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Candace (Van Auken) Sommer-Van Auken

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Candace L. Sommer-Van Auken formerly Van Auken
Born 1950s.
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Biography

Valedictorian of Plainfield High School (Central Village, CT) class of 1970. Attended Albertus Magnus College 1970-1 (one year). Attended Tufts University 1971-3 (two years, major: Philosophy). Received B.A. summa cum laude from Wells College in 1976 (major: Psychology, minor: English). Received M.A. from University of Pennsylvania in 1980 (Psychology). Unable to complete Ph.D. due to health issues. Received B.S. in Information Technology from University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 2005(?). Worked professionally as a writer doing feature writing, news articles, technical writing, course development, technical editing, editing, proofreading, ghost-wrote a book on Taguchi methods, published one novel, Kite Maker, in 1991 (New Victoria Press). Worked at Bay Windows (Boston, Massachusetts) first as Business Manager and then as Managing Editor (1985-1987.) Also worked as a Manager of Information Technology at ODI (Burlington, Massachusetts). Disabled by multiple autoimmune diseases. Married Deanne Sommer, J.D., on 12 November 2013 in Sterling, Connecticut.

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Freeth-52 Vicky (Freeth) Majewski
Congratulations, you've been a WikiTree member for a month!

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Check out Beyond the Basics of WikiTree for a guide on some of our more advanced features such as Projects, Categories, and Merging.

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posted by Vicky (Freeth) Majewski
Kraayenbrink-2 Ludwig Kraayenbrink
Hi Candace,

Thanks for completing the tags indicating you wish to research/document your family history. I have found WikiTree to be an excellent tool for research and collaboration. You are now a confirmed member of the WikiTree! Thank you for volunteering.

Visit our WikiTree Community Membership page to see all the benefits of being a member.

Have fun and ask for help if you need it! WikiTree members are always eager to offer guidance to a fellow genealogist.

Our Mentor Team are a friendly bunch of volunteers who will be glad to help you with specific problems if you have any.

Great to have you on board and good luck growing your branches.

Ludwig :)

posted by Ludwig Kraayenbrink
Kraayenbrink-2 Ludwig Kraayenbrink
Hi Candace,

Sorry to hear you haven’t progress with your GEDCOM import. The maximum records you can import is 2,500 records. If you have more you can split your GEDCOM file in manageable files as follows splitting a GEDCOM.

You may already have read the following help page “How to use WikiTree” and also may be useful for your further WikiTree use.

If you have any further questions about your GEDCOM or our process, you can contact our GEDCOM Manager for assistance.

Regards Ludwig WikiTree Greeter volunteer

posted by Ludwig Kraayenbrink
Kraayenbrink-2 Ludwig Kraayenbrink
Hi Candace,

A warm welcome to the WikiTree family! The initial email from us has helpful links that will get you started on WikiTree, which is not like any genealogy site you’ve ever used and it is FREE. WikiTree is different because our goal is to have one profile per person, and that means we all work together as a BIG collaborative team!

What brings you to WikiTree? Do you have research you’d like to share? Are you interested in how your family fits into the big tree? When you confirm your email address, you’ll have an opportunity to volunteer and tell us about your genealogical interests.

Once you volunteer, one of our Greeters will be happy to confirm your membership, and you’ll be on your way!

We’re really glad you’re here. More importantly, have fun growing your family tree and connecting to persons with the same interest.

Ludwig :)

posted by Ludwig Kraayenbrink

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