What's happening around WikiTree in April 2024?

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There are lots of ways to get involved in our community, learn new things, reach out beyond your own branches, or just do something fun. Going on in April: 

Activities:

• Apr 1-8: Question of the Week: What's on your genealogical bucket list? 
• Apr 1-8: 52 Ancestors Week 14 - Favorite Recipe
• Apr 2-8: Data Doctors Challenge - Correct simple errors in reference tags
• Apr 5: Friday Date Night
• Apr 3-10: Connection Combat 
• Apr 4-11: WikiTree Challenge - Meli Alexander
• Apr 5-7: Weekend Chat
• Apr 6: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Apr 8-15 Question of the Week - Do you have Welsh roots?
• Apr 8-15: 52 Ancestors Week Week 15 - School Days
• Apr 8-15: Data Doctors Challenge - Improve orphaned profiles
• Apr 10-17: Connection Combat
• Apr 12-15: Connect-a-Thon (Livecast Schedule)
• Apr 15-22: Question of the Week
• Apr 15-22: 52 Ancestors Week
• Apr 15-22: Data Doctors Challenge
• Apr 17-24: Connection Combat
• Apr 18-25: WikiTree Challenge - Lianne Kruger
• Apr 19: Friday Date Night
• Apr 19-21: Weekend Chat
• Apr 20: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Apr 22-29: Question of the Week
• Apr 22-29: 52 Ancestors 
• Apr 22-29: Data Doctors Challenge
• Apr 24-May 1: Connection Combat
• Apr 26-28: Weekend Chat
• Apr 27: Saturday Sourcing Sprint

YouTube/Zoom Events

• Apr 3: Ask Aleš: What do you want to know about WikiTree Plus? (9:00am EDT/2pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 5: Friday Night Bingo (6pm EDT/11pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 5: Friday Date Night (4pm EDT/9pm UTC) Zoom
• Apr 6: Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/3pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 11: German Stammtisch (1:30pm EDT/6:30pm UTC)
• Apr 11: New Member Q&A w/Betsy Ko (8pm EDT/12am UTC) Zoom
• Apr 18: WikiTree Challenge Reveal w/Meli Alexander (8pm EDT/12am UTC) YouTube
• Apr 19: Friday Date Night (4pm EDT/9pm UTC) Zoom
• Apr 20: Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/3pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 22: Global Spotlight (1pm EDT/6pm UTC)
• Apr 24: German Stammtisch (1:30pm EDT/6:30pm UTC)
• Apr 27: Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/3pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 28: New Member Q&A w/Betsy Ko (11am EDT/3pm UTC) Zoom
• Apr 30: WikiTree Tours: Living relatives & new invitation system (11am EDT/3pm UTC) YouTube
• Apr 30: Link Builders Challenge Cubicle Party (7pm EDT/11pm UTC) Zoom

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Month-Long Challenges:

• 12 Months of Photos - Couples
• Appalachia 
• Bingo - Our American Cousin
• BioBuilders - Letter "A" Place of Birth 
• Connect Canadian Project Notables
• Connectors
• "Dash of WikiTree Love" Profile Makeover Challenge
• England - Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain
• GEDI
• Germany Connectors - 20th Century Notables 
• Integrators
• Link Builders
• Locators 
• Montevideo Maru Mini Challenge
• Notables: Sports -  Golf Masters
• Notables: TV USA -  April Fools
• Sourcerers
• US Black Heritage Connecting
• US Black Heritage Project Notables
• US Civil War 
• We Will RAWK You

On-Going Events:

• 2024 16 for 16 Challenge
• Black Heritage 1880 Census Project
• Celebrate Your Ancestors with a Connection to April

Upcoming:

• Connect-a-Thon - Jul 19-22
• WikiGames - August (final dates coming soon)

You can also subscribe to our Google Calendar to get reminders for many of these events.

What are we missing? Post it as an answer below and we'll get it added.

See also: <March| May>

Your Forest Elf, 

Eowyn

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I look forward to this page every month. Thank you for putting this together for all of us.

It would be even more helpful if the other challenge/project leaders would provide you with links rather than having to search through the G2G to find some of these. Especially for any Newts that would like to participate.

Answer 1

Missing the RAWK challenge that starts today

Answer 2

Where is the Saturday roundup link for tomorrow. I usually see it every Sat. ? Just wondering

Comments

It's there! :-)

I split the top section into two parts. One is activities and one is YouTube/Zoom events. The Saturday roundup is under that one.

Answer 3

Great job and idea about the two categories.

Answer 4

Hi folks.

I've been working on an index for This Is Your Life.  I'm mainly concerned with the British version, but I've got a list up now for the American version going up to 1960.  Lots of notables, yes (I've been updating the good folks at the Notables Project), but plenty of "ordinary people" too.

I thought some of you might be interested in taking a look and seeing if you recognise any celebrities of yesteryear or even better, can track down any of the less famous people.  I haven't been through and found/hyperlinked the ones with profiles yet.  Any work on the page to improve it will be appreciated!

I'm keeping a track of profiles built/connections resulting from the page at the bottom, would love to see some additions from others down there!

No pressure, just letting you know it's there and seeing if this kind of thing interests anyone.

Answer 5

This Friday Date Night doesn't have a zoom link on the calendar. Should I just go to their profile page to see where the link is??