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Belated #3GoodThings
- managed to actually quit work a bit earlier
- tried out a frozen microwave meal that actually was quite ok (except for the portion size)
- managed to include citations from the the French site #MatchID to the browser extension #WikiTreeBEE and saw some people from #WikiTree being happy about it -
On 16 October 1882, Mathias Haisz https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haiss-30 filed a petition for liquidation in #Birmingham. I wonder, if there are any files left from back then in some archive?
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Belated #3GoodThings for yesterday:
- had a nice meeting with a professional from the neighborhood, who will hopefully soon install solar panels on our terrace
- released for small features for the #WikiTree browser extension (some enhancements for #ConnectAThon stat pages and the ones shown at https://github.com/wikitree/wikitree-browser-extension/pull/678)
- accidentally had a second go at the frozen #pizza I never wanted to buy again, because it was so much effort cutting away the burned places last time; this time, with exactly the same time, there were basically no burns -
Belated #3GoodThings for yesterday:
- looks like a half fifth #Guth cousin registered on #WikiTree
- received scans to military lists from 1662 from my favorite professional genealogist
- bought a pool for the outside #birds - it's actually the "saucer" of a big flower pot and was very cheap -
There is one I won't tell you about, but I've still found #3GoodThings for yesterday:
- a bit more energy than on the previews Saturdays
- managed to clean up the old #WikiTree profile of my great-grandfather Joseph #Zähringer https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Z%C3%A4hringer-31
- wrote an email to our local adult education center ( #Volkshochschule), asking them, if they are as democracy supporting as they claim and would post on #Mastodon (additionally to Meta platforms) -
1 Was awarded Gold Status on the #WikiTree profile for my ggf William Frederick Ogden https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ogden-5087
2 Got some info on my 2xggf's Dutch military record from someone in the Dutch #Genealogy FaceBook group
3 Ordered a new pair of Hokas, which should take some pressure of my arthritic knee -
1 Made some recommended changes to my ggf's #WikiTree profile in hopes of getting a Gold Standard
2 Posted on the Dutch #Genealogy group about my 2xggf's Dutch military service record
3 Got our Costco shopping done -
1 The guys came and replaced 4 broken posts on the back part of our fence
2 1 hour of swimming laps followed by 1 hour of artritis aquatics
3 Got "actionable" feedback on one of my profiles up for Gold Standard on #WikiTree -
1 #Genealogy Found a surprise Dutch military record for 2xggf. Who knew? I can figure out the printed parts on the pre-printed form but I'm gonna need help deciphering the handwriting in Dutch
2 Added a pair of Dutch 4xggp's to #WikiTree
3 Worked on getting a refund on tickets for an event we can't attend
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I'm speaking! 🎤
The Surname Society is hosting me for a free online webinar: Collaborate, Connect, Discover — @wikitree for Surname Researchers.
📅 Saturday, 15 August 2026
🕓 4:00 PM BST / 11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT
💻 Online, and freeI'll be showing how WikiTree's collaborative tree helps you find researchers working your surname, uncover new family links, and grow a one-name study. Also, I'll be sharing about WikiTree's Surname Collaboration Scores.
Whether you're brand new to genealogy or have decades behind you, come along.
More detail on G2G: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2066016
#WikiTree #Genealogy #OneNameStudy #SurnameResearch #FamilyHistory
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@curatedjenny
Although, it's only free of charge and very far from open source, I'm mainly working with #WikiTree online, since it reminds of Wikipedia. I love the blank canvas on which you can write extensive biographies as well as research notes with theories, dead ends and explanations, which is the more accurate source and why. I regularly download a GEDCOM and the uploaded pictures, to have it secured just in case. -
From the category of "how did I end up HERE?": On #WikiTree, we use official location names at the time of the event. The #WikiTreeBEE browser extension will try to retrieve those for a given date from #Wikidata. I started recording forced laborers from #Poland, who had to work in my Black Forest home-town. I generated the location name and had it checked by the ladies from WikiTree's Poland Project. We (all neither Polish, nor #Polish speakers) discuss, if the Russian Empire, to which Poland belonged back then, should be translated as "Imperium Rosyjskie" or "Cesarstwo Rosyjskie". The tendency is towards the latter. But Polish #Wikipedia has their article titled as the other one, so I'm reluctant on any Wikidata edits in the other direction. Then I discover, that half of the talk page https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyskusja:Imperium_Rosyjskie is actually about having the name shifted towards the other one. The last line of the talk page delivers a (for me) sufficiently convincing reason: the Polish constitution of 1815 uses the other expression. So now, I pulled myself together and added "Cesarstwo Rosyjskie" as "Official Name" in "Polish" to Wikidata and stated the constitution as reference. Let's see, if I get away with it.
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The #WikiTree API is now returning 202 responses for everything. I guess it's some scraping-protecting that they're doing. Perhaps I need to add authentication to my script.
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Today's #grandma recordings are a little belated, thanks to #July2026ConnectAThon at #WikiTree (which was not as pleasant as the previous ones, because I lacked motivation and physical energy for most of the weekend and needed a break after every second profile or so).
The two recordings from January 1st, 2023, kick off the last year of her life 😢 She didn't know anything to say, when I asked about an alleged carpenter apprenticeship of her father, who was really great at repairing all kinds of things.
Then I asked her, how she got her her driver's license: She took a break of a half a year, because the instructor was getting on her nerves. In the end, she received it at the first attempt. The guy in charge said, he had to ponder, if she should receive the precious document. In her usual way, she just slapped him with "then ponder!", which apparently did the trick.
Her and her brothers were the first from the family to get driver's licenses. Her sister and her parents never had one. Her uncle Wilhelm https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hercher-27 only had his bike, which was equipped with a carbide lamp. On Sundays he always went somewhere to dance. While her grandmother always thought, that he took the train to #Freiburg, my grandma learned many years later, that he only went to nearby #Falkau, where they danced in the barn of a farm. A woman, who was visiting her some sixty years later, told her, how much she enjoyed dancing with him. What a pity, that he passed away as a Russian prisoner of war in the late 1940s.
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1 Walked to the neighborhood gastropub with my wife for dinner
2 My brother arrived safely for a brief visit
3 ##Genealogy Finished a list of my Dutch 2xggf's ancestors (including a pair of 7xggp) who can be added to #WikiTree -
I guess, @LandesarchivBW just went offline. Right in the middle of #July2026ConnectAThon at #WikiTree. Luckily not earlier ...
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#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1 Got blood drawn to see what's causing my constant fatigue
2 Did some grocery shopping
3 Added a pair of Dutch 5xgreat-grandparents to #WikiTree -
#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings
1 Healthy salad for dinner
2 Joined the Dutch team for #WikiTree Connect-a-Thon this weekend. Gonna focus on my paternal Dutch ancestors this time
3 Had a video session with my doctor about my chronic fatigue -
1 Cleaned the bathroom and the floors in 2 bedrooms
2 Read some more "Theo of Golden"
3 Made the recommended changes to my ggf #WikiTree profile to try to get him to Gold Standard -
Received an answer to an enquiry to #Münstertal town archives, which answers three of the four questions, I had asked them ... and also slightly improved the financial situation of the town. How exactly am I supposed not to put those new connections, people and their ancestors directly into #WikiTree, but instead focus on work??? In theory, I should even pause this until the weekend for #July2026ConnectAThon, when I will probably continue working on my "One Name in #OnePlaceStudy at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Pfefferle_in_M%C3%BCnstertal
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Today's #grandma recording started with how annoyed she was after her little sister was born. She had hoped for somebody to play with, but that one was crying most of the time. Her sister wouldn't sleep at night, if the lights were out, but their mother was too scared to use the stearin candles she had bought for this occasion, until somebody recommended her to use something like an altar lamp at church, an oil lamp with a small wick and only a small flame. That did the trick, the child slept.
Later, grandma "told" me about her plans of mounting some hooks to a closet in her living room/bedroom, so she could hang her trousers there, instead of putting them on top of it.
Ultimately, she would ask me, if my life is ok and if I'm generally happy with it. Then she started ranting about two divorced relatives and how they had been spoilt at home and never had to take care of themselves, only to end with how she overtook her grandma's farm with age 21 and how scared she was every night. Since then, she wasn't scared about many things anymore, except thunderstorms and lighting.
When looking at the file name of the next recording, to see if I'd do another one, I discovered that this recording of the 4th of September was the last one for 2022. This year had only taken me three months to transcribe, as opposed to the five, four and eight months the previous years took. But those also only were 27 recordings, while 2021 were 47 already.
So this it: next week (maybe with a little delay, since there is #July2026ConnectAThon at #WikiTree), I will start with the remaining 124 recordings covering the last ten months of her life. So far, I have been feeling pretty ok when hearing her voice, but I'm already terrified of how it will be to listen to her exhausted and broken voice towards the end.
Thank you so much for those extra characters, @david
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers features New Zealand's Finest! 🥝
It's New Zealand Week on WikiTree, in celebration of Matariki, the Māori New Year — and this week's game features a remarkable lineup of Kiwi notables on our Big Tree!
Can you find and verify your genealogical connection to Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to summit Mount Everest? Or perhaps to actor Sam Neill, opera legend Kiri Te Kanawa, nuclear physics pioneer Lord Ernest Rutherford, or one of the many other celebrated New Zealanders featured this week?
Click the link to join the game — even beginners are welcome!
https://youtu.be/4sBV5Df6Dg0
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2054527
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any New Zealand family? 🥝
Do you have ancestors or relatives from New Zealand? We'd love to hear about your Kiwi connections — whether they were early settlers, Māori whakapapa, or more recent arrivals. Share your New Zealand roots in the comments!
https://youtube.com/shorts/131eUH4B7CM
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2054127
#CollaborativeGenealogy #WhereGenealogistsCollaborate #WikiTree #NewZealand #Genealogy -
🇺🇸 It's America's 250th Birthday — and #WikiTree is throwing a #CollaborativeGenealogy party you won't want to miss!
Join the American Revolution Project for a special WikiTree Discord Research Party on Wednesday, July 1st at 6pm ET (10pm UTC) — right in the heart of the America 250 celebration!
Whether your ancestors were Patriots who fought for liberty, Loyalists devoted to the Crown, Native nations navigating impossible choices, enslaved or free Black men who sought freedom through service, or European allies who helped tip the balance — this project researches ALL participants of the American Revolutionary War.
🔍 Come ready to dig into your Revolutionary roots! Topics include:
⚔️ Finding your Patriots with the Patriot Finder App
🌟 The July Challenge celebrating America Notables
📋 How to get more involved with Project Teams
🏅 How to add American Revolution stickers (Huzzah!)📚 Space Page Library, Battle Finder, and Regiments/Units resources
Never been on WikiTree's Discord? No worries — it's easy to join! Whether you're a seasoned member or brand new, everyone is welcome at this virtual gathering.
👉 Event details & RSVP: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2048560
🌐 Project home: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:American_Revolution
💬 Join WikiTree's Discord: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord#WhereGenealogistsCollaborate #AmericanRevolution #Genealogy #America250 #FamilyHistory #RevolutionaryWar #AncestryResearch #WikiTreeParty
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Did your ancestors take part in the American Revolution? 📜 Patriots, Loyalists, soldiers, sailors, militia members, suppliers, or civilians — we want to hear their stories! Share your family's revolutionary history in the WikiTree community forum. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #CollaborativeGenealogy #WhereGenealogistsCollaborate #AmericanRevolution #WikiTree
https://youtube.com/shorts/R3M0N911TpA
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2051100 -
Not too far to go and https://wabmd.toolforge.org/ will link 5,000 people in the Western Australian BMD (or BDM?!) index to #WikiTree. We're currently at 6,953 profiles connected.
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With my recent edits to Johannes #Bäuerle from #Bühl / #Bühlertal / #Kappelwindeck https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bäuerle-165, I just completed the last cleanup item from #July2024ConnectAThon. The profile at #FamilySearch is conflated, which I documented in the Research Notes.
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Visiting my favorite stone angel today at the local cemetery. I am trying to capture her in all four seasons.
This is part of a photo challenge for #WikiTree : Hometown Time Capsule for America's 250th Anniversary.
We are trying to get a photo for every State and can use your help.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:America%27s_250th_Hometown_Time_Capsule
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🎉 Today is the FINAL day of #WTChallenge 6!
Join us at Noon ET for our Wrap-up Zoom to celebrate everything we've accomplished this week for guest star Marian Pierre-Louis on #WikiTree. We'll reflect on the research, the connections made, and the amazing community that makes #CollaborativeGenealogy possible.
🔗 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037234
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is Canadian! 🍁
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/52VX3TnFcFM
Canada Day is just around the corner (July 1), and the WikiTree Canada Project is marking the occasion with a special Canadian edition of our #CollaborativeGenealogy game! This week features 12 incredible profiles of people Canada has deemed significant to its national history — including Lucy Maud Montgomery, Wayne Gretzky, Dr. Frederick Banting, Alexander Graham Bell, and more.
Here's how to play:
🔍 Find which featured profile is closest to you on WikiTree's Big Tree
✅ Verify the steps in your connection path
🏆 Earn a spot in the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame!Three Hall of Fame spots are up for grabs — shortest verified path, longest verified path, and most steps verified (including helping others!). You have until June 30.
Even if you're new to the game, just post your connection below and the community will help you along the way. #WhereGenealogistsCollaborate