Caryl (Short) Ruckert
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Caryl (Short) Ruckert

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Caryl E. Ruckert formerly Short
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Biography

Flag of Panama
Caryl Ruckert was born in Panama in the US Canal Zone

I was born into a Navy family on a base in the Panama Canal Zone. I have lived in Luzon in the Philippine Islands and in Dededo on Guam. I have always loved history and genealogy. And I really love dogs, a lot.

Fountain Pen
Caryl has written and improved one hundred profiles for the Biography Builders Challenge.
Caryl was featured in a Meet Our Members Post on the WikiTree Blog!
Caryl has participated in 51 out of 52 weeks during the 2019 52 Ancestors Challenge.
Caryl has participated in 51 out of 52 weeks during the 2019 52 Weeks of Photos Challenge.
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Caryl (Short) Ruckert has an interest in Clan Stewart, part of the Scottish Clans Project.

Wikitree Projects

Project Coordinator:

Leading the following One Name Studies:

Team member:

Current Interests

Building out profiles for my family back to 12 generations (where possible). Collaborating with my wikitree cousins on research including the following families: Short, Carleton, Swarthwood (Swartwout), Shaylor, Showalter, Donner, Pruett, Buckingham, Benham, White, Oakley, Teller, Ranck and Starr.

1. Who are the parents of Jacob Short born abt. 1739 who married Eve Gottschalk in 1768 in Berkeley Co., VA? research presented here.
2. Who are the parents of Mary Goff who married Joseph Hastings Benham in Vermont in 1846?
3. Who are the parents of Daniel White who founded Freeville, Tompkins, New York and married Anna Knapp? research presented here.

Current Challenges & Brickwalls

White Family
My 5x great grandfather is Daniel White. Looking for evidence that he was the son of John White and Ann Alward. I am collecting my research and building my evidence here.
Haldeman Family
Collaborating on the Haldeman/Helderman family. I am building research for this line here.
Kochenderfer Family
My 3x great grandmother is Susan Kochenderfer. She married Isaac Bear abt. 1843. I believe that she is the daughter of Philip Kochenderfer and Catherine Pratz of Perry County, Pennsylvania. I have 59 DNA matches to Philip's offspring including a son Thomas. Thomas's death certificate names Philip and Catherine Kochenderfer as his parents. I have a DNA match to his descendant who is named * Kochenderfer (19 centimorgans shared across 2 DNA segments). My brother also has DNA matches to other descendants of Thomas Kochenderfer. I am looking for primary evidence to prove that these are the parents of Susan.
Shaylor Family
My 4x great grandmother who married Joseph Shaylor was named Mary. I have a few pieces of evidence that show she was named Mary Fowler widow of a man named Fowler. She is named by William Clark (of Lewis & Clark) in a letter home as the wife of Joseph and the widow of a man named Fowler and that Clark thought she had been living on the "frontier" before 1790. Trying to track down her LNAB.

Here are some brick walls that I want to knock down!

  1. Mary Goff. My 3rd great grandmother who married Joseph Hastings Benham in Vermont in 1846.
  2. Elizabeth Quick My 3rd great grandmother who married John Swathwood.
  3. Nancy Snider My 3rd great grandmother who married John Ratliff.
  4. John Ungewitter and Emily Bryan My 3rd great grandparents. He immigrated from Germany sometime in the mid 1800's they married in 1855 at a gold mining town in California.
  5. Hezekial Keeler My 6th great grandfather who married Nancy Lee in 1786 in Dutchess County, New York.

Genealogy Society Memberships

Lineage Society Memberships

My Ancestors Research Statistics
BY GENERATION
Gen. No. Relation to Caryl Total Possible Profiles On Wikitree Sourced Biography Genealogically Defined
1Self11111
2Parent22111
3Grandparent44444 (100%)
4Great Grandparent88888 (100%)
52nd Great Grandparent1616161613 (81%)
63rd Great Grandparent32303027 (90%)15 (50%)
74th Great Grandparent6444 (69%)4434 (77%)14 (32%)
85th Great Grandparent12887 (68%)8728 (32%)14 (16%)
96th Great Grandparent25680 (31%)8041 (51%) 15 (18%)
107th Great Grandparent512117 (23%)104 (89%)66 (56%)29 (25%)
118th Great Grandparent1008 (-16)*156 (15%)144 (92%)106 (68%)20 (13%)
  • Total number of possible ancestors reduced due to pedigree collapse.

Interesting Family Connections

Donner Party

Jacob Donner and Elizabeth Blue were my 4x great grandparents. His brother George was the Captain of the Donner Party. Jacob and Elizabeth died at Alder Creek, Nevada in the winter of 1847. Their son George Donner (3x great grandfather) was 11 years old when he was rescued. He settled in Sebastopol, California.[1]

Witch of Wallingford

Winifred King Benham is my 9x great grandmother. She is known as the Witch of Wallingford and has the dubious honor of being the last person tried for witchcraft in the state of Connecticut.[2]

Interesting Cousins

Abigail Folger is my 8x cousin 2x removed. We both descend from Nathaniel Starbuck, Sr.. Abigail was the heiress to the Folger Coffee Company and was murdered in 1969 by the infamous Manson Family murderers.

Family Military Service

Vietnam and Korea

Radioman Senior Chief Petty Officer Melvin "Ray" Short
My father enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1953 and served in both the Korean war and the Vietnam war.[3]

U.S. Civil War

Riley White is my 3x great grandfather and he served in the U.S. Army. He enlisted in Company F, New York 109th Infantry Regiment along with his only brother John White in 1862. Riley was promoted to Full Corporal in 1864 and he mustered out at the end of the war. [4]The 109th joined the IX Corps for the "Overland Campaign of 1864".[5] John was killed at Spotsylvania Courthouse in 1864.[6]
  • Battle of the Wilderness
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse (John killed on May 12th)
  • Cold Harbor
  • Siege of Petersburg
John Swarthwood is my 2x great grandfather and he served in the U.S. Army. He served in Company K, 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.'[7]
George Washington Short is my 3x great grandfather and he served in the 7th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry as a private. He enlisted at the age of 50.[8]

War of 1812

Abraham Swartwood is my 4x great grandfather and he served in the U.S. Army in the War of 1812. (Profile needs make-over)[9]
Samuel Prewitt is my 4x great grandfather and he served as a private in the U.S. Army in the 15th Regiment (Slaughter's) Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812. (Profile needs make-over).[10]
Solomon Blue is my 5x great grandfather and he served as a private in Tramell's Detachment, Mounted, Illinois Militia in the War of 1812.[11]
Robert Ringo is my 4x great grandfather and served as a private in Capt. Samuel Williams' Company, Lewis's 5th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers -- as did his brother Henry. They both enlisted in August 1812.[12] Robert and his brother Henry were taken prisoner at the Battle of the Raisin River at Frenchtown in 1813.

American Revolutionary War

Joseph Shaylor is my 4x great grandfather. He was one of the "minutemen" who was with Wooster in 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts.[13] He accepted a commission as Ensign in 1776 in the Fifth Battalion of the Connecticut line and served the entire war. He was given the rank of Captain and was on the roll of the Society of Cincinnati in 1783.[14]
Thomas Lee is my 7th great grandfather and served as a Captain in the New York line 5th Regiment with Colonel Lewis Duboys.[15]
William Curry is my 5x great grandfather who served in the 1st regiment of the Pennsylvania line during the revolutionary war. (profile needs makeover)[16]
Barnabus Blue is my 6th great grandfather who served in the Virginia militia in Capt. William Morgan's company. (profile needs makeover)[17] Barnabas and his brother Michael took part in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 and were bound "to answer bills of indictment for riot and treasonable acts, setting seditious poles in opposition to the whiskey tariff, to appear at Jan term of Court, 1795".
Asa Hastings is my 6x great grandfather who served in the New Hampshire Militia in Capt. John Willoughby's Company, Lieut.-Col. David Webster's Regiment of militia, which marched at the Ticonderoga alarm, July, 1777.[18]
Enos Benham is my 5x great grandfather and he joined at the age of fifteen as a "fifer" in Capt. James Peck's Company in the Connecticut militia.[19]
Pierre Teller is my 6x great grandfather and he served in the Westchester County Militia Third Regiment during the revolutionary war.[20]
John Lucas (needs 1776 tag/sources).
James Starr (needs profile makeover)
Reuben Buckingham is my 4x great grandfather and he enlisted as a private in Capt. David Smith's Company in Col. Samuel Elmore's Battalion in 8th Connecticut Regiment in the Continental Army.[21]
Jonathan Center is my 5x great grandfather and he enlisted March 1779 at Wyoming, Pennsylvania as a private in the artillery artificers company commanded by Captain Thomas Wilie/Wiley, part of a regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Flower of Philadelphia, and was honorably discharged in March 1782.[22]

American Immigrant Ancestors

I have identified over 220 ancestors who immigrated to America. The entire list is here .

Here a few of my favorites:

Samuel Chapin is my 8x great grandfather. He was a founder of Springfield, Massachusetts and immortalized in the bronze statue, "The Puritan".
John Cotton is my 11x great grandfather. He matriculated Trinity College, Cambridge in 1597, going BA in 1603 and MA 1606, and in 1606 he became a fellow at Emamanuel College.
Philip Janzen Ringo is my 9th great grandfather. He was a "privateer" that was contracted by the Dutch West India Company to carry goods, namely sugar from the West Indies and beaver skins from New Netherlands to Amsterdam. He is listed in the History of ancient families of New Amsterdam as being present in the church records from 1648 - 1658

My Wikitree Cousins

Cousins that I have met on Wikitree.

Sources

  1. Furlow, Jack C. "ECV1850 Plaque: George Donner Jr." Plaque: George Donner Jr. Accessed June 15, 2018. http://www.mountaincharlie1850.org/pl_donner_george.html
  2. Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932. Connecticut Witches - Winifred Benham, Mother and Daughter
  3. First-hand information. Entered by Caryl Short Ruckert. DD-214 in possession of my mother.
  4. “New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900,” digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 23 September 2017), 109th Infantry, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. Microfilm, 1185 rolls. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.,” entry for William R. White; citing Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 467; Roll #: 118-119.
  5. The Union army: a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers. Madison, WI: Federal Pub. Co., 1908. volume II.
  6. New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 467; Roll #: 118-119
  7. Web: Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Civil War. Indiana State Digital Archives. https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/: accessed 2 February 2015.
  8. "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFYH-S1M : 4 December 2014), George W Short, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventh State Militia, Cavalry, Se-Th, NARA microfilm publication M405 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 185. (Added by Caryl Short 9/8/2018.)
  9. Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1198/MIUSA1798_102870-00182
  10. National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line].
  11. National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]
  12. “War of 1812 Service Record,” digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 26 October 2017), Fifth Regiment (Lewis) Kentucky Volunteers, pg. 1, headed “Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812,” entry for Robert Ringo; citing NARA microfilm publication NARA M602. Alphabetical card index to the compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the War of 1812. From the State of Kentucky, 94, roll M602_0175. Fold3.com $
  13. United States. Congress, comp. United States Congressional Serial Set. Vol. 11999. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1957 Original from the University of California. Digitized Apr 18, 2011. pr. 297 https://books.google.com/books?id=mLJGAQAAIAAJ
  14. Heitman, Francis B., and Robert H. Kelby. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield by Genealogical Publishing, 2008. pg. 406 Archive.org
  15. New York (State). Comptroller's Office, Roberts, James A., 1847 New York in the Revolution as Colony and State. Weed-Parsons Printing Company, printers, 1897. Archive.org (Vol 1 pages 55. Vol 2. page 205, 209)
  16. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, compiled 1894 - ca. 1912, documenting the period 1775 - 1784. NARA M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. Roll: 0787. (fold3.com) https://www.fold3.com/image/21075932
  17. COLL NY HIST SOC, 1915, MUSTER & PAY ROLLS OF THE WAR OF REV, 1775-1783, VOL 2, P 643
  18. HAMMOND, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR, NH STATE PAPERS, VOL 15, PP 124-126
  19. Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923
  20. Roberts, James A., and Frederic Gregory Mather. New York in the Revolution as Colony and State: Vol. I, a Compilation of Documents and Records. Albany, NY: J.B. Lyon, Printers, 1904. Pg. 213 https://archive.org/details/newyorkrevolution01statrich
  21. "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-JN3J : 21 December 2016), Reuben Buckingham, 1777.
  22. Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900. ARA Record Group: 15 NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Roll: 0502. Pension Number: S. 42119. (fold3.com) https://www.fold3.com/image/16519607?terms=Jonathan%20Center

DNA Confirmation Sources

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her brother. Their most-recent common ancestors are their parents, Ray Short and Living Mother. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Brother, based on sharing 2,554 cM across 66 segments; Confidence: Extremely High
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her paternal first cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, John Henry Short and Minnie Wine. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st–2nd Cousin, based on sharing 854 cM across 41 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her paternal first cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, John Henry Short and Minnie Wine. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st–2nd Cousin, based on sharing 903 cM across 34 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her paternal first cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, John Henry Short and Minnie Wine. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st–2nd Cousin, based on sharing 880 cM across 37 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her Living Mother. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Mother, based on sharing 3,472 cM across 57 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Short-3582 and her maternal first cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, Cecil Oscar Showalter and Caryl Ellen Pruett. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st–2nd Cousin, based on sharing 872 cM across 35 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Caryl or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
  • Caryl (Short) Ruckert: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H26a1, FTDNA kit #893356
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caryl:

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Hello Caryl,

The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in. The Project operates in a team structure with these participant PIP Teams -- The Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and three Biography Teams. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.

You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team, working on profiles from your watchlist and other profiles that interest you. The other two Biography Teams work on Abandoned and Popular profiles from the provided lists. Please let us know if you are content with your current Team or would like to change to one of the others.

If you have not already done so, we invite you to join the email GoogleGroup. We use the WikiTree Discord server #profile-improvement channel for our project. Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements.

We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project meet its goals. We would like to hear about the successes you’ve had and would also appreciate any feedback you have to help improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or via private message to one of us.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project

Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project

posted by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Hi Caryl, it's been eleven days since I asked if your still interested in the US Civil War Project. I'll assume if I haven't heard from you in the next ten days that your interest in the project has changed, and I'll remove your badge. I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thank you.

Pam Kreutzer, Leader of the US Civil War Project

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Caryl,

Thanks for your contributions to Puritan Great Migration (PGM) project profiles.

Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members periodically to find out about their continued interest in the project. Would you please respond by February 5, 2024, to let us know about your interest:

  1. Would you like to continue as a PGM project team member?;
  2. Do you have any suggestions for PGM Project priorities in the next year (optional)?;
  3. Do you have interest in taking a more active role within the PGM project, and if so, what you might be interested in doing (optional)?

Please respond to this comment on your profile, or if you'd like, send a private message to either Bobbie (Madison) Hall or S (Hill) Willson.

Thanks for all you do for PGM and WikiTree!

Regards,

Bobbie and Sharon, Co-Leaders, Puritan Great Migration Project

posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Hi Caryl, it's been 17 days since I asked if you're still interested in the PGM Project. I apologize if I've missed a response from you, but I'll assume if I haven't heard from you in the next seven days that your interest in the project has changed, and I'll remove your badge. I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thank you.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
We haven't heard back from you regarding the PGM Project check-in so we've gone ahead and removed you from the project for now. If you’d like to rejoin at any stage you would be most welcome to do so by answering the G2G sign-up post here.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Hi Caryl, the US Civil War Project is conducting a Check-in for 2024 to see if your still interested/active in the Project.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you. You can click the reply button or message me with your answer. Thank you. Pam Kreutzer, Leader of the US Civil War Project

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Caryl,

Calling all PIT Crew members!

It's Connect-a-Thon time once amore and the Irish Seanchaithe could do with your help! If you would like to register with us, post an answer (not a comment) on this post… and be sure to note you would like to participate with the Irish Seanchaithe! You should then receive your Connect-a-Thon 2023 badge and you'll be part of the team! We start at 1pm (UTC) on Friday, 13th January and run until 1pm (UTC) on Monday, 16th January.

For more information see the Connect-a-Thon Tutorial and the Irish Seanchaithe Team Page.

Hope to have you on board,

Jen and Feargal.

posted by Feargal Hennigan
Hi Caryl,

I wrote to you recently as part of the England Project's six-monthly check-in with our project members. I haven't heard back from you. I hope you are well.

If you could please drop me a quick note to confirm whether you are still interested in the project and wish to remain an active member, that would be very helpful.

If we do not hear from you within the next 2 weeks, we will assume you are no longer active in the England Project and remove you from our list of project members. You would be most welcome to re-apply to join the project at a later time by signing-up on the project’s G2G welcome post.

Many thanks!

Ian, England Project Leader

posted by I. Speed
Hi Caryl,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!

The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.

Many thanks!

Ian, England Project Leader

posted by I. Speed
I’ve not heard back from you regarding the 1776 Project check-in so have gone ahead and removed you from the project for now.

If you’d like to rejoin at any stage you would be most welcome to do so by answering the G2G sign-up post here

Many thanks,

Betty -- 1776 Project Leader

posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Hi,

I sent you a check-in message several days ago about the 1776 Project to ask you about your past and continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project?

If I don’t hear from you in a week or so, I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things, but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Best wishes,

Betty -- 1776 Project Leader

posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Greetings from the 1776 Project . . .

We're doing our semi-annual check-in to ask whether you have made contributions to the project in the last six months?

Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the 1776 Project that you respond to this check-in. Please post your response as a reply to this message on your page, for convenience of record keeping.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Betty -- 1776 Project Leader

posted by Betty (Skelton) Norman
Hello Caryl,

We wrote to you about the changes in the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) a couple of weeks ago. If you would like to continue with the Project, we can place you in the Biography Team, Level 1 where you can work on improving profiles from your own watchlist or whatever else you find to Level 1 of the Profile Standards.

We would like to hear from you with any ideas or suggestions. If you do not wish to participate in the Project, please let us know. If we don’t hear from you within 7 days we will remove you from the Project, but we will welcome you back at any time.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project

posted by Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Hi Caryl,

It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:

  • If you are happy with the team you’re on or if you’d like to make a change. It is now required that all members with an Ireland project badge work on at least one of the project’s team(s), so if you’ve not yet signed up please do so in your reply to this check-in.
  • What you think the project is doing well, and what (if any) changes you would like to see us make? Are there any teams you would like to become more active in?
  • Would you be interested in helping to work on an Ireland Project newsletter?
  • Please give us some feedback on the use of google group and discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way for us to ensure you receive project communications? If you would like to join us on either one, just let us know in your response and we will get you signed up.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Jen Hutton, on behalf of the Ireland Project

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Hi, here's a link to a US Civil War Project Challenge I've put on g2g, in case your interested: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1392544/us-civil-war-between-the-states-project-april-2022-challenge
posted by Pam Kreutzer
Dear Caryl,

The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing its first annual check-in with our project members. Please review the following and let us know if you are content where we have placed you or would like to be more involved.

We are in the process of transitioning to a team structure. There will be three participant PIP Teams to start -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team who guide new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team. You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team Level 1, working on profiles from your own watchlist and whatever else you find. Biography Teams Levels 2 and 3 will work on designated profiles for notables (Level 3) and everyday people (Level 2). Please let us know if you would like to help with another Team.

You joined the Project before the Voyage started in late 2018. We would like to invite you to consider a "fast track" Voyage, especially if you would like to work at a higher level on the Biography Team. If you’re interested, choose a profile ‘’’from your own watchlist’’’ that you have completed to the best of your ability and compare it to the Voyage Biography Standards. If your profile is at Level 2 or better, include a link to the profile in your response to this check-in for a “fast track” review.

We would also like to invite you to join the email GoogleGroup and text chat Discord channel for our project. (When you request to join our GoogleGroup, please be sure to include your Wiki ID). Neither is required; we also use Profile_Improvement in G2G for Project announcements. You will find more information on the GoogleGroup.

We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project and WikiTree. The Project’s mission is to:

Make profiles beautiful! We clean up messy biography sections and sources, and try to set standards for attractive, useful, and well-written biographies, starting with those we manage.

We know you’re working on profiles *smile* We would like to hear about successes you’ve had toward the Project’s goals. We would also appreciate any feedback you might have to help us improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or privately via private message to either of us.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project

posted by Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Hi Caryl, a couple of weeks ago I sent out a check-in for the US Civil War Project, this is just a quick reminder to let me know if you intend to remain in the Project. Hope to hear from you soon. I'll assume your not interested if I don't hear back from you by the end of February. Thank you.

P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Pam,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I have been dealing with a major health issue of a loved one. Yes, please keep me in the project.

Caryl

posted by Caryl (Short) Ruckert
Hi Caryl, glad your still interested in remaining in the project. Hope your loved one is getting better. If you like stickers, there's some new ones for your profile page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:US_Civil_War:_War_Between_the_States

Pam

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Caryl, I just wanted to thank you for all the work you've done to improve the US Civil War Between the States Project. I'm doing a check-in with all project members and wanted to verify that you're still interested in being a member of the project. Also, any suggestions for the Project would be welcome. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader.

posted by Pam Kreutzer
Hi Caryl!

Thanks for contributing to Puritan Great Migration profiles over the last six months. Every little bit helps, so please keep those edits coming!

Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members twice per year and it's that time again. Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:

  1. If you'd like to continue as a PGM project team member
  2. If you're happy with the team you're on (Research and/or Profile Improvement) or if you'd like to make a change
  3. Optionally, what you like since the reboot back in May or what you think could be improved. This could be something about Discord, or Google Groups, or managed profile spreadsheets, or challenge participation or really anything. If you like everything the way it is, you can let me know that too :)

If you'd like to tell me about a particular project or family you're working on, I'd love to hear about that as well.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks!

Brad Stauf, PGM membership coordinator

posted by Brad Stauf
Heloooooo cousin!

I am checking in on behalf of the 1776 Project to announce the new project membership requirements and to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. All project members are being asked to join one of the project teams and also to make at least one project contribution every 6 months. We are also asking all project members to join the project's Google Group for project communications.

If you are interested in remaining with the Project, please reply to this comment or send me a message, request to join the Google Group, and let us know what team you would like to participate on.

We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

SJ - 1776 Project Leader

posted by SJ Baty
Hi Cousin!

Kisses and hugs from Spain!

SJ & family

posted by SJ Baty
Hi Caryl

I wrote to you recently as part of the England Project's six-monthly check-in with our project members. I have not heard back from you. I hope you are well.

If you could please drop me a quick note to confirm whether you are still interested in the project and wish to remain an active member, that would be very helpful.

If we do not hear from you within the next 2 weeks, we will assume you are no longer active in the England Project and remove you from our list of project members. You would be most welcome to re-apply to join the project at a later time by signing-up on the project’s G2G welcome post.

Many thanks!

Joan, England Project Leader

Hi Caryl,

Thanks so much for your edits to Henry Sherburne-20! I just wanted to let you know that there is a simpler way to enter the information for the children's link, and you may want to check out the changes I made. The links are now aligned with the WikiTree guidelines. Many thanks, S

posted by S (Hill) Willson
Thanks S! I thought I needed the entire hyperlink. Much simpler the way you did it.
posted by Caryl (Short) Ruckert
Hi Caryl

I would to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.

As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks!

Joan, England Project Leader

Hi Caryl!

For a great start of the spring this year we will have a Spring Clean-a-Thon again. The fun starts Friday, April 23, at 8 AM (EDT) until Monday, April 26, at 8 AM (EDT) make sure to register for this event (hurry ;) (and respond with an ANSWER not a comment or reply) and of course also mention in the answer you are joining the Flying Dutchmen- Vliegende Hollanders team !

Hope to see you soon, Bea & Astrid :)
posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Hi Carol,

It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around

First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?

Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Lizzie, Amy, Joan

England Project Leaders

Hi, Caryl!

Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.

Keep up the great work!

Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team

posted by Pip Sheppard
Hi!

The 5th! Source-a-Thon will take place from the 2nd of October till the 5th of October. We really hope you will join us at our Team The Flying Dutchmen. Registering is open now HERE. More info at our Team page HERE or at our G2G-S-a-Th-Chat.

Hope to see you!

Margreet, Bea and Astrid

Hi, Caryl

The Ambassadors project has been reorganizing and is looking for those who have a membership at a genealogical society, to help in spreading the word about WikiTree.

We're working on ways to improve how WikiTree connects and interacts with genealogical and local history societies. This is the kind of thing we want to do:

  • Liaise with societies: set up your local society with a free-space page and some WikiTree materials as part of a package.
  • Use social media to promote what societies are offering on WikiTree.
  • Encourage bloggers to blog about societies and the resources available to them on WikiTree.

Are you interested in participating in some way? Do you have some ideas to share?

Azure Rae ~ co-Leader of Ambassadors Project

posted by Azure Robinson
Hi Azure,

Thanks for reaching out to me. What a great idea! I can ask the folks at the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers if they would be willing to let me do this. I just got inducted into the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. We have a meeting (virtual) next week. I was going to ask the Regent of my chapter if I could get volunteer hours by honoring Union Veterans here on wikitree (besides my own ancestors of course) by creating detailed biographies. I will also ask if they would be willing to let me create a free-space page. I just finished my application to the DAR and it has just been sent to National so I am not a full member of my local chapter yet but I am confident that will happen soon. This sounds like fun and I would be happy to help spread the news about wikitree.

posted by Caryl (Short) Ruckert
edited by Caryl (Short) Ruckert
Hi Caryl,

After a great Liberation day challenge, the Connect-a-Thon is coming up, it will take place from Friday 17 July 2020-Monday 20 July 2020) so everyone is invited to join the Flying Dutchmen Team - Vliegende Hollanders..so let's all hop on the boat (teampage) ;) again and have some fun together. Don't forget to first register here (you can register until wednesday 15 july) and let them know you're going to rock the Flying Dutchmen (women) - Vliegende Hollanders boat ..and here's our connect-a-thon chat.

Hope to see you soon,

Bea and Astrid x

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Hi Caryl,

Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. I wanted to thank you for your work on English Profiles and particularly your work in the Bio Builders team.

These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the project leaders for everything you do.

Joan

I know......... first the Cl-a-Th now a DRP challenge. But it is our 5th Liberation Day challenge. Just to celebrate freedom and remember those that made us to live in FREEDOM! Join us please!
The fourth Spring Clean-a-Thon is coming! The cleaning will start on Friday, April 24, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 27, at 8 AM (EDT).

Please join us at Team Flying Dutchmen after registering HERE.

And please feel welcome to join us in the mean time at cleaning up a Dutch Roots Gedcom we work on together for the next weeks.

Hope to see you soon!

Margreet, Bea and Astrid

Hi Caryl!

First of all we all are wishing you a very happy and healthy 2020! And for a great start of this new year we will have a Scan-a-Thon again. The fun starts this weekend, from Friday 10 January (8 AM (ET) until Monday 13 January (8 AM (ET) and the registration cut-off is Wednesday, January 8th, at 11:59 pm, ET, so if you want to participate make sure to register for this event (hurry ;) ) (and respond with an ANSWER not a comment or reply) and of course also mention in the answer you are joining the Flying Dutchmen- Vliegende Hollanders team !

Hope to see you soon,

Bea & Astrid :)

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Hi cousin! Looks like we're 7th cousins 3x removed thru Jan Blau. Your personal page is si informative! I have lots of work to do on mine and see I could learn lots from you!

Happy New Year!

Hi Caryl,

The England Project Leaders check-in with the members every six months to see how people are getting on. How are you doing? I notice you have yet to choose which profile improvements team(s) you’d like to be on. Profile Improvements itself is not a team, but rather the umbrella for a number of different teams. One requirement for membership in the project is that you contribute to a team at least once every six months. Let me know which team(s) you'd like to be on and we can go from there.

Please respond to me via e-mail.

Many thanks,

Susie, England Project Leader :-)

posted by Susie MacLeod
Hi Caryl, Asa Hastings is my 5x great grandfather! The connection comes from my grandmother Mary Hastings.
posted by Andy Beauchamp
Hi,

Wanna have some fun ? It's almost time for the Source-a-Thon 2019 (Friday 4 October-Monday 7 October) and we would love to see you ! make sure to first register (with an answer!), and let them know you join the Flying Dutchmen - Vliegende Hollanders and of course feel free to add your name to the team here (click link) (don't forget to remember and add your number (for the prizedrawings) there as well). ;)

Hope to see you soon and have a great day,

Bea + Astrid :)

Hello, Caryl,

We are sorry to lose you as a member of the Black Sheep Project, but we understand that life gets busy and interests shift. Please know that you will always be welcome to rejoin the project in the future if you wish.

Thank you so much for your participation; we genuinely appreciate it.

Deb ~ Volunteer Coordinator

posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham
Hello, Caryl,

It has been a few weeks since we contacted you about your participation in the Black Sheep Project and as we haven't heard from you, we are following up to make sure you wish to remain a member.

We understand that interests shift as we grow our shared tree and that some members may have moved on to projects more pertinent to the branches they are currently building. If this is the case for you, please let us know.

If we do not hear back from you within the week, we will assume you have moved on to other things for the moment and remove you from the project. Please know that you will always be welcome to rejoin should your interests shift back in this direction.

Thank you so much for your participation; we genuinely appreciate it.

Deb ~ Volunteer Coordinator

posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham
Hi Caryl, how are you !

Thanks for choosing to remain in the Ireland Project.

The Ireland Project (previously the Irish Roots Project) has now changed its structure into Teams. We require everyone with the Ireland Badge to be a member of at least one Team or Sub-Team and our google group. See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Ireland for details.

The Teams are :-

1. Categories Team
2. Counties Team
3. Managed Profiles Team
4. Membership Team
5. Profile Improvement Team
6. Topics Team
7. Diaspora

? Can you let me know if you’d like to join any other team as well as being Team Leader for the Scots-Irish Ulster Scots Team.

Many thanks,

Maria

posted by Maria Maxwell
Hi Caryl,

We realise the time has come to dissolve the UK Project in favour of the individual country projects of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

We are checking in with all UK badge holders to find out which country project(s) you would like to be in so you can collaborate with other members, have the opportunity to select which team(s) you would like to join, and so we can ensure you have all the correct badges.

Please respond by PM to let us know which country project(s) you would like to be in. Please don’t assume we know. We are effectively starting from scratch to make sure no one falls through the cracks.

Once you have done this, the Coordinator for Membership in the relevant country project(s) will be in touch to help get you situated.

Many thanks,

Susie

posted by Susie MacLeod
Nice badges: 3 in 24 hours! Congrats!
posted by SJ Baty
Hi Caryl

Thank you so much for responding to our check-in for the Categorization Project

We are sorry to hear that you are not currently active, but we understand that interests shift as we grow our shared tree and that some members may have moved on to projects more pertinent to the branches they are currently building. Please know that you will always be welcome to rejoin should your interests shift back in this direction.

Thank you so much for your participation; we genuinely appreciate it.

Karen ~ Volunteer Coordinator

Hello Caryl,

On behalf of the Project Black Sheep Leaders, we are doing a six-month check-in with members. Please let me know, by commenting on my profile or sending a private message, if you are still active in the project, and if so, how you have contributed to the main project or a sub-project within the last two months.

All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Butch Smith ~ Volunteer Coordinator

posted by Butch Smith