Missouri Cousins Chat! 2023 Source-a-thon

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Hello Missouri Cousins!

Team Missouri aka Missouri Cousins covers Missouri and the states that share a border with her, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska & Illinois. Missouri is known as the "Show Me" state. We want and need proof!

This post will create a thread where we can work together to coordinate our efforts or just chat. Thank you for volunteering to help and for joining our team. This is the place for the team to ask questions, give advice, see updates, and cheer each other on.

               

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Lori dear - are you on discord?  If not, why not?

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Nope. Just not interested. I already use Teams for work and hate having to be "on call". Plus I'm not extremely social. lol

I've been happy using G2G. Am I about to be drug kicking and screaming into the world of Discord?

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Nah.  I'd just had a chat with someone who was looking for MO folks, and thought I might be one.  Was pointing her your way.

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Check out the Source-a-thon wrap up post. We're on it three times!! 5th overall, 3rd based on average and FIRST in our division.

So proud of you all! Such a wonderful effort!

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Hello, Cousins!

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Cousin Michelle!!! Have you signed up already?

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I just signed up!

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I'm signed up!

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Of course you are! You're almost always my number one.

(if you get that reference, you get bonus points. lol)

Answer 4

I'm signed up again this year.

Go team....

edit: Bib 163

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Always a pleasure to have you with us cousin!!

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Hi y'all. I've signed up.

Do we have a team page still?

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Jer! Great to see you back!

Yep we do. Link is in the main post above.

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Thanks, Lori.

I'm a dope; if that link were a snake, it'd have bit me.

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It's okay, Jer. We all have those moments. lol

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Just signed up.

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YAY!!! Great to have you back with us, Vik-Thor!

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I have deep roots in Missouri (from the 1780's) and would love to be a part of this effort.  I am in the middle of moving right now, but I would like to belong to any long term, sustained effort.  I believe I am connected to numerous original settlers to the area (Adams Boone, Boyer, Brock, Carson, Cash, Davis, Dent, Duncan, Eaton, Ferguson, Gilmore, Hiles, Jennings, Kincaid, Lonergon, Metz, Quick, Shally, Shuck, Summers, etc, etc, etc.)

Laurie Angel (Angel-983)

My ggrandfather, Carson, was born in Louisiana, MO, changed the family name to Angel when he moved to San Francisco, CA.

Missouri Family Surname Engel / Angle

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If you're looking for a long term Missouri project to be a part of, touch base with Michelle Enke. She runs the Missouri project.

Answer 8

Welcome to all our new "Cousins"! Now's the time to ask questions if you don't know what to do for this event. Or, just introduce yourselves. We're happy to have you on the team!

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I have to apologize to my Missouri Cousins - when I signed up for this, I totally forgot that this is the weekend of my High School class reunion!  I won't say how many years, because it is really more than I can believe!  But I won't really be able to get much done because there is a lot of travel involved.  

But I wish all the best to Team MO!

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No worries, cousin! Go have fun.

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Greetings all, my name is Kimberly and I'm originally from St. Louis, happy to join the Missouri project and will contact Michelle.  I usually do the weekend & the month long sourcing and connecting challenges but having a little more info before the weekend would be great.  I've been busy with adding my Illinois family where my father's story begins.  Currently do not have discord open and rarely use it but I can open it if I need to.

Happy hunting this weekend!

Kimberly

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Hey Kimberly! They are still trying to drag me into Discord and I'm fighting it all the way. I'm sure one day I'll get there but for now, our team chat is right here.

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Awesome!

Does this mean I've had too many High School Reunions? 

Answer 10

Go Mo Cousins!  Have some new health issues that prevent me from long term at the computer, (hence absent from several Thon's) but will do what I can.  Thank you cousin Lori for leading us again !!

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I'm just happy to see you back with us, Trish! Your health is the most important thing, so pace yourself. We're happy with any contribution you make.

Answer 11

Lori, I found the table for unsourced profiles in MO.  I can copy it onto the MO page if that helps.  Let me know.  Will start with "G" profiles in 20th century.

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Sure! Please do.

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Well I don't have permission to copy the table so I put a direct link to the table under the list of members.

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That works! There's also a link above the members list to a general Unsourced Profiles list if folks want to work on other states. We're not limited to Missouri.

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I'm probably gonna start with the 1800-1899 list from the bottom and work my way up.

Answer 12

Cousins, I'm going to be absent for a few hours later this morning. I have a few family things to deal with but I should be back by early afternoon. Hold the fort down for me please.

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Iowa - Catalog Search Results for Iowa, Online - FamilySearch.org
Iowa - Category: Iowa, Unsourced Profiles (wikitree.com)
Iowa - Automated:DD Unconnected List IA (wikitree.com)

You can use these and change the state name or abbreviation in the URL.

Answer 14

Hi, I signed up but Ive never done this before and Idk where to start!

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There was a link in the email sent out by Eowyn  that will walk you thru it.

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I see you figured it out!

Answer 15

Wow! I've never seen us gain positions overnight. Usually it's the opposite.

Great job y'all!!!!

Answer 16

Great finish everyone!! This one was our best effort to date. Huge kudos to D Michelson for his unrelenting sourcing of profiles.

Hope to see everyone back in January for the next "thon"!

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What an amazing showing by my Missouri Cousins!  You all hit the board three different ways!  OMG!  Division Champs!

Go Team MO!

I really wish I had been able to help!!

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We missed you cousin!

Here's the big question, did you enjoy your high school reunion?

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Yes!  Met old friends and made new ones!  Many people I had not seen since graduation.  Even got an upgrade to 1st Class on the return flight!

Still amazed by what the team did!  Makes me proud to say: "Sign me up for the Missouri Cousins!"