Laura DeSpain

I’ve not heard back from you regarding the Military and War Project check-in so have gone ahead and removed you from the project for now. If you’d like to rejoin at any stage you would be most welcome to do so by answering the G2G sign-up post here.

Many thanks,

Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project

If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project

This is the time for the annual check in with members of the Military and War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary, Project Coordinator, Military & War

Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!

I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!

On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!

Best wishes,

Ian, England Project Leader

If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1628429/register-now-for-the-2023-source-a-thon? here Source-A-Thon Registration] Remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks. Registration close at Midnight this Wednesday 27th September that is this Wednesday.

Look forward to working with you again

Joan, Janet, Maddy & Fran Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks

This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?

Also, we would really like to hear which team is currently your highest priority. If you are a member of more than one team, could you please rank them from highest priority to lowest? Thank you! If you don’t see yourself as being part of a team, please let us know.

We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.

On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!

Kind regards,

Steve, England Project Leader

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.

On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.

Best wishes,

Amelia, England Project Leader

Many thanks for your help, fixing my tree!

Bill Bignell

Rectified my privacy status, thank you. Kind regards. Reynold Terrance Salzwedel

I just found a wonderful link that has maps of The Hampton Roads area according to dates. They start at Jamestown and go to present day. The neat thing is that you just scroll down to the year(s) you are interested in. Is this a source that should be listed in WikiTree?

Starting in 1902 cities could "incorporate" as a separate entity from a county. The maps, at this point, are interactive. The user can zoom in and see if an address is in a city or not. This is very helpful as many "volunteers" that record the data from census and other records don't always record the exact city or county. A good example is "North Newpiort News District, Warwick, Virginia". It is in the county of Warick and is not in the city limits of Newport News. This is confusing to most as it leaves you to believe that the person lived in the city, but in reality they lived in the county.

Anyway, here is the link to the map page:

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0edec115dabd4363ab7984a759f82df7

There are other maps there as well, but you have to "Join". The link above does not require a sign in.

I set up an account several years ago. (So long ago I didn't even remember having an account.) Anyway, when I set it up, I listed my married name as birth name. I've tried correcting it, I'm getting an error that it is a "redirected user" and can't be deleted. Can you offer any suggestions on how to correct the name? Thanks for your help! LG

We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Source-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, September 30 at 8AM EDT (Noon UTC) and runs until Monday, October 3 at 8AM EDT (Noon UTC) [time zone calculator] You do not need to participate full time.

If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post here Source-A-Thon Registration remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks.

Look forward to working with you again

Joan, Janet, Maddy & Fran Co-Captains for the Mighty Oaks

The Connect A Thon was fun, we hope you enjoyed yourself and are recovering. Thank you for joining us, it is much appreciated. Our combined score was 11718. Considering the heatwave in England we did really well. You did a great job. The total overall figure was 87,731 new profiles added (some 3,000 more than last time) and numerous connections made.

Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/ConnectAThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for the next event)

Thanks again for last weekend, we look forward to working with you again during the next thon in 3 months time

Joan & Maddy

I have been on WikiTree for several years, but when Covid19 came along, I was emotionally unable to do much of anything. Now I am coming out of my hibernation and am trying to learn more about how to navigate Wikitree. I am turning 75 in August and I live in Lexington SC with my retired husband and my disabled 32 yr old daughter and 4 cats. I grew up in Columbia SC. My parents are from Quincy, Illinois. My 23 and Me DNA test shows that most of my ancestors came from the British Isles, also some came from Germany and France.I have put in accounts for my parents and grandparents, and now I am working on my Great grandparents. I have a lot of information already that I found on Family Search and Find a Grave. Some of my ancestors came to Virginia and Maryland in the late 1600's. Later ancestors came to Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. I can trace some ancestors back to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings.I am a good writer, but I am nearly illiterate when it comes to computer technology, up loads and downloads. I need help on putting in biographies. Apparently I got confused and did my biography and my Grandfather Charles Edward Smith's biography in the memory part of the profile. Now I do no see how to do the biography in the right place.I also want to view the introductory videos for Wiki Tree, but I am not sure how to reach them. I also need to merge 2 accounts that I did for my brother Thomas Burner/Thomas Lee Burner.I have many, many family pictures of my Smith /Finney family in Illinois. I have put many of them in my smart phone. I was wondering if there was any way to upload them from my phone to Wikitree. If not, I could get my husband to upload them to a file for me. I hope I haven't thrown too much at you at once. We can take it one thing at a time. My final goal is to to have a basic family tree for my cousins and their children and grandchildren. I hope you have a good day. I appreciate that you have offered to help people on WikiTree. Kathryn {Burner} Hamm

Susan

Melissa Smith Welker

Laura DeSpain and Carole Taylor are both descendants of John Beaufort KG (abt.1371-1410).

Sorry to bother you, I am trying to update Dad's passing Pugh-4425 He Passed on 11th May 2021 but it wont let me as there is an active Wikitree account. Thanks Ian

I have no idea what I am doing at all !!

Thank you Susan

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Can I start right away, or wait to hear from you? Cindy Bourque Cooper

Thanks for your help with the source of Edward Horton's (Horton-7817) will, much appreciated. My Horton's came from Trowbridge. They were William (Horton-7235) and Fanny (Rex) Horton( Rex-501). I remember reading something about there being a Horton family line that just vanished. I hope it wasn't my line because I am having alot of difficulty finding info. on them.

Thank you for working on a couple of the Selman profiles.

Laura and David are 7th cousins twice removed, Laura DeSpain and David Selman are both descendants of Elizabeth (Brasseur) Sellman (abt.1660-abt.1727).

David

Thank you so much! Colleen Larsen

Thank you for the nice welcome message! I look forward to learning more and more as I just started my journey and very new to this type of research. I look forward to learning more and if there are any good tips or resources let me know where I may find them. About to jump into looking over the website and seeing what I can dig up! Thank you again!

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Please know that I appreciate your patience and help. Sue