is what our members are working on.
WikiTree Apps
This project is for discussing and sharing tools to make WikiTree better. It includes external tools and the development of apps. This group is especially for those with technical skills.
- Project Leaders: Jamie Nelson
- Add wt_apps to your followed tags.
- We use the WikiTree Apps Google Group for communication.
New Projects
If you don't see a project above that fits your ancestors or interests, maybe you should lead the way and create one!
Inactive Projects
Global Community Outreach
The goal of this project is to work on ways to improve WikiTree as a global genealogy resource, and reach out to genealogists around the world.
Style Committee
A group of WikiTreers who discuss, debate, and propose changes to WikiTree's styles and standards.
Volunteer Coordinators
Volunteer Coordinators help Project Leaders by doing 6 month check-ins with project members to make sure they have found an area of the project they enjoy working in and are still interested in participating in the project. The aim is to have thriving projects with happy contributing members!
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