Profile managers: Scotland Project WikiTree [send private message] and Suzy Cairns [send private message]

Welcome to Team Twisted Thistles

Twisted Thistles participates in all marathon challenges. We are primarily concerned with the improvement of Scottish profiles, and those of Scottish lineage worldwide. However, all improvements help our shared tree, so feel free to work from your watchlist. This can be a good opportunity to learn from each other and make collaborative friendships.

Twisted Thistles prefer Quality profiles over Quantity. We would like the members of our Team to concentrate on providing as much information as can be found to profiles. Where possible a biography which includes the detail of the facts found of the persons life should be included.

How to join Twisted Thistles

• You must register to participate in each of the Thon competitions.
• Your registration for a previous Thon does not extend to the current one or any future Thons.
• To register for the Thon you must visit the G2G post and click Answer.
• In your Answer say which Team you would like to sign up to Twisted Thistles.
• The cut-off date for registering is Wednesday Midnight (US Eastern Time) / Thursday 5am (GMT) immediately before the Thon.
• The current G2G sign up page can be found here.

Next Thon - April 2024 Connect a Thon

The next Thon will be a Connect a Thon and will run between Friday 12th April 2024 at 0800 (USA Eastern) / 1300 (GMT) and carry on until Monday 15th April 2024 at 0800 (USA Eastern) / 1300 (GMT).

Team Members

Captains:

Team Members:

Communication

There are a few ways you can communicate with the Twisted Thistles Team during the Thon.

WikiTree Discord:
Those of you who are on the WikiTree Discord Server, will be added to the Twisted Thistles Thon Chat Channel once you Register as a Team Member. You should see the channel on the left hand side.

Scotland Project Discord:
Those of you who are on the Scotland Discord Server, will be given access to the Twisted Thistles Thon Team Channel once you Register as a Team Member. You should see the channel on the left hand side.

G2G Post:
During the Thon we will have our usual Twisted Thistles G2G post where you can post questions. You can find the post here.

Some Suggested Profiles to Work On

The links in the table are to just a few profiles that have a large number of profiles needing created that people could work on during the Thon. If you would like to be allocated to one of them just let Suzy Cairns know in the Twisted Thistles Discord Channel or on the G2G Chat Post and your name will be put against the profile.

Challenges and Useful Links

Connect-a-Thon

• Thon Tally Page
• Connect-a-Thon Help Page
• Connect-a-Thon Tutorial
• Unconnected List for Scotland
• Scotland: Needs Profiles Created Category
• Fran's Connecting How-to

Source-a-Thon

• Source-a-Thon Help Page
• Source-a-Thon Tutorial
• Scotland's Unsourced Profiles (Also broken down by County)
• Scotland's Medieval Unsourced Profiles (pre-1500 members only, only those with the orange banner will count towards the s-a-t goal)

Clean-a-Thon

• Spring Clean-a-Thon Help Page
• Clean-a-Thon Tutorial

• Suggestion lists to work on are found on the following pages:
  • Suggestions for Scotland location
  • Suggestions for Scotland by Regions

Scan-a-Thon

• Scan-a-Thon Help Page
• Commonly used Country and Regional Abbreviations for Scotland - useful for some of the Suggestions below, since Abbreviations should not be used in Location fields.

Resources & Helpful Hints

• Scotland Sources Page
• Scotland Project's Resource Page
• Category for Scotland Genealogy Resources
• Scotland Genealogy Resources
• Scotland Categories and Resources
• Scotland Sourcing Help (Formats for common sources)

• Scotland: Needs Profiles Created Category
• DBE suggestions for Scotland by Counties
• DD Suggestions Help
• Commonly used Country and Regional Abbreviatons for Scotland and other areas (Please don't use abbreviations, spell them out in full.)

Commonly used County and Regional abbreviations for Scotland

Country Abbreviation	Country	Comments
SCT	Scotland	Do not use "Scotland, United Kingdom" before 1801. From 1801 onwards, either "Scotland, United Kingdom" or "Scotland" is acceptable. See the Wikipedia article for background
County Abbreviation	County	Comments
ABD	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ANS	Angus, Scotland	formerly Forfarshire - Scotland Project policy is to use Angus for the county name
ARL	Argyll, Scotland	Often seen as Argyllshire - Scotland Project uses "Argyll" never "Argyle"
AYR	Ayrshire, Scotland
BAN	Banffshire, Scotland
BEW	Berwickshire, Scotland
BUT	Bute, Scotland	Often seen as Buteshire - Scotland Project uses "Bute"
CAI	Caithness, Scotland
CLK	Clackmannanshire, Scotland
DFS	Dumfriesshire, Scotland
DNB	Dunbartonshire, Scotland	Not to be confused with Dumbarton which is a town in Dunbartonshire
ELN	East Lothian, Scotland	formerly known as Haddingtonshire - Scotland Project policy is to use East Lothian
FIF	Fife, Scotland	never "Fifeshire"
INV	Inverness-shire, Scotland
KCD	Kincardineshire, Scotland
KRS	Kinross-shire, Scotland
KKD	Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
LKS	Lanarkshire, Scotland	LAN is the abbreviation for the English county of Lancashire
MLN	Midlothian, Scotland	formerly known as Edinburghshire - Scotland Project policy is to use Midlothian
MOR	Moray, Scotland	also seen as Morayshire - formerly known as Elginshire - Scotland Project policy is to use Moray
NAI	Nairn, Scotland	also seen as Nairnshire - Scotland Project policy is to use Nairn
OKI	Orkney, Scotland	not "Orkney Isles" or "Isles of Orkney"
PEE	Peeblesshire, Scotland
PER	Perthshire, Scotland
RFW	Renfrewshire, Scotland
ROC	Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
ROX	Roxburghshire, Scotland
SEL	Selkirkshire, Scotland
SHI	Shetland, Scotland	not "Shetland Isles" or "Isles of Shetland"
STI	Stirlingshire, Scotland
SUT	Sutherland, Scotland	also seen as "Sutherlandshire" - Scotland Project policy is to use Sutherland
WLN	West Lothian, Scotland	formerly known as "Linlithgowshire" - Scotland Project policy is to use West Lothian
WIG	Wigtownshire, Scotland
Regional Abbreviation	Local Government Region	Comments
BOR	Borders Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
CEN	Central Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
DGY	Dumfries and Galloway Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
FIF	Fife Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996; however, the abbreviation is the same as the County abbreviation and the county and region covered the same geographical area
GMP	Grampian Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
HLD	Highland Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
LTN	Lothian Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
OKI	Orkney Isles, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996; however, the abbreviation is the same as the County abbreviation and the county and region covered the same geographical area
SHI	Shetland Isles, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996; however, the abbreviation is the same as the County abbreviation and the county and region covered the same geographical area
STD	Strathclyde Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
TAY	Tayside Region, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996
WIS	Western Islands, Scotland	only appropriate between 1975–1996