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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 33m

Find out what WikiTree's dedicated volunteers found for our RAWKees! Join us for the live reveal today at 8pm EDT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTil...

#CollaborativeGenealogy #WeWillRAWKYou #RandomActsOfKindness

WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 1h

Corrected link: www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:L...

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 2h

🌳 Latter Day Saints Research Party!
📅 Oct 15, 7-8pm EDT 💬 Live on Discord

🔗 www.wikitree.com/g2g/1949435

Join WikiTree's Latter Day Saints Project for collaborative research, resources & community support.

Free forever! #CollaborativeGenealogy

WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 6h

#OnePlaceWednesday showcase: Le Mourne-Rouge, Martinique
Explore the lives & stories of residents in this community through collaborative genealogy research! 📍https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Space:Le_Mourne-Rouge,_Martinique_One_Place_Study #OnePlaceStudy #CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 19h

🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: LDS Edition! #DrRussellNelson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ-G...
This week: LDS leaders edition honoring Dr. Russell Nelson (1924-2025)
How close are YOU to Joseph Smith Jr., Brigham Young, or 10 other influential LDS figures?
#CollaborativeGenealogy

🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: LDS Edition! #DrRussellNelson

This week's LDS-themed round honors the recent passing of Dr. Russell Nelson (1924-2025), who served as church president and lived to the remarkable age of 101. ➡️…

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 1d

Over 12k Morse profiles. Countless connections. One collaborative effort. This is the power of One Name Studies on WikiTree! 🌟 www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project...
#OneNameTuesday #OneNameStudy #CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 1d

#QuestionOfTheWeek: Any religious leaders in your family tree?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3S...
Ministers, rabbis, priests, imams, nuns, monks—share your discoveries!
#CollaborativeGenealogy #ReligiousHistory

#QuestionOfTheWeek: Any religious leaders in your family tree?

From rabbis to priests, imams to ministers, nuns to monks—many of us discover spiritual leaders when researching our ancestry. These individuals often left unique records and played significant roles…

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 4d

🌳 LIVE in 4+ hours! WikiTree #SaturdayRoundup at 10 AM ET
Join 1.2M+ genealogists on the world's most trusted FREE family tree

42M+ profiles
15M+ DNA connections
16 years of collaboration

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI5V...
#CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 4d

#WikiTreeMeetOurMembers: Sue Heath
We're celebrating Sue this week for her awesome contributions to our #CollaborativeGenealogy community. 👏
Read more about her WikiTree journey: wikitree.com/g2g/1947392
#WonderfulWikiTreers

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 4d

🎬 #FridaySpotlight Are you related or connected to Robert Redford?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPkG...
Are you connected to this Hollywood legend? Drop your family connections, favorite films, or genealogy discoveries below! 👇
#CollaborativeGenealogy #ConnectionFinder

🎬 #FridaySpotlight Are you related or connected to Robert Redford?🎬

YouTube video by WikiTree

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 6d

Join us for our monthly WikiTree Member Q&A session today, October 9 at 8pm EDT/12pm UTC
www.wikitree.com/g2g/1947214

Helping members with:
Navigating the website
Creating and maintaining profiles
Growing your family branches

#CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 6d

🎃 WikiTree Hacktoberfest Chat - LIVE TODAY! 🎃
Join Greg Clarke & Jamie Nelson for our weekly broadcast!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfeD...

📅 October 9, 2025
⏰ 1pm EDT / 5pm UTC

#WikiTree #Hacktoberfest #Genealogy #OpenSource

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 7d

🌳 New Zealand Research Party!
📅 Oct 8, 8-9pm EDT 💬 Live on Discord
🔗 www.wikitree.com/g2g/1946837
Join WikiTree's New Zealand Project for collaborative research, resources & community support.
Free forever! #CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 7d

#OnePlaceWednesday showcase: Bluff, Southland Explore the lives & stories of residents in this community through collaborative genealogy research! 📍https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Space:Bluff,_Southland_One_Place_Study #OnePlaceStudy #CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Join us Nov 7 for the 2025 WikiTree Symposium — a free virtual genealogy event open to all!
🔍 Keynotes, prizes, & global community
📚 Register for updates & door prize entry: www.wikitree.com/g2g/1945098

#WikiTreeSymposium2025

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 7d

🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: New Zealand Edition!🇳🇿 #SirEdmundHilary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4md...
How close are you to Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to summit Everest? Play now
#CollaborativeGenealogy

🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers: New Zealand Edition!🇳🇿 #SirEdmundHilary

Kia Ora, genealogy enthusiasts! This week we're taking our family tree game to Aotearoa! 🌿 ➡️ https://www.WikiTree.com/g2g/1947577 THE CHALLENGE: How closely are you connected to New Zealand's…

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 7d

Almost 1k Selman profiles. Countless connections. One collaborative effort. This is the power of One Name Studies on WikiTree! 🌟 www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project...
#OneNameTuesday #OneNameStudy #CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 8d

🇳🇿#QuestionOfTheWeek: Do you have any New Zealand family?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N09z...
Share your Kiwi connections & discover others researching NZ ancestry!
#CollaborativeGenealogy #NewZealand

🇳🇿#QuestionOfTheWeek: Do you have any New Zealand family?

YouTube video by WikiTree

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 9d

Join us live for #SourceAThonX LiveCasts!

Here's the schedule for Monday, October 6th
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Ch...

#CollaborativeGenealogy

WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 10d

Join us live for #SourceAThonX LiveCasts!

Here's the schedule for Sunday, October 5th
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Ch...

#CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 11d

#WikiTreeMeetOurMembers: Christine Hühn
We're celebrating Christine this week for her awesome contributions to our #CollaborativeGenealogy community. 👏
Read more about her WikiTree journey: wikitree.com/g2g/1944330
#WonderfulWikiTreers

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 11d

Join us live for #SourceAThonX LiveCasts!

Here's the schedule for Saturday, October 4th
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Ch...

#CollaborativeGenealogy

WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 12d

Join us live for #SourceAThonX LiveCasts!

Here's the schedule for Friday, October 3rd
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Ch...

#CollaborativeGenealogy

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 13d

🎃 WikiTree Hacktoberfest Chat - LIVE TODAY! 🎃
Join Greg Clarke & Jamie Nelson for our weekly broadcast!

🔗 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=458B...

📅 October 2, 2025
⏰ 1pm EDT / 5pm UTC

#WikiTree #Hacktoberfest #Genealogy #OpenSource

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WikiTree @wikitree.bsky.social · 13d

🔍 LIVE TODAY (Oct 2) at 9AM ET/1PM UTC!
Join Greg Clarke and Aleš Trtnik, big data expert, as he answers your questions about his FREE WikiTree Plus tool!
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hdg...
#CollaborativeGenealogy #AskAleš

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