Banyan Tree
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This is the page for the Banyan Tree team, the India WikiTree team that competes in the Source-a-thon, Connect-a-thon and other profile improvement challenges throughout the year. This is the team for everyone who loves India.
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Your Thon Project Co-ordinator: Lauren Brown
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Current and Forthcoming Challenges
The next event is the Connect-a-Thon which runs from 1pm UTC July 19, 2024 and run until Monday at 1pm UTC July 22, 2024. .
Sign up [1] for the 2024-connect-a-thon.
To register, find our team's answer below. They are (almost) alphabetical so it should be easy to find. Click COMMENT and say you would like to participate on team Banyan
Your team!
- Lauren Brown - captain
- Valmay Young
- Rob Wilson
Our goal is to connect more people on WikiTree by adding missing relatives.
- Use the Missing Links app to see relatives who might be missing.
- Start from your Watchlist
- One of the easiest ways to participate is to work on building out your own family lines. Sometimes we focus so much on our direct lines that we forget about the collateral ones. You can work on building outward, not just upward or downward.
- Work on your Unconnected Profiles
- Work at connecting a particular surname.
- The Needs Profiles Created Category
Other ideas: The Connectors Chat lists the largest unconnected branches on WikiTree, unconnected branches which are particularly challenging, and unconnected notables.
Data Doctors DBE Unconnected has reports for different countries in the world showing unconnected branches.
Scores and progress
When the challenge is live, see this link: Statistics.
Chat - text or video
We have a chat page where you can ask questions or add comments.
Live YouTube chats every 4 hours! Schedule and links here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Challenge_Hangouts
More guidance
Main Help page
I recommend the Sourcer app to speed up source formatting.
And for India my go-to sources are:
- Find My Past
- Families in British India (includes FibiWiki)
- Family Search - especially useful for finding children!
If you don't find a source after searching, considering adding Research Notes saying where you looked. For example: "Looked for John in the US Census records for 1900-1940 and couldn't find him on FamilySearch or Ancestry." This way the next researcher knows where to start.
Registration
- You need to go to [2] in advance to participate. Final registration ends at midnight EDT on the Wednesday before the Thon.
Have Fun!!!
- Most of all, have fun with your team! Every little bit that you do improves the health of our global tree. This way you get to meet new friends, and chat with current friends, in the process!
Previous teams
2024
Team Banyan are only a tiny team but every member puts in great effort to do as much as they can during each thon and we are massively thankful for every member's time and effort.
| Team Member | Winter Connect 2024 | Spring Connect 2024 | Summer Connect 2024 | Fall Source 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Thorpe | 74 | 58 | 106 | ||
| K White | 35 | 86 | 104 | 11 | |
| Rob Wilson | 21 | 6 | 70 | 58 | |
| Valmay Young | 20 | 8 | 35 | 16 | |
| Raj Sidhu | 6 | ||||
| Total | 156 | 158 | 315 | 85 |
Results:
- Winter Connect a Thon 2024 results: 156 profiles added. thirty-fifth place
- Spring Connect a Thon 2024 results: 158 profiles added. fortieth place
- Summer Connect a Thon 2024 results: 315 profiles added. thirty-third place
- Fall Source a Thon 2024 results: 85 profiles sourced. thirty-seventh place
2023
In 2023, WikiTree decided to impliment divisions for each Thon team since some teams had more members than others. In order to even out the playing field, divisions were created and Team Banyan Tree was placed in the small team division.
| Team Member | Winter Connect 2023 | Spring Connect 2023 | Summer Connect 2023 | Fall Source 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Thorpe | 129 | 17 | 95 | 13 | |
| K White | 99 | ||||
| Rob Wilson | 155 | 99 | 146 | ||
| Valmay Young | 57 | 1 | 28 | 10 | |
| Raj Sidhu | 5 | 7 | |||
| David Randall | 103 | ||||
| Total | 444 | 122 | 375 | 23 |
Results:
- Winter Connect a Thon 2023 results: 444 profiles added. thirty-second place
- Spring Connect a Thon 2023 results: 122 profiles added. thirty-third place
- Summer Connect a Thon 2023 results: 375 profiles added. thirty-seventh place
- Fall Source a Thon 2023 results: 23 profiles sourced. thirty-ninth place
2022
2022 marked the birth of team Banyan and we entered our first thon in the summer led by Rob is still part of the team as well as our other founding members
| Team Member | Summer Connect 2022 | Fall Source 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Randall | 114 | 64 | |
| Raj Sidhu | 17 | 22 | |
| Martinique Koester | 34 | ||
| Valmay Young | 3 | ||
| Total | 165 | 89 |
Results:
- Summer Connect a Thon 2022 results: 165 profiles added. thirtieth place
- Fall Source a Thon 2022 results: 89 profiles sourced. thirty-third place
- Banyan Tree 2023 Source-a-Thon Sep 12, 2023.
- The Banyan Trees are a Wonderful Thon Team! Jul 19, 2022.
- Have you seen the new 'Thon Team for India? Jul 3, 2022.
- Login to edit this profile and add images.
- Private Messages: Contact the Profile Managers privately: Rob Wilson and Lauren Brown. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
- Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
Thanks again for this weekend
Joan, Janet, and Maddy
well played by all who contributed to the now over 38 million profiles on Wikitree
from all of the team at the Splendid Spruces
We all did a great job last weekend, thank you, for a job well done, we hope you had fun. The total for the event was 89,894 profiles created and sourced. Thank you for working with us, to improve the worldwide tree. See you for the October Source a Thon October 4-7 2024.
Joan, Janet and Maddy
Co-Captains of the Mighty Oaks
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you. We hope you had fun. The total for the event was 88,908 profiles added to the tree. We appreciate your fab input and support for the event and look forward to working with you all again next time.
Thanks again for this weekend. On behalf of everyone in the Mighty Oaks Team
Janet, Joan and Maddy
From all the members of the Appalachia Roots Thon Team
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you. We hope you had fun. The total for the event was 98,937 profiles added to the tree. We appreciate your input and support for the thon and look forward to working with you all again next time and maybe reaching six figures.
Thanks again for this weekend. On behalf of all of us in the Mighty Oaks Team
Janet
Thanks to Team Banyan Tree for all yeer efforts during the January 2024 Connect-a-Thon! Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
We look forward to participating with you in the next 'thon.
Jeffrey (Wall -7415), Captain for Team Nordic Noir
Jeffrey (Wall -7415), Captain for Team Nordic Noir
See you at the next marathon!
Azure, Sondra, & the Western Red Cedars
edited by Azure Robinson
It was a fun weekend and we look forward to seeing you in the next Thon :)
Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran
Sláinte Mhath! (Cheers!)
Thanks again for this weekend, you rock
Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran
From our team, Appalachia Roots, to yours, thanks for joining in a fun Sourcing weekend!
We had a great time participating with all your members. They were awesome! Can't wait to do it again at the next Thon in 2024.
Patty & Sandy - Appalachia Roots Co Captains
From your cousins in the Welsh Dragons
edited by Chris Ferraiolo
Lang May Yer Lum Reek!
It was an AMAZING weekend and we look forward to seeing you in the next Thon :)
Jeffrey - Nordic Noir
It was a fun weekend and we look forward to seeing you in the next Thon :)
Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran
Morgana (Patrocinio_Costa-1) and Adriana (Hazelton-509), Smoking Snakes team captains
Thanks to all our efforts we added a total of 76,995 profiles to our shared tree. We look forward to seeing ye in future 'thons!
Jeffrey (Wall-7415), Nordic Noir team captain
It was an AMAZING weekend and we look forward to seeing you in the next Thon :)
Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran
Mindy & Sandy .
Warm regards on behalf of all of the Dutch Genealogists,
Joan and Margreet
We all had a good time and hope to see you in the next Thon :)
Joan, Janet, Maddy and Fran
Thanks to all our efforts there are now 63,445 less unsourced profiles in our shared tree.
We hope to see ye in future 'thons!
See you at the next marathon!
Azure, Sondra, & the Western Red Cedars
.Team Virginia thanks you for sourcing profiles during the Thon!!! It was a blast! We look forward to seeing you at the next one.
Thank you for participating in the July 2022 Connect-a-Thon, and contributing to filling out our global tree!
See you at the next marathon!
Azure, Sondra, & the Western Red Cedars
Jutta and Hilary Welsh Dragons team
Mindy Silva & Sandy Patak Team Virginia
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It was a FUN weekend and we are looking forward to working with you again on the upcoming Source-a-Thon :)
Fran, Carol, Joan, and Maddy
Rob (Banyan Tree)
I certainly learned a lot - especially how big some families were. Hope you enjoyed it, and perhaps we can meet again for another challenge? Rob
Great work, keep going :) Rob
Hertyl, Spertyl, and Team Toddlin' Tortoises wish you all the best in the upcoming 'thon in July.