Globetrotters Chat April 2024 Connect-A-Thon

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Welcome to the Globetrotters Connect-A-Thon Team. Thank you for joining us as we prepare to defend our title as reigning Division I champions. 

If you are new to Connect-A-Thons, check out the Connect-A-Thon Help Page. Then head over to the Globetrotters Page for more helpful tools and suggestions. If you still have questions about how the Thon works, just ask.

Members can communicate by posting messages below, or by heading over to our Discord Channel. It would be great if everyone would check in here with their name and location. I'm curious to know just how "global" our team is.  

Remember, the Thon starts Friday, 8am EST (12pm UTC) and runs until Monday, 8am EST (12pm UTC). Connections made before or after the official Thon hours cannot be counted. 

Happy Connecting!

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I've updated the links on the Globetrotters Free Space Page. Please let me know if I missed anything or if there is something else you'd like me to add.

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Let's see how many countries we can create new profiles for this weekend. Mention them below or on Discord and I'll add them to the list here...

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia

Bahrain, Barbados, Bulgaria

Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus

Denmark

Ecuador, England

Fiji, France

Germany, Greece

India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy

Kenya

Latvia

Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia

New Zealand

Palau, Panama

Romania, Russia

Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland

Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu

Ukraine, United States

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We've made it to 50 countries! That's 1/4 of the world's nations. Four  more hours to go! Keep up the good work.

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Thanks for the good work David,

I am very interested in Australia, Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Spain.

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I'm David from Dallas, Texas, USA. I am the leader of the WikiTree Global Project and captain of the Globetrotters Team.

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Hi,

I'm from the mountain states, Western USA. I'm going to be working mostly on profiles tied to Colombia and Mexico, but possibly touching a few other countries as well (Panama, Jamaica, maybe some in and near Europe).

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Hello

I am based in New Zealand. I will likely have profiles created all over the place as I have researched connections for a few profiles.

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I usually work on profiles from Chile (my country), Mexico, Germany and Ireland. But for this thon I’m adding Ecuador and Peru to the list. Happy connect-a-thon everyone!

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I'm adding connections for my husband so I will mostly be in New York State for this weekend.

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Just added Bulgaria to our list. That makes  37 countries. Do you think we can hit 50 in the next 24 hours?

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Six more

• Tonga

• Singapore

• Malaysia

• Samoa

• Palau

• Micronesia

Answer 7

Added the father and sister of Turkish novelist Fatma Aliye Topuz - both also notable.

Answer 8

Just added Nadia Comanici's Romanian father.

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Added the parents of Buddy Hackett's brother-in-law. They were Austrian.