
John Mayes
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Thanks for your check-in.
At the moment, I am happy to continue in the Biography Team. My main focus is on upgrading and developing the profiles in my Watchlist. There is a lot of work to do there, as many of them were prepared in the early days of my membership of WikiTree. Most months, I manage to do at least one profile as a Sourcerer.
Another issue is that I am getting on in years and have many close-family archives to work on. If I don't process them and preserve them for future generations soon, my ability to do so may decrease, and they may be lost forever. I am utilising Permanent.org for much of this work. The consequence of that work is, unfortunately, lower output in WikiTree.
I am pleased to be part of the PIP team and for the support it provides.
Kind regards
John
A little while ago I sent you a private message regarding your request to join the PIP Voyage, I've searched my inbox but I could've missed it. Would you let me know what you think?
Kindest regards ~ Pam
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