Melodie (Netterberg) Wheeler

Welcome Melodie ! Congrats on being a Family Member of WikiTree!

I hope you enjoy this site as much as I do, as it is a lot of fun and there are tons of great people collaborating.

First, make sure you check out our New Member How-To pages. They will save you time learning our system.

I hope this helps! If you have questions about how WikiTree works, let me know. To contact me, log in to WikiTree and go to your profile. Use the Reply link below my comment to be sure that I will be notified. You can also click my name to send a private message, or post a comment, on my profile page.

Lothar ~ WikiTree Greeter

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Hi Melodie,

Thank you for adding your DNA Test information to your profile on WikiTree. Your information will be propagated to the profiles of your parents and your ancestors within about 24 hours of being added. It will also propagate to the profiles of the descendants of your ancestors, so they may see your information under the heading "DNA Connections" just as you can see theirs.

Getting started with DNA outlines how to proceed to use your DNA test information on WikiTree and DNA is a link to a collection of links about WikiTree's many features involving DNA.

The DNA Connections list on your profile will provide a visual way for you to find potential relatives on WikiTree who have also added their DNA test information. Using DNA tools at sites like GEDMatch.com, if you find a relative that matches your DNA sufficiently and you have genealogical sources for the intermediate relationships, you can mark the specific parental relationships back to the most recent ancestor that you both share as "confirmed with DNA." For details, guidance, and examples of how to properly document DNA confirmations, see DNA confirmation.

To get the best results, continue adding sourced profiles for your ancestors until you can connect to ancestors already in WikiTree. If you have exhausted what you know on one line, it can sometimes help to add what you know on another line. The more branches you are able to add the greater the likelihood of finding potential cousins to match with. The process of identifying which branch elements of DNA relate to will better enable you to find matches that relate to the particular branches you are researching.

Any WikiTree questions? Reply to any of our messages; we're happy to help.

 :)

Claire ~ WikiTree Greeter

Hi Melody, though you have been a member of WikiTree since 2016, I'm posting this general bulletin to your homepage: a warm welcome to WikiTree! Many / most of the South African genealogical lines and profiles of the eigtheenth and seventeenth periods (and earlier) have already been made. Many have also been validated with primary sources. Duplicates, which is problematic because it causes a lot of unnecessary work for all inlvolved, should be avoided at all cost. When you create profiles, the system won't show duplicates already existing when the LNAB's (LastNameAtBaptism/Birth) are spelled in different ways. You need to search manually first, sort by date, and then find the already existing profiles. A few handy links to get you started:

1. Getting Started
2. Adding to WikiTree.
3. Pre-1700 Quiz (self-certifying in order to understand better how to do pre-1700 genealogical work on WikiTree)
4. What are duplicates? Why should and how can they be avoided?
5. G2G Help - for any questions you may have ....

Perhaps you would like to join the South African Roots Project ? Besides links to sources, there are help pages that might also be useful.

South Africa as such and the provinces did not exist until the 20th century - please ‘’hide’’ the automatic place names suggestions for pre-1900 South African profiles!

(In Afrikaans) - in Suid-Afrika, Nederland en elders word die tussenvoegsel in vanne met klein letters gespel, tensy dit anders op die primêre rekords gespel word, byvoorbeeld van der Merwe, van der Walt, van den Berg, du Preez, de Villiers ens. Die vanne wat aangemaak word met tussenvoegsels in hoofletters (dit gebeur automaties in WikiTree) , kan jy regmaak deur dit in “edit” mode te verander in 'n van met klein tussenvoegsels (met as rede aangee dat dit die konvensie is vir Afrikaanse vanne), en dan weer te “save”.

Melodie,

You are now a confirmed member of WikiTree. Thank you for joining us!

Do check out the many groups under Find -> Projects that are collaborating on research topics of interest. This weekend is also the Source-a-thon!

The Question of the Week is "What are your biggest genealogical organizational problems?" Stop by to join in the discussion.

Have fun and ask for help in the G2G forum when you hit a brick wall. WikiTree members are a knowledgeable and generous bunch. If you need help with WikiTree-specific problems, our Mentors Project is staffed by friendly volunteers who will be glad to assist you.

See you in the branches of our growing tree!

Karen

Melodie,

Welcome to WikiTree! The initial email from us has helpful links that will get you started on WikiTree, which is unlike any genealogy site you’ve ever used.

WikiTree is different because our goal is to have one profile per person, so we all work together as one collaborative team.

What brings you to WikiTree? Do you have research you’d like to share? Are you interested in how your family fits into the big tree? When you confirm your email address, you’ll have an opportunity to tell us about your genealogical interests as you join.

Once you volunteer to help build our global tree, our greeters will confirm your membership, and you’ll be on your way!

Welcome to the family! We’re really glad you’re here.

Karen Tobo

Welcome to Wikitree! Melodie,

We're creating a global tree. If you'd like to help us, please click the volunteer link and leave a message letting us know. If you'd like to ask a question, G2G forum is just a click away. The WikiTreeHonor Code is what makes our community a very special place. Come and join our shared tree.