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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is all about Auto Racing!
🎬 https://youtube.com/shorts/V-ybMZtpd9s
The Indianapolis 500 just crossed the finish line, so we're revving up a motorsports-themed genealogy challenge! 🏁🏎️
How close are YOU to Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard Petty, Carroll Shelby, Bruce McLaren, Gilles Villeneuve, or any of this week's remarkable racing legends — including pioneering women drivers like Kay Petre and Clärenore Söderström — on the WikiTree Big Tree?
🔗 Play here → https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037463
New players welcome! Just post your connection below and the community will help you verify it. Three players will be added to the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame on June 2!
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #AutoRacing #FamilyHistory
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is all about Auto Racing!
🎬 https://youtube.com/shorts/V-ybMZtpd9s
The Indianapolis 500 just crossed the finish line, so we're revving up a motorsports-themed genealogy challenge! 🏁🏎️
How close are YOU to Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard Petty, Carroll Shelby, Bruce McLaren, Gilles Villeneuve, or any of this week's remarkable racing legends — including pioneering women drivers like Kay Petre and Clärenore Söderström — on the WikiTree Big Tree?
🔗 Play here → https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037463
New players welcome! Just post your connection below and the community will help you verify it. Three players will be added to the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame on June 2!
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #AutoRacing #FamilyHistory
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is all about Auto Racing!
🎬 https://youtube.com/shorts/V-ybMZtpd9s
The Indianapolis 500 just crossed the finish line, so we're revving up a motorsports-themed genealogy challenge! 🏁🏎️
How close are YOU to Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard Petty, Carroll Shelby, Bruce McLaren, Gilles Villeneuve, or any of this week's remarkable racing legends — including pioneering women drivers like Kay Petre and Clärenore Söderström — on the WikiTree Big Tree?
🔗 Play here → https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037463
New players welcome! Just post your connection below and the community will help you verify it. Three players will be added to the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame on June 2!
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #AutoRacing #FamilyHistory
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🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is all about Auto Racing!
🎬 https://youtube.com/shorts/V-ybMZtpd9s
The Indianapolis 500 just crossed the finish line, so we're revving up a motorsports-themed genealogy challenge! 🏁🏎️
How close are YOU to Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard Petty, Carroll Shelby, Bruce McLaren, Gilles Villeneuve, or any of this week's remarkable racing legends — including pioneering women drivers like Kay Petre and Clärenore Söderström — on the WikiTree Big Tree?
🔗 Play here → https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037463
New players welcome! Just post your connection below and the community will help you verify it. Three players will be added to the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame on June 2!
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #AutoRacing #FamilyHistory
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾
Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾
Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾
Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾
Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾
Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy
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🧩 This Week's #ConnectionCheckers Adoption edition! 🚼
How close are you to Steve Jobs, Melissa Gilbert, Scott Hamilton, Frances McDormand, Dave Thomas, or 7 other famous adoptees on WikiTree's Big Tree?
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/FIxiC99nvTw
🔗 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034792
The game runs through May 26. Three players earn a spot in the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame — for the shortest verified path, the longest verified path, and the most steps verified (including helping others). Never played before? Just post a connection and the community will guide you.
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #WikiTree #Genealogy #Adoption #FamousAdoptees -
🧩 This Week's #ConnectionCheckers Adoption edition! 🚼
How close are you to Steve Jobs, Melissa Gilbert, Scott Hamilton, Frances McDormand, Dave Thomas, or 7 other famous adoptees on WikiTree's Big Tree?
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/FIxiC99nvTw
🔗 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034792
The game runs through May 26. Three players earn a spot in the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame — for the shortest verified path, the longest verified path, and the most steps verified (including helping others). Never played before? Just post a connection and the community will guide you.
#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #WikiTree #Genealogy #Adoption #FamousAdoptees -
❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼
Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼
Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼
Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼
Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼
Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have Appalachian roots?🌄
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tu-J5US-1VcThe misty hollows and ridge-top farms of Appalachia sheltered families for generations — and their stories are woven into one of America's most distinctive regional cultures. Whether your ancestors came through the Great Wagon Road, settled the Blue Ridge, or farmed the coal country of West Virginia and Kentucky, those mountain connections run deep.
Do you have Appalachian roots? Where from — and any surprising connections you've uncovered?
Share your story and join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G community forum. You might even find cousins you never knew you had! 🌿
Also, be sure to check out the WikiTree Appalachia Project, and join a live chat this Thursday or Saturday for Appalachian Research Get-to-Know parties.
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2031660
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #Appalachia #FamilyHistory #AppalachianRoots #WikiTree #AncestryResearch #FamilyTree
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have Appalachian roots?🌄
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tu-J5US-1VcThe misty hollows and ridge-top farms of Appalachia sheltered families for generations — and their stories are woven into one of America's most distinctive regional cultures. Whether your ancestors came through the Great Wagon Road, settled the Blue Ridge, or farmed the coal country of West Virginia and Kentucky, those mountain connections run deep.
Do you have Appalachian roots? Where from — and any surprising connections you've uncovered?
Share your story and join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G community forum. You might even find cousins you never knew you had! 🌿
Also, be sure to check out the WikiTree Appalachia Project, and join a live chat this Thursday or Saturday for Appalachian Research Get-to-Know parties.
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2031660
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #Appalachia #FamilyHistory #AppalachianRoots #WikiTree #AncestryResearch #FamilyTree
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have Appalachian roots?🌄
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tu-J5US-1VcThe misty hollows and ridge-top farms of Appalachia sheltered families for generations — and their stories are woven into one of America's most distinctive regional cultures. Whether your ancestors came through the Great Wagon Road, settled the Blue Ridge, or farmed the coal country of West Virginia and Kentucky, those mountain connections run deep.
Do you have Appalachian roots? Where from — and any surprising connections you've uncovered?
Share your story and join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G community forum. You might even find cousins you never knew you had! 🌿
Also, be sure to check out the WikiTree Appalachia Project, and join a live chat this Thursday or Saturday for Appalachian Research Get-to-Know parties.
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2031660
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #Appalachia #FamilyHistory #AppalachianRoots #WikiTree #AncestryResearch #FamilyTree
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have Appalachian roots?🌄
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tu-J5US-1VcThe misty hollows and ridge-top farms of Appalachia sheltered families for generations — and their stories are woven into one of America's most distinctive regional cultures. Whether your ancestors came through the Great Wagon Road, settled the Blue Ridge, or farmed the coal country of West Virginia and Kentucky, those mountain connections run deep.
Do you have Appalachian roots? Where from — and any surprising connections you've uncovered?
Share your story and join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G community forum. You might even find cousins you never knew you had! 🌿
Also, be sure to check out the WikiTree Appalachia Project, and join a live chat this Thursday or Saturday for Appalachian Research Get-to-Know parties.
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2031660
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #Appalachia #FamilyHistory #AppalachianRoots #WikiTree #AncestryResearch #FamilyTree
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have Appalachian roots?🌄
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tu-J5US-1VcThe misty hollows and ridge-top farms of Appalachia sheltered families for generations — and their stories are woven into one of America's most distinctive regional cultures. Whether your ancestors came through the Great Wagon Road, settled the Blue Ridge, or farmed the coal country of West Virginia and Kentucky, those mountain connections run deep.
Do you have Appalachian roots? Where from — and any surprising connections you've uncovered?
Share your story and join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G community forum. You might even find cousins you never knew you had! 🌿
Also, be sure to check out the WikiTree Appalachia Project, and join a live chat this Thursday or Saturday for Appalachian Research Get-to-Know parties.
👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2031660
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #Appalachia #FamilyHistory #AppalachianRoots #WikiTree #AncestryResearch #FamilyTree
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What if every family tree in the world was connected? 🌳
Not owned by a corporation. Not locked behind a paywall. Just one shared tree — built by people who care, free for everyone, forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeViqgADOAThat's the mission behind WikiTree. Since 2008, a passionate community of genealogists and history lovers has been working together to build a single, accurate family tree for all of humanity. No fees. No premium tiers. No catches. Just volunteers dedicated to getting history right — sourcing their research, collaborating with distant cousins, and weaving families together across borders and centuries.
This Mother's Day, think about the mothers in your family — the ones you know, and the ones lost to time. They deserve to be remembered. They deserve to be found.
Your family is part of this story. 💛
👉 Head to WikiTree and start finding your place in it.
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What if every family tree in the world was connected? 🌳
Not owned by a corporation. Not locked behind a paywall. Just one shared tree — built by people who care, free for everyone, forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeViqgADOAThat's the mission behind WikiTree. Since 2008, a passionate community of genealogists and history lovers has been working together to build a single, accurate family tree for all of humanity. No fees. No premium tiers. No catches. Just volunteers dedicated to getting history right — sourcing their research, collaborating with distant cousins, and weaving families together across borders and centuries.
This Mother's Day, think about the mothers in your family — the ones you know, and the ones lost to time. They deserve to be remembered. They deserve to be found.
Your family is part of this story. 💛
👉 Head to WikiTree and start finding your place in it.
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What if every family tree in the world was connected? 🌳
Not owned by a corporation. Not locked behind a paywall. Just one shared tree — built by people who care, free for everyone, forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeViqgADOAThat's the mission behind WikiTree. Since 2008, a passionate community of genealogists and history lovers has been working together to build a single, accurate family tree for all of humanity. No fees. No premium tiers. No catches. Just volunteers dedicated to getting history right — sourcing their research, collaborating with distant cousins, and weaving families together across borders and centuries.
This Mother's Day, think about the mothers in your family — the ones you know, and the ones lost to time. They deserve to be remembered. They deserve to be found.
Your family is part of this story. 💛
👉 Head to WikiTree and start finding your place in it.
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What if every family tree in the world was connected? 🌳
Not owned by a corporation. Not locked behind a paywall. Just one shared tree — built by people who care, free for everyone, forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeViqgADOAThat's the mission behind WikiTree. Since 2008, a passionate community of genealogists and history lovers has been working together to build a single, accurate family tree for all of humanity. No fees. No premium tiers. No catches. Just volunteers dedicated to getting history right — sourcing their research, collaborating with distant cousins, and weaving families together across borders and centuries.
This Mother's Day, think about the mothers in your family — the ones you know, and the ones lost to time. They deserve to be remembered. They deserve to be found.
Your family is part of this story. 💛
👉 Head to WikiTree and start finding your place in it.
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What if every family tree in the world was connected? 🌳
Not owned by a corporation. Not locked behind a paywall. Just one shared tree — built by people who care, free for everyone, forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeViqgADOAThat's the mission behind WikiTree. Since 2008, a passionate community of genealogists and history lovers has been working together to build a single, accurate family tree for all of humanity. No fees. No premium tiers. No catches. Just volunteers dedicated to getting history right — sourcing their research, collaborating with distant cousins, and weaving families together across borders and centuries.
This Mother's Day, think about the mothers in your family — the ones you know, and the ones lost to time. They deserve to be remembered. They deserve to be found.
Your family is part of this story. 💛
👉 Head to WikiTree and start finding your place in it.
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@splitbrain Some years ago, during my first #ConnectAThon at #WikiTree, where you basically sit at the PC from Friday 2 PM until Monday 2 PM, I decided that I can't sit at the PC all the time (which was kinda weird, because it's not like I didn't do that before ...). So I decided, that I will pretend to have a dog and take three walks with it per day. It felt good and I kept it up (although the frequency somehow decreased to two times per day after my COVID infection two years ago).
Like this, there is no poor dog sitting at home all day and it won't pee on the floor, if I decide to walk two hours later. Also, nobody sees its poo 😉
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Ski athlete Eduard #Kaltenbach from #Hinterzarten was killed in World War II in the Caucasian Mountains a few days after climbing a mountain together with his friend Linus #Jehle from #Saig. The newspaper notice about his death he shares with Paul #Birkenberger, a fellow skiing colleague, who was killed a few weeks before.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kaltenbach-243
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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).
Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨
Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931
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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).
Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨
Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931
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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).
Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨
Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931
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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).
Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨
Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931
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Calling all Texas researchers! 🤠 Join the #WikiTree Texas Project Discord Party TODAY, Feb 27, at 12 PM EDT (5 PM UTC).
Share discoveries, tackle brick walls, or just hang out! 🧱🔨
Join the live chat here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2001931
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When I was told that I will receive a student at work, I already got a bit suspicious of that surname he had. Now I asked him, where he's from. Turns out he was from a place in Baden from which some people of that particular name emigrated to #Clarion, Pennsylvania in the 19th century. People for which I created #WikiTree profiles some years ago. He was interested at least ... wish me luck.
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**Genealogy tools and migrating data from FamilySearch to WikiTree**
TL;DR
– Just start with WikiTree as a main tool for building your family tree, but also check other platforms to find your ancestors.
– Moving ancestry data between platforms is possible, but far from from trivial
– A combination of several online tools (presented below) and offline research is needed to progress in genealogy research
– Dealing with long dead has very real impact on living.
Intro
I have a strange urge to research my roots and store the information to some system. I started entering my ancestors 10yrs ago in FamilySearch portal. I choose this one because it looked the least suspicious. Now I’m moving to WikiTree.
FamilySearch
FamilySearch uses the principle ‘collaborate on one big tree’. It’s free to use and it has some nice functions, like search old scanned church archives. In all these years I didn’t found any downsides, except … it’s a closed system. And they’re entering AI train heads-on. I accept the usefulness of ML for handwriting recognition, but chatbots and similar … no, thank you.
One of the most positive sides was I found my wife’s relatives in the US . One day I was checking the log of edits of her ancestors and found someone was editing her part of the tree and adding ancestors back to 1660. I contacted her and established a contact that was missing for almost a 100 years, from their migration to US around 1900. She told me about some other relatives from other parts from Slovenia, that I wasn’t aware of. We meet with them and received a thick genealogy book of forgotten branch of the family.
Interesting, dealing with long dead has a very real impacts on living 🙂Some stats of my edits:
Ancestry
I also tried out Ancestry briefly, but I quickly dropped the idea because I don’t like the principle of private ancestral trees. Also, it’s a closed system, behind a paywall.
WikiTree
This year, as a part of my broader de-centralisation and de-corporatisation efforts, I choose to move my ancestors from FamilySearch to WikiTree.
WikiTree also uses ‘collaborative one big tree’ approach, but it is open and governed by a community.
For the purpose of data migration, I had to get the data out of FamilySearch first.
I installed Ancestral Quest Basic under Wine under Linux Mint, connected it with my FamilySearch account and exported the data in GED format to a local database. It took a little gymnastics, because if I exported only all my ancestors, it left out the parts of the family tree that are not my direct ancestors. I had to click on all my ancestors and export their descendants. This way I built a local database and hoped it contains all the data I inserted in FamilySearch.
Then imported GED archive to WikiTree. I assumed it will automatically merge the data, but no. It’s GEDCompare tool takes a smarter approach. Firstly it check the WikiTree data and compares with the imported data. Then it offered a table with all the persons I imported and their existing records in WikiTree. I have 2 options: 1. to compare and merge each person or 2. add it if it doesn’t exist.
Currently I’m halfway of my 460 records, but I’m progressing.
During my migration activities I found what I like and dislike about WikiTree:
Like:
- Collaborative type of building a shared family tree.
- The community is welcoming.
- I can invite other people to help me with editing. I can add email address to living persons and they’re invited to the WikiTree.
- I can set privacy for each record in details.
- 20+ various tree visualization tools, for example timelime tree:
Dislike:
- some data is not imported well. For example, some birth/death dates are interpreted wrongly (esp. from … to) and meta data like ‘burial site’ is just dropped to ‘bio’ section
- group photos can be tagged with names, but faces related to names can not be selected (as in FamilySearch)
Geneanet
During the research I recently found out about Geneanet portal. The nice thing about it it has a database of cemeteries, tombstones and their photograps. Some of them are even indexed and searchable. It’s a collaborative community effort: people photograph and index tombstones.
I found some my distant relatives using this tool I didn’t know about them before.
Matricula Online
Matricula Online includes scanned old(1600-1900) church documents (baptism, marriage, death) for some European countries: Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Serbia, Luxembourg, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy. This is the best source for my research. The script gives me headaches, especially Kurrant (Gothic).
Additionally, local archive has a ‘status animarum’ books that are not available online. This books include a list of addresses and all the people that lived at the specific address. Useful to research whole families.
Arcanum maps
Arcanum maps help me to research old place names. It includes scanned Austro-hungary military and catastre maps.
Old place list – Seznam krajev
Seznam krajev is also a good resource to research how names of the places changed through the history.
Conclusion
My overall impression is I will stick with WikiTree as a main database for my family tree with the help of other tools. I hope I will pass the information to my children or other relatives to continue the work. The work of ancestry research is never done.
Interesting blogs
Genealogy research has a lot of traps: https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-magic-is-gone.html
https://blog.rozman.info/genealogy-and-migrating-data-from-familysearch-to-wikitree/
#ancestralquest #familysearch #ged #geneanet #wikitree #wine
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have twins, or other sets of multiples, in your family tree?
Twins in the family tree are both a delight and a puzzle for genealogists! From identical ancestors who stumped the census taker to triplets who all emigrated to different countries — multiples make for some of the most fascinating family stories. 👯♀️👯♂️
Do you have a twin story hiding in your family history? Maybe a set of twins who lived to remarkable ages, or multiples separated by circumstance? We'd love to hear about them!
Join the conversation in the WikiTree G2G community forum — where genealogists help genealogists for free, forever. 🌳
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/OaDuQZ33qXo
🔗 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2026359
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#Appalachia is my home and heart.
Join me and two members as we discuss how we are doing #Genealogy for #Appalachians.
We aren't selling anything. We aren't giving away prizes.
We might share some #Biscuits, #SweetTea, #FamilyHistory, a few #laughs and some #tears over our #Ancestors.
We are a #Community. We love Genealogy.
We tear down #BrickWalls. We #care.#WikiTree allows us to do that for free so it's available to all.
Spend 45 minutes with us. See our passion.
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Brickwall Weise (12/52/2023):
Only one photo found to show Robert Weise (1860-1933) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weise-526 Believe him to be No. 1 at photo. I was polishing his profile at #Wikitree this week. One of many #Brickwalls in my #Genealogy are his parents Friedrich August Weise https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weise-527 and Christiane Juliane Liebscher https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Liebscher-37 The trace goes to the #Oberlausitz. Looking on some discussions ongoing, it seems like you get to there and get stuck. -
@wikitree #WikiTree Sourcer v2.6.6 is out with some #Ancestry and #GRO updates. It's a browser extension for using WikiTree.
https://genealogysoftware.net/browser-extension/wikitree-sourcer-2-6-6/
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Es ist vollbracht: Die Kategorie "Imperial German Army, World War I" hat endlich eine einheitliche Benennung der Einheiten erhalten. Wir bedanken uns beim @LandesarchivBW für die Erklärungen und beim @GenWiki für die ganzen Artikel über Einheiten des Ersten Weltkriegs, die wir jetzt einfach mal zum Standard erhoben haben. #WikiTree #WorldWar1 #GreatWar
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After learning about him only yesterday, I created another profile from the category "significant relationships to our family". This time it's pharmacist Heinrich Siever from #Lüdenscheid aka "the guy with whom the brother of my great-grandmother broke out from a French prison during World War I":
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Siever-55
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Tell us about your mother (or another mother in your family tree)! 🤶
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn1OxHv_zk4&list=PLEqK4ICkQWXQXODTRG6UGGZ4
This week, WikiTree's G2G community is celebrating Mothers Week by inviting genealogists and family historians to share the stories of the mothers in their trees.
Every family tree is shaped by the women whose names are sometimes the hardest to find in the historical record. This is a chance to honor them — and to connect with a global community of researchers who understand just how meaningful that work is.
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2029348WikiTree is a free, collaborative family tree platform that has been growing for 16 years. Join the conversation and be part of something that will last for generations.
#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #MothersWeek #WikiTree #FamilyTree
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any connections to India in your family tree? 🌏
Share your story with the WikiTree community!
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/oAlNekv88Mo
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❓#QuestionOfTheWeek: How do you share the WikiTree love?🧡
Do you share finds on social media? Chat with fellow genealogists at your local society? Show off your family connections at reunions?
WikiTree is where advanced genealogists and casual family historians collaborate on one global family tree — free for everyone, forever. 🌳
Tell us how YOU spread the love! Leave your answer on the forum, or consider becoming a WikiTree Ambassador.
▶️ https://youtu.be/m000Qq-HSgM
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Couldn't sleep anymore and took the chance to document one of the Polish forced laborers, who used to work for my great-grandfathers brother Joseph #Steurenthaler. Meet Marianna Pióro:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pióro-7I really like, how one can link people on #WikiTree with each other, regardless of their relationship. That's a big advantage in comparison to the collaborative trees on #FamilySearch and #Geni
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@sven
I guess it highly depends on your area. For "my" Black Forest, all the Catholic records are indexed at FS, no scans. In rare occasions, usually for unrelated profiles on #WikiTree, I find some files on #ancestry or #newspapers.com, which I then ask people with a subscription, if they might take a peek for me. Sometimes I lack searching ancestry trees for "inspiration", but then I use #geneanet, #geni or the genealogies at FS instead. -
Wie MyHeritage und FamilySearch lebende Verwandte verbinden
https://www.compgen.de/2025/05/wie-myheritage-und-familysearch-lebende-verwandte-verbinden/
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@my_millennium Auf #FamilySearch gibt es zumindest Profile für Erdmann/Jeske https://www.familysearch.org/de/tree/person/details/GNWB-YCR und Witt/Kazmin https://www.familysearch.org/de/tree/person/details/G7N8-GZ5 . Vielleicht lohnt es sich, dort die Bearbeiter anzuschreiben und die Bearbeitungshistorie anzuschauen (falls die Profile nicht alle bereits von dir sind). Abgesehen davon, könnte es sich lohnen bei #WikiTree Profile zu diesen Personen anzulegen und alles reinzupacken, was du weißt, sodass der geneigte Amerikaner dich vielleicht zufällig beim Suchen findet.
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Belated #3GoodThings:
- I got rid of two huge items the previous house owners left us (a candle and a vase, each about 50 cm). I used online classified ads (#Kleinanzeigen) to offer them for free. A very warm woman picked them up with a bike (!) and gave me a package of #Raffaello in return.
- I was forced to a slightly longer walk, since I had to buy eggs.
- I added a memory to #grandma's #WikiTree page, about how good tea at her house tasted because of the hard water. -
After creating 110 profiles during #April2026ConnectAThon, out of which probably 100 carried the surname #Pfefferle, out of which the majority lived in #Münstertal, I was finally able to triangulate the parents of Philippina Pfefferle, who first lived with one cousin in #Burbank, #California, for a few years, before she moved to another cousin in #Orange, #NewJersey, whom she eventually married 30 years later. It also turned out, that the cousin she married, actually was adopted into the family.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pfefferle-216