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Frank Sinatra Connection Checkers: This week's theme is Italian roots, featuring notables such as Frank Sinatra. Which featured Italian is closest to you? Check and then attempt to verify your connection. Ask when you need help!

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Magazine Cover "WikiTree is a great, collaborative, global family tree site for genealogists of every level from every part of the world." —Family Tree Magazine UK, November 2023

"Before WikiTree, I was skeptical and discouraged about big one-single-trees because there were (are) so many errors, but WikiTree is different because it's collaborative, genial and there are people available to help resolve any issues." — Roberta Estes, blogger

"It's been wonderful to experience how collaborative genealogy in WikiTree makes all of us better genealogists. Collaboration on our shared ancestors encourages us to share information and to hold each other to high standards." —Ellen Smith, member since 2014

 

Member Photo Member of the Week: Chris Ferraiolo [interview] is a WikiTree Ambassador, helps coordinate the Italy Project, and will be co-leading Team Italy in the upcoming Source-a-Thon.

"For the Italy Project, people can help by creating Italian profiles and asking questions about Italian roots. We'd be happy to help in any way we can!"

Ask Chris and other Italy Project members your questions in this week's Italian Roots Research Party!

Member Photo Last week: Savanna King [interview], a volunteer in the Acadians and Louisiana Families projects. Her advice to new members:

"Take your time, there's no rush. There's a lot to learn about how to use WikiTree, but there are lots of people around to help."

[more of our wonderful wikitreers]

GenealogyTV did a video tour: "How to Use WikiTree."

For another member's perspective, see the "Welcome to WikiTree" video series.

Here's a member's introduction in verse: "One tree, two tree ...".
Ancestry DNA

Top 25 family names yesterday:

  1. SMITH (114)
  2. JACOBY (106)
  3. BROWN (56)
  4. JOHNSON (50)
  5. DAVIS (42)
  6. JONES (34)
  7. DENHAAN (29)
  8. RUSSELL (29)
  9. MILLS (28)
  10. LEMASTERS (28)
  11. SELBY (27)
  12. GUPTA (27)
  13. ANDERSON (27)
  14. WILSON (26)
  15. STARKE (24)
  16. BAKER (24)
  17. PINES (24)
  18. CHAPMAN (23)
  19. HUNEKE (23)
  20. YOUNG (22)
  21. ABBOTT (22)
  22. KENNEDY (22)
  23. BALDWIN (21)
  24. WEST (21)
  25. WILLIAMS (21)

Browse all the top surnames with their top contributors.

Question of the Week Question of the Week: Do you have Italian roots?

Last week: Do you have seafaring ancestors?

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