Community News
 Happy new year!
Any family members born in '26 (1926, 1826, 1726 ...)? Here is your Watchlist sorted by date.- Connect-a-Thon (CAT) 16 is almost here! Indulge in a weekend of genealogy, January 16-19. It's great for learning, boosting your personal CC7, and making new friends.
"I learned so much during my first 'thon. I had only been on WikiTree for a few months and thought I was doing pretty well — until I realized just how much more there was." —Member of the Week Holly Griesser
If it's your first Connect-a-Thon, consider participating with the Newt Team.
 Tomorrow (January 8) we begin a collaborative research challenge to benefit our old friend, bestselling author AJ Jacobs. AJ's CC7 stands at 1,544. How many new cousins can we find for him in just one week by working together? Anyone can help. Join us!- The US Black Heritage (USBH) Project would like your help connecting descendants of enslaved ancestors. Thanks to generous volunteers like you, WikiTree already has the world's largest free, online database connecting African-American families. But there is so much more to do!
This month's USBH 1880 Census focus: Tennessee.
"The New York Team is on to Ulster County." —John Stewart
"Continuing to work in Ohio, with forays into Indiana." —Amy Johnson Crow
"The New England Team is determined to finish Rhode Island." —Kate Schmidt
- The Tennessee, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and
Greece projects are seeking members. Also the Quakers.
 Member of the Week interview: Holly Griesser. Holly is one of our friendly Greeters and she's active in the Appalachia and 1776 projects.
"For the 1776 Project, this is a huge year .... The project has launched a Find Your Patriot initiative, which helps participants identify ancestors. We are hosting monthly research parties on Zoom to support this work. If a member's goal is to join an American Revolution society, this is a great resource to help with that process." —Holly
Live chat with the 1776 Project tonight (January 7) @ 7pm ET. Get help finding your Revolutionary War ancestors, or help others.- In November, WikiTree will turn 18! Consider the 18 for 18 Challenge.
"Last year I participated in the 17 for 17 Challenge, which is continuing in 2026 as the 18 for 18 Challenge. ... What I enjoy most about the challenge is the variety. It encourages me to work on parts of WikiTree that I might not otherwise focus on." —Holly
- WikiTree is sometimes compared to a giant, complex forest. Nobody should travel it alone! We're all about community and connections.
- Ask a genealogy or WikiTree question or introduce yourself in G2G, our Genealogist-to-Genealogist forum, or live chat on Discord.
- Ask via Zoom tomorrow (Thursday) @ 8pm ET (1am UTC).
- Deutsch? Der Stammtisch ist morgen (Donnerstag) @ 19:30 MEZ.
Top Contributors to WikiTree Profiles in December
#1 Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen.
#2 Sandy (Craig) Patak.
#2 Abby (Brown) Glann.
#3 Liz (Noland) Shifflett.
#3 Russell Butler.
#4 Steven Harris.
#4 Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill.
#5 Stephanie Ward.
#5 Linda (Carruth) Peterson.
#5 Kathy (Stuewe) Zipperer.
More WikiTree contributors.
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