Kevin Smith
Honor Code SignatorySigned 3 Feb 2023 | 5,557 contributions | 280 thank-yous | 1,703 connections
I was born and raised in Western New York and have resided in NE Pennsylvania since 2011. Life long history nut who started my genealogy journey in the spring of 2022. Joined WikiTree in February 2023 and having a blast.
My surname Smith was adopted by my 2x paternal great grandfather who immigrated from Austria with my great great grandmother Elizabeth Bedilo. The original surname or at least the one that was listed was “Baliska” from what l have been told..
Approved member of the GSMD as of 3/29/24
• Birth Certificate for Kevin Smith held by Kevin Smith • Parents Birth Certificate and Marriage Record held by Kevin Smith
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match between Kevin Smith and his father. 50% shared DNA: 3,486 cM across 22 segments Predicted relationship from Ancestry DNA: Father.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an Ancestry DNA test match between Kevin Smith and his Mother. 50% shared DNA: 3,486 cM across 23 segments Predicted relationship from Ancestry DNA: Mother.
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Featured Female Poet connections: Kevin is 13 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 22 degrees from Ruth Niland, 26 degrees from Karin Boye, 29 degrees from 照 松平, 18 degrees from Anne Barnard, 39 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 28 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 17 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 31 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 22 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 20 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 18 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Mayflower Project | Mayflower Descendants on WikiTree
The next Connect-a-thon will be from 8 am Friday, April 12 to 8 am Monday, April 15th. I hope you will be able to join us. We are again using the new way to register we that was inaugurated in January. This link will take you to the post for the Mid-Atlantic Team:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1717455/have-you-registered-for-our-april-2024-connect-a-thon-yet?show=1720767#c1720767
MIckey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team
Thanks so much for being a part of the Mid-Atlantic team for the January Connect-a-thon! Working together we added 2,334 profiles. A special shout out to Star Kline who was our number one scorer.
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Two of our team members have have been nominated to be RAWKed in February, Stephen Tomaszewicz and Dave Stern. It would be wonderful if they both got picked. If you love connecting, you can sign up to help RAWK 5 members of Wikitree in February here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1682875/want-help-fellow-wikitreer-increase-their-february-will-event
Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic
Can you believe it is time for another Connect-a-thon? It will run from 8 am EST Friday, January 19th to 8 am EST Monday, January 22nd. I hope you will join us. Registration ends on Wednesday, January 17th at midnight EST. Registration is a little different this time around. You have to find the post for your team and reply to that post. Here is the link for the Mid-Atlantic Team:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1674015/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2024-connect-a-thon-yet?show=1685723#c1685723
Mickey Bazley Co-Captain Mid-Atlantic Team
We hope you can join the MidAtlantic Team for the 2023 Source-a-thon. It will start 8 am EDT on Friday, September 29th and end at 8 am on Monday, October 2nd. The Source-a-thon is different from the Connect-a-thon in that we will be improving existing profiles. To register for the Source-a-thon, please answer this post:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1628429/register-now-for-the-2023-source-a-thon
Also, different is that most of the prizes given out at the hang outs are donated by members so there are a wide variety. If you would like to look at what has been donated so far or to donate a prize yourself:
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1621243/the-2023-source-thon-is-coming-would-you-like-to-donate-prize
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Mickey Bazley & Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz Co-Captains Mid-Atlantic Team
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