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New Member Q and A via Zoom

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Date: Sep 2022 [unknown]
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This page will serve as a central location for all information related to our monthly New Member Q and A sessions held on Zoom.

We're using the term "new member" broadly here. These sessions are for anyone who has questions about how to better navigate WikiTree as they grow their branches. Betsy Ko is the host, joined by co-hosts Steven Greenwood, Murray Maloney and Hilary Gadsby (Sundays). We can't promise to have the answer to every possible question but, if we don't know, we'll research it and get back to you.

We're looking for two to three folks each session who are willing to look at their profiles in progress with us and talk about any challenges they're encountering. There's nothing like learning in real time and getting to ask your specific questions. Even if you don't have questions, we might find a few suggestions for ways to take your profile to the next level. Hopefully everyone can take away some helpful ideas from these conversations. Participants can also ask questions ahead of time by adding a comment to this page, replying to the G2G post (be sure to add New_Members to your followed tags) or by adding a comment to the Facebook post in the WikiTree Members Group. We'll also save time at the end of the session for spontaneous questions.

The sessions are always recorded and posted to WikiTree's YouTube channel so that you can watch later at a convenient time.

The usual monthly schedule will be to hold the first session on the first Thursday of each month at 8 pm EST/1 am UTC and the second session on the following Sunday at 11 am EST/4 pm UTC. These two sessions will be the same, so just attend the one most convenient for you. The videos will be available on WikiTree's YouTube channel within a few days.

Hope to see you on Zoom and please spread the word to others who might be interested in attending!

Contents

2024 Schedule

  • Thursday, May 9 at 8 pm EDT/12 am UTC
  • Sunday, May 26 at 11 am EDT/ 3 pm UTC
  • Thursday, June 13 at 8 pm EDT/12 am UTC
  • Sunday, June 23 at 11 am EDT/ 3 pm UTC

May 2024

April 2024

April 11th session
Play the April 11th session.


April 28th session
Play the April 28th session.


March 2024

YouTube link for recording of March 14th session

March 24th session
Play the March 24th session.

February 2024

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

Due to the WikiTree Symposium and WikiTree Day, there will be no New Member sessions in November. However, please join me for a special "Get Set Up from Scratch" session on Sunday, November 5 at 11 am EST/4 pm UTC as part of the WikiTree Day schedule.

October 2023

September 2023

August 2023

JULY 2023

JUNE 2023

MAY 2023

APRIL 2023

The schedule for April will be adjusted to avoid conflict with Easter for those who celebrate.


MARCH 2023

In March, we'll hold two sessions. Please note that these are slightly off from the usual schedule due to my attendance at RootsTech.

  • G2G post
  • Sunday, March 5 at 11 am EST/4 pm UTC
  • Thursday, March 9 at 8 pm EST/1 am UTC (not recorded)

FEBRUARY 2023

JANUARY 2023

DECEMBER 2022

Regretfully these two sessions were not recorded.

NOVEMBER 2022

There isn't a recording of the November 3rd session when Betsy helped one person. And on November 6th, most folks were still recovering from WikiTree Day and that session didn't happen.

OCTOBER 2022

In October we introduced a second session on Sunday at a time that's more hospitable for our European members.

SEPTEMBER 2022

This was our first event in this series and we only held one session on Thursday, September 1st.

Other Helpful Resources

Betsy's Cheat Sheet

In the April 6th meeting, we talked about how I have a cheat sheet that helps me to remember how to use WikiTree mark-up/code and how to format my source citations properly. One of my mentors on the Tartan Trail used to talk about "all the bits and bobs" needing to be right. Wikicode is fussy that way. If you leave out just one backward slash character or use quotation marks instead of two single apostrophes, things won't work. So, go slow and be patient. The more you use this formatting, the more natural it will start to feel.

Betsy's WikiTree Cheat Sheet.

Betsy's Tip of the Week

Besides hosting the New Member Q & A sessions, Betsy is also one of the Saturday Roundup Livecast hosts. Her regular segment involves giving a quick WikiTree tip. Here's a Free Space Page that will help you find these segments.

Tip of the Week from Betsy Ko

Murray Maloney's Profile Creation Tutorial

Murray Maloney has written this extremely comprehensive guide that walks you through the process of adding profiles to WikiTree. It includes helpful visuals throughout and outlines the benefits of using the WikiTree Browser and Sourcer extensions. This is definitely one to bookmark. Thanks to Murray for creating it!

Murray Maloney's Profile Creation Tutorial

How to Download your Source-a-Thon Bib and Create a Profile Sticker

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Instructions_for_Downloading_Your_Source-A-Thon_Bib_and_Creating_a_Profile_Sticker





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