Do you have ancestors in the United States? Join us in the United States Project! [closed]

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The United States Project and its sub-projects cover the geographic region that we know today as the United States of America. See the United States Project page for information on our scope of activity, our sub-projects, and some related projects.

If you would like to help improve profiles in one or more of the United States sub-projects, please:

1. Introduce yourself by answering this post. (Please post an answer, not a comment.) Tell us about your interests in the United States and how you intend to contribute and we will award you the United States Project badge.
2. Add united_states to your followed tags, as well as tags for any specific states or special topics that you are focusing on.

Please be sure to check out our project page for links to the various sub-projects you might want to join. Note that several other specialized U.S.-related projects, such as US Southern Colonies, Mayflower, Puritan Great Migration, US Presidents, and the 1776 Project, have their own badges separate from this one. You don't need to join the United States Project to participate in one of those projects, and you should contact those projects to join them, but many of us work on profiles that encompass many areas/interests and may want to be in more than one project.

Please post your request to join us as an answer by clicking on the 'ANSWER THIS POST' link below.  Do not click on the comment or reply link(s).

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Hi, I would like to be part of this for New York. I am currently part of the USBH Project adding profiles for western NY counties.

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Hi John, this post was closed as a new join post has been started.  Please go to that post and click on the 'answer' button (NOT the comment button).

New post:  https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1716506/you-have-ancestors-united-states-join-united-states-project

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I would like to join the New York Project as part of this project.  I was born and raised in NYS and most of my research in in NY.

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Lorraine, have you seen the USBH 1880 Census Project? We are adding profiles for every African American enumerated in the 1880 Census,  It is pretty interesting,
Message me if you would like more info.
USBH 1880 Census Project


 

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I had looked into the 1880 project but it seemed pretty daunting and I'm pretty over-extended.  I thought by joining the New York Project, I could add the profiles I'm working on for personal research, my 2 one-name studies, and my one-place study, in New York, I could add profiles and pages to the New York Study.

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Lorraine, as noted, this question has been closed because a new one was started.  You are welcome to join the U.S. project and the New York project, but you need to answer the new G2G post which is noted above.

Answer 1

Hello,

I would like to become a tam member for the US Project and in Delaware.

I am also working on the 1950 census project.

Thanks

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What she said..  I need the badge also.

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Hi Nicci and Pam, I have awarded you both the United States Project badge.

With regard to the Delaware Project, please review their project page.  Note that they do not have a separate badge, so you're good to go -- and thanks for your work here at Wikitree!

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Thank you very much!!

Answer 2

Good morning,

I would like join the US Project as I have ancestors all over the US.

I am also helping on the 1950 US Census project.

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Hi Kathy, thanks for your interest and assistance throughout Wikitree.  I have awarded you the United States Project badge.

Answer 3

 Thanks for volunteering, Darlene.  I have several Mayflower ancestors and most of my lines trace to the first colonial immigrants. I spend quite a bit of time with Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Southwest Territory, North Carolina, Tennessee... I quite often trace the "geographical genealogy" too, trying to sort out various record because so many boundaries have changed. I have the first Quakers, Shakers, Baptists and yes, Mormons in my family so there is a lot of American history hidden in my genes. I too have been working on the 1950 census.

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Hi Connie, I've awarded you the United States Project badge.  You may want to review the project pages for the states that you mentioned for ideas on ways to help.  You'll find links to all of the state projects on the main U.S. Project page.  

As to the Mayflower, they have their own top-level project and badge, so you would want to answer their G2G post here to join the project and receive the project badge.

Your assistance throughout Wikitree is much appreciated!

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Thank you, Darlene. Much appreciated. I'll review those pages again soon.

Answer 4

Hi. I'm Bev. I have ancestors all over the US, but I spend most of the time researching Georgia, Wisconsin, and New Mexico and that is probably what I'll work on for this project.

I have two questions. First, I was on the project page and couldn't find the maintenance list for Wisconsin. Could someone point me towards that?

Second, what am I looking at on the maintenance page when I look at the parentheses following a subject? For example, on the Georgia maintenance page, one entry reads, "Georgia, Needs Birth Record (0, 55, 0)". What do the 0, 55, 0 stand for?

Thanks for your help!

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Hi Bev, thanks for your interest.  I have awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  In looking at the Wisconsin project page, I note that the project doesn't have a leader at the present time.  The coordinator, though, is [[Zalewski-1|Brian Zalewski]].  You can contact him.  Also, you can view the Wisconsin suggestions page provided by the Data Doctors project here.

I'm not sure what Georgia maintenance page you are looking at/referring to.  Perhaps reach out to the Georgia leader or coordinator.

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Thanks for your help!

Answer 5

I would like to be a member. My research is centered in Kentucky. Most of my ancestors came from Virginia and Maryland.

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Hi Sue, I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  Thanks for your help in the various states.

Answer 6

Hello, I'm doing cemetery work in Westminster, Massachusetts and have already connected with the relevant sub sub sub categories. I'm just now checking in with the umbrella projects. May I have the United States badge? Thank you for volunteering to help with administration duties!

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Well, I'm sorry that you're anonymous, but I appreciate the work you're doing and have awarded you the U.S. project badge.  Thanks for all of your efforts!

Answer 7

I'd like to join the United States Project. I'm mostly focused on the Midwest. I've been tracing families in Minnesota and Illinois as well as 19th century settlers in North Dakota and Wisconsin. I'd like some direction from the US Project and any Midwestern subprojects.

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Hi, thanks for your interest.  I've awarded you the U.S. project badge.  You can review the Minnesota project page for ways to assist; ditto with the other states.  The entire list of states with links to their project page is on the U.S. Project page here.  Most states have a leader and/or coordinator that you could contact with questions/comments.  Thanks for joining.

Answer 8

I’m interested in joining this project. My direct family is from MA, NY, CT, VT, and WI.

Thanks!!

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Hi Sarah, thanks for your interest.  I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.

Answer 9

Hello,

I would like to become a team member for the US Project and in the Tennessee Sub-Project.

CBowers

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Hi Cordell, I've awarded you the U.S. project badge.  Please review the Tennessee Project page and reach out to their coordinator with any questions/comments.

Answer 10

I would like to be a team member in the US Project for Missouri.

Thank you!!

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Hi Rebekah, thanks for your interest.  I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  Please review the Missouri project page and reach out to their coordinator with any questions/comments.

Answer 11

I'd like to become a team member for Vermont. I would focus mainly on Franklin, Chittenden, Grand Isle Counties. Willing to assist in researching.

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Hi Suzie, thanks for your interest.  I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  Please review the Vermont project page for ideas on ways to help.  We don't have a leader or coordinator for that state project at present.

Answer 12

I would be interested in joining the Iowa project. I live near the Iowa Genealogical Society location in Des Moines, and have had family ties to Gowrie, Iowa, since about 1860. I also regularly volunteer with the Des Moines area cemeteries to clean and level out headstones that have been ravaged by time.

Additionally, I visit the following cemeteries at least annually, if not more frequently: Gowrie, Northlawn in Fort Dodge, and Union in Humboldt.

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Hi Shaun, it sounds like you stay busy.  That's terrific with the cemeteries that you work on!  I have awarded you the U.S. project badge.  Wikitree also has a Cemeterist Project that you may want to join.  The Iowa project doesn't currently have a leader or coordinator, but the page has an ongoing list of ways to help.

Answer 13

I would like to be added to the Iowa project.

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Hi Bryan, we're happy to have you join the project.  I've awarded you the U.S. project badge.  Feel free to review the Iowa project page for ideas of ways to help.

Answer 14

I would like to join the Missouri project. I was born in 1946, in Audrain County and moved to St. Louis County in 1966, where I now live.  I've been doing genealogy for more than 40 years.  I've done multiple DNA tests and can trace my family back to Colonial Virginia, England, Scotland and Germany.  I've been on WikiTree for about 5 years.  I'm not sure exactly how I can contribute, but I have a great deal of knowledge about Missouri.

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Hi John, it's terrific to have you as part of Wikitree.  Welcome to the U.S. Project!  I've awarded you the project badge.  Please review the Missouri project page and reach out to their coordinator with any questions/comments.

Answer 15

I'm focused on New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey Right now.

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Hi Diana, I've awarded you the U.S. project badge.  You can access the links for the state projects on the main U.S. project page.

Answer 16

I would like to become a member of the U. S. Project and have a specific interest in both Tennessee and Virginia.

I've contacted the Tennessee Project about developing a category to be called something like "First Families of Tennessee".

I have ancestors who were separately early settlers of East Tennessee, the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, and  the Germanna Colony in Virginia.

Thanks for your consideration & assistance!

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Hi Peter, I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  Thanks for your work on and interest in both Tennessee and Virginia.

Answer 17

I have been very interested in genealogy since childhood. I am so lucky to live where my ancestors have lived, walked and farmed.  I have wondered why certain things in this area have always intrigued me. I found out through doing genealogy these places were my ancestors' homes, cemeteries they built and religious orders/sects they carried from other countries to here.   I live in the Harrisburg area and have knowledge of things passed down to me by my parents, grandparents and such.  I have many family lineage files.  I love doing this.  I would love to be able add my limited knowledge and files as needed.  I can trace many ancestors to many wars, rowing across the Delaware and bringing the Mennonite faith to PA after being invited by William Penn's son.

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Hi Cindy, I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  I hope you will add your information about your ancestors to their profiles here at Wikitree for future generations to read.  Feel free to contact the leader/coordinator of the Pennsylvania project with questions/comments, and also feel free to work on profiles in any of the states.  We're glad to have you as part of the project!

Answer 18

I would like to join the United States Project, with a focus on Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio.  Thanks!

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Hi Mark, I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  You're good to go!

Answer 19

Hi, I would like to join the project! Right now, I'd specifically like to help with Iowa. I've lived here all my life and had family here since the mid-1800's.

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Hi Crystal, I've awarded you the U.S. Project badge.  You'll find the Iowa sub-project page here.

Answer 20

Good afternoon! I'm interested in joining the US Project Team. I am part of the Puritan Great Migration and the Mayflower project. I have already added the Unite States tag. What else do I need to do?

I'm excited about being part of this group. Thank you.

Steven Wells Wells-21872

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Hi Steven, I've awarded you the badge, so you're all set.  Feel free to review the various state projects and work on whatever you'd like..  Thanks for joining us.