Hal Smith Sr.

Registration has begun for the April thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1717455/have-you-registered-for-our-april-2024-connect-a-thon-yet

The team chat is located here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1712660/legacy-heirs-april-2024-connect-a-thon-team-chat

Good afternoon!! It seems I've discovered you are my cousin!

Thank you so much for being a Legacy Heir! I am truly blessed for you all.

Hi Hal, This year 27 members signed up to Connect Soldiers during the 2024 January Connect-a-Thon, which resulted in 367 soldiers being connected to family!!!! We beat last years score by 67 soldiers. Thank you for participating :)

Hi Hal, here is the list of soldiers I signed you up for:

Hardenburgh-50 Hardin-4367 Harding-11046 Harn-112 Harris-22505 Harris-26390 Harris-27422 Harris-41169 Harris-50322 Harris-62376 Harrison-10694 Harrison-29537 Hartin-93 Harvey-7915 Hatcher-3795 Havens-2065 Hawley-3346 Hays-7418 Heffernan-1228 Helms-1014 Henderson-24976 Hendricks-4105 Hendricks-4535 Hendrickson-2784 Henry-18372 Hewetson-291

Hi Hal, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a marvelous New Year.

The Annual US Civil War January Challenge is to connect US Civil War Soldiers for the January Connect-a-Thon. This year will be a twist of what I usually do. Instead of you choosing a "Surname Letter", you will be choosing from a block of soldiers whom I've already screened that show they have family to connect. Each soldier has a connection to one or more of his immediate family--parents, siblings, spouses, children, on their profile. Whether you work on one soldier or your whole block of soldiers, it's one step closer in our goal to connect each of our US Civil War Soldiers. The goal is to make sure all these soldiers are connected at least by one or two degrees. You can sign up now by clicking this link: US Civil War Sign-up Chart

Registration has begun for the January thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1674015/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2024-connect-a-thon-yet

Registration begins soon for the January thon. I will be reminding you when it is time to register, but I have some news that will be helpful when that time comes. I have been told that we will be trying a new registration system. When you go in to register, it will not be just making a comment as in the past. The new system will have sections for each team. You will just find the Legacy Heirs one and post to that one.

Hi Hal,

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,

Steve, England Project Leader

Hey,

Here is a list of all 4 thons next year:

Connect-a-Thon Jan 19-22

Connect-a Thon Apr 12-15

Connect-a Thon Jul 19-22

Source-a-Thon Oct 4-7

That means the first Thon of the year will be a Connect-a-Thon on the weekend of the 19 - 22 Jan 2024. I would love to have you with your fellow Legacy Heirs at that time, if it works out for you. I will remind you about registration when that time comes.

P.S. I now know a quick and easy little tip on how to add profiles. If you use the Sourcer/Searcher app, and want to know the hint, let me know and I will send you the steps.

Hey Lisa,

Sorry to keep bugging you but I'm a bit confused. The responses I've received cover 2022. All I need to know is that I'm registered for the 2023 Thon & I'm on Legacy Heirs team. Thanks, Hal

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I registered today. I'm looking forward to this. Hal

The annual Source-a-thon is coming up. It will be from September 29th to October 2nd.

Registration has begun!! I would be so blessed if you go to: Register now for the 2023 Source-a-Thon! - WikiTree G2G and answer that you are in and are a Legacy Heir!!!!

I noted all of the profiles you recently adopted, including a bunch of Maltbys. Thank you from all of the relatives. I spent over one and a half years adding about 4000 sources to an abandoned Maltby gedcom. We may meet in the wikitree tree.

As always I was blessed this last weekend, because you are a Legacy Heir. Thank you so much!

Hi Lisa, I would like to register for the July 2023 Thon.

Hal

July 2023 Thon Registration Time. Here is the link: Have you registered for the July 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet? - WikiTree G2G

Hi Steve,

I'm very happy to stay with England Project. I think the EP is doing a fantastic job. People work as a united group & are very friendly. The only other group I belong to is the Data Doctors. I enjoy making Profiles better. Hal

Dear Hal,

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

Hi Paul,

I'm so pleased to be able to help you. That's what families do Help Each Other. Take care of yourself cousin, Hal

I want to publicly thank Hal for sending me information on my Mother's Paternal line "Houston " .Hal sent it to me via G2G. He also pointed out how we're related through the "Stewart" line of Scotland. I also want to thank. folks who have received email from me through wikitree. I am unable to do much on wikitree due to various health problems. I have taken tapping the names that are editing surnames I have tried to follow so this is also how I contacted Hal! Hal has answered questions on my "Houston" side. So again many thanks to my distant cousin! Thanks Hal! Paul G.(Houston - Dreppenstedt) Dempster.

Hi Sheryl,

Thanks for the info. I think all personal info has now been deleted. If you think more needs deleted let me know. Hal

Hi, Hal

I am reviewing your Data Doctor request and will send a separate message.

I noticed private info on your profile. I am also a Greeter, so posting this message to help: At WikiTree, we aim to protect the privacy of all living individuals for their protection and in line with data protection legislation.

WikiTree has excellent privacy controls, but that won’t protect you and your family if you publish your personal information or the information of your living family members in your biography, Communications section, or on the profiles of others.

Since WikiTree is a public website, I suggest you remove references to dates, locations, or living individuals from your biography, or communication section, or comments.

For further information, see Privacy and Data Protection. For WikiTree’s Privacy Policy, see Privacy Policy.

Many thanks

Sheryl ~ WikiTree Greeter

Thank you Hal for participating in the US Civil War Challenge. You completed 71 profiles. There were 27 of us who signed up for the Challenge, completing 6,480 profiles.

The US Civil War February Challenge will be to create profiles for those soldiers who died during the Battle of Shiloh on the 7th and 8th of April 1862. If you're interested in joining another challenge, check out the US Civil War Challenge Page on February 1st.

Hi Hal

Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-a-Thon. The 65 members who joined our teams were awesome. Our two teams added 12,905 profiles over the weekend. The Branches Team came second and the Roots Team came forth in the overall scores. Both teams were also in the top ten in the normalised scores. I hope you enjoyed it and will be joining us in April when we do it all over again.

Joan, Maddy, Janet & Fran.

Connect-a-Thon!! It is registration time again. January’s thon will be a connect-a-thon to bring us all together for the new year. It will start on 13 Jan 2023 and 72 hours later, on 16 Jan 2023, it will be a great memory. I hope to see that you are doing well and want to join the rest of the Legacy Heirs who will be there. Registration link is here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1505819/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2023-connect-a-thon-yet`

Hi Hal,

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,

Ian, England Project Leader

Hello Hal..

Mike Hasenstab here.. Hasenstab-19.. Seems We are Cousins through James Chilton.. We are Ford .Edson..Tower .Packard.. James Chilton and Francis Cooke..

Regards, Mike

Hi Hal,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!

The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

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.

Many thanks!

Ian, England Project Leader

Hi Hal,

I noticed that you created a few pre-1600 Scottish profiles without sources. Sources are required for pre-1700 profiles. Would you please add sources to these profiles, and not add more unsourced pre-1700 profiles? Here is information on pre-1700 sources: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Pre-1700_Profiles#Cite_reliable_sources

Hi Hal,

I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.

As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?

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

Many thanks!

Amelia, England Project Leader

Hi, Darlene or Hi Cuz,

So glad you contacted me. It's great to have contact with relatives who didn't know I had. I've contacted a number of relatives I've discovered, but few have gotten back to me. It appears you are serious genealogist as I am, but I think most get the test add a few names & maybe get bored or don't have the time so they don't work their Tree much. It's very time-consuming as you know. Hopefully, we can exchange some info. Take care, Hal

Hello,

I’ve just discovered we are sixth cousins!

Darlene

Hal,

I am hoping that you can help me with understanding my brother's Y-DNA. Last August I raised it to 67 markers when he was listed "end of life." Recently I found that on the Wikitree list of connected relatives it gives Isaac Davis b1671 with wife Patience as our "earliest known paternal ancestor." Nothing else given. I had never heard of Isaac and had believed that the oldest was a James born in Wales ca 1645, Quaker and migrated to Armagh, Ulster, Ireland. He had at least three sons who came to New Castle, Newark, DE with him by 1693. The son Wm. had a son Wm. b 1701 in DE. He married Anne Walker and their children were born in Cecil Co., MD and Orange Co, VA. Their son Wm. married Elizabeth (probably Shelton) and they had five children in Frederick Co., VA, the rest of their family was born in Rowan Co., NC. Their son Wm. married Leah Smith and their oldest son, Joseph b 1800 is my line.

How definite is the name Isaac? Going back from Isaac they do have Wm's.

Thank you for any help you can give me. Sue Davis 82334

Hi Hal,

It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around

First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?

Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Lizzie, Amy, Joan

England Project Leaders

Hi Hal,

I see that you added parents to Joseph Large-24, despite that the bio says the father for sure is incorrect, and his wife's name was unknown. Are there sources you can add to support his parentage? Thank you.

Hi Hal,

I've noticed all the profiles you've been creating for the Helms family and wanted to say thank you. I haven't found any connection to my maternal Helms twig but I'm still enjoying seeing them all be created.

I noticed that you are sourcing but those sources aren't showing up on the profiles. That is being caused by using the <ref> codes below the <references /> code. When you put a source down there, you don't need to include the <ref> and </ref> codes. They are only used when you use the footnote style of source in a biography about the Sources heading. You can see examples of both kinds in the biography for my baby brother; it's an open privacy profile, so feel free to edit and look at how I did things.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Debi - granddaughter of Martin Helms, Mecklenburg and Union counties, North Carolina

Hi Joan,

Sorry, but first part of year was extremely busy for me. However, got back to it in April. Added almost 200 names. But also, have started to review some of the early fam. mem. I added and making corrections. That has taken me to Yorkshire. I still want to be a part of the Yorkshire Team. I have many relatives that came from there and just doing fam. research will hopefully eliminate some orphan files. I’m working on abt. 25 orphan files that have the last name of some of my family. Had to change my plans to visit Yorkshire until next year or whenever it is safe to travel. Thanks for your patience and stay safe. Hal

Hi Hal,

Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. I wanted to thank you for your work on English Profiles and particularly your work in the Yorkshire team.

These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the project leaders for everything you do.

Joan

Hi Hal

I am just checking in with you as a member of the Yorkshire Team. We are entering the last 8 days of the England regional go Green Challenge reducing the suggestions, unsourced and unconnected numbers. On the 13th the Northern Region were in the lead for the challenge with drop of 16,728!

As your regional cheer leader - I am encouraging everyone to go go go

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:England%2C_Regional_and_County_Statistics_Page

Good luck Janet :)

Hi Hal,

On behalf of the England Leaders, I wanted to say a huge thank you for all your contributions towards the project in the past six months as an Orphan Trailer. We've achieved a great deal during this time and we couldn't have done it without you.

What are we doing well, and what would you like to see us doing differently moving forwards?

Please respond to this message via e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks,

Susie, England Project Leader :-)

Hi Hal,

Thanks for having a Big Heart and adopting Orphan Profiles. You will want to read this After adopting orphans FAQ to understand what to do next and it explains the special attention those profiles need.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

David

Hi Hal !

In reply to your message re: Magna Carta relations

your 24xggf [Aubigny] is my 3rd cousin 25x removed according to the relationship finder. [Waltheof the 27th great grandfather of Stella]

But, I don't receive results when trying to locate our direct line... may take a little more sleuthing to discover relation.

Hi Hal,

You will need to switch your "french_roots" followed tag to "france". Please check this out: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/846021/french-roots-becomes-the-france-project

Isabelle

Hi!

Since you've been with WikiTree for a few weeks, I wanted to check in and see how you were doing. The New Member How-To's are available for you to look through if you would like. I hope you find them helpful. If you have any questions about how WikiTree works, don't hesitate to ask. Click on my name above and ask in the comment section of my page.

Sylvia ~ WikiTree Messenger

Hi Hal,

Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz!

Because pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, working within the projects which coordinate them is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.

The US History Project looks like a fit with your research. Review the project page to learn about resources and special profile guidelines as well as how to collaborate with the project members.

Have questions? Click my name, then ask in the comments on my profile.

Debi ~ Pre-1700 Greeter

Welcome back Hal

I am pleased to confirm you as a full member, and welcome you to the WikiTree family, your contributions will go a long way to joining the world together.

I would suggest starting with the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:New_Member_How-To pages, they will save you a lot of time and frustration.

I am here to answer any question you have, no matter how trivial you may think it is. There is no such thing as a silly question. Please add as much information as you can, it all helps to turn a “name” back into a person. I hope you enjoy the site, and find many cousins you never knew existed.

Happy tree climbing

Karen ~ WikiTree Greeter

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