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MONTHLY CHALLENGE PAGE: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Civil_War_Project_Monthly_Challenges_Page
2024 Challenges
2024 Nov Connect-a-POW Challenge
Tracker Scores Ten members completed 1,129 profiles, connecting 37 soldiers to the Wikitree Community. Patty LaPlante; Ron Floyd, Nan Starjak; Norm Jones; Elizabeth Schafer; Molly Herod; Victoria English; Donna Baumann; Matt McBrien; Pam Kreutzer
2024 Oct POW's who Died in Elmira Prison in 1865
The Elmira POW's are completely done, all 2,973 soldiers now have profiles completed. Oct Challenge Tracker Scores; Patty LaPlante; Ron Floyd; Molly Herod; Nan Starjak; Pam Kreutzer; Jennifer Robins; Norm Jones; Elizabeth Schafer; John Beck
2024 Sept POW's who died in Elmira Prison in 1864
Category: Woodland National Cemetery 1864 Burials: Goal 1,264----Update: Completely done on the 1864 Soldiers Sept Challenge Tracker Scores---Molly Herod; Nan Starjak; Norman Jones; Pam Kreutzer; Patty LaPlante; Vance Johnson; Jennifer Robins; K Morse; Andrew Simpier; Elizabeth Schafer; Ron Floyd; Margaret Tull Meredith; Victoria English; John E Beck Jr
2024 August Marietta Nat'l Cemetery Challenge
Challenge Tracker Scores We ended with 2,019 Soldiers in the Category, had 17 participants: Norman Jones; Pam Kreutzer; Molly Herod; Jennifer Robins; Elizabeth Schafer; Stephany Berry; Ron Floyd; K Morse; Sandy (Craig) Patak; Nettie Mae (Clayton) Lucas; Donna Lancaster; Cathryn Hondros; Nan Starjak; Margaret Tull Meredith; Victoria English; Patty LaPlante; William Morgan
2024 June Connect-an-Officer Challenge
Challenge Tracker Scores The Challenge had fifteen members working on connecting the Officers. We had 50 Officers connected to the WikiTree Community, there were 16 Officers who were connected to family, although not to the WikiTree Community, and 8 Officers who weren't connected to any family. Ron Floyd; Molly Herod; Pam Kreutzer; Elizabeth Schafer; Cathy Lee Brandstetter; Judith Fry; Victoria English; Nikell McCarthy; Jennifer Robins; William Morgan; Norman Jones; Roger Stong; Vance Johnson; Patty LaPlante; Sue Smith
2024 May Sutlers Challenge
See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Sutlers_of_the_U.S._Civil_War if you would like to continue researching Sutlers. We had 11 members who researched the sutlers, finding 31 Citizens who were Sutlers for the Union. Cathryn Hondros (9 Sutlers), Norman Jones (2 Sutlers); Nan Starjak (1 Sutler); Andrew Simpier (9 Sutlers); Pam Kreutzer (4 Sutlers); Dave Ressler (1 Sutler); Victoria English (1 Sutler); Molly Herod (1 Sutler); Elizabeth Schafer (1 Sutler); Cathy Brandstetter (1 Sutler); Jody Rodgers (1 Sutler)
2024 March/April Vicksburg Nat'l Cemetery Challenge
Challenge Tracker Scores Link We had 13 members who added 1,583 profiles to the Vicksburg Nat'l Cemetery Category. Thank you: Nan Starjak; Dottie Coiro; Norman Jones; Jennifer Robins; A Paulien; Elizabeth Schafer; Victoria English; Ron Floyd; Erin Robertson; Molly Herod; Judith Fry; Travis LeMaster; Pam Kreutzer See Vicksburg National Cemetery History & Interments Space page
2024 February Connect-a-Soldier Challenge
Challenge Scores 33 members, 415 Soldiers connected, 2,594, profiles created, Norman Jones (39/767); Victoria English (6/46); Nan Starjak (11/72); Pam Kreutzer (63/258); Elizabeth Schafer (7/101); Erin (Soltysiak) Robertson (6/6); Matt McBrien (2); Anonymous Paulien (9/17); K Malady (4/29); Pat Brunson (67/157); Richard Mooney (2); Emily Holmberg (1); Ron Floyd (34/674); Roger Stong (9); Jennifer Robins (10); Liza (Macklem) Gervais (2); Katharine Brainard (8); Robert Feeney (2); Molly Herod (31/243); Cathryn Hondros (8); Megan Ryno (10/31); Laura W (4); JJ Oubre (13/18); Nikell McCarthy (2/6); Paula Lewis Picken (5); Chris Wine (1); K Morse (4) ; Tabitha Weekly (7/39); Judith Fry (37/38); Baraboo-1 (4); Jody Rodgers (4/33); Eric Perkins (2); Bryon Simmonds (1)
2024 January Connect-a-Thon Challenge
January 2024: This year 27 members signed up to Connect Soldiers during the 2024 January Connect-a-Thon, which resulted in 367 soldiers being connected to family!!!! We beat last years score by 67 soldiers. Patty LaPlante 44 Soldiers; Margaret Tull Meredith 23 Soldiers; Donna Lancaster 19 Soldiers; Jo Masterson 18 soldiers; Pam Kreutzer 97 soldiers; Dallace Moore 19 Soldiers; Norman Jones 20 soldiers; Katrina Lawson 1 Soldier: Nan Starjak 14 Soldiers; Tabor Fisher 11 Soldiers; Judy Bramlage 6 Soldiers; Ron Floyd 8 Soldiers; Philip Gale 4 Soldiers; Hal Smith 14 Soldiers; Sandy Patak 6 Soldiers; Glenn Rutz 8 Soldiers; Paula Franklin 2 Soldiers; JoAnn Brown 5 Soldiers; Gary G. 1 Soldier; D. Armistead 5 Soldiers; Jennifer Robins 22 Soldiers; Erin Soltysiak Robertson 4 Soldiers; Elizabeth Schafer 9 Soldiers; LaMyra Morton 5 Soldiers; Victoria English 1 Soldier. Plus 2 members who signed up weren't able to participate.
2023 Challenges
2023 December Challenge Andersonville "W" Surnames
Completed all 45 pages of "W" surnames. Challenge Tracker Scores Participants: Pam Kreutzer; Norman Jones; Dean Anderson; Margaret Tull Meredith; Vance Johnson; Sandy (Craig) Patak; Victoria English; Molly Herod; Ron Floyd; Elizabeth Schafer; Jennifer Robins; Nan Starjak; Steve Milligan; LaMyra Morton
2023 Nov Challenge Pick-a-Battle
All 75 Officers were connected to the One World Tree, 69 of them had their CC7 numbers increased. Challenge Scores Participants: Dawnmarie Cecora; Jennifer Robins; Pam Kreutzer; David Randall; Margaret Tull Meredith; Ron Floyd; Katherine Scott; Norman Jones; Anonymous Paulien; Molly Herod; Elizabeth Schafer; Kris Shearer; Cathryn Hondros; Dean Anderson; Nan Lambert Starjak; Victoria English; Vance Johnson; L.A.J.Ward; Liz Shifflett; Ashley Thrash
2023 Sept Challenge Shiloh National Cemetery
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Click link to see scores: Challenge Tracker Scores Participants: Ron Floyd; Norman Jones; Margaret Tull; Kimberly (Diss) Morgan; Jennifer Robins; Elizabeth Schafer; Nan (Lambert) Starjak; Gary Nevius; Pam Kreutzer; Andrew Simpier; Katrina Lawson; Dean Anderson; Guinevere Deroy; Tabatha Jaeger; Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz
2023 August Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Results
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| Camp Chase Completely Done, 2,240 Soldiers |
2023 June Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Challenge Results
[https://plus.wikitree.com/Challenges/USCivilWar/20230605/User.htm June Challenge Tracker Scores] -- Final Soldiers Count: 1,080 -- We had 13 members who participated in the June Challenge: Gary Nevius ; Norman Jones; Ron Floyd; Donna Lancaster; Margaret Tull Meredith; Nan Starjak; Laura A. H. Ward; Lorraine O'Dell; Victoria English; Sandy (Craig) Patak; David Ressler; Elizabeth Schafer; Pam Kreutzer
2023 May Connect-a-Soldier Challenge Results
May Challenge Tracker Scores May 15th to May 26th: We had 20 Wiki Members who created over 2,000 profiles, 57 soldiers connected. 1st time with the Challenge tracker, not all members used the Tracker: Margaret T. Meredith (344); Gary Nevius (120); Ronald C. Floyd (21); Victoria English (8); M. A. Old "Gillam" (9); Frank J Stabryla (143); Mel Bishop; Philip Gale (8); Norman Jones (736); Pam Kreutzer (109); Sandi Strong (24); Laura W. Huggins (21); Mary Ellen Coughlan; Donna Wiehaus (6); Nan Lambert Starjak (76); Vance Johnson (2); Dave Ressler (102); Elizabeth Schafer (205); Charles Lynskey (5); Katherine Johnson (44)
2023 March/April POW's Died in Andersonville Prison Results
If you wish to continue working on POW's Who Died in the Andersonville Prison, see the space page for POW's Who Died in Andersonville Prison
25 Members joined the Challenge. Heather Beveridge (1); Judy Bramlage (3); Tammie Cochran (1); Mike Conley (23); Victoria English (3); Ron Floyd (150); Philip Gale (6); Mary Gary (66); Jennifer Gonnuscio (8); Connie Graham (45); Dennis Heltemes (3); M. Hilliard (27); Cathryn Hondros; Linda Johnson (36); Norman Jones (555); Pam Kreutzer (180); Steve Lake (22); Roxanna Malone (10); Peggy McReynolds (59); Margaret Meredith (57); Anonymous Paulien (72); Jody Rodgers (17); Nan Starjak (24); Karen Stewart (6); Jason Wallace (15). A total of 1,391 profiles were created + 117 were updated = 1,508 total from March 1st to April 27th, 2023.
2023 Feb KIA during the Battle of Shiloh Challenge Results
14 Members created 510 new Soldier Profiles for the KIA during the Battle of Shiloh Challenge. Participants: Melody Nabors (105) opted out of picking topic; Ron Floyd (122); Connie Graham (48); Norman Jones (52); Donna Baumann (36); Erin Soltysiak Robertson (32); Pam Kreutzer (24); Victoria English (22); Margaret Meredith (22); Travis LeMaster (12); Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz (6); Philip Gale (2); Nan (Lambert) Starjak (2); Jennifer Gonnuscio (2)
2023 January Connect-a-Thon Challenge Results
28 members signed up, resulting in 300+ Civil War Soldiers being connected to family members. A total of 6,480 profiles were created during January 13th to 15th. Participants: Sue Knifley; Hal Smith; Erin Robertson; Donna Lancaster; Mike Conley; Dallace Moore; Victoria English; Pam Kreutzer; Philip Gale; Katrina Lawson; Peggy McReynolds; Norman Jones; Jo Gill; Nan (Lambert) Starjak; Glenn Rutz; Paula Franklin; D Armistead; Judy (..ROWLEY) Bramlage; Sandy Patak; Dean Anderson; Constance Graham; Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz; Jeremiah Kurpat; Karen Stewart; Ron Floyd; Patty LaPlante; Pamela Parker; LaMyra Morton
2022 Challenges
2022 October 50 USA & CSA General Challenge Results
50 USA and CSA Generals
Participants: Judy Bramlage (1 General); Ron Floyd (22 Generals); Vance Johnson (2 Generals); Norman Jones (18 Generals); Pam Kreutzer (2 Generals); Donald Lindgren (1 General); Nan Starjak (4 Generals)
Six of the fifty Generals are connected to parents/spouse, but not connected to the WikiTree Family One-Tree, the rest of the Generals are all connected to the WikiTree Family One-Tree. Challenge Winner: Ron Floyd
2022 September 45 USA & CSA Generals Challenge Results
45 USA and CSA Generals
Participants: Victoria English (1 General); Ron Floyd (4 Generals); Amy Golder-Cooper (6 Generals); Vance Johnson (1 General); Norman Jones (27 Generals); Nan Starjak (2 Generals); LaMyra Morton (1 General);Andrew Simpier (3 Generals) We also had many members, such as Donald Lindgren, who contributed to these profiles by helping connect, create profiles, or give answers on G2G questions. Norman Jones completed the most Generals in September and has picked the topic of Generals for the October Challenge, since it was so much fun in September.
There were 45 Generals in the September Challenge, all but one of the Generals have been connected to the WikiTree Family One-Tree. Xavier B. Debray has profiles completed and hopefully will at some point be connected to the WikiTree Family One-Tree.
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