Team Virginia — 2023 Connect-a-Thon

Profile managers: Sandy Patak [send private message], Liz Shifflett [send private message], Erin Robertson [send private message], Nancy Thomas [send private message], Jack Graham [send private message], Mike Patak [send private message], Mindy Silva [send private message], Sue Knifley [send private message], Cheryl Hess [send private message], and Pam Fraley [send private message]

Virginia Connectors

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

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Bookmark the 2024 Team page for this year's Connect-a-Thons! Direct link to our team

Welcome to the 2023 "Connect-a-Thon"! This year we will have three Connect-a-Thon events. We will be using this same page for all three.

The Leaders for the July 2023 Virginia Connectors Team are:

• Captain: Mindy Silva
• Captain: Nancy Thomas

We're your head cheerleaders, but I encourage everyone to play cheerleader to fellow members of Team Virginia! You can chat and cheer in our Team Virginia Discord Channel.

The purpose of the Connect-a-Thon is to connect all the loose branches around WikiTree to our main Global Family Tree, which is what the Connectors Project does all the time.

Final update ...

Stickers

{{Recognition Sticker|category=Virginia Challenge Teams |image=US_State_Flag_Images-49.png|imagetext=Connectors |text={{#profile:RealName}} is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the [[Project:Connectors|Connect-a-Thon]] Challenge, July 2023}}

produces this: (just copy and paste to your profile)

... is a member of the Virginia Connectors Team for the Connect-a-Thon Challenge, July 2023

The "official" Connect-a-Thon sticker is out now also:

{{Connect-a-Thon|team=The Virginia Connectors|year=July 2023|profiles=123}} will create this sticker:

... ... ... participated with The Virginia Connectors during the July 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added 123 connections.

Are you working on West Virginia or Kentucky? Use these flag images instead:

West Virginia: US_State_Flag_Images-51.png

Kentucky: US_State_Flag_Images-20.png

Kentucky (2): US_State_Flag_Images-4.jpg

Members

July 2023

1. Mindy Silva, Captain: registration post
2. Sandy Patak, Captain: registration post
3. Patrick Stacy registration post
4. Sharon (Oldaker) Haynes registration post
5. Nancy Thomas registration post
6. Patty (Luker) LaPlante registration post
7. Erin (Soltysiak) Robertson registration post
8. Teresa (Clary) Willis registration post
9. Mark Lemen registration post
10. Sue (Smith) Knifley registration post
11. Donna Lancaster registration post
12. Karen Stewart registration post
13. Pam (Dale) Fraley registration post
14. Cheryl (Smith) Hess registration post
15. Bill Vincent [ registration post]
16. Anne Massey registration post
17. Liz Shifflett registration post
18. Paula Franklin
19. John Graham registration post
20. Michelle (Wyatt) Oviatt registration post
21. Chrissy Locke registration post
22. John Powers registration post
23. Terri Jerkes registration post
24. Carol (Hunter) Sullivan registration post
25. Linda (Boblett) Johnson registration post
26. Cathy Luck registration post
27. Zachary Jon Smith registration post
28. Dee (Spencer) Spencer-Carr registration post
29. Len Lawson registration post
30. Susanna Yarber registration post
31. Mike Patak registration post
32. Barbara Bagby registration post
33. Tim Boyer registration post
34. Robin Baker registration post
35. Kimberly Morgan registration post
36. Debby Short registration post
37. Charles Musser registration post
38. Sherrie Mitchell registration post
39. Judith Fry registration post
40. Jeanne Grubbs registration post
41. Ellen Steger registration post
42. Janine Isleman registration post
43. Jeremy Stone registration post
44. Dee Lockard registration post
45. Linda Menefee registration post
46. Abby Vanoy registration post
47. Cathryn Hondros registration post
48. Concetta Phillipps registration post
49. David Pope registration post
50. Mike Eggleston registration post
51. Kathy Shoemaker registration post
52. Chris Brady registration post
53. Gregory Mason registration post

Goals

Our goal is to decrease the number of profiles that are not connected to our big tree by adding relatives to existing profiles.

Dates

• This Connect-a-Thon begins Friday morning at 8:00am EDT (UTC -4) July 14, 2023 and runs until Monday at 8:00am EDT July 17, 2023.
• The cut-off date for registering is midnight on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. This means there is plenty of time to tell a friend and grow our team (wink, wink).

Plan of Action

It's going to be a fun weekend adding profiles to the existing ones. Check out the tutorial!!

Help?

To talk to "just us", post a comment to this page or, use our Discord channel where we can chat. You can post questions to the G2G for a wider audience: tag your question with virginia and connectors at least. For questions about the Connect-a-Thon, use the tag connect-a-thon.

How Does this Work?

• Try the tutorial: Click HERE (This isn't a "walk-through." It's various help sections to make adding profiles easier)

• Check your own Unconnected Profiles

• Work from your Watchlist (My WikiTree menu in upper right then Watchlist). Click on "Edit Date" to move the oldest to the top and start looking for profiles that need parents, siblings or children!

• Work on your CC7 (Connection Count) using this helpful tutorial.

• Work from the Virginia Unconnected list. You don't need to connect anything here but it is a good place to find Virginia ancestors. These aren't connected to our Global Tree so they most likely don't have children and siblings attached. (Also: West Virginia, and Kentucky)

• Work from an Unsourced List:
  • for Virginia
  • for West Virginia
  • or for Kentucky.

Hey - this way you get to help two things at once!

• Help out other states with DBE 616 or Virginia 616s. (Abbreviated Birth location Country)

• However you do it just add, add, add! As long as you are connecting a relative to any profile on WikiTree you get a point for each one.

• Check out the main Virginia Connect-a-Thon page for ideas, scoring, prizes and winners.

• Additional pointers in the Participation Instructions section of the WikiTree Connect-a-Thon help page.

July 2023 Connect-a-thon Team Virginia MEMBERS & STATS

Get to know your teammates here!

If you are new and come up with a nickname of your own you want to use let Mindy or Sandy know. If you are returning and want a new nickname for this Thon, let us know as well. If you have a picture you want used and it isn't on the chart let us know. It doesn't have to be your profile picture, it just needs to be on WikiTree somewhere. Let's have fun again! Your stats will be added at the end of the challenge. Be sure to join us in Discord to keep up with our scores and chatter!

Note: For the missing numbers, those are teammates that aren't participating this time.

Photo	Name	Position	See your contributions	Total Profiles added
	Mindy Silva	Gedcom Granny	See your work	0
	Sandy Patak	Sleepy Sandy	See your work	0
	Cheryl Hess	Crazy Thoner	See your work	0
	Sue Knifley	Soulful Sue	See your work	0
	Liz Shifflett	Lightweight Lizzie	See your work	0
	Bill Vincent	Papa Bill	See your work
	Nancy Thomas	Nifty Nancy	See your work	0
	Karen Stewart	Keen Karen	See your work	0
	John Graham	Jazzy Jack	See your work	0 -
	Pam Fraley	Patiently Profilin Pam	See your work	0
	Erin Robertson	Appalachian Erin	See your work	0
	Anne Massey	Builder Anne	See your work	0
Image:Patak-6.jpg	Mike Patak	Marine Mike	See your work	0
	Sherrie Mitchell	Super Sherrie	See your work	0
	Terri Jerkes	Terribell	See your work	0
	Robin Baker	Rockin' Robin	See your work	0
	John Powers	Teflon John	See your work	0
	Mark Lemen	Marky Mark	See your work	0
	Patty LaPlante	Pirate Patty	See your work	0
	Sharon Haynes	Sharin' Sharon	See your work	0
	Judith Fry	Nickname	See your work	0
	Ellen Steger	Elegant El	See your work	0
	Janine Isleman	J9	See your work	0
	Paula Franklin	Georgia Peach	See your work	0
	Linda (Boblett) Johnson	Mountain Mama	See your work	0
	Len Lawson	Lawless Len	See your work	0
	Dee Lancaster	Delightful Dee	See your work	0
	Teresa (Clary) Willis	Sweet TEE	See your work	0
	Patrick Stacy	Surfer Dude	See your work	0
	Michelle (Wyatt) Oviatt	Museful Michelle	See your work	0
	Chrissy Locke	Locke Merlin	See your work	0
	Carol (Hunter) Sullivan	Classy Carol	See your work	0
	Cathy Luck	Lucky Ducky	See your work	0
	Zachary Jon Smith	Integrity Smith	See your work	0
	Dee (Spencer) Spencer-Carr	Awesome Augusta	See your work	0
	Susanna Yarber	Sensational Susanna	See your work	0
	Barbara Bagby	Boundless Barbara	See your work	0
	Tim Boyer	Tenacious Tim	See your work	0
	Kimberly (Diss) Morgan	Kindest Kim	See your work	0
	Debby Short	Diligent Debby	See your work	0
	Charles Musser	Charting Charles	See your work	0
	Jeanne (Blaylock) Grubbs	Jingling Jeanne	See your work	0
	Jeremy Stone	Rolling Stone	See your work	0
	Dee (Rozier) Lockard	Doodling Dee	See your work	0
	Linda Menefee	Linking Linda	See your work	0
	Abby Vanoy	Amazing Abby	See your work	0
	Cathryn (Hallett) Hondros	Historian Cat	See your work	0
	Concetta Phillipps	Ciao Concetta	See your work	0
	David Pope	Sir Pope	See your work	0
	Mike Eggleston	Melodic Mike	See your work	0
	Your name here!	Nickname	See your work	0

Prior Thons

January 2023 Thon Members & Stats

1. Mindy Silva, Captain: registration post
2. Sandy Patak, Captain: registration post
3. Cheryl Hess registration post
4. Erin Robertson registration post
5. Karen Stewart registration post
6. Patty LaPlante registration post
7. Sue Knifley registration post
8. Sharon Haynes registration post
9. Jen Schwartz registration post
10. Eric Weddington registration post
11. Judith Fry registration post
12. Pam Fraley registration post
13. Nancy Thomas registration post
14. Lynn Robinson registration post
15. Liz Shifflett registration post
16. John Graham registration post
17. Billie Keaffaber registration post
18. Terri Jerkes registration post
19. Bill Vincent registration post
20. Anne Guglik registration post
21. Anne Massey registration post
22. Ellen Steger registration post
23. Chris Brady registration post
24. Loretta Buckner registration post
25. Sherrie Mitchell registration post
26. Tara Bentley registration post
27. Ann Phillips registration post
28. Robin Baker registration post
29. Gurney Thompson registration post
30. Janine Isleman registration post
31. Mark Lemen registration post
32. Judy Smith registration post
33. Helen Rice registration post
34. Mike Patak registration post
35. Kim McKnight registration post
36. Dee Lancaster registration post
37. John Powers registration post
38. Paula Franklin registration post
39. Rosetta Link registration post
40. Linda Johnson registration post
41. Len Lawson registration post
42. Deena Cross registration post
43. Joetta McCallister registration post
44. Ashley Jones registration post
45. Deborah Roesler registration post
46. Kelly Riedell registration post
47. Nancy Wilson registration post
48. Sharon Wetzel registration post

List Number	Photo	Name	Position	See your contributions	Total Profiles added
1		Mindy Silva	Gedcom Granny	See your work	258
2		Sandy Patak	Speedy Sandy	See your work	1429
3		Cheryl Hess	Crazy Thoner	See your work	105
4		Sue Knifley	Soulful Sue	See your work	416
5		Liz Shifflett	Lightweight Lizzie	See your work	57
6		Bill Vincent	Papa Bill	See your work	200
7		Nancy Thomas	Nifty Nancy	See your work	130
8		Helen Rice	Helpful Helen	See your work	5
9		Karen Stewart	Keen Karen	See your work	119
10		Anne Guglik	Affable Anne	See your work	20
11		John Graham	Jazzy Jack	See your work	1017
13		Pam Fraley	Patiently Profilin Pam	See your work	752
14		Rosetta Link	Racing Rosetta	See your work	316
17		Erin Robertson	Appalachian Erin	See your work	232
19		Anne Massey	Builder Anne	See your work	53
21		Deena Cross	Dazzling Deena	See your work	199
23		Chris Brady	Can Do Chris	See your work	69
25	Image:Patak-6.jpg	Mike Patak	Marine Mike	See your work	252
27		Sherrie Mitchell	Super Sherrie	See your work	103
30		Terri Jerkes	Terribell	See your work	250
32		Robin Baker	Rockin' Robin	See your work	58
34		John Powers	Teflon John	See your work	443
37		Mark Lemen	Marky Mark	See your work	500
38		Patty LaPlante	Persistent Patty	See your work	1919
39		Sharon Haynes	'Sharin' Sharon	See your work	284
40	Image:Jschwartz-images-4.jpg	Jen Schwartz	Nickname	See your work	0
41		Eric Weddington	Nickname	See your work	62
42		Judith Fry	Joyful Judy	See your work	105
43	Image:McCurdy-322-2.jpg	Lynn Robinson	Nickname	See your work	9
44		Billie Keaffaber	Bubbly Billie	See your work	24
45		Ellen Steger	Elegant El	See your work	102
46		Loretta Buckner	Nickname	See your work	68
47		Tara Bentley	Nickname	See your work	23
48		Ann Phillips	Absolute Anne	See your work	6
49		Gurney Thompson	Gentle Gurney	See your work	69
50		Janine Isleman	Nickname	See your work	52
51		Judy Smith	Nickname	See your work	0
52		Kim McKnight	Nickname	See your work	0
53		Paula Franklin	'Georgia Peach	See your work	160
54		Linda (Boblett) Johnson	Nickname	See your work	25
55		Len Lawson	Lawless Len	See your work	18
56		Dee Lancaster	Delightful Dee	See your work	61
57		Joetta McCallister	Nickname	See your work	0
58		Ashley Jones	Nickname	See your work	28
59		Deborah Roesler	Nickname	See your work	60
60		Your name here!	Nickname	See your work	0

April 2023 Thon Members & Stats

1. Mindy Silva, Captain: registration post
2. Sandy Patak, Captain: registration post
3. Cheryl Hess registration post
4. Sharon Haynes registration post
5. Patricia (Simon) LaPlante registration post
6. Karen Stewart registration post
7. Nancy Thomas registration post
8. Liz (Noland) Shifflett registration post
9. Janine Isleman registration post
10. Teresa (Clary) Willis registration post
11. Erin (Soltysiak) Robertson registration post
12. Anne Guglik registration post
13. Sherrie Mitchell registration post
14. Sue (Smith) Knifley registration post
15. Anne Massey registration post
16. Judith Fry registration post
17. Lea (Polson) Glass registration post
18. Paula (Brewer) Franklin registration post
19. Mark Lemen registration post
20. Linda (Boblett) Johnson registration post
21. Pam (Dale) Fraley registration post
22. Deena (Smith) Cross registration post
23. John Powers registration post
24. Sharon Wetzel post
25. Kelsey Shields registration post
26. John Graham registration post
27. Robin Baker registration post
28. Eric Weddington registration post
29. Mike Patak registration post
30. Donna Lancaster registration post
31. Mike Parson registration post
32. Chris Smith registration post
33. Sue (Runnells) Berryhill registration post
34. Robin Rohlmann registration post
35. Cathryn (Hallett) Hondros registration post
36. Chris Brady [ registration post]
37. David Pope [ registration post]
38. Ed Thompson registration post
39. Ellen Tiedeman [ registration post]
40. Kathy Shoemaker registration post
41. Len Lawson registration post

Photo	Name	Position	See your contributions	Total Profiles added
	Mindy Silva	Gedcom Granny	See your work	104
	Sandy Patak	Sleepy Sandy	See your work	814
	Cheryl Hess	Crazy Thoner	See your work	47
	Sue Knifley	Soulful Sue	See your work	513
	Liz Shifflett	Lightweight Lizzie	See your work	137
	Nancy Thomas	Nifty Nancy	See your work	69
	Karen Stewart	Keen Karen	See your work	161
	Anne Guglik	Affable Anne	See your work	0
	John Graham	Jazzy Jack	See your work	1250
	Pam Fraley	Patiently Profilin Pam	See your work	125
	Erin Robertson	Appalachian Erin	See your work	101
	Anne Massey	Builder Anne	See your work	52
	Deena Cross	Dazzling Deena	See your work	106
	Chris Brady	Can Do Chris	See your work	135
Image:Patak-6.jpg	Mike Patak	Marine Mike	See your work	203
	Sherrie Mitchell	Super Sherrie	See your work	78
	Robin Baker	Rockin' Robin	See your work	16
	John Powers	Teflon John	See your work	418
	Mark Lemen	Marky Mark	See your work	600
	Sharon Haynes	Nickname	See your work	123
	Eric Weddington	Nickname	See your work	77
	Judith Fry	Nickname	See your work	124
	Janine Isleman	Nickname	See your work	80
	Paula Franklin	Nickname	See your work	62
	Linda (Boblett) Johnson	Nickname	See your work	11
	Len Lawson	Lawless Len	See your work	166
	Dee Lancaster	Delightful Dee	See your work	51
	Patricia (Simon) LaPlante	Persistent Patty	See your work	1676
	Teresa (Clary) Willis	Sweet TEE	See your work	168
	Lea (Polson) Glass	Nickname	See your work	0
	Sharon (Shockey) Wetzel	Nickname	See your work	0
	Kelsey Shields	Nickname	See your work	11
	Ed Thompson	Nickname	See your work	5
	Sue (Runnells) Berryhill	Nickname	See your work	15

July 2023 Connect-a-thon Appalachia Connectors MEMBERS & STATS

Get to know your teammates here!

Note: For the missing numbers, those are teammates that aren't participating this time.

Photo	Name	Position	See your contributions	Total Profiles added
	Mindy Silva	Gedcom Granny	See your work	0
	Sandy Patak	Sleepy Sandy	See your work	0
	Cheryl Hess	Crazy Thoner	See your work	0
	Sue Knifley	Soulful Sue	See your work	0
	Karen Stewart	Keen Karen	See your work	0
	John Graham	Jazzy Jack	See your work	0 -
	Pam Fraley	Patiently Profilin Pam	See your work	0
	Erin Robertson	Appalachian Erin	See your work	0
Image:Patak-6.jpg	Mike Patak	Marine Mike	See your work	0
	Robin Baker	Rockin' Robin	See your work	0
	John Powers	Teflon John	See your work	0
	Mark Lemen	Marky Mark	See your work	0
	Patty LaPlante	Pirate Patty	See your work	0
	Sharon Haynes	Sharin' Sharon	See your work	0
	Judith Fry	Nickname	See your work	0
	Janine Isleman	J9	See your work	0
	Paula Franklin	Georgia Peach	See your work	0
	Len Lawson	Lawless Len	See your work	0
	Dee Lancaster	Delightful Dee	See your work	0
	Teresa (Clary) Willis	Sweet TEE	See your work	0
	Patrick Stacy	Surfer Dude	See your work	0
	Michelle (Wyatt) Oviatt	Museful Michelle	See your work	0
	Chrissy Locke	Locke Merlin	See your work	0
	Cathy Luck	Lucky Ducky	See your work	0
	Zachary Jon Smith	Integrity Smith	See your work	0
	Dee (Spencer) Spencer-Carr	Awesome Augusta	See your work	0
	Susanna Yarber	Sensational Susanna	See your work	0
	Tim Boyer	Tenacious Tim	See your work	0
	Kimberly (Diss) Morgan	Kindest Kim	See your work	0
	Jeremy Stone	Rolling Stone	See your work	0
	Dee (Rozier) Lockard	Doodling Dee	See your work	0
	Linda Menefee	Linking Linda	See your work	0
	Abby Vanoy	Amazing Abby	See your work	0
	Cathryn (Hallett) Hondros	Historian Cat	See your work	0