Christy Melick

Thank you for participating in the September 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4660 profiles.

Thank you for co-captaining Team Roses for the 2024 source-A-Thon and keeping us up-to-date. We had 100% participation! Not only did we source 2476 profiles together, we proposed merges, and corrected last names, relationships, and data. A whole lot of great cleaning happened.

OOPS! I figured it out. I needed to scroll down to see the tabs. I can finish my review now. However, the profiles are created for Montgomery, Indiana, 1880 census. Bev Enslow (Felty296)

Hi,

The Montgomery, Indiana County 1880 Census has its profiles done. I was reviewing them before I submitted this and closed the file thinking I could come back and finish the review as there are a number of files that I missed putting the 1880 Census category on. I tried to come back, but apparently it is closed because 100 % of the files are created. Bev Enslow

Thank you for participating in the August 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4047 profiles.

Thank you for participating in the July 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3311 profiles.

Thank you for participating in the May 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4775 profiles.

Christy - I am doing a ton of research involving the 1880 Census for Grimes County, Texas. Since, I'm working there already, I'd love to contribute to the 1880 census project. Is it possible to get a spreadsheet for Grimes County, Texas?

Annette

Hi Christy. I was working the Black Heritage project then got sidetracked a little. Now I want to access what I've done, but also work on the Putnam County, WV census for a bit. (I'm looking for two men who were part of an 1858 murder trial.) I'm having some difficulty getting back to the menu for Cabell and Putnam counties. Suggestions?

Thank you for working alongside Team Roses in the April Connect-A-Thon. Together we added 2,502 new profiles to the Tree! No doubt about it, we rock!

Registration for the August WikiGames has begun early. For this event, a team will be chosen for you. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1738020/have-you-registered-for-our-2024-wikigames-yet

Thank you for participating in the April 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 5226 profiles. We’re zeroing in on our goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.

Thank you for joining Team Roses for the January Connect A Thon and helping us create a total of 3,457 profiles!

The April Connect A Thon sign up has already arrived. Team Roses has its own sign up post here. I hope to see you there!

Once again, I have a family member of those on my spreadsheet who is not herself on the spreadsheet. I need to add her profile # unknown-673422 - Her name is Paraline Tamer., the daughter of Clarissa Beasley, who is on my sheet.

I'm coming along swimmingly, having done 85. I have decided to create profiles without adding further sources, until I finish. When I hit a problem occasionally, I then look further, like to find the correct spelling or relationship. However, when doing a household, I've come on one not on my spreadsheet, because his name is Johnie Nash and my spread sheet just goes through L. I've created a profile - Nash-11947 - but can't record it. Can you or someone who has that spreadsheet fill that in and check his household as done? by me - mounger-571.

I'd welcome any more advice. Thanks.

I know y'all are up to your eyeballs in spreadsheet requests, but I have spent an entire day trying to create a spreadsheet for Lowndes County, Georgia and have been unsuccessful. In 1880 the census reports over 5,000 Black and mulatto residents. I live in Lowndes and would like to sink my teeth into the 1880 Project. If you're backlogged, I completely understand and will work on unconnected profiles. I'm going to keep practicing on doing the spreadsheets until I get it right. Thanks for your gargantuan efforts!

Hi Christy!

It was recommended that I call your (and Emma’s) attention to the offer I made on G2G: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1698629/can-you-help-the-usbh-1880-census-project?show=1705954#c1705954

I’m looking forward to helping! Leslie

Heads up for when you get to Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. As part of USBH 1880, I have created profiles for the parents of B.C. (Burget) Freeman - Morgan Lewis and Catherine (unknown) Freeman, and some siblings in Cayuga, New York. "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6VP-9MY : Sat Dec 16 05:17:00 UTC 2023), Entry for B. C. Freeman and Luke, 31 Mar 1887. There are other sources on Family Search.

Thank you for participating in the January 2024 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 6202 profiles. We’re reaching toward a new goal of 400,000 profiles in 2024.

All first-time participants in 2024 can add the 2024 participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers

Thank you for participating in the December 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 6214 profiles. We created a total of 46,036 profiles for the year. We met our 2023 goal of 250k profiles and finished out the year with 168,195!

You can see your personal 2023 total and your all time 2021-2023 total on the 2023 tab here: our tracking spreadsheet.

Thank you for participating in the October 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3315 profiles.

Thank you for joining in the fun this month and helping Team Roses source 2993 profiles! There was a lot of great clean up that happened too including merges and last names and relationships corrected. We hope you can join us for the Connect-A-Thon January 19-22, 2024.

Thanks for co-captaining again. Your help has been so wonderful!

Thank you for participating in the August 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 2917 profiles. Our new total is 234,419!

Thank you for participating with Team Roses for the July Connect A Thon. Together we created 3323 new profiles. We rock!

Thanks for co-captaining and once again helping to keep our ship in good shape. We are a well-oiled machine :-)

Emma

Thank you for participating in the July 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4445 profiles. Our new total is 226,808!

Thank you for participating in the June 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 4320 profiles. Our new total is 220,137!

Thank you for participating in the April 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 5952 profiles. Our new total is 201,351. 250k here we come!

Christy, thank you for joining in the fun with Team Roses during the April Connect-A-Thon and helping us create 3,911 profiles together. And thank you for helping co-captain the ship and keeping things sailing along smoothly! I know the challenge helped push USBH Project over 200k profiles this month! Look for dates for the July Connect-A-Thon coming soon.

Christy, Thanks for reviewing the bio and making the change. I don't understand the change, what does "needs connection" mean?

Christy -- I got your message about the profiles I've done for the USBH monthly challenges & using the "USBH needs sources" category when there's only one source. Emma MacBeath sent me a message earlier this month asking me to use "USBH Heritage Exchange" on profiles I create. Are both categories needed? I got the impression that "USBH Heritage Exchange" was meant to flag a reviewer who would then add other categories. Also, when I'm basing a profile on a slaveowner's will or inventory and an additional source is very unlikely, do I still put the "needs sources" category?? Thanks for letting me know.-- AMH

Thank you for participating in the February 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 5295 profiles. Our new total is 184,311.

Thank you for participating in the January 2023 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 6960 profiles. It was one of our biggest months of all time! Our new total is 174,667.

All first-time participants in 2023 can add the 2023 participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers

Emma

Christy,

A very late thank you for participating with Team Roses during the January Connect-A-Thon. Together we added 4320 new profiles! That’s amazing! Look for information about an April Connect-A-Thon.

Emma

Thank you for participating in the 2022 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us reach 161,603 profiles! We’re going for 250,000 profiles in 2023!

You can see your 2022 total and your all time 2021-2022 total on our tracking spreadsheet.

Hello, 8th cousin, and keep up the great work!

Thank you for joining the October USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3419 new profiles! Our new total is 147,729. We have less than 2300 to our 2022 goal! Wow!

Emma

Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the October 2022 Source-a-Thon. Every source or citation verifying the information on a profile, helps make for a healthier Tree!

October 2022 Source-a-Thon TT WW award

Thank you for joining the September USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 2978 new profiles! Our new total is 140,351. We have less than 10,000 to our 2022 goal!

Emma

Thank you for joining the USBH Weekend Sprint—adding birth locations. In 3 days we added 1792 locations! We also made many other valuable improvements to profiles. Together we cleared 19% of the profiles needing love!

Thank you for joining the June USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create almost 6000 new profiles! Our new total is 126903. We have less than 24,000 to our 2022 goal!

Christy, thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the July 2022 Connect-a-Thon. Every well-constructed profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!

Hertyl and Spertyl just want to say: "What a Wonderful WikiTreer you are".

Christy, Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of the US Black Heritage Project. Every contribution makes a big difference! Emma

Christy, Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the 2nd 2022 Connect-a-Thon back in April. Every well-constructed profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!

Toddlin' Tortoises — We are All Winners

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Sorry, but it might be a while until I can get back to you.

FYI: I'll be moving in early June, so I won't be participating much on WikiTree until a little while after that when we've settled in. I'll do my best to respond to messages, etc. about profiles I manage, but please be patient if I don't get back to you right away!

Christy, Thank you for joining the March USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3153 new profiles. Our new total is over 97,000. We’re so close to 100,000!

We’ve started the April challenge here: April Connecting Challenge.

Emma

Thank you for joining the January USBH Connecting Challenge, Christy, and helping us create 8294 new profiles. Our new total is 82166

We’ve started the February challenge here: February Connecting Challenge.

Christy, Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the 1st Connect-a-Thon for 2022. Every well-sourced profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!

Toddlin' Tortoises — We are All Winners

Christy, Thank you for joining the December USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 10523 new profiles. We met our goal of creating 50,000 new profiles in 2021!

We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge. We are working toward a goal of 150,000 total profiles in 2022.

Emma

Hello Christy! We’re putting out a call to all past USBH Connecting Challenge participants. We are only a few thousand profiles away from meeting our goal of 50,000 new profiles for 2021. I hope you’ll be able to join us by adding some new profiles in December. They sign up post is here:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1335880/join-us-black-heritage-connecting-challenge-december-2021

Thanks for your contributions in 2021! Emma

Christy, Thank you for joining the October Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3346 new profiles. Our 2021 total is now 29,572!

You can add the participation sticker to your profile if you’d like. Connecting Challenge Stickers

We’ve started the November challenge here: November Connecting Challenge

Emma

Christy - Thanks for your efforts in the recent Source-a-Thon. Every source added makes the Tree that much healthier!