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War of the Roses Checkerboard Connection Checkers: War of the Roses, featuring Margaret of Anjou, Richard III and more. Are you closer to the Yorks or Lancasters? Can you verify your connection?

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Magazine Cover "WikiTree is a great, collaborative, global family tree site for genealogists of every level from every part of the world." —Family Tree Magazine UK, November 2023

"Before WikiTree, I was skeptical and discouraged about big one-single-trees because there were (are) so many errors, but WikiTree is different because it's collaborative, genial and there are people available to help resolve any issues." — Roberta Estes, blogger

"It's been wonderful to experience how collaborative genealogy in WikiTree makes all of us better genealogists. Collaboration on our shared ancestors encourages us to share information and to hold each other to high standards." —Ellen Smith, member since 2014

 

Malcolm Hoare Member of the Week: Malcolm Hoare [interview] has been a member for eight years. He leads the England Project's Oxfordshire Team and helps out in the Virginia and Southern Colonies projects.

"WikiTree's emphasis on accuracy, collaboration, and community engagement sets it apart from other platforms. Despite exploring various genealogical resources, I consistently return to WikiTree due to its unique features and the sense of belonging within its community."

Janet Demcoe Last week: Janet Demcoe [interview] leads the New Jersey Team in the US Black Heritage Project.

"My favorite feature is the WikiTree Browser Extension (shoutout to Ian Beacall). It has sped up my ability to complete profiles for the US Black Heritage 1880 Census project."

[more of our wonderful wikitreers]

GenealogyTV did a video tour: "How to Use WikiTree."

For another member's perspective, see the "Welcome to WikiTree" video series.

Here's a member's introduction in verse: "One tree, two tree ...".
Ancestry DNA

Top 25 family names yesterday:

  1. SMITH (71)
  2. MILLER (58)
  3. BEZEMER (50)
  4. ANDERSON (48)
  5. WILLIAMS (44)
  6. JOHNSON (41)
  7. JONES (40)
  8. HALL (36)
  9. WILSON (36)
  10. BALDUS (34)
  11. LENNOX (34)
  12. DRAKE (32)
  13. WHITE (31)
  14. BROWN (31)
  15. MARTIN (30)
  16. EDWARDS (30)
  17. HARRIS (29)
  18. DAVIS (29)
  19. JOHNSTON (28)
  20. LEBLANC (26)
  21. WRIGHT (25)
  22. LEWIS (25)
  23. ALLEN (24)
  24. GLOVER (24)
  25. ISON (23)

Browse all the top surnames with their top contributors.

Question of the Week Question of the Week: Any royalty in your family tree?

Question of the Week: Do you have a favorite story about a paternal ancestor?

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