Vernon-2152 15 for 15 Challenge

Date: 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023
Location: [unknown]

Contents 1 15 for 15 Challenge 2 2023 15 For 15 Missions 3 “One and done” missions: 3.1 About You 4 Here are missions where you’ll want to count: 4.1 Club 100 4.2 Club 1000 5 My Profiles 5.1 Improving 15, 30, or 45 My Profiles 5.1.1 I uploaded 15 photos or headstones to these profiles: 5.1.2 I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles from my Anniversaries list: 5.1.3 I improved these 15 early profiles from my Watchlist: 6 Improving 15, 30, or 45 Category Profiles 6.1 I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs Biography Category: 6.2 I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs Profiles Created Category: 6.3 I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs GEDCOM Cleanup Category: 6.4 I added at least one source to these 15, 30 or 45 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles Category: 6.5 Improving 15, 30, or 45 Died Young Profiles 6.5.1 I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles of individuals who died young: 6.6 Improving 15, 30, or 45 Random Profiles 6.6.1 I improved these 15, 30 or 45 random profiles: 6.6.2 I solved these 15, 30 or 45 Unknowns from my Watchlist or the tree at large: 6.6.3 I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles to completeness using David Randall’s Checklist: 7 Unconnected 7.1 I connected these 5 unconnected profiles to the big tree: 8 Challenges 8.1 I participated in these 15 weekly challenges: 8.2 I participated in these 5 monthly challenges: 8.3 Add or source 150 profiles each during a Connect-a-Thon or Source-a-Thon: 9 Chats 9.1 I participated in these 15 Weekend Chats: # 9.2 I answered 15 questions from the Genealogy Help category in G2G: 10 Awards 10.1 I awarded Wonderful WikiTree recognition to these WikiTreers: 10.2 Tally your thank yous given each month: Your goal is 15 a month! 10.3 I awarded Generous Genealogist badges to these 5 WikiTreers: 10.4 I awarded Family or Community Star badges to these 5 WikiTreers: 11 Social 11.1 I invited these 5 people to join WikiTree: 11.2 I shared these 15 Question of the Week images on my social media account(s): 11.3 I shared the shareable family tree image for these 15 ancestors on my social media account(s): 12 Features 13 YouTube 13.1 I watched these 15 Saturday Roundup videos on YouTube and left a comment: 13.2 I watched these 15 WikiTree Wednesday videos on YouTube and left a comment: 13.3 I watched these 5 videos from WikiTree Day 2023 and left a comment: 14 Completed

15 for 15 Challenge

To help celebrate WikiTree's 15th Anniversary in 2023, we are kicking off a year-long event: 15 For 15!

Go here to find a list of "missions" participants can choose to complete. The goal is to complete 15 of the missions over the course of the year. Participants who reach that milestone will receive a "15 For 15" sticker they can add to their profile to show off their accomplishment.

Bonus: For participants wanting to go beyond 15, there are also milestone stickers for 30 For 15 and 45 For 15, for completing 30 and 45 missions respectively.

2023 15 For 15 Missions

“One and done” missions:

About You

• Add a photo of yourself to your profile.
• Add a biography to your profile.
• Take a DNA test (if you haven’t yet) and add your results to your profile. - added myFTDNA mtDNA info 5/31/2023
• Increase your CC7 number from 802 (as of 1/1/2023) (starting number) to ______ (add 150).
• Create a free-space profile about something that interests you.
• Try out the WikiTree Browser Extension. - installed extension 1/18/2023
• Attend WikiTree Day 2023. 5 Nov 2023
• Start or join a One-Name Study. - LUPINI ONS started 1/28/2023
• Start or join a One-Place Study. - Costacciaro, Umbria One Place Study started 5/4/2023
• Join a geographical project. - joined the Appalachia project 2/10/2023
• Join a topical project. - joined the Appalachia project 2/10/2023
• Join a functional project.
• Start a free-space project. - created a space page for family wedding portraits 1/28/2023
• Help another WikiTreer to break down a brick wall.
• Add a book to the Source Library.

Here are missions where you’ll want to count:

Club 100

I earned Club 100 badges in these 5 months:

1. January 2023
2. February 2023
3. March 2023
4. May 2023
5. June 2023

Club 1000

I earned Club 1000 badges in these 5 months:

1. April 2023

My Profiles

Improving 15, 30, or 45 My Profiles

I uploaded 15 photos or headstones to these profiles:

1. Wedding portrait to Lupini-6 & Kurdyla-2

I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles from my Anniversaries list:

I improved these 15 early profiles from my Watchlist:

(Sort by oldest edit)

Improving 15, 30, or 45 Category Profiles

I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs Biography Category:

I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs Profiles Created Category:

I resolved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles in the Needs GEDCOM Cleanup Category:

I added at least one source to these 15, 30 or 45 profiles from the Unsourced Profiles Category:

Improving 15, 30, or 45 Died Young Profiles

I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles of individuals who died young:

Improving 15, 30, or 45 Random Profiles

I improved these 15, 30 or 45 random profiles:

1. Livrieri-2
2. Ferrara-498
3. Rutigliano-49
4. Balducci-66
5. Balducci-67
6. Cannillo-5
7. Cannillo-6
8. Balducci-69
9. Di_Gioia-138
10. Mazzilli-2
11. Mazzilli-1
12. Minafra-1
13. Scaringella-26

I solved these 15, 30 or 45 Unknowns from my Watchlist or the tree at large:

I improved these 15, 30 or 45 profiles to completeness using David Randall’s Checklist:

Unconnected

I connected these 5 unconnected profiles to the big tree:

1. Vernon-230
2. Vernon-224
3. Vernon-217
4. Vernon-221
5. Vernon-218

Challenges

I participated in these 15 weekly challenges:

(Examples: 52 Ancestors, Data Doctors Challenge, Saturday Sourcing Sprints, WikiTree Challenge)

1. WikiTree Challenge 3 - Society of One-Place Studies
2. WikiTree Challenge 6 - American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR)
3. WikiTree Challenge 7: The week has ended for NEHGS (New England Historic Genealogical Society)

I participated in these 5 monthly challenges:

1. 12-Photos - January - Grandparents
2. 12-Photos - January - Homes
3. RAWK - March 2023
4. RAWK - June 2023
5. RAWK - August 2023

Add or source 150 profiles each during a Connect-a-Thon or Source-a-Thon:

1. Connect-a-Thon: 181 during April 2023 THON on Team Italy
2. Source-a-Thon:

Chats

I participated in these 15 Weekend Chats: #

I answered 15 questions from the Genealogy Help category in G2G:

(Suggestion: Record a short synopsis of the question to jog your memory).

1. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1542442/comments-on-thomas-vernon

Awards

I awarded Wonderful WikiTree recognition to these WikiTreers:

• January: Clarke-11007
• February : Santoro-144
• March: Sonczalla-1
• April: Ferraiolo-2
• May: Urbach-13
• June: N.-17
• July: Rowlands-690
• August: Hensel-236
• September: Vernon-484
• October:
• November:
• December:

Tally your thank yous given each month: Your goal is 15 a month!

• January: 22
• February : 15
• March: 15
• April: 15
• May: 15
• June: 15
• July: 15
• August: 24
• September: 15
• October:
• November: 21
• December: 3

I awarded Generous Genealogist badges to these 5 WikiTreers:

I awarded Family or Community Star badges to these 5 WikiTreers:

1. Smith-187520 (16 Jan 2023)
2. Patrocinio_Costa-1 (17 Jan 2023)
3. Scaringelli-1 (18 Jan 2023)
4. Burkett-1190 (19 Jan 2023)
5. Peterson-100 (05 Dec 2023)

Social

I invited these 5 people to join WikiTree:

1. Linhorst-1

I shared these 15 Question of the Week images on my social media account(s):

I shared the shareable family tree image for these 15 ancestors on my social media account(s):

Features

• Send 15 e-cards.
• Try out 3 apps that you have not used before.

1. Antenati Citation Builder (used for first time during Jan 2023 Connect-a-thon)
2. X-Friends App (used after Jan 2023 Connect-a-thon, helped Greg test/work out bugs)
3. Brick Wall App (checked out 5 Nov 2023)

YouTube

I watched these 15 Saturday Roundup videos on YouTube and left a comment:

1. 28Jan2023
2. 11Feb2023
3. 25Mar2023

I watched these 15 WikiTree Wednesday videos on YouTube and left a comment:

1. Ask Aleš - What Do You Want To Know About WikiTree+? (February 2023)
2. Ask Aleš - What Do You Want To Know About WikiTree+? (May 3 2023)

I watched these 5 videos from WikiTree Day 2023 and left a comment:

1. "DNA Consultations at AmericanAncestors.org" by Melanie McComb 3 Nov 2023
2. "DNA Group Projects and WikiTree" by Mags Gaulden 3 Nov 2023
3. "Who Needed It Anyway? Getting Around the 1890 Census" by Sara Cochran 3 Nov 2023
4. "Memory Keepers" by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen 3 Nov 2023
5. "Genealogy A-Z: A Trivia Adventure" by Thomas MacEntee 4 Nov 2023

Completed

1. Try out the WikiTree Browser Extension. - installed extension 1/18/2023
2. Start or join a One-Name Study. - LUPINI ONS started 1/28/2023
3. Join a geographical project. - joined the Appalachia project 2/10/2023
4. Join a topical project. - joined the Appalachia project 2/10/2023
5. Start a free-space project. - created a space page for family wedding portraits 1/28/2023
6. Added over 150 profiles for April Connect-a-Thon - april 2023
7. Start or join a One-Place Study. - Costacciaro, Umbria One Place Study started 5/4/2023
8. Take a DNA test (if you haven’t yet) and add your results to your profile. - added myFTDNA mtDNA info 5/31/2023
9. Club 100 (x5) - 6/30/2023
10. Monthly Challenges (x5) - 8/31/2023
11. I watched these 5 videos from WikiTree Day 2023 and left a comment
12. Attend WikiTree Day 2023. 5 Nov 2023
13. Try out 3 apps that you have not used before.
14. I connected these 5 unconnected profiles to the big tree. 11/29/2023
15. I awarded Family or Community Star badges to these 5 WikiTreers. 12/5/2023