Project: Westward Ho

Categories: Westward Ho | United States Projects

The Westward Ho! Project is made up of 8 sub-projects. These sub-projects were carefully selected in an attempt to best exemplify the spirit of westward expansion in America that began in the 19th Century. Each sub-project is unique and carries its own mission. For more information on the sub-projects that make up the Westward Ho! Project, please see the list below.

Our Overall Mission: is to highlight the profiles of the men and women who settled The West, which is traditionally defined by land lying to the west of the Mississippi River.

How to Join

Are you interested in the Westward Ho Project?

• Project Leaders: T Stanton
• Coordinators: Bart Triesch
• Answer our G2G welcome post to join the Westward Ho project and get a badge.
• Add westward_ho to your followed tags.
• We use Westward Ho! Google Group for communication.
• Check out our maintenance categories for our project needs, then jump in and start helping!
• Westward Ho Project Member List.
• Here is what our members are working on.

Additionally:

• Please see our list of goals for a basic overview for ways you can help. You will find specific tasks listed for each sub-project on their own pages.

Our Sub-Projects

See the following project pages for our sub-projects, some of which have their own sub-projects (the Donner Party Project, for example, is a sub-project of Trails and Wagon Trains). For related projects and sub-projects, see below.

• Cowboys and Cowgirls

  Leader: T Stanton

• Homesteaders

  Leader: T Stanton

• Immigrant Pioneers

  Leader: T Stanton

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

  Coordinator: Ronald Prentice

• Pony Express

  Coordinator: A Leader and/or Project Coordinator is needed for this sub-project

• Trails and Wagon Trains

  Coordinator: Ronald Prentice

• The Way West

  A Leader and/or Project Coordinator is needed for this sub-project

• Wild Wild West

  Leader: T Stanton

Goals

For specific goals relating to each sub-project, please see that project for more information. The overall goals of the Westward Ho! Project are to create and develop profiles on WikiTree for those who helped settle western America. To meet these goals:

1. Add profiles for the sub-project you are helping, checking for existing profiles to avoid duplication. If any duplicate profiles exist, request merges, starting with the oldest generation.
2. If profiles were loaded by GEDCOM, use WikiTree Styles and Standards to clean up residue and broken links.
3. Search out original rather than derivative documentation and add sources.
4. Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies.
5. Add the specific sub-project template to the profiles along with any relevant categories.
6. Contact the leaders of the United States Project to request PPP status for those profiles that meet the criteria for project protection. This will protect them from an incorrect merge.
7. Make sure profiles of all family members are correct and documented.
8. Profiles need to be linked to the greater WikiTree. Try to find the connection.
9. Do you manage a profile for a Westward Ho! project that you are especially proud of? Let Alison know and we will feature it on this page.

To-Do List

For a more specific list of tasks, please see the sub-projects that interest you for more information.

Templates

Westward Ho Project Sticker:
Use at your discretion to indicate the person participated in westward expansion of the USA.

... ... ... was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

To enter on a profile, type:

{{Westward Ho Sticker}} somewhere BELOW the ==Biography== heading

The sticker automatically puts profiles in either Category: Westward Ho or the appropriate sub-project when the sub-project parameter is used. See Template: Westward Ho Sticker for details.

Westward Ho Project Box:
A project box should only be added to profiles which are co-managed by Westward Ho Project and have Project Protection.

To enter on a profile, type:

{{Westward Ho}} somewhere ABOVE the ==Biography== heading

... ... ... was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. Join: Westward Ho Project Discuss: westward_ho

The project box automatically puts profiles in either Category: Westward Ho or the appropriate sub-project when the sub-project parameter is used. See Template: Westward Ho for details.

Note: Templates for each sub-project can be found on their project page.

Related Projects

• LDS Pioneers
• Native Americans Project
• For a list of other American Projects, please see Category: United States Projects.

Related Sub-Projects

• California Gold Rush (a sub-project of the California Project)
• Oklahoma Land Rush (a sub-project of the Oklahoma Project)
• Defenders in the Battle of the Alamo/Category: Remember the Alamo Project (a sub-project of the Texas Project)

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