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WikiTree-35: Please invite a cousin, forward this email, or share the animated intro to WikiTree.   Community News Westward Ho! Do you have pioneers in your family tree? Come chat tonight as the Westward Ho! Project rides again in a grand relaunch. Get help researching your pioneer ancestors. Volunteer your genealogy skills — at whatever level — for Homesteaders ... Immigrant Pioneers ... Lawmen & Outlaws ... Lewis & Clark ... The Pony Express ... Railroads & Stagecoaches ... Trails & Wagon Trains ... The Wild West .... Mentors Needed: Our community is special. One big reason is the personal help that's available to resolve any problem. If you love WikiTree and love helping others, please consider becoming a Mentor. The Ireland, Japan, and US Civil War projects are seeking new members. Things to do: Today through Sep 30: Choose one ancestor profile for the Makeover Challenge. Today through Sep 30: Help descendants connect to enslaved ancestors via the 1880 Census in Mississippi. Today through Oct 2: Clean up a few orphaned profiles. Tomorrow through Sep 18: Work together on the Canadian, English, Irish, and Polish roots of genealogy tech expert Mark Thompson. Oct 1-31: Hacktoberfest! Contribute to open source genealogy tech. Oct 3-6: Join a team in the 10th annual Source-a-Thon — the original, most beloved weekend marathon. More challenges and events. Are you a Newt (new WikiTreer) or long-time member still feeling lost in our big forest? Have your questions answered personally in the Member Q&A via Zoom tomorrow or next Sunday. Join face-to-face, text chat, or just watch. WikiTreer of the Week Eric Weddington [interview] has been a member for almost 10 years. He's active in the Melungeon Roots and Hatfield & McCoy subprojects of the Appalachia Project and coordinates the Homesteaders subproject in Westward Ho.   Top Contributors to WikiTree Profiles in August #1 Stuart Awbrey. #2 Aleš Trtnik. #2 Margaret (Gale) Haining. #2 Steven Harris. #2 Fiona McMichael.   More WikiTree contributors. Watchlist Edits 7 Sep 2025 17:15: Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill edited the Biography and Suffix for Robert Abernathy Jr (1656-1730). (Formatting.)Thank Darlene for this 17:12: Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill edited the Biography for Thomas Cooper Dickinson (1721-bef.1782). (Fixing typos.)Thank Darlene for this 17:11: Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill edited the Biography for Thomas Cooper Dickinson (1721-bef.1782). (Formatting.)Thank Darlene for this 6 Sep 2025 14:57: Edwin Bridges edited the Biography for Aaron Bridges Jr (1784-1852). (Minor corrections. )Thank Edwin for this 14:50: Edwin Bridges added You as manager for profile of Aaron Bridges Jr (1784-1852).Thank Edwin for this 14:33: Sandy (Craig) Patak replied to a comment on the page for Aaron Bridges Jr (1784-1852)Thank Sandy for this | 1 thank-you received 03:33: Edwin Bridges posted a comment on the page for Aaron Bridges Jr (1784-1852)Thank Edwin for this 01:49: Sandy (Craig) Patak posted a comment on the page for Aaron Bridges Jr (1784-1852)Thank Sandy for this To make your own contributions, start at your profile or family tree. Thank-Yous 4 September 2025 13:40: Tim Cagle thanked You for this: 00:14: You edited the Biography for Caterana (Seitz) Cagle (abt.1732-abt.1819). (Removed Project Box. Not Applicable and/or Requested. Added sticker.)1 thank-you received Here is your complete thank-you feed.

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