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MiniChallenge 2024
Are you interested in joining a WikiTree Thon or Challenge, but feel intimidated by the strict deadline or the large number of participants? Do you want to have fun and learn from the WikiTree Community, but at your own pace and without pressure? Then you might enjoy this MiniChallenge!
This MiniChallenge is a great way to get familiar with how a Thon or a Challenge works, while also improving the profiles of some Swedish Authors. You will have the opportunity to communicate with fellow WikiTreers and discover more about the history and genealogy of Sweden.
One of the easiest way to get to know a country is to read books that happen there. To see characters come alive on the pages of a book. See their surroundings with their eyes. That's why it is fitting to give some Tender Loving Care to some Swedish Authors.
The Challenge will run from the start of Marts until the end of August.
Swedish Authors
A list of the participants:
- Moa Martinson (1890-1964)
- Karl Artur Wilhelm Moberg (1898-1973)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900-1976)
- Karin Maria Boye (1900-1941)
- Sara Adéla Lidman (1923-2004)
- Per Fredrik Wahlöö (1926-1975)
- Per Olof Enqvist (1934-2020)
If you are wondering why your favorit author is not on the list, it is probably because their tree is already on WikiTree. Among others:
- Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912)
- Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940)
- Erik Axel (Eriksson) Karlfeldt (1864-1931)
- Elsa (Maartman) Beskow (1874-1953)
- Harry Edmund (Martinsson) Martinson (1904-1978)
- Astrid Anna Emilia (Ericsson) Lindgren (1907-2002)
- Maj Sjöwall (1935-2020)
- Torgny Gustaf Lindgren (1938-2017)
- Henning Mankell (1948-2015)
- Karl Stig-Erland Larsson (1954-2004)
If the author is still living, then he/she is not included in this challenge.
How to Join the MiniChallenge
That is easy, you don't have to do anything. Just start building trees for the Profiles in the Challenge, by adding profiles for their relatives.
We have three main goals:
- Connect the MiniChallenge main Profile to the Global Tree.
- Build out the tree by adding their Ancestors.
- Build out the tree sideways by adding siblings, spouses of the siblings, cousins, In-laws and so forth, as far and wide as possible.
Simply pick a Profile to work on and start building.
What we do ask you to do is to Communicate:
- Let us know which profile you have picked.
- What are you planning to work on?
- Have you found something interesting?
- Do you need help with something?
- Can you see that someone else is working on a profile, that you would like to work on, then write to them directly.
- If someone is working on the paternal line, maybe you could work on the maternal line.
The important thing is to communicate, so you don't step on each others toes.
How and where to Communicate
For the purpose of the MiniChallenge there are two ways to Communicate:
- Answer the G2G post.
- Join us on Discord. If you have finished Part 1 of the Nordic Trail, you will have received a invitation to Discord.
The Nordic Project uses Google Groups for communication. But, when participating in Thons and Challenges, we prefer to use either G2G or Discord.
How to Join the Project
If you haven't already, you can join the Nordic Project and the (country) Project. It's not a requirement, but the purpose of the MiniChallenge is for you to get to know the community. The Projects are a big part of that.
In order to join any project on WikiTree, you must first be a WikiTree member. If you are not yet a WikiTree member, see How to Use WikiTree to get started.
You should also be willing to actively participate in the project and contribute to the project's goals. We recognize that people lead busy lives and may not be active on WikiTree every single week of the year, but you should at least have the intention to contribute towards the project's goals on a somewhat regular basis.
Since Sweden Project now is a sub-project of Nordic Project you will find more info on how to join on the Nordic Project page.