[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] __TOC__ :'''[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyage|Profile Improvements Project (PIP) Voyage]] Graduates''' ::'''& Their Improved Profiles''' :These profiles are on the Voyagers' watchlist and are usually profiles for their own family. Each member has used the Voyage to show their skills in: * following the community's style guidelines * using the Wiki markup language * ensuring adequate sources for the information included in the biographies :The goal is constant improvement, not perfection, and each profile reflects the Voyagers' own personal preferences on profiles for which they are the only manager. Voyagers understand that: * improvements may be made by other members * they will need to work together with other interested family members on stylistic decisions :More recent voyage graduates, their profiles, and feedback can be found at [[Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles_2|PIP Voyagers Improved Profiles 2024.]] === 2020 Graduates === *[[Troth-89|Becky Troth]] **[[Brasier-233|Elizabeth (Brasier) Jarvis]] **[[Cooksey-201|Elizabeth (Cooksey) Brasier]] *[[Thornton-5581|Helen (Thornton) Holt]] **[[Holthoefer-11|David Joseph Holthoefer]] **[[Holthoefer-2|Howard William Holthoefer]] *[[Dodge-4214|Robin (Dodge) Shaules]] **[[Dodge-4215|James Arthur Dodge]] **[[Winkelstein-1|Warren Winkelstein Jr.]] *[[Ford-7139|Leandra Ford]] **[[Williams-83290|Jane (Williams) Fradd]] **[[Fradd-32|Margaret Jane (Fradd) Lomman]] ***"Undertaking the Voyage helped to improve my citations, increased my knowledge of Wikitree style requirements and I learned about some very useful tools that I now use frequently." *[[Mutimer-76|Melissa (Mutimer) Jamison]] **[[Blackwell-2462|James William Blackwell]] **[[Mutimer-3|Harriet Mutimer]] *[[Duran-985|TC Duran]] **[[Hertzel-114|Abraham Hartzell]] **[[Hertzel-109|Samuel (Hertzel) Hartzell ]] *[[DeFoe-76|Susan DeFoe]] **[[Bowen-2791|Percy Albert Brewster Bowen]] **[[Pfalz-7|Waldo Ernst Grover Pfalz]] *[[Finnerty-95|Karen (Finnerty) Butler]] **[[Manison-1|Mary Ann (Manison) Cupples]] **[[Geary-804|Phyllis Kathleen (Geary) Harvey]] *[[MacKechnie-21|Dallas (MacKechnie) Manicom]] **[[Parsons-11517|Thomazine Parsons]] **[[Alves-22|John Alves]] *[[Davies-5942|Stephen Davies]] **[[Hough-1811|James Edward Hough]] **[[Kibble-119|Charlotte Winifred (Kibble) Hough]] *[[Judd-3112|Rob Judd]] **[[Wood-17316|Mary Ann (Wood) Higgins]] **[[Fox-17967|Edward Fox]] *[[Haese-11|Kylie Haese]] **[[Hoffmann-1644|Friedrich Samuel Hoffmann]] **[[Gorman-2053|Cecil Claude Gorman]] ***"I think the voyage is fantastic. It feels so amazing to see profiles on my watchlist finally complete with full biographies. I will definitely be making profile improvement a regular and consistent practice on wikitree from now on." *[[Stephens-10192|Donna (Stephens) Harris]] **[[Middleton-617|Rowena Sturgess (Middleton) Williams]] **[[Fawkes-203|Albert Ivor Fawkes]] *[[Holland-6232|Troy Holland]] **[[Mead-3119|Emanuel Mead]] **[[Colwill-90|Ann (Colwill) Jenkins]] *[[Evans-3182|Kathy Evans]] **[[Witham-237|Sarah Ann (Witham) Tarr]] **[[Head-4092|Samuel Knox Head]] ***"I was amazed to find out what I didn't know. Melissa was a wonderful guide who showed me many new ways to improve my profiles." *[[Bizony-2|Aidan Bizony]] **[[Whitehead-4425|Alfred George Whitehead]] **[[Dwight-569|Hariette (Dwight) Bailey]] === 2021 Graduates === *[[Tomlinson-2681|Mary Tomlinson]] **[[Delp-232|Peter Delp Sr.]] **[[King-28440|Smith King]] *[[Ring-1915|Cindy (Ring-1915) Hanrahan]] **[[Sandahl-46|Lillie Amelia (Sandahl) Hypse]] **[[Bailey-27640|Teresa Mary (Bailey) Fischer]] *[[Molesworth-181|Ben Molesworth]] **[[Keane-811|Henry James Keane]] **[[Rutledge-1842|Eliza Emily (Rutledge) Molesworth]] ***"Thank you, I am enjoying this. It is helping heaps. I actually can't wait to go back through all my profiles again." *[[Martin-60173|Ann (Martin) Sherwin]] **[[Kunzmann-27|Engelhard (Kunzmann) Kunzman]] **[[Kunzman-43|Albert Jacob Kunzman]] ***"The Voyage has inspired me to stop creating bare-bones profiles about remote relatives and spend more time fleshing out the ones closer to me, like my great grandparents. That is really more fun in the long run. And it gave me many tools for doing so that I would never have found on my own. I highly recommend the Voyage." *[[Cushing-1054|Cherry (Cushing) Duve]] **[[Looser-23|Bernice (Looser) Robertson]] **[[Looser-28|Ceral jones Looser]] *[[Lee-11043|Scott Lee]] **[[Martin-57023|George Washington Martin (1853-1928)]] **[[Erwin-187|Anne (Erwin) Hitchcock (1803-1854)]] ***"You spent a lot of time looking at my profiles, finding areas that needed improvement, teaching me about citations and how to reference them. Which page to go to and what style to use. Also, the templates for sharing records regarding sites like Ancestry, and the html wiki markup language!" *[[Thomas-7679|Gillian Thomas]] **[[Hardwick-866|George Hardwick (1808-1858)]] **[[Baird-3304|Thomasine (Baird) Pocock (1871-1915)]] ***"I really enjoyed the PIP voyage. I loved working on profiles from my own watchlist. It made the learning experience much more relevant and meaningful. In my situation, as I've already had quite a lot of experience on WikiTree, my goal was to work on improving my skills in writing factual, thoughtful, interesting and sensitive biographies. Having a Voyage Guide to discuss some of the particular intricacies of the profiles I had picked was so helpful. I was very appreciative of the advice and feedback. I feel much more confident now in writing biographies for my ancestors and relatives. If I was relatively new to WikiTree, I know my profiles would have really benefited from mastering all the other skills involved in completing the PIP voyage." *[[Hewitt-5164|Nan Hewitt]] **[[Gahan-172|Emma (Gahan) Craven (1868-1936)]] **[[Terry-7190|Johanna (Terry) Tynan (1843-1938)]] ***"I found the PIP voyage very helpful. Overall, the most valuable aspect for me was learning the correct formatting for citations from various sources. However, I also learned other lessons about formatting in Wikitree. Being provided with feedback and suggestions accelerated the learning process for me and I now feel more confident in working on my family's profiles." *[[C-213| K C]] **[[Hackleton-9|William Hackleton]] **[[Flower-932|Winfield Allen Flower]] *[[Barton-7380|Richard Barton]] **[[Closson-369|Eulalie Evans (Closson) Barton (1918-2003)]] **[[Batchelder-611|Theodate (Batchelder) Sanborn (1743-1828)]] ***"Thank you. This is just what I wanted this program to do for me." *[[Martin-46788|Maxx Martin]] **[[McEwen-1035|Arita Mafeking (McEwen) Hughes (1900-1989)]] **[[Aslett-84|Lydia (Aslett) Thomson (1898-1945)]] ***"I enjoyed the Profile Improvement Voyage and think it is a very good way to encourage WikiTreers, both new to the site and experienced, to keep their profiles to a high standard." *[[Spahr-119|Ronald Spahr]] **[[Wright-28086|Melba Amelia (Wright) Leggett (1914-1985)]] **[[Spahr-130|Henry K. Spahr (1841-1922)]] ***My guide spent a great deal of time reviewing my profiles, then providing pointers, tips, suggestions, and a great deal of feedback, helping me to structure the biographies and text of my profiles. She was always patient with me as I asked question after question. She also helped me work within g2g in my quest to have a sticker created for the I.O.O.F. I look forward to continuing to learn within WikiTree so I can leave a family history legacy that is not only accurate, but interesting to read. *[[Ward-9858|Stephanie Ward]] **[[Haynes-5608|Granville Newton Haynes (1880-1964)]] **[[Haynes-5610|Ferrol Odessa (Haynes) Painter (1911-1975)]] ***I highly recommend the PIP Voyage. No matter how thorough your biographies are, there's more to learn here at WikiTree, where new apps and widgets are being developed all the time. It goes without saying that you'll learn the basics if you don't already know them, but you'll also be given style pointers, citation advice, tips on how to add polish with images and links, and instruction on some of the many tools and menu items available on each profile page. Every question I had was answered. All at my own pace and without pressure. Many thanks to my guide Kathy, and to Debi for adding this wonderful service for our members! *[[Coat-12|Veronica Williams]] **[[Cassidy-446|Rebecca Murphy]] **[[Paice-8|Abigail Courtney]] ***"Happy to have worked with you to improve my understanding of sourcing requirements." *[[Urquhart-93|David Urquhart]] **[[Blackman-386|Thomas Blackman]] **[[Cheyne-20|James Cheyne]] *[[Sands-1865|Kay Knight]] **[[Reed-16536|Lucy Reed]] **[[Reed-24130|Hannah Reed]] ***"I highly recommend taking the PIP Voyage. It was an interesting journey and will certainly influence my future work. There are always new things to learn about WikiTree! This is a great way to see how your contributions can help improve our tree." *[[Lehman-2372|Francis Lehman]] **[[Norval-245|James Charles Norval]] **[[Rutherford-4701|David Carter Rutherford]] ***"I loved the project but I would have loved if there was a 72 hour waiting time between messages, I learnt so much that would take my profiles from good to great ... Again, thank you for the wonderful experience." *[[Leger-741|Loretta Leger Corbin]] **[[Lay-671|Spencer Lay, Sr.]] **[[Ely-1013|Lettie Belle Ely Burrows]] ***What a delightful Voyage! A definite “Must Do”. Personally, I believe every WikiTreer would benefit from taking the PIP Voyage. I would like to see a Mini Voyage for seasoned genealogists and a Starter Voyage for new genealogists. I learned so much about citing sources and personal knowledge citations, learned how to use some different genealogical sites, and learned a ton about formatting text. The profiles I chose for the Voyage were in pretty bad shape. One didn’t even have all the children listed! [[Lay-671|Spencer Lay Sr.]] started out with 3 or 4 children and wound up with 14 children and 8 siblings. [[Ely-1013|Lettie Belle (Ely) Burrows]] had 17 siblings and 12 children. Probably not the best choices for the Voyage but my guide got me through it. I should be able to tackle just about anything now. Debi Hoag and her guides deserve a BIG Texas Size Thank You. Y’all Rock!!! *[[Cormac-6|Pam Cormac]] **[[Gammie-129|Isabel (Gammie) Fordyce]] **[[Slaughter-674|Thomas Edward Slaughter]] ***It has been an amazing experience and taught me so much. I can't say enough how beneficial I think doing the PIP voyage is. A whole rounded adventure that dealt with sourcing, citations, formatting, images, categories, style and so much more. I'd recommend the PIP Voyage to anyone, whether they want to create beautiful memorials to the hero's and heroines that came before us, or they want to take their genealogy skills to the next level. I do and will continue to use these new skills everyday. I have absolutely loved it, seriously...thank you so much. *[[Dale-2823|Pam Dale]] **[[Abner-325|Jasper Abner]] **[[Rose-14690|Robert Nelson Rose]] ***I enjoyed it and have changed my formatting a lot! *[[Camp-4114|Dana (Camp) Gammel]] **[[Bearden-1467|Elijah Eli Bearden (1892-1975)]] **[[Bridges-4844|Bennie Richard Bridges (1890-1957)]] ***I am sad it is over. I enjoyed it! Thank you for all your help. I learned so much about formatting, sourcing and my family. *[[D-312|S D]] **[[Kilcool-2|Michael Kilcool (abt.1788-bef.1844)]] **[[Sheppard-1276|Allan Lionel Sheppard (1889-1967)]] *** "I very much enjoyed working through the Profile Improvements Voyage. It is useful to have a second pair of eyes looking at the details and sources of a profile - especially when the profile is long. I found that Debi did not overlook any problems or insufficiencies, but she was also flexible in my solutions. ... I learned about ref name= and now need to go back through my profiles to eliminate duplicate sources." * [[Emmett-561|Kaitlyn Emmett]] **[[Robinson-28461|Maria (Robinson) Tompson (1840-1901)]] **[[Emmett-566|John Emmett (abt.1818-1892)]] ***"Thanks for all your feedback. I've incorporated it into the biography." *[[Williamson-862|Sandra Williamson]] **[[Jordin-17|Sarah Harriot (Jordin) Ellis (1813-1881)]] **[[Willoughby-2918|James Lincoln Temple (Willoughby) Todman (1866-1929)]] *[[Murphy-21646|A. Murphy]] **[[Cash-1811|Selina (Cash) Barrick]] **[[Coffey-4235|Ella (Coffey) Bell]] ***"The best part of the WikiTree community is its collaborative spirit, and the PIP Voyage is a wonderful way to get into that spirit. And what better way is there, than to voyage with a personal guide? Robin guided my voyage across the open water of wiki, through the straits of improvement challenges, and into the bay of beautiful profiles. Thank you!" *[[Lawson-10040|Bryan Lawson]] **[[Greene-8963|Abijah Greene]] **[[Lawson-10045|Matt Lawson]] *[[Crawford-15512|Amy Gilpin]] **[[Affleck-291|Ralph Affleck]] **[[Park-3459|Agnes (Park) Pretty]] *[[Johnson-66920|Ron Johnson]] **[[Acker-1283|Henry Philip Acker]] **[[Moler-20|Lois Rebecca (Moler) Purdue]] ***Ron's feedback on the Voyage [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1239792/profile-improvement-project-help-your-managed-profiles-shine?show=1239936#a1239936 in G2G] *[[Pendleton-2589|Damien (Pendleton) Blunderfield-Garwood]] **[[Rowley-4230|John Robert Rowley]] **[[Garwood-801|Edward Garwood]] ***It was very enjoyable. It taught me a lot of things that have helped me with my own family tree ... Most of the fundamental concepts I know about profile texts on WikiTree came from the voyage. we've explored profiles with varying levels of complexity, which has enabled me to go from not knowing the difference between a source and a citation/reference, to comfortably applying them to profiles as if born to it, including knowing when and when not to use inline referencing. [My Guide] asked me to consider and improve on problems that I would have never thought of, [has] been very patient in clarifying my many questions, and [has] even helped me with tricky areas of research. A word and a phrase come to mind: Amazing...Thank you! *[[Moore-25062|Sheryl Moore]] **[[Keener-903|Benijah Keener]] **[[Moore-26700|William Anderson Moore]] ***I thoroughly enjoyed the PIP Voyage, and it was a fascinating incentive to work on my much-neglected ancestors’ profiles. No matter how much I thought I knew about WikiTree’s style, guidelines and protocol, I learned plenty of invaluable tips and tricks from my guide – Melissa. Her responses were timely, on point, and personal to my work. Great feedback and a marvelous experience! I will carry the voyage lessons with me on every profile I work on in the future and have already shared some tips with others. Thank you for providing this as part of the PIP Project. I excitedly anticipate participating in the PIP Project for a very long time! *[[Schreffler-119|K. Schreffler]] **[[Alexander-19380|Abel Cidney Alexander]] **[[Bickelman-4|Elizabeth Bickelman]] ***I very much enjoyed my time completing the PIP Voyage. It can be daunting stepping into a new space and learning new formatting and style guidelines, even if you've already done the research. I wanted to feel comfortable working on the profiles of my ancestors, and now that I have finished the Voyage I feel far more confident creating their pages than I did when I began. My guide was gracious and knowledgeable and patient. I had a lot of questions! As well as specific things I wanted to include on the profiles I wrote. She answered everything thoroughly and clearly and was pleasant to correspond with. She always had excellent suggestions and I am very glad that I decided to sign up for the Voyage. Thank you so much for creating this opportunity. *[[Bjorkgren-1|Joyce Rivette]] **[[Rivet-300|Marie Eugenie LeGlue]] **[[Mingus-249|Paul S. Mingus]] ***The PIP Voyage has been a very enjoyable experience. It has encouraged me to get past the bare bones narrative and to make profiles more interesting with images, tables, shared links to data behind paywalls, and more. I recommend this voyage to any member, whether experienced or novice! It has expanded my thinking and I'll continue to use what I've learned in the future. Thanks to my guide, Melissa, and her patience with me and the unavoidable delays I encountered. I really appreciated the stress-free environment and being able to go at my own pace. *[[Olson-6823|Elsie Hagley]] **[[Olson-6828|Frederick Olson]] **[[Olson-3537|Edward Olson]] ***The PIP Voyage has been a very enjoyable learning experience, and has helped me to understand what a good profile is. I learnt so much and I recommend it to any WikiTree user. A very big thank you to my Guide who has been so patient and given me so much of her time, teaching me to understand every part of the training needed to improve profiles. She has, thereby, given me the confidence I needed to work with them, instead off being afraid that I might mess them up. Every mistake can be fixed. Also, special thanks to Debi for this program. *[[Cole-14574|Carolyn (Cole) Napoli]] **[[Eldredge-564|Iona May (Eldredge) Cole (1894-1987)]] **[[Cole-23959|Bob Cole]] ***Kathy was a wonderful mentor for PIP. I benefited tremendously from her guidance in editing sources. She has extensive knowledge on this subject and she was so helpful and patient during my learning process. Kudos to you Kathy! *[[Anderson-23510|Thom Anderson]] **[[Wilson-36128|Barbara (Wilson) Anderson (1833-1916)]] **[[Brown-53498|Harry Stevens Brown (1855-1932)]] ***Your input was exactly what I was hoping to get and it shows that an old dog can learn new tricks. The top three are (1) theWayback Machine, (2) labels on images, and (3) Grammarly. Thanks again for the great mentoring! *[[Dickson-4413|Margaret (Dickson) Allison]] **[[Tennant-2005|Sarah (Tennant) Wright (1877-1958)]] **[[Grierson-62|Robert Grierson (1813-1865)]] ***This course honed my skills and gave me further information on sourcing. The two main lessons were the change for Find A Grave (which had slipped past me) and the free image for Ancestry Citer (once that was fixed up for me). I also realised that I needed to change how I linked to ScotlandsPeople, so now do a direct link instead of a generic one. More work for me, but it means that people see the record straight away. There were other minor style issues that I am developing. *[[McRorie-37|Bartley McRorie]] **[[Holt-8264|Samuel Benjamin Holt (1879-1939)]] **[[McRorie-51|James McRorie (1880-1969)]] ***Thank you again for the Voyage! I would highly recommend this process to any WikiTreer! I learned several things that will be a regular part of my profiles now, including placing a Familly Search link on WikiTree profiles, the Ancestry sharing link, and profile style considerations. I look forward to collaborating with you on a distant cousin in the future! *[[Cormack-404|Anon Sharkey]] **[[Bremner-845|Francis Donald Holden Bremner]] **[[Goodier-19|Mary Carrodus]] ***I found trying to get the citations difficult but with support got there. It has helped me think about what else might go in a profile, the need for a sequential layout and also to go away from a profile and then come back with fresh eyes and further thoughts. It would not have been possible without the patient and encouraging guide Melissa. Thank you *[[Clark-63749|Nigel Clark]] **[[Stichling-3|Mary Ann Elizabeth (Stichling) Amsden]] **[[Hunt-21959|Frederick Somerset Richard Hunt]] ***For people interested in genealogy, WikiTree is the best computer application that I have found so far for the following reasons: a) The underlying principle that there is only 1 tree with all entries properly sourced, which has enabled me to link my ancestors with other relatives correctly and painlessly. b) It is free to use. c) The education and support processes within the system and from other genealogists that enable users to improve their genealogy skills step-by-step. This sets WikiTree apart from other genealogy Applications. The “Voyage” process is one of the support processes that works extremely well. My guide in this process was Leandra Ford. Rather than overload me with information “up front”, she worked with me step by step to improve the specific profiles that we were working on. Leandra provided me with links to the appropriate WikiTree tools when they became relevant to use with the profiles, and guided me in their appropriate use. Over a period of 3 weeks, she sent me a number of detailed emails which I will keep for reference as I continue to work on other profiles. She also ensured that she was encouraging and supportive all the way through. Great stuff! Thank you for your help. *[[Feidt-22|Bill Feidt]] **[[De_Guise-25|Norma Marie Louise (de Guise) Bayless (1891-1973)]] **[[Rowland-4991|Frances Eva (Rowland) Walling (abt.1859-1941)]] ***A voyage well worth the taking. Kathy was a wonderful guide and helped me to think about my profiles from different perspectives. This experience will definitely influence the way I do my profiles in the future. And I intend to make regular visits to my early profiles and gradually improve them too. Kudos to Debi too for making this experience possible. *[[Smith-241759|Sue (Smith) Knifley]] **[[Newton-13270|William Gregory Newton]] **[[Richeson-16|Elizabeth L (Richeson) Smith]] ***The PIP voyage was a great experience for me. I learned so much about writing citations and where to look for additional sources. It really made me realize the wealth of resources available online. Debi’s guidance made me look at my biographies and see where I needed to find additional sources to back up what I had written and in doing so I made other discoveries about my ancestor that i did not know. I gained the confidence I needed to work on the biographies of my other ancestors. I highly recommend the Voyage! *[[Fann-206|Fann Fann]] **[[Garner-4231|Sarah Frances (Garner) Boland (1837-1912)]] **[[Snipes-331|John Snipes (aft.1798-aft.1860)]] ***The Profile Improvements Voyage exceeded my expectations. The profiles that I worked boosted my confidence in knowing what to include for best practices in documentation. I am now much more satisfied that the work that I do rises to a level where others who read profiles that I add or update can better follow the documentation and grasp the genealogically significant details added. Kathy was both a constant encouragement and an expert Voyage Guide. No detail was too small to inquire about and get a timely response. *[[Bishop-16832|Mel Bishop]] **[[Hill-34072|Robert E. Hill (abt.1836-1904)]] **[[Bishop-4914|Richard Moore Bishop (1812-1893)]] ***When I first found WikiTree, I was excited because it offers so many features I had wished for in other sites. However, those features come with an overwhelming amount of material to learn. The PIP Voyage was the perfect solution for me. At the most basic level, the program provides groundwork information on style, sourcing and formatting. Perhaps more importantly though, it offers an enormous amount of tips, tricks and resources I would maybe never have figured out on my own. My wonderful guide, Kathy, was knowledgeable and kind in her critique and advice, and quick to answer every question; she provided invaluable support and encouragement during my learning journey. I really can't recommend this project highly enough, for any WikiTree user, no matter their experience level. I had a fantastic trip! *[[Nowell-324|Dola (Nowell) Acree]] **[[Nowell-354|Mary Grubella or Isabella (Nowell) Smith (1866-bef.1910)]] **[[Nowell-359|Lela Augusta Nowell (abt.1886-1974)]] *[[Weller-280|Julie Weller]] **[[Banthorp-3|Samuel Banthorp]] **[[Eley-586|Polly (Eley) Rowe]] ***I am so grateful for all the help you have offered. I have learned so much from you, the general ways of producing an interesting read by utilizing the tools offered by Wikitree and how to access them. I would never have worked out by myself all the skills you helped me develop, not just the bigger ones such as 'tables' and 'stickers' but all the extra pointers you gave, I saved them to a 'cheat sheet' so I can add them easily to the rest of my ancestors profiles. * [[Wright-34853|Jean Brooks]] ** [[Oughtibridge-43|Ann (Oughtibridge) Kelsey]] ** [[Seaton-1122|Arthur Seaton]] *** I have really enjoyed my journey through PIP. I've learnt a lot, which I wouldn't have by myself. I found it quite challenging at times, but my guide Leandra has helped me through, and given me the tips I need to improve the profiles I manage in the future. I would really recommend anyone who is serious about genealogy, especially if they are new to the site to do this, as I found Wikitree a bit daunting at first. I certainly feel more confident that I can now do a better job. Will now be very busy updating the many profiles I manage with categories and pictures and other improvements. * [[Land-2950|Bob Land]] ** [[Bartlett-12859|Jan Bingham (Bartlett) Merritt]] ** [[McElroy-2358|Moses McElroy]] ***Thank you so much! My voyage has been really, really good. I feel like I know how to edit profiles well now. I feel motivated to do more editing and updating with other profiles on my Watchlist. I really appreciated the responsiveness I received to my emails. I was emailed back quickly and had very thorough and helpful feedback. I liked the little words of wisdom I received, such as the w w w w of sources as well as how I was pointed to many good tools on the WT site (Ancestry citer, Rootsearch). I also appreciated the suggestions for good habits such as making sure to check for dupes and suggestions before finalizing a profile. I also liked learning about how to use pictures and not have them on the right only. I learned to create a spacepage. I joined WT to connect with other researchers, and to get connected to the PIP Voyage was definitely a great step toward that goal. *[[Hensel-236|Carrie (Hensel) Lippincott]] **[[Bich-19|Christian Bich]] **[[Stokes-3767|Lydia (Stokes) Wills]] ***It has been quite a journey! I had no idea what I'd gain by doing it, but I thought I'd give it a try. It has been wonderful to work one on one with you learning. It is exciting to have new skills to improve the profiles I'm working on. I hope to also lead by example and help people to see the vision of how wonderful a profile can be. I am so in love with Wikitree! Photos, bios, documents, collaboration, categories and the list goes on!!! ... I can tell I am much better at working on profiles now.I appreciate having a better understanding of the editing tools/templates available! I am also more aware what my common errors are, so that also helps. *[[Durbin-702|Natalie (Durbin) Trott]] **[[Timmons-694|Mary Ann (Timmons) Diebold (1858-1932)]] **[[Rings-14|Myrwood Lewis Rings (1902-1978)]] ***My voyage guide was very thorough, pleasant, and knowledgeable, and showed me a few things I had never seen or used before, such as the ancestry citer. *[[Catambay-1|William Catambay]] **[[Cleveland-2698|Mary Elizabeth (Cleveland) Pinckney (1863-1948)]] ** [[Pinckney-429|Jaline (Pinckney) Perkins (abt.1842-1916)]] *[[Hindman-473|Ward Hindman]] ** [[Allen-45268|James Wiltse Allen (1832-1914)]] ** [[Green-30463|James E. Green (1862-1894)]] ***My PIP Voyage guide was terrific. She showed me many ways to improve my profiles. Showed me features of WikiTree that I had completely missed. Above all, she was patient with me and explained things different ways until I finally understood. *[[Mulder-2419|J. Mulder]] ** [[Versloot-34|Klaas Versloot (1855-1890)]] ** [[Van_der_Vlist-36|Dirkje van der Vlist (1858-1908)]] ***I loved doing this journey, especially so soon after joining WikiTree. It didn't only teach me to make profiles better, it also taught me a lot about how WikiTree itself works. I had a wonderful guide who answered all of my questions and helped me find my way on WikiTree. The profiles I will make going forward will be all the better for having done the PIP Voyage. *[[Pepperrell-22|Phillip Pepperrell]] **[[Pepperrell-103|William Frederick Pepperrell (1819-abt.1881)]] **[[Trude-43|Caroline Mary (Trude) Pepperrell (abt.1842-abt.1909)]] ***Thanks for the guidance, and the experience was really worthwhile. I really enjoyed it. * [[Croll-284|Neil Croll]] ** [[Robertson-10469|Colin Robertson (1856-1949)]] *** My voyage experience was extremely rewarding and I was continually impressed by how knowledgeable my guide is. What I have learned will be reflected in every profile on which I work in the future. * [[Hood-4815|Cherryl Schmidt]] ** [[Brake-446|George Brake (abt.1844-1896)]] ** [[Griffiths-5057|Mary Hannah (Griffiths) Callow (1896-1971)]] *** Thank you for providing such a great learning opportunity. I had been quite happy with my profiles to date but now realise there are always lots of things that can be done to improve them. I work in relative isolation much of the time so this was a great opportunity to obtain constructive feedback. Very much appreciated, and I can now move forward with greater confidence and contribute to this amazing Global Tree. *[[Miller-28608|Denise Miller]] **[[Frazier-5689|Sarah Elizabeth (Frazier) Grimes (1851-1928)]] **[[Meunier-986|Louis Meunier (1835-1910)]] ***My guide was really helpful and explained everything really well. I'm going to cut and paste all her instructions into a word document so I have it for later reference. This was a great experience and I'll continue to improve my profiles with the suggestions she has given me. *[[Lundholm-24|Maria Lundholm]] **[[Andersdotter-8501|Justina (Andersdotter) Fjästad]] **[[Pettersson-586|Alma Wilhelmina Charlotta (Pettersson) Fjästad]] *[[Ketcham-879|Michelle Ketcham]] **[[Wiggins-3662|Judson Kilpatrick Wiggins (abt.1869-1908)]] **[[Dodds-2047|William Harrison Dodds (1811-1901)]] *[[Miller-75721|Brianna Miller]] **[[Wintersgill-22|Albert Wintersgill (1892-1982)]] **[[Miller-75833|Matthew Francis Miller (1930-1966)]] *[[Walling-681|Elaine (Walling) Goodner]] **[[Bell-18316|Alice Marion (Bell) Hammon]] (1860-1908) **[[Scott-9014|James Payne Scott]] (1888-1960) ***Where to start! I have learned a huge amount about details. Details are the polish that make a profile shine. I now have tools for creating useable sources, not just the Source widget, but for Scotlands People and handed down documents. Learning how to use Free Space pages for the inline pictures is a real game changer for me because now I can use all the documents I have collected in profiles. I have been correcting FindAGrave sources on every profile I open that has one. The guidance you provided about the overall appearance of the profile (the use of the colon) is a big part of the polish. I like it! I have thoroughly enjoyed this Voyage and you made it that way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! *[[Bell-25846|Sarah Bell]] **[[Luke-1482|Mary Ann (Luke) Pyne (abt.1860-1893)]] **[[Pyne-353|James Pyne (1837-1917)]] *[[Brown-120154|Robyn (Brown) Forgy]] **[[Clarkson-2214|Mary Ann (Clarkson) Sier (abt.1825-abt.1900)]] **[[Eidson-354|John Boyce Eidson (1813-1872)]] *[[Smith-245120|Jan (Smith) Hellier]] **[[Hammonds-561|Hannah Hammonds (abt.1835-)]] **[[Sims-8349|Lucy (Sims) Ellery (1854-bef.1923)]] *[[James-134|David James]] **[[Elsemore-52|Clementine W. (Elsemore) Allen (1840-1904)]] **[[Longfellow-3|Ellen Jane (Longfellow) Bohanon (1833-1911)]] ***I thought I was already a pretty good researcher when I started the voyage, but you have shown me that having a fellow genealogist review one's work is an invaluable learning experience. Your thoughtful comments about how to make a biography a more accurate (and more readable) synopsis of a person's life were invaluable, and I love the long list of helpful apps and tips that you saved for the end. This list of tools just reinforces my already strong conviction that WikiTree is one of the best resources for today's genealogists, and keeps getting better. *[[Davis-31932|Alan Davis]] **[[Meaden-86|Lilian May Meaden (1893-1983)]] **[[Davis-82946|Francis Robert Davis (1891-1971)]] ***My genuine thanks for your expert tutelage, knowledge, gentle prodding and patience in guiding me through. I have enjoyed the PIP Voyage immensely. Over the years I've developed some strong research skills, but the PIP Voyage has improved my approach to genealogy significantly. I have learnt the value of translating research into structured biographies that will endure over time and make interesting reading for current and future generations. I am particularly grateful that it has caused me to dig deeper and more thoughtfully into my immediate ancestors and bring their stories to life. The process has made me much more comfortable in navigating the Wikitree approach and using the many tools available. I'm looking forward to growing that knowledge base into the future and have volunteered to join the England Project. Progress from one part to the other was seamless & each new challenge was revealed just as I thought I was reaching the summit so that I was never overwhelmed by the task ahead. *[[Orvis-372|Nikki Orvis]] **[[Gepharte-1|Della Irene (Gepharte) Orvis (abt.1884-1957)]] **[[Jones-106569|Phillip Arthur Jones (1887-1945)]] *[[Pickering-3253|Denice Burger]] **[[Curtis-13921|Esther A. (Curtis) Bennett]] **[[Johnson-96704|Charles H. Johnson]] *[[Jowett-548|Ruth Jowett]] **[[Jowett-558|Hanson Jowett (abt.1836-1893)]] **[[Manley-2837|William Edward Manley (1895-1917)]] ***I have really enjoyed the PIP Voyage and found it an ideal follow-on from the England Project’s Orphan Trail. The Trail taught me about finding and citing reliable sources: the Trail then built on that by using more ‘advanced’ skills including images, stickers, and categories. I also enjoyed being able to work on profiles of people related to me, which made them more interesting (to me) than the strangers on the Orphan Trail. Following the PIP Voyage also encouraged me to look into an ancestor who, although he only had a short life, served in WW1, so I was able to find, and include, quite a lot of detail and have a full profile just in time for what would have been his 126th birthday. But I couldn’t have done it without Leandra’s guidance. *[[Pederson-582|Chris Pederson]] **[[Bourque-1624|Ricard Clay Bourque (1880 - 1972)]] **[[Struck-223|George David Struck (abt. 1824 - 1911)]] ***The PIP Voyage has been a wonderful experience! I think I’m a better researcher because of it. The course forced me to think more critically about sources and proper citations. Stephanie has been a pleasure to work with and so patient. I couldn’t have had a better 2nd set of eyes. *[[Weatherall-96|Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen]] **[[Hooper-1409|Robert B Hooper (1855-1909)]] **[[Bowman-9675|Nancy Jane (Bowman) Stanfield (1888-1941)]] ***I'm so grateful to the PIP Voyage and to my Guide. I am a fairly experienced Wikitreer, and I learned several new tips and best practices. I am now a guide for a regional project, and am glad I can share the best information. === 2022 Graduates === *[[Aylett-389|Ruth Aylett]] **[[Aylett-548|Edgar Nichols Aylett (abt.1875-1935)]] **[[Nichols-16512|Anne (Nichols) Aylett (1835-1920)]] ***Many thanks for your support. Very useful to have a new and experienced eye examine what I have been doing and help me to improve. Also appreciated the useful advice on referencing standards. *[[Smith-236057|David Smith]] **[[Todd-11079|Samuel Todd (1849-1886)]] **[[Trendell-27|Edwin Trendell (1841-1906)]] ***I'm very glad that I took the PIP Voyage. I have learnt a lot about small things I didn't previously understand and I would recommend it to everyone. My Guide was excellent and the process of completing the profiles and receiving feedback on them worked very smoothly. Overall, it has been greatly helpful for me as both a WikiTreer and as a family historian. *[[Lonski-12|Jill Foster]] **[[Wolfe-7034|Henry Wilbert Wolfe]] **[[Crowley-2659|James Riley Crowley]] ***I am enthused about the Profile Improvements Voyage Project. I joined wikitree in February of 2021 and soon became a fan of the inline citations. The only problem was if I forgot or misplaced some little mark, my words disappeared, something would be highlighted in red and/or the data doctor would point out a certain numbered error. I didn't always understand the explanation when I looked it up. I was a bit intimated when I read about the Profile Improvement Project; however, I joined. With the first email I received from my guide I felt more comfortable. I picked a relative who I felt close to from hearing stories about him from my mother, my grandmother and my great uncle. Henry B. Wolfe was father, husband and brother to these people. I had even searched and found Henry's original death certificate at the Oregon State Archives in Salem, Oregon. Alas, on this document where his death date was supposed to be was the date of his funeral. His doctor wrote a disclaimer under the date. My guide helped me work through this and other problems. She used tact and just the right amount of help. She explained the "wikitree way" more than once and in more than one way. Her examples were great. So, I had a great time writing my second profile about James Riley Crowley. He was a relative of my husband of whom I knew little. I did quite a bit of research on James and because of my guide and hard work on the first profile had a much easier time. I became convinced I could write good profiles on my own. I highly recommend this project to anyone who feels inclined to take it up. Just keep advertising it so people will know it is available. *[[McNicol-372|David McNicol]] **[[Spangler-1617|Eva (Spangler) McNicol (1889-1954)]] **[[McNicol-388|Leon McNicol (1887-1949)]] ***I had prior practice writing brief biographies for ancestors. Consequently, I took the Voyage primarily learn the WikiTree software. My ever patient Guide gave me just the right amount of help—enough to ensure that I moved forward but not so much that I did not have to frequently consult Help and G2G. As a result, I not only learned but learned how to learn about the WikiTree software. I strongly recommend this project for anyone getting started on WikiTree. *[[Scheeler-65|Amy (Scheeler) Sparks]] **[[Llewellyn-858|Mary (Llewellyn) Thomas (1875-abt.1970)]] **[[Scheeler-75|Charles Henry Scheeler (1880-1969)]] ***Thank you for guiding me through the voyage! I wish there were a way to nudge newer WikiTree people to sign up for a voyage because how working with you made me feel. I’m pleased to know I’m not making messes and am contributing value while learning so much about my family. You are a fabulous guide, and I’m grateful for your patience and wealth of knowledge. I’ve been interested in genealogy since I was a child, and now I finally feel comfortable researching and documenting what I find. I’m having fun! *[[Potter-10870|Susie (Potter) Officer]] **[[Beilby-267|George Hawkins Beilby (1877-1920)]] **[[Wyeth-321|George Melbourne Wyeth (1890-1916)]] ***I really wish everyone could do the PIP Voyage. It’s valuable for newbies and oldies alike! For newbies it provides the basics and for oldies it provides reminders about what to focus on (for me spelling!) and new tips/tools (some I didn’t know about). I’m a Trailblazer (guide) for the England Project Orphan Trail and I learned a lot from the PIP and I’m very pleased to have completed the Voyage. I especially appreciated receiving tips/new tools at different review stages during the Voyage. It was great to focus on some of my own family members who don’t get the attention they need. No suggestions for improvement other than train more guides so it can be offered to more people! Thanks for working with me Kathy! *[[Thiessen-117|Traci Thiessen]] (Fast Track) **[[Thiessen-484|Henning Dietrich August Thiessen]] *[[Watkins-7379|Peggy Watkins]] (Fast Track) **[[Webb-14686|Frances Ann (Webb) Watkins]] *[[Curnick-42|Michelle (Curnick) Wilkes]] (Fast Track) **[[Mitchell-16178|James Henry Mitchell]] *[[Cochoit-2|Joe Cochoit]] (Fast Track) **[[Harris-19518|James Harris]] *[[B-404|Anne B]] (Fast Track) **[[West-6609|Harriet (West) Crofutt]] *[[Atkinson-3464|Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin]] (Fast Track) **[[Carey-1749|William H Carey Sr.]] *[[Bonner-1839|Alicia (Bonner) Taylor]] (Fast Track) **[[Inglett-138|John Putnam Inglett Jr.]] *[[Sigh-1|John Sigh]] (Fast Track) **[[Wertz-319|Jacques Wertz]] *[[Darcy-578|Diane Darcy]] (Fast Track) **[[O'Rourke-549|Margaret (O'Rourke) Darcy]] *[[Dodd-6369|Mark Dodd]] **[[Temple-3060|Olive Ellen Mason (Temple) Dodd (1884-1973)]] **[[Dodd-6371|William Temple Dodd (1912-1986)]] ***"My experience of the PIP (Voyage) was a great learning experience, I thought I knew about solid source referencing, but there is so much more to it, along with some automated tools that make the process really beneficial for the future! There was lots of helpful advice and links to reference given that gave solid support to the process." *[[Holmquist-171|Momo Holmquist]] **[[Bradley-15360|Sarah (Bradley) Kelley]] **[[Svensson-5002|Jonas Svensson]] ***Participating in the Profile Improvement Project completely transformed my interaction with WikiTree from one of doubtful uncertainty and constant worry that I was doing the wrong thing, to a much more joyful and confident experience. Now I work on profiles and citations with anticipation and enthusiasm, instead of dread. I don’t, by any means, think I know everything, but I do feel like I have a good grasp of the basics and a sturdy platform on which to build more knowledge. Also, I have learned about tools that make tasks easier on WikiTree, and have made my time on the platform so much more efficient. If you are not an experienced Wiki-er, and plan to continue working with WikiTree, I highly recommend the PIP experience. *[[Moore-34858|Dallace Moore]] **[[Mitchell-25608|Sarah E. (Mitchell) McCreery (1825-1895)]] **[[Mink-514|Margaret Lucinda (Mink) Adams (1870-1913)]] ***I loved taking the Voyage. Learned a lot of new things and some I already knew. I'm not so afraid of biographies anymore. This was a great experience, everyone should try it. *[[Heenan-119|K (Heenan) Heenan-Davies]] **[[Cory-1179|Clifford John Cory Bt (1859-1941)]] **[[Cory-1352|Herbert Beynon Cory (abt.1856-1926)]] *[[Kuykendall-1914|Katie (Kuykendall) Hernandez]] **[[Skelton-2317|William M Skelton (1817-1884)]] **[[Kuykendall-1972|Martha Mabelle (Kuykendall) Highfield (1907-1939)]] ***"I feel like I learned a lot as we moved forward through the voyage. I'm not sure you can improve it. The voyage was well guided and in-depth. It felt challenging, which I expected/hoped for, and it definitely helped me grow as a wikitreer'. " *[[Davis-50681|Connie Davis]] (Fast Track) **[[Davis-51235|Walton Leslie Davis (1911-1980)]] *[[Ryan-11645|Carmel Ryan]] **[[MacSween-56|Henrietta (MacSween) Smith]] **[[Payne-13667|William Payne]] *[[Barrila-1|Sarah (Barrila) Fergione]] **[[Davis-89733|Dunham Davis (1792-1826)]] **[[Foley-4549|Mathieu Michael Foley (1872-1953)]] *[[Wright-4386|Candyce Fulford]] (Fast Track) **[[Bemis-654|Charles Austin Bemis]] *[[Williams-27459|Kim Williams]] (Fast Track) **[[Parsons-7304|Aaron W. Parsons]] ***I am very happy with the support I have received from the Profile Improvement Project Team. Having been a member since 2017 I thought my profiles were pretty good and was "sure" that I knew a lot about Wikitree. Through participating in PIP I learned much more about finding and using sources, about formatting profiles, and discovered how to improve profiles I manage. *[[Tench-130|Jennifer Tench]] **[[West-23531|Henry Frederick West]] **[[Smith-259278|Glady Sarah Delilah (Smith) Barton]] *[[Keniston-36|Bob Keniston]] (Fast Track) **[[Kennaston-2|Isaac Francis Kennaston]] *[[Ivey-594|Karen Herndon]] (Fast Track) **[[Greene-4218|Joseph Whitfield Greene]] ***I was excited to receive the message from my Guide for a Fast Track of my Profile Improvement Voyage. She was very patient and kind with suggestions and communicated effectively. Since joining WikiTree in 2014, I have learned a great deal for profile biographies, formatting and sourcing and have been constantly improving the way I write them. Robin encouraged me to use the BEE for sourcing which I had not been utilizing. I found it to be most helpful and I discovered a template for "Newspapers.com". She also brought to my attention the FamilySearch Profile and FamilySearch Record templates that I wasn't aware of previously. All in all, a great experience with the Voyage and I would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to explore how to improve profiles properly. *[[Michaelsen-74|Jeff Michaelsen]] **[[Ingalls-1658|James Whipple Ingalls]] **[[Sawyer-6309|Frank Merrill Sawyer]] *[[Hilton-692|Denise Hunt]] **[[Swayne-333|Margaet (Swayne) Gibson]] **[[Hepburn-932|George Hepburn]] *[[Flint-3636|Nicci (Flint) Hartland]] **[[Achurch-54|Mary (Achurch) Flint (abt.1771-abt.1826)]] **[[Payne-17682|Jabez Payne (1848-abt.1900)]] ***I loved Voyage and gave me more tools to research with, and would recommend it to everyone. *[[Younge-80|Jackie Younge]] **[[Earnest-832|Wesley "Wes" Benjamin Earnest]] **[[Balmain-76|Velma (Balmain) Earnest]] *[[Lints-36|Mike Lints]] **[[Holland-14330|Jennie Isabel (Holland) Abbott]] **[[Wright-55826|Frederick Wright]] ***I was writing good profiles before, but participating in PIP has definitely upped my game. Specific benefits include: :::#My writing has been improved by being reviewed and critiqued by a knowledgeable editor. :::#I've started including images in my profiles. :::#My citations are more consistent and reliable. :::#I've started adding categories and stickers to my profiles. :::#I've learned to use Word to check spelling and grammar (a simple step, but one I hadn't previously thought of). ::::PIP was a lot of work, but well worth it. *[[VanAllen-9|Victoria DeLuca]] **[[Daniel-9625|Sarah (Daniel) Bowen]] **[[Le_Mahieu-29|Maria (Le Mahieu) Johnson]] *[[Gates-3086|Steve Gates]] **[[Dodge-1955|Reuben Dodge]] **[[Gates-2543|Addison Gates]] *[[Mayes-1296|John Mayes]] **[[Knight-12770|Alice Laura Jane (Knight) Harding]] **[[Wells-19025|Alice Amelia (Wells) Wadnow]] ***It has been a fascinating and informative exercise. I have learned so much. There are many aspects of WikiTree that I was only vaguely aware of that are now part of my toolkit. *[[Fisher-26333|Melanie White]] (Fast Track) **[[Seller-508|Catherine Hugh Erasmuson (Seller) Brechin]] ***I completed the PIP voyage mostly on my own while waiting on the list for a guide. But that was fine because the instructions were very detailed and clear. Then I was added to the fast track - which was really good as it was just picking up some of the finer details that I had missed while completing it on my own. The voyage itself was really good because I learned a lot about the ins and outs of Wikitree and how it works. I found myself going back time and time again to fix things but it was good practice and I am now much quicker at completing profiles that look good and are functional. Though even now, sometimes I have to review things that I don't use very often. Having the high standard to complete the voyage means I have an expectation of always completing profiles to a high standard regardless of the amount of information that is available to complete them. I'm really glad that I did it. *[[Kroehnert-39|Jenny Kroehnert]] **[[Weigand-462|Joseph David Weigand]] **[[Weigand-468|Heinrich Weigand]] ***The P.I.P. Voyage has been a wonderful experience that has taught me so much. Having someone share their wisdom and knowledge greatly enhanced my ability and confidence to try new things. I recommend the voyage to everyone. *[[Snook-1459|Laurie Hughes]] **[[Kuechler-14|Amalie Augusta Wilhelmine (Kuechler) Brunhoeber]] **[[Snook-1420|Tunis Augustus Snook]] *[[LaPlante-401|LK LaPlante]] **[[Hawkins-13330|Evaline B. (Hawkins) Angell]] **[[Lemieux-1164|Marie Lumina Lemieux]] *[[Vaskie-1|John Vaskie]] **[[Sammons-697|Lydia Margaret (Sammons) Fonda]] **[[Bowlin-887|Powhattan Bowlin]] *[[Land-3383|Nic Land]] **[[Combs-1333|John Sidney Combs]] **[[Combs-1332|Carl Luther Combs]] *[[Ackley-1513|Pilla Leitner]] **[[Kiefer-1144|Mary Magdalene (Kiefer) Miller]] **[[Ackley-1539|Frederick John Ackley]] ***I loved doing this journey with my mentor. She was amazingly organized with teaching the skills that make WikiTree such a pleasure to use for research. I have copy-pasted much of the contents of her emails into a Word document for my future use. She was also very patient, as I got involved in both genetic genealogy and with painting shelves toward the end, when the shore was almost visible. I know it took a lot of her personal time, too. We can make our gigantic family tree even better now! ===2023 Graduates=== *[[Urbach-13|Kathy Nava]] **[[Sharp-12294|William Hiler Sharp]] **[[Urbach-15|Franz Urbach]] ***I had a wonderful time learning how to write a biography to bring my ancestors to life. I am adopted so I chose one adoptive ancestor and one biological ancestor. I learned about my adoptive grandfather who died when I was an infant. I had no idea how important he was and what he went through during his life. *[[Soltysiak-9|Erin Robertson]] **[[Ozimek-26|Rosalie Sophia Ozimek]] ** [[Hunt-27499|Josephine Drummond Hunt]] ***I feel like all my profiles are itching for a re-do now! I made the changes suggested, and will continue to do so in the future. What a help it's been. *[[Tirey-10|Elida Tirey]] **[[Scott-16742|Mamie A. (Scott) Wilkey]] **[[Wilson-55901|Lewis L. Wilson]] *[[O'Dell-121|Lorraine O'Dell]] **[[Chase-3433|Hannah (Chase) Butler]] **[[Odell-3468|Florence Rose Edna (Odell) Squires]] *** I decided to take the PIP Voyage because I was aware that I lacked some pieces of information about how to format certain things, particular some sources and what to do if certain information isn't readily available. I hoped the Voyage would help me specifically in those areas and it did. I also found it valuable to see my Biographies through someone else's eyes and will, hopefully, improve my writing of the narrative in the future. The profiles are not just for me, but for everyone and anyone and it's important that certain things are standardized and that the narrative be clear and even interesting. It sometimes felt like a lot of work but it was worth it. *[[Grogan-1083|Cheryl Grogan]] **[[Heath-9613|Ann (Heath) Dunning]] **[[Dunning-2597|Charles Dunning]] ***I have just finished my Voyage and have enjoyed every part of it. My Guide has been fantastic and it has been great to learn how to create well sourced and interesting profiles. I would definitely recommend anyone just starting out on WikiTree to take advantage of the Profile Improvements Project. *[[Kimbel-162|Sally Kimbel]] **[[Kimbel-205|Charles Ellsworth Kimbel]] **[[Swartz-2569|Harry Swartz]] *[[Burley-204|Lorraine Nagle]] **[[Tucker-13|William Vernon Tucker, M.D.]] **[[Richardson-10539|Annie (Richardson) Owens]] *[[Blakeman-448|MaryAnn Blakeman]] ** [[Hebert-2081|Jean Jacques Hebert]] ** [[Blakeman-361|Curtiss Blakeman]] *[[Landry-5473|Ray Landry]] **[[McNeil-3589|Philippe McNeil]] **[[Martin-80245|Theodore Martin]] ***Being relatively new to WikiTree, I could tell from my brief exposure there must be a great deal behind the scenes to this system of managing genealogy. On my own, I tried to learn basic profile creation, using a “hit and miss” approach. In my early journey, I quickly began to interact with active members in Louisiana and I attempted to learn from the work they created. Specifically, Jacqueline Girouard and Stephanie Ward generate a tremendous amount of quality work. In one of our many collaborative encounters, Stephanie Ward, who I have never met, recommended I join PIP Voyage; I am very grateful to her for pointing me in that direction. Although I was somewhat hesitant, I joined and encountered another quality person in my guide. She was an excellent PIP guide and coach exposing me, in a non-threatening manner, to simple steps to producing a better profile. Many of these steps I did not even know existed, but was amazed at how easily they could be employed after practice. I learned many techniques to make profile development easier, making me much more productive, which I now appreciate. You may wish to journey alone as I first considered, but I highly recommend anyone wanting to know more to experience the voyage in improving their profile development skill set utilizing a collaborative approach set to your own pace *[[Miller-105942|Katie Miller]] **[[Miller-106349|Amos Miller]] **[[Miller-15249|Charles Miller]] *** I am really pleased with the results of the PIP Voyage. I learned a great deal about WikiTree while undertaking the Voyage. I appreciated the links to help pages regarding Find A Grave and the use of templates. It made me search the help pages the use of Ancestry and FamilySearch sources/templates. There is so much to learn about WikiTree. I thought setting a time frame for the Voyage was also a good idea. Although for me I had already decided to get my profile done relatively quickly, I imagine this would be very helpful for others in setting aside time to focus on their Voyage profiles. *[[Macklem-13|Liza Macklem]] **[[Sauve-825|Celeste Sauve]] **[[Durocher-802|Marie Durocher]] ***I know that I haven’ asked a lot of questions but I feel that I have learnt a lot. Specifics would be things link correcting the Find A Grave Source, adding a photo within the text, and a few other things. However, just as important to me, I have learnt how to slow down and really look at the sources I have and write more about a person because of it. I have grown a lot in profile writing since I joined WikiTree and the PIP journey has helped me to improve/confirm what I write when I take the time to do it properly. I can see the improvement even though it may be hard to see in the 2 profiles I have done as part of this journey, and I thank you for that. *[[Mosier-771|Stephen Mosier]] **[[Garber-1782|Olive Delphine Garber]] **[[Snyder-13842|David S Snyder]] *** The first thing I learned is how much stuff (templates, formatting rules, guides, apps, etc) there is on WikiTree that you may never see unless someone directs you to it. I discovered resources and apps that make research easier and faster, and I learned a lot about formatting a citation. I'm not sure I ever would have found these things on my own. And kudos to my guide for the effort she devoted to my voyage. *[[Huigens-6|Kevin Huigens]] **[[Ogden-5087|William Frederick Ogden]] **[[Kennedy-26627|Margaret H. (Kennedy) Kain]] ***The PIP Voyage was a wonderful aid to help me climb the WikiTree learning curve. I learned so many useful and interesting ways to improve profiles (categories, links to external sources embedded in citations, links to uploaded source images in citations, checking the links to make sure that they work) and shortcuts (mainly Sourcer, once I figured out how to configure it to get EE-style citations). I was also able to see how sharing WikiTree profiles was a great way to share my research with others. Robin was a generous guide who put a lot of effort into going through what turned out to be a couple of very long profiles. I am looking forward to applying my new knowledge to my existing profiles and the new ones I'll create. *[[Geer-1686|Ralph Geer]] **[[Geer-242|Jonas Geer]] **[[Barrows-1640|Willis Fielder Barrows]] *** Spending time on the PIP Voyage was the best investment of my time this year. My guide taught me so much that I didn’t know. I recommend that anyone serious about improving themselves and their profiles take the PIP Voyage. Just after I finished my first profile and thought there was nothing else to learn, my guide showed me more tips, tricks, tools, and investigative ideas that really impressed me. She expected nothing but perfection from me and guided me towards that end. She must have made an impression on me because I find myself automatically using what I have learned on each profile I create and edit. *[[Mac Rae-4|Gordon Mac Rae]] **[[Lancefield-4|Sarah Lancefield]] **[[Hockly-8|Ross Hockly]] ***Thank you very much for the journey, I enjoyed it thoroughly and the journey solidified various tips I had started to learn. UI am forever spoiled and will only be putting together well made profiles. Your help, Denise, was invaluable and my Wikitree journey will be the better for it. I will call on you when I need some help, thank you for the offer. *[[Johnson-61091|Debbie Ferguson]] **[[Gentry-3872|Betty Lou (Gentry) Weed]] **[[Alberty-156|Cecil Earl Alberty]] *[[Haywood-41|Ros Haywood]] (Fast Track) **[[Murch-168|Samuel Murch]] * [[Fulkerson-232|Scott Fulkerson]] **[[Overhults-1|William Mitchell Overhuls]] **[[Withrow-235|Joseph Henry Withrow Sr]] *[[Bent-1675|Tracey Bent]] **[[Roberts-47566|Elizabeth Roberts]] **[[Barnacle-85|John Barnacle]] *[[Mullenberg-4|Kirby Mullenberg]] **[[Centers-196|Margaret Ethel (Centers) Scott]] **[[Howe-13354|Margaret Ione (Howe) Smith]] * [[Crockett-3764|Audrey Crockett]] **[[Primeaux-161|Donatille Primeaux]] **[[Frederick-3522|Charles Frederick]] *** I hoped to achieve a greater knowledge of how to create and format a profile on a more expert level. I believe that I have learned a great deal from you on the intricate ins and outs of profile creation and formatting. I hope to continue to use this new knowledge as I create and edit profiles on WT. It has far exceeded my expectations on what I hoped to learn. * [[Dreyer-373|Sjana Lee (Dreyer) Bauer]] ** [[Cullins-100|George Alva Cullins]] ** [[Kramp-22|Jacob Kramp]] *** It was a pleasure working with my Voyage Guide. I never felt rushed my guide went through all the different aspects of WikiTree and how to make a proper profile, efficiently and properly. My guide also ensured I understood where to find and use all the different tools that Wikitree had to offer, and made clear and concise suggestions as to how to enhance my profile, while listening to my desires to keep it my "voice" and personal. This was important to me and with my guide’s suggestions, I ended up with profiles that both myself and my family could be proud of. My guide was always available, and responded in a timely manner, even when on vacation and the PIP Project was very workable with me while I was going through some major health issues. The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) came highly recommended to me and I honestly think this is a Project that every member of WikiTree should be a part of. I feel that I have grown and improved significantly because I 1) had a wonderful and patient Voyage Guide, and 2) the project is set up for one to succeed. I recommend it 100%. * [[Black-7004|Michael Black]] ** [[Scott-58176|Frank B. Scott]] ** [[Bailey-40818|William Noble Bailey]] *** I'm relatively new to WikiTree, but love to write and have been looking for a good, long-term solution for sharing my research with others. I had little idea what to expect from the PIP voyage, other than it came highly recommended by two of my other WT mentors. My PIP guide was fantastic—she was full of tips, shortcuts, and advice, and had a wealth of conventions, standards, and frameworks to share with me. Kay was also generous with her time and is a fellow perfectionist, which I really appreciated. Before working with my guide, I wasn't clear about what constituted a very well-written and well-composed profile. I now feel I have a good grasp of the numerous aspects I must keep in mind and the skills I need to develop to produce great profiles. The time I spent on the PIP Voyage was a wise investment in improving my skill set, and I recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their WT profile writing skills. * [[Stephens-3929|Alice (Stephens) Thomsen]] ** [[Mott-118|Ford Mott]] ** [[Stephens-13453|John Walker Stephens]] *** I found the Voyage to be Exceptional. I am not new to WikiTree but felt like I just was not understanding Wikitree as I should. I highly recommend it, especially for each new person, but also to all Profile Managers who truly want to make their tree grow with full biographies, and properly completed. My Guide was Exceptional. I have to agree, she was "full of tips, shortcuts, advice and a wealth of conventions, standards and frameworks" for me to use as I move on. She reminded me how you need to keep rechecking your work, the smallest detail can throw the whole profile off. I learned so much and I know I will continue to learn from where she left off. It truly feels wonderful to see profiles on my watchlist finally complete with full biographies.

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] __TOC__ :'''[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyage|Profile Improvements Project (PIP) Voyage]] 2024 Graduates''' ::'''& Their Improved Profiles''' : Voyage graduates, their profiles, and feedback for the first four years can be found at [[Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles|PIP Voyagers Improved Profiles 2020-2023]] :These profiles are on the Voyagers' watchlist and are usually profiles for their own family. Each member has used the Voyage to show their skills in: * following the community's style guidelines * using the Wiki markup language * ensuring adequate sources for the information included in the biographies :The goal is constant improvement, not perfection, and each profile reflects the Voyagers' own personal preferences on profiles for which they are the only manager. Voyagers understand that: * improvements may be made by other members * they will need to work together with other interested family members on stylistic decisions === 2024 Graduates === * [[Williams-63652|Alice (Williams) O'Dea]] ** [[Wolfrom-18|Charlotte Elizabeth Wolfrom]] ** [[Henry-14247|Thomas Henry]] *** It has been quite a pleasurable journey for me -- I've learned so much more than I expected at the outset. My time as a voyager has been great. The experience did get a little uneven over the holidays, which was not a surprise (or anyone's fault), and it only made it a little extra challenging for me to remember where I left off after each disruption. I'm not sure what could be done about it beyond timing the journey to avoid that end-of-year chaos, but it wasn't a biggie. The best part was working through the process of crafting a profile multiple times, giving me a better sense of not only what to do, but also when to know when I'm done (for now). The guided journey was so much richer than it would have been if I were working alone. Also, I'm glad we kept the Voyage all in one email thread, since I'll now have a great reference to check later if/when questions come up. * [[Brady-1436|Joy Brady]] **[[Ryan-2412|Thomas Ryan]] **[[Cushing-3000|Lydia Cushing]] *** I'm super excited about having actually completed the PIP journey and very appreciative of your patience. I was so intimidated and worried that my stuff would be awful, but in fact I have learned a great deal just by reading and moving through the PIP standards and getting your feedback. I am fairly certain that I would not have ventured into categorization, stickers, and other flourishes if I had not HAD to attempt these via this Voyage. I feel really confident to do right by the profiles I touch now. *[[Hennigan-514|Feargal Hennigan]] **[[Norton-10605|Mary Anne Norton]] **[[Balfe-72|Margaret Balfe]] *[[McDougle-525|K R McDougle]] **[[Viebrock-18|Hinrich J. Viebrock]] **[[McDougle-545|Odessa E (McDougle) Vreeland]] *** My Voyage had a little bit of a rocky start but in the end I really appreciated how my guide worked with my learning style to keep the Voyage moving forward. Before taking the PIP Voyage I was completely lost on how to properly cite my sources, what sources were reliable and available to all, and how to write and format a proper biography. I felt like one needed to be a computer programmer to figure this all out! I am so glad I participated in the PIP Voyage and I believe all serious WikiTreers should definitely do the same. I now feel confident with the new skills I've learned. Also, there are some really cool tools I've been introduced to that will make using WikiTree so much easier. *[[Heneker-11|Vicki Heneker]] **[[Jarvis-7315|Sarah Jarvis]] **[[Hornblow-3|Harry William Hornblow]] ***I have learnt so many more tips to help me with creating or working on already created profiles. There were quite a few tips and tricks in formatting I didn't know about. Denise was so helpful in explaining and giving advice and helpful tips, she was also very patient. Some were things I hadn't known about. I have found I now look to add more information where possible, as well as using images more in profiles to help enhance the profile and add some history, plus adding information. When I go back into my own older family profiles I become very aware of where I can improve the profile or correct things, especially in regard to citations. I would encourage anyone to do the PIP course, even if you are working only on your own family profiles. It adds so much to a profile, and gives a sense of satisfaction as well. I also work on the England Project and feel I can add more information and history to the profile of people who maybe unknown to their descendants. *[[Wiblemo-1|Rhonda Wiblemo]] **[[Sage-2701|Almon Bisby Sage]] **[[Smith-247959|Myrl William Smith]] ***It’s been a month since I completed the PIP course, and I have to say it’s been the most valuable course I’ve taken in my 3 years on WikiTree. Regardless of whether I am Connect-a-Thonning, Sourcering, Data Doctoring, or just adding extended family to my tree, I use the lessons I learned in the PIP journey. It has provided me with a framework for thinking about my profiles, and has definitely made me a better Wiki-Treer. * [[Latta-959|Kimberly Latta]] ** [[Price-21559|David Manly Price]] ** [[Price-21562|Mary E. (Price) Allen]] ***This was a wonderful journey! I learned a lot about how to utilise the remarkable resources that Wikitree offers genealogists. It was also very nice to be working with another human being, who offered useful feedback. I recommend that every person, no matter how seasoned a genealogist, take this tour. I'm extremely grateful to my guide and to the other helpful people at Wikitree. I am also a little sad that the journey has ended! * [[Smit-641|Riël Smit]] (Fast Track) ** [[De_Vos-1330|Frans Johannis de Vos]] *[[Goodall-2127|Stuart Goodall]] **[[Peaston-22|Hamilton Hunter Peaston]] **[[Anderson-83928|Peter Anderson]] * [[Spencer-28172|Linda Richardson]] **[[Spencer-28494|Joshua Spencer]] **[[Burn-1325|William Burn]] *** I loved that my Guide was so responsive and I didn’t wait around for replies. I felt that I really made good progress with the profiles and can’t believe how much you can do with a profile. I learnt so much that was helpful, my favourite being Sourcer. This has made it so much quicker and easier to pull references together. I added so many profiles and thought I’d made some of them look good before joining the Voyage. Now after completion, I have a lot of work to do, in making those profiles really look good. I don’t have any suggestions on ways to improve the Voyage as it seems to me you personalise the Voyage for each person taking the journey. You can’t improve on personalisation. * [[Cox-27529|Nancy (Cox) Wilson]] ** [[Tipton-2161|George Munson Tipton]] ** [[Conner-5031|William Gordon Conner]]

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]][[Category:Unknowns]] == For the WikiTree Team - Review Complete == Included in a small GEDCOM uploaded in 2011, there was a small UNKNOWN family that have no data to help them be identified, never connected to any other profiles that have any data, and now orphaned by the original PM. I recommend they be deleted: *[[UNKNOWN-53237]] *[[UNKNOWN-53236]] *[[UNKNOWN-53235]] This profile was included in a GEDCOM file by a former member. The profiles imported before and after it were deleted, probably when the user account was closed. There is nothing to identify it; please delete: *[[Adkins-683]] == Need Final Review == === From Debi === === From Robin === === From Pam === (Note - I'm new at this - please double check me!! Thanks) === From Esmé === ==Inactive Profile Managers - profiles to be Orphaned or Deleted == === Requests by Esmé van der Westhuizen === :[[Kallarackal-4|Dennis Kallarackal]] 03/02/2012 85 Unknown profiles (India?) :[[Gomez-201|F. Gomez]] 29/03/2012 14 Unknown profiles (Columbia?) :[[Mathieu-38|Amanda (Mathieu) Findley]] 20/07/2012 Unknown profiles (Mostly U-U) :[[Varela-25|Pedro Varela]] 23/07/2012 >100 Unknown profiles (Portugal) :[[Kärdi-2|Villu Kärdi]] 17/08/2012 40 Unknown profiles (Estonia?) :[[Gailis-1|Kristaps Gailis]] 22/12/2012 23 Unknown profiles (Latvia?) === Request by Debi ===

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Teams]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Biography Teams== :'''Mission: The team will be improving biographies to a specific standard using a [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|three level rubric]]. * '''Biography Team''' - These profiles will be chosen by PIP members from their own [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:WatchedList Watchlist] (and whatever else you find) and will be worked to at least the specifications of Level 1 of the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]. The goal is to improve these profiles to the highest level that can be achieved. * '''Abandoned Team''' - The Closed Account Profiles will be those left behind when members have closed their accounts. The number of profiles for the former members will typically be less than 100. They will also be those Person Profiles that have been identified as needing help by being included in the Project maintenance categories. They will be worked, on the team member's schedule and without deadlines, following the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Abandoned_Team|guidelines for these profiles]] to Level 2 of the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]. If they can be taken to a Level 3, that would be even better. See the '''[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Abandoned_Team|Abandoned Team page]]''' for further instructions. * '''Popular Team - These profiles will be worked on, without deadlines and on the team member's schedule, by those PIP members who have completed the Voyage''', as the goal will be to create basic Voyage level biographies for profiles that draw the most visitors to WikiTree. The biographies for any nuclear family member of these profiles will also be built to the same level. See the '''[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Popular_Team|Popular Team page]]''' for further instructions. :::As Popular profiles often attract people who are not WikiTree members, we want them to be as complete as possible and to make a good impression. (rev. 30 Jan 2024)

[[Category:Profile_Improvement_Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile Improvement Biography Team]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Abandoned Team== :'''Mission: The team will be improving biographies to at least a Level 2 using the criteria in the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]'''. :: The task of this team is to improve Closed Account profiles (those left behind when member accounts have closed). The team will also be improving the Person Profiles identified as needing help by being included in the categories [[:Category:Long_Profiles_in_Need_of_Cleanup|Long Profiles]] and [[:Category: Needs Footnotes|Needs Footnotes]]. They will be worked to Level 2 of the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]. And if they can be taken to Level 3, that would be even better. ::'''Closed Account profiles''' that need work can be found on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cT8hx718OUHz1cDOekk015X9R3j_5JxakpSIlT5d4qc/edit#gid=910213264 closed account spreadsheet]. From there you will: :* Choose a set of profiles to work on :* Add your Wiki ID to the "Bio Team Wiki ID" :* Hover your mouse over the link in column B, then click the link that pops up to open the contributions list of the former member :* Click the "show paired items" link to show all the profile creations :* Search for "created" and improve each of the profiles :* Some of the profiles may have been adopted by other members. Be sure to [[Help:Communication_Before_Editing|communicate before editing]] if appropriate. :* Proceed to work on the profiles in that set, improving them to the degree of Level 2 on the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]] focusing on the Biography. :** You do not need to adopt an orphaned profile unless it needs the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) changed. If you do adopt it, you can orphan it when you are finished with the name change. Then do what you can to improve it. :** If the profile is part of a Project, you will collaborate with that Project. :** You will add/preserve Maintenance categories. :* When the set you have chosen is completed you will add the word "Finished" to the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cT8hx718OUHz1cDOekk015X9R3j_5JxakpSIlT5d4qc/edit#gid=910213264 spreadsheet] :* You may then proceed to a new set. : '''Long Profiles''' and '''Profiles Lacking Inline Citations''' can be found on their respective Maintenance category pages: :*[[:Category:Long_Profiles_in_Need_of_Cleanup|Category:Long Profiles]] :*[[:Category: Needs Footnotes|Category:Profiles Lacking Inline Citations]] :* Choose a profile from the Person Profiles section of the category page and proceed to improve the biography. The main objective will be to write a proper biography. You may also need to make other improvements to bring the profile up to Level 2 of the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]. :* :* Once the profile is complete, the maintenance category you are working on can be removed from the profile. :Though these items will all be covered when following the Level 2 requirements on the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]], the process will include: :#[[Help:Collaboration|Collaborate]] with active Profile Manager and/or Project :#[[Help:Matching_and_Merging_FAQ#What_happens_after_a_merge.3F|Clean-up after merge]] :#Add required [[Help:Editing_Tips#Subheadings|headings]] as described in the [[Help:Biographies|Biographies FAQ]] :#Review [[Help:How_to_Edit_a_Profile#Edit_Data_..._according_to_Agreed-Upon_Standards|Birth, Death]] and [[Help:Editing_Marriages|Marriage]] sections. :##Add or update [[Help:Date_Fields|dates]] and certainty :##Add or update [[Help:Location_Fields|locations]] and certainty :#Add optional [[Help:Research_Notes|Research Notes]] :#Review [[Help:Sources|sources]] :#Review [[Help:Suggestions|suggestions]] :#Add/preserve any [[:Category:Maintenance_Categories|Maintenance Categories]] for the Projects and [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Maintenance_Category_Team|PIP's Maintenance Category Team]] (rev. 29 Jan 2024)

[[Category:Profile_Improvement_Project]] [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Biography_Team]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Team_Level_2]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Team_Level_3]] ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Biography Standards== '''Mission: To improve profiles by Team members to a specific standard using a multiple level criteria rubric.''' * '''Level 1''' will be used by Profile Improvement Project (PIP) members while working on their own [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:WatchedList Watchlist] (and whatever else you find). * '''Level 2''' standards will be used, as much as is possible using all information available, by PIP Biography Team members who are working on Closed Account Profiles, [[:Category:Long_Profiles_in_Need_of_Cleanup|Long Profiles]] and [[:Category: Needs Footnotes|Needs Footnotes]] ::It is understood that all items shown in the rubric for Level 2 may not be available or possible to fulfill. The team member should provide as many of the items as possible. :::''The Level 1 and Level 2 profiles can each be worked to a higher level if the Team member wishes to do that.'' * '''Level 3''' of the rubric will be used by PIP Voyage graduates on the Biography Team who have chosen to work on [[:Category:Global_Family_Reunion_Profile_Improvement|Global Family Reunion Profiles]]. More information on the Biography Team is outlined on [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Biography_Team|PIP's Biography Team]] page. ===The Rubric=== {| border="1" !Category of Skill!!Specific Skill!!Level 1!!Level 2!!Level 3 |- |Names||[[Help:Name_Fields#Special_Naming_Conventions|LNAB Guidelines]]||Has names in appropriate fields as identified from sources||Has the most accurate spelling at the time of birth||Has sources and research notes explaining why a specific spelling was chosen |- |Locations||[[Help:Location Fields|Use complete locations]]||Location as seen on source||Combination of location from multiple sources but not complete||Complete location from sources with level of certainty; research note if less that certain |- |Dates||Dates as provided in sources||Date from source||Date from source or Estimated date with status button||Date from source or estimated date with status button, template, and research notes |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources|Cite reliable sources]]||All sources are either derived or not primary sources||Minimum 2 original sources used, or 2 primary sources, in addition to derived or secondary sources||3 or more primary or original sources used |- |Sources||[[Help:How_to_Get_Started_with_Genealogy#Source.2C_Source.2C_Source|Source Each Fact]]||Sources cited but not all facts are found in the source||Each fact has a source with explicit evidence||Evidence from multiple reliable sources used to source a tricky fact |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources Style Guide|Cite sources using Evidence Explained style guide (based on Chicago Manual of Style)]]||Sources contain data recommended by the EE guide||All Sources contain all the data recommended by EE guide and some have EE styling||Sources contain all data recommended by EE guide and most conform in style |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources|Use of inline sources, including named sources]]||Citations present but not inline||[[Help:Sources#Embed_them_as_references_.28footnotes.29|Inline citations used]]||[[Help:Sources#Repeated_use_of_the_same_source_in_the_same_profile|At least 1 inline citation used more than once]] |- |Analysis of evidence||||Some facts not included in biography||All sources support the documented facts. Discrepancies noted. Good use of research notes where required. Use of uncertain buttons where warranted.||2 star requirements met + use of other resources, e.g. legislation or historical sources for context. |- |Content||Biography has engaging content||A few facts are stated but no details provided||Several facts are stated||Contains several facts supplemented with interesting details or relevant background information |- |Writing||Clarity||Content is difficult to follow||Content is difficult to understand, or contains too much content that is not genealogical in nature||Content easily understood, abbreviations are explained, content is genealogical in nature |- |Writing||Grammatically Correct||Frequent grammar or spelling errors||1-3 errors||Perfect spelling and grammar |- |Presentation||Neat profile that aids increased accessibility||Content is difficult to read, e.g. excessive bold text, lack of spacing between facts, loud or tiled background, would be aided by use of headings, has copy/paste of entire wills/articles/obituaries onto profile||Some attempt at presentation has been made, e.g. use of headings, but some problems remain, e.g. profile could benefit from a list/table/FSP(Free Space Page)||Presentation easy to read, polished appearance, headings used where benefit gained, use of FSP where warranted |- |Images||Contains copyright free images with clear citations||Has an image and a citation in the comments||Has a link to the image in the biography ||Has a link to an image with the image citation in the biography and a caption |- |Images||Use of image template to place image in biography||Image is in the biography; No caption or label, image not self-explanatory. Not placed well. Visually unpleasant.||Image is well placed and sized in the biography and has a caption||Images are visually pleasing, well placed, understandable with captions if required, labels used. |- |Relationships||Knows how to create linked relationships||Has created at least one linked profile with at least one source that shows the relationship||Has created all spouse & children OR parent & sibling profiles with at least one source that shows the relationship on each|Has created all known relation profiles with good sourcing and at least a minimum biography on each |- |Links||Use of links outside of sources to aid navigation, provide supplementary information and aid search engine optimization||Links to other profiles, also to FSPs where warranted||Links to other profiles/FSPs plus 1-3 links to other webpages||Links to other profiles/FSPs plus > 3 links to other webpages, including a variety of sites, e.g. articles, maps, images |- |Merging Profiles||Integrate facts and resolve discrepancies||Duplicate headings removed||Sources moved inline; unsourced profiles have had at least one source added||Inline sources; duplicate narrative removed; sources added for all facts; linked profiles checked for potential merges |- |Biography Style||[[Help:Biographies|Biographies]]||Doesn't seem to have a style||Outline style used ||Biography written in narrative style with appropriate headings |- |Categories||[[Help:Categorization|Categorization]]||No Categories||1 category added||> 1 category added |- |Stickers||[[Help:Stickers|Stickers]]||No Stickers||1 sticker below biography heading||Stickers placed in logical portions of the biography; no errors |- |Certain/Uncertain buttons||[[Help:Uncertain|Uncertain Status]]||Not used||Used sporadically||Used |- |Dates||[[Help:Date_Fields#Date_Status_Options|Date Status]]||Not used||Used sporadically||Used |- |Places||[[Help:Uncertain_Locations|Place Status]]||Not used||Used sporadically||Used |- |Names||[[Help:Name_Fields#Specific_Rules_for_Individual_Name_Fields|Name Status]]||Not used||Used sporadically||Used |- |Relationships||[[Help:Relationship Status|Relationship Status]]||Not used||Used sporadically||Used |}

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Teams]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project Category Team== :'''Mission: The Category team will review profiles currently in top level categories to determine whether they can be moved to a Project category or to a location category of the same type.''' ::Some of these categories are gatekeepers and only to be used by the Projects. Others are for things needed by non-Project profiles. Both types need to have a lower level Category added to the profile. :: For instance 'Estimated Date' categories shown with square brackets, ([[:Category:Estimated Date]]) would be changed to {{'Estimated Date|Death}} shown with curly brackets. That would add the Category 'Estimated Death Date' but also the Research Box. These profiles will then be seen by applicable Projects and/or WikiTreers working on a specific category. When adding lower-level parameters for Category: Estimated Date, please be sure to use the sub-category names exactly as they already exist. ::'''Task List''' * Start at the [[:Category:Maintenance_Categories|Category:Maintenance Categories]] page and click a sub-Category ** Note that Categories have three numbers within parentheses. The first number indicates the number of sub-categories, the second number shows the number of profiles within the Category, and the third number shows the number of FSPs for the Category. You will be working with the middle number. The goal will be to reduce that number to 0 for each Category. * When the sub-Category page you chose to work on opens, scroll down to the 'Person Profiles'. These are the profiles that need to have a lower level category added and the High Level Category that is already on the profile removed. ** Some of the lower level categories to choose from are among the Sub-Categories shown at the top of that page. ** There may already be lower level categories that do not show under Sub-Categories on this page. For instance, under sub-categories in the Category:Conflated Profiles you will note that many of the states in the United States are not shown. But there are sub-categories already created for most (if not all) of the individual states in the U.S. Therefore, more research into the sub-categories may be needed. ** Try using the Category Picker button to find a Project or location category of the same name. See [[Help:Categorization#How_to_Categorize_a_Profile|How to Categorize]] for information about the Category Picker. * If you found that the profile did not fall under a Project, you are welcome to improve the profile yourself. If you don't have time or inclination, the fact that you have moved the profile to a lower level will help those interested find it for improvement. Thank you! {| border="1" class="sortable" !Category!!Team ID!!Mid Level Set!!Completion Date |- |[[:Category: Needs More Records]]||Compton-2184|||| |- |[[:Category:Needs Profiles Created]]|| || Adjust to location level if available || |- |[[:Category: Profile Style Review Requested|Review Requested]] || || Review to PIP standards; send review to PM; remove the category |- |[[:Category: Needs GEDCOM Cleanup]]||Orvis-372|||| |- |[[:Category: Needs More Records]]||Raber-23|||| |- ||||||| |}{{Clear}} * Monitor Mid-Level Category Activity Feed {| class="wikitable sortable" border="2" width="100%" |- ! Category or Activity Feed !! Monitor & Last Date Reviewed !! Notes |- | [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&category=Serious%20Data%20Problems Data Problems] || [[McGee-1611|McGee-1611]] 27 Mar 2024 || Review updated profiles to determine if category can be removed |- | [[:Category: Profiles With Incomplete Sourcing|Incomplete Sourcing]] || [[McGee-1611|McGee-1611]] 27 Mar 2024 || Category should not be on Orphaned profiles |- | [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&category=Unknowns New Unknowns]|| [[McGee-1611|McGee-1611]] 27Mar 2024 || search for " created"; offer help to new members |- |Long Profiles
[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&category=Long%20Profiles%20in%20Need%20of%20Cleanup changes]
[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=Long+Profiles+in+Need+of+Cleanup+Orphan Orphans]|| [[McGee-1611|McGee-1611]] 27 Mar 2024 || Review updated and orphaned profiles to determine if category can be removed |}

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Biography_Team]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} == Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Popular Team == :'''Mission: To ensure that the most visited WikiTree profiles are well laid out, engaging, and genealogically accurate. ''' As the Star and Global Family Reunion profiles often attract people who are not WikiTree members, we want them to be as complete as possible and to make a good impression. ::For those who are not familiar with the [https://globalfamilyreunion.com/ Global Family Reunion] "... (it) was held on June 6 [2015] at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York. Created and spearheaded by writer A.J. Jacobs, the event brought together 3,700 people with the message that we are all part of one big family. The Global Family Reunion raised $62,000 for Alzheimer’s research and care." :The task of this team, made up of Project members who have completed the Voyage, will be to create basic Voyage level biographies to at least a Level 3 using the criteria in the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]]. The biographies for any nuclear family member of these profiles will also be built to the same level. The profiles can be found in the [[:Category:Global_Family_Reunion_Profile_Improvement|Global Family Reunion Profile Improvement]] category and on the [[Automated:DD_Stars_List_WikiTree0|WikiTree+ report for Star Profiles]] that aren't Project managed. ::'''Task List''' :* Choose a Global Family Reunion profile from the [[:Category:Global_Family_Reunion_Profile_Improvement|Global Family Reunion Profile Improvement]] page. :** These profiles will need to be completed to Level 3 of the PIP [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]], as these profiles have a higher visibility to the public. :** Remove the category and add [[Category: Global Family Reunion]] if it is not already there :** Once the profile is completed, you may move on to another. :** Ideally, we will empty this category :* Open the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dr8lgcwDjw0YLOl2GRw9HLT8B-cXjI7fhoRp8etKMk0/edit#gid=1566568702 Popular Profiles] spreadsheet. :** Chose a profile from either the 18th, 19th, or 20th Century tab :** Put your Wiki ID in the Reviewer Id column :** In the Status column, select "In Progress" :** These profiles will be completed to Level 3 of the PIP [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|Profile Standards]], as they are the profiles that are most viewed by the public. :** Once the profile is completed, change the Status column "In Progress" to "Complete" :** Choose another profile and continue (rev. 29 Jan 2024)

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] == Profile Improvement Project Resources == See the [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]] for goals, and steps towards improved profiles. Follow any of the links below for guidance on how to improve profiles. Look in the column for the general topic, then see the specific item. Click [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Honor_Code here] for the Honor Code. {| border ="1" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: left" ! style="background:#E5F8D2;"|[[:Category: WikiTree Help|'''WikiTree''' Help]] ! style="background:#E5F8D2;"|[[Help:Biographies|'''Biography''']] ! style="background:#E5F8D2;"|[[Help:Sources | '''Sources''']] ! style="background:#E5F8D2;"|'''Data Fields''' ! style="background:#E5F8D2;"|[[Help:Apps | '''Apps and Tools''']] |- |[[Help:Profile Manager | Profile Managers]] |[[Help:Copying Text| Copyrights and copying text]]
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** [https://www.historiccountiestrust.co.uk/Historic_Counties_Standard.pdf England Counties]
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[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} __NOTOC__ ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project Teams== : The [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]'s mission is to ensure profiles of ancestors across the one shared tree are improved. Profiles not cared for by Profile Managers or Projects often need some attention. That's where we come in. Working together, we can help more profiles shine. : Profile Improvement Project members will work in four Teams: the Category Team, the Unknowns Team, the Voyage Team, and the Biography Team. Please read the descriptions and visit the pages, then choose one or more to join. * ''' ''The [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Category_Team|Category Team]]''''' will review profiles currently in a top level categories to determine whether they can be moved to a Project category or a location category of the same type. * ''' ''The [[Space:Unknowns_Team|Unknowns Team]]''''' will be working to improve the integrity of WikiTree by identifying and updating profiles without valid names. *''' ''The [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyage|Voyage Team]]''''' will be working with WikiTreers who would like to learn to demonstrate the skills needed to improve profiles to their most complete state using the community developed Guidelines. *''' ''The [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Biography_Team|Biography Teams]]''''' will be working on improving biographies to a specific standard using the Project's profile standards as laid out in the [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Profile_Standards|three level rubric]]. ::The three Biography Teams will be: :* '''Biography Team''' - These profiles will be chosen by PIP members from their own [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:WatchedList Watchlist] (and whatever else you find). :* '''Abandoned Team''' - Profiles from Closed Accounts and profiles identified as needing help by having project categories. :* '''Popular Team''' - Profiles identified by the Team to be often searched via the internet. Voyage graduation is required to be a member of this team. (rev. 27 Jan 2024)

[[Category: Project Trails]][[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Teams]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyager_Standards]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Standards]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} __TOC__ ==''{{Blue|Profile Improvements Project}}''== :The goal of the Voyage is to demonstrate the skills needed to improve profiles to their most complete state using [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:WikiTree_Help the community developed Guidelines]. New members of the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Profile_Improvement Profile Improvement Project], known as PIP Voyagers, choose two open privacy 19th- or 20th-century profiles from their own Watchlist to improve. The Voyager and Voyage Guide collaborate to improve the profiles. When ready, the profiles are reviewed by a Voyage Guide. The Guide will look for the following skills: *ability to create detailed citations for each of the facts *knowledge of best practices for writing biographies *ability to link or add profiles for family members *ability to resolve suggestions for profiles *ability to include images *use of detailed locations (city, county, state, country) *ability to include appropriate categories for military service, cemeteries, and migration *ability to appropriately use sticker and parameters *knowledge of methods to search for possible duplicates *ability to cleanup GEDCOM & merged profiles *ability to find unsourced profiles they manage *knowledge of collaborating with Projects if a Project is co-managing a profile *knowledge of when to communicate before editing :Voyagers should be in good standing in the WikiTree community. If a Voyager is required to work with a Mentor, they will be placed on Shore Excursion during that time to avoid receiving conflicting information. :We have incorporated two rubrics into the Voyage as standards that can be used by both the Guide and the Voyager. Each of them has three levels. :The [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyager_Standards|Voyager Team Standards]] can be used: * by the Guide to evaluate the Voyagers :The [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Standards|Biography Team Standards]] can be used: * by the Voyager to determine where they are with their profile * by the Guide to determine how well done the Voyager's profile is when finished :The Bio Team rubric will also be used by members of the Profile Improvement Project Biography Team. :Suggestions for improvement can be made using examples, links to help pages, and via email or chats. Which method is used is left to the discretion of the Voyager and Guide. If a Voyager does not manage profiles to use when demonstrating merge and GEDCOM cleanup abilities, orphaned profiles can be used to demonstrate those skills. :{{Recognition Sticker |image=Profile_Improvements_Voyage.png|imagetext=Profile Improvement Voyager |text={{#profile:RealName}} has completed the [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]'s [[Space:Profile_Improvements_Voyage|Voyage]]}} :When the Voyage profiles have reached maximum improvement and all skills have been shown, the Voyager will receive the successful completion sticker. :A successful Voyager is encouraged to review at least one profile from their existing watchlist each week. Sometimes that review will be as simple as reading the existing biography, and then fixing a typo or adding a newly found source. Other times, it may be a pretty extensive re-work. Which profile and what is done needs to fit with your lifestyle and research focus, so we leave it open-ended. :The goal is the steady improvement of all managed profiles. New records become available all the time, profiles get added which could be linked or might need to be merged, and we grow both as researchers and as knowledgeable users of WikiTree. It is a way to keep one's toes in our own genealogy and can help avoid burnout if we become heavily involved in projects. ==How To Join== :'''You can start the Voyage by adding an answer at the [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1549658 G2G post].''' ==PIP Best Practices== :Inline citations should always be for the source the researcher actually used to determine that the information applied to the person. Sometimes that means that the source will be behind a paywall because the record or image is not available for free. If a free index record for the same source is available, it can be placed in the See Also section for the use of other researchers. ==Orphan Trail Considerations== : The Voyage concentrates on biographies and generalized sources. If you need to learn more about specialized or hard-to-find sources for a country, check the [[Help:Projects#Geographical_Projects|Geographical Project]] list and click the link to answer their G2G welcome post. If they have a Trail, it's a great way to learn about the project's specialized resources : Project Trail graduates may wonder if they will learn anything. While the Trails and the Voyage are complementary with regard to formatting, etc, the Trails specialize is in how to find specific records for a particular country. The Voyage specializes is in making sure that any reader can determine how conclusions were reached by ensuring that the narrative is supported by verifiable sources. ==Sample profiles== :These profiles were created by PIP Voyage Guides and are offered as examples: * [[Dodge-4215|James Arthur Dodge]], Voyager Guide [[Dodge-4214|Robin (Dodge) Shaules]] * [[Meares-87|William Brownell Meares]], Voyager Guide [[McGee-1611|Debi (McGee) Hoag]] *[[Reed-16536|Lucy (Reed) Sanford]], Voyager Guide [[Sands-1865|Kay Knight]] *[[Hepburn-932|George Hepburn]], Voyager Guide [[Hylton-692|Denise Hunt]] *[[Bowman-9675|Nancy Jane (Bowman) Stanfield]], Voyager Guide [[Weatherall-96|Elaine Martzen]] *[[Wiggins-3662|Judson Kilpatrick Wiggins]], Voyager Guide [[Ketcham-879|Michelle Ketcham]] *[[De_Vos-1330|Frans Johannis de Vos]], Voyager Guide [[Smit-641|Riël Smit]] *[[Spencer-28494|Joshua Spencer]], Voyager Guide [[Spencer-28172|Linda Richardson]] : Emeritus Guides *[[Whitehead-4425|Alfred George Whitehead]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[Bizony-2|Aidan Bizony]] *[[Park-3459|Agnes (Park) Pretty]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[Crawford-15512|Amy (Crawford) Gilpin]] *[[Hoffmann-1644|Friedrich Samuel Hoffmann]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[Haese-11|Kylie Haese]] *[[Haynes-5608|Granville Haynes]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[Ward-9858|Stephanie Mandarino]] *[[Spangler-1617|Eve (Spangler) McNicol]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[McNicol-372|David McNicol]] *[[Wilson-36128|Barbara (Wilson) Anderson]], Voyager Guide [[Anderson-23510|Thom Anderson]] *[[Witham-237|Sarah Ann (Witham) Tarr]], Voyager Guide [[Evans-3182|Kathy Evans]] *[[Hertzel-114|Abraham (Hertzel) Hartzell]], Voyager Guide [[Duran-985|TC Duran]] *[[Gammie-129|Isabel (Gammie) Fordyce]], Voyager Guide [[Cormac-6|Pam Cormac]] *[[Blackwell-2462|James William Blackwell]], Voyager Guide [[Mutimer-76|Melissa (Mutimer) Jamison]] *[[Garwood-801|Edward Garwood]], Voyager Guide Emeritus [[Pendleton-2589|Day Garwood]] :A list of Voyagers who have completed the journey and links to their improved profiles can be found on the [[Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles|PIP Voyagers' Improved Profiles 2020-2023]] and [[Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles_2|PIP Voyagers Improved Profiles 2024]] pages.

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] =='''PIP Voyage Guide Cheat Sheet'''== Welcome! We’re glad that you’re joining us. Hopefully, the following will help you as you guide your Voyagers on this journey. We hope that it will answer your questions and be a resource for you in the future. Someone is usually available in the [https://discord.com/channels/494893309152722955/836606409906716692 Discord #voyager-guide channel] if you have questions that aren’t covered below. Being a Guide is a commitment and a responsibility. It’s also a commitment for the Voyager. It is expected that you will maintain contact with your Voyagers regularly. By this we mean, with occasional variations, every 1 to 2 weeks. Some Voyagers may tend to stray, staying active on WikiTree but not on their Voyage profile. You must stay in contact with them and guide them back to the Voyage. We usually have other WikiTreers waiting for a Guide so they must understand that this is not a cruise but a voyage. You are also a crew – Guide and Voyager. At the same time, WikiTree is supposed to be fun and the Voyage is a “work at your own pace” project. As long as work is being done, we should never give them an end date. We never want to rush the Voyager to finish the Voyage. More on this below under Shore Excursion. ===Voyagers=== As in everything, you will find a wide variety of personalities and learning abilities in the people you will be guiding. Some are NEWTs who have little or no experience with our guidelines and some are long-time WikiTreers who want to create better profiles and become more familiar with the guidelines. Some need to be led step-by-step through the points on a help page, while others can ‘drink from the firehose’. Usually, everything goes well, but on occasion, there is a bad match. If this occurs it is perfectly okay to ask to have another Guide replace you. And sometimes the Voyager may ask for that. That, too, is okay. We all learn differently. ===Starting out=== ====Trello Cards==== We use the Trello tool for working with Voyagers. It also has dozens of “Notes, Tools & Examples”. The checklists will not only help you, but they can help keep you organized. It is very important to have updated checklists if for some reason another Guide needs to work with the Voyager. Therefore, we encourage you to regularly (preferably weekly) update the Trello cards for each of your Voyagers. It should only take a few minutes. The card for each Voyager shows a process checklist for the Voyage. There is also a section for comments at the bottom of each card. Your comments are necessary and required. They can include information about what you are working on with the Voyager, how they are doing, if they are taking a break (for whatever reason), if they are being moved to Shore Excursion and why (very important), etc. They can be brief, and when necessary more detailed. Did we say they are important? It is expected that these cards be kept updated. '''NOTE''': When updating the ‘Due date’ on the Trello card, be sure NOT to check the little box just to the left of the date. If you check that box the date will be shown as ‘Complete’ (green) and you will NOT receive a reminder on the due date. ====Guide Spreadsheet==== We use a [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ha0MI9JH_JA-odN2CN_-yIz1f0o4TYj5TuKsqXeaEC4/edit#gid=196406380 shared spreadsheet] to track items that you have discussed with the Voyager. It will show the Voyager's progress using the Rubric checklist. As the Guide, you will be able to tell at a glance what has and has not been covered for each Voyager. ====Shore Excursion==== If the Voyager is wandering too much or too often, or if they have “real life” issues, they can go on Shore Excursion (SE). This should be offered to them with the option to return when it is a better time for them. Be sure they understand that this is a ‘leave’ and not punishment. If the choice to leave is due to “real life” issues, the Guide may choose to take them back on board at the time of return. If the reason is lack of commitment to the Voyage, then when they return they will be added to the bottom of the “Waiting for Guide” queue. There is no time frame on how long it takes a Voyager to complete the Voyage as long as the work is consistent and regular. Sometimes there are extenuating circumstances for the Voyager or the Guide (illness, holidays, vacations). SE shouldn’t be considered as long as the Voyager returns after the expected time period. You, as the Guide, have some leeway on this decision. * If the Voyager doesn’t work on their profile for three weeks or misses three check-ins, they will be moved to SE * If they do not want to go on SE, then contact Robin, Debi, or Kay * The Voyager should be told they are being moved to Shore Excursion * Add Debi, Kay, and Robin to the Trello card so they will be alerted to the next steps for SE Voyagers * If you are not willing to continue as their Guide if they return, remove yourself. * The Trello card should have a follow-up date added to it that falls a few days before the date on the ‘Hold Request’ date on the profile(s) they are using for the Voyage (unless they have said they will return sooner than that date, then that date should be used). ====Examples & Help==== Note: Some of the suggestions below may overlap. You may find that some of them work better for you than others. Some find a combination of two or more of the examples works best. *'''Sample Introduction Letter''' - This letter can be adjusted to fit your “style”, but the main points should be presented in one way or another. ::Subject: Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Voyage ::Hello ? ::Welcome to the PIP Voyage. I’m going to be your Voyage Guide and it’s nice to meet you. I see that you have chosen to work on (name with link) as your first profile. ::Please do not change the {{Hold Request}} Research Note Box at the top of the profile or the {{Image}} or {{Clear}} in the Research Notes section. These tell others not to work on this profile; it is fine if you or I make changes. ::I recommend that you review the Goals found on the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Profile_Improvement Profile Improvement Project page]. You can also find [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Profile_Improvement#Examples_of_nice_profiles links to example profiles] that meet those goals on the Project Page. ::When I review, I will use the Level 1 guidance found in the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Standards Project's Style Standards] to make suggestions for further changes. ::Here is a short list of the goals we have for profiles :*Narrative or timeline style :*Grammatically correct :*Past tense :*At least one well-crafted inline citation for each fact :*Links to the profiles of other people in the first instance they are mentioned ::You are welcome to work to higher level standards than are shown in these standards. ::I will usually check with you on the profile’s progress about once a week unless I hear from you sooner. Does that schedule work for you? Since life changes, this schedule can always be adapted. ::Keep in mind that we usually have someone waiting in the queue. If at any time you find that you need to take a break from the Voyage, please let me know and you can go on Shore Leave until a better time for you. This allows you what might be a needed break and I can then work with someone else while you're away. ::Please let me know that you received this email and when you’re ready to review ?’s profile. As we progress on this Voyage, please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments. ::Welcome aboard! I’m looking forward to working with you, ::Signature *'''Notes, Tools & Examples''' - Found on the [https://trello.com/c/KgqPKPuC/87-index-links-to-cards far left column on Trello] – Contains information and examples for dozens of different items that may be encountered on the Voyage. To see only things you are responsible for, access the filter feature (menu bar > Filters) and select yourself and unassigned. You can clear the filters at any time to see all the cards. *'''The [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyager_Standards Rubric]''' - This FSP shows the Voyager Skills that we want to achieve. There are three levels. At the least we want the Voyager to achieve Level 1, but we prefer either Level 2 or Level 3. If you are unfamiliar with any item on the Rubric, please ask Robin, Debi, or Kay. If you feel your Voyager will respond positively, encourage them to learn some of the less common skills, ex. ‘labels’ (alt. text) *'''[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Resources Profile Improvement Project Resources]''' is a quick reference for various Help pages. Be sure to refer to individual skills in the Rubric and to the Trello card in the Notes, Tools, & Examples list for further information, as applicable. *Adding a PDF to Voyager’s Trello card for 2nd profile - For instructions, see Save PDF of a Profile under Notes, Tools, & Examples in Trello (far left column) *Once your Voyager has completed the Voyage, if you feel they would make a good Guide, review the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Voyage_Guide_Nomination_Questions Guide nomination FSP]. If you still want to nominate the person, follow the instructions on their Trello card. *'''[https://discord.com/channels/494893309152722955/836606409906716692 Discord #voyager-guide channel]''' – This is a good place to communicate questions or comments with other Guides

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] ==Guide Nomination== When evaluating whether or not to nominate a Voyage Grad as a potential Guide, please consider the following questions: #Are they detail oriented? #Do they enjoy the research? #Do they like seeing a profile well-formatted? #Are they willing to ask for help from others (other Guides, g2g community)? #Are they friendly? #Are they reasonable? #Are they patient? #Are they organized? #How do they take ‘correction’? #What is their attitude about following WT Guidelines? WT Hierarchy? #Are they responsible? #Are they dependable? #Do they follow through? #Are they responsive? #Are they enthusiastic about good profiles and WikiTree? #Were their questions and/or responses to reviews clear? Were they able to communicate their thoughts?

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] ==Voyage Notes, Tools & Examples adapted from Trello== ---- ==Notes, Tools & Examples== ===Active but non-responsive Voyager=== Sample wording: "Time for our check-in. Your last message to me was on [date], so I'm wondering if you're still interested in continuing by finishing up with [Voyage profile]? Or if you'd prefer to switch guides?" If they do request a change they will be placed at the head of the line as they are already in progress. Let Robin or Debi know so one of them can update the Trello card ===Ancestry Citer App=== [https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/clarke11007/ancite.php Ancestry Citer App] helps create Ancestry citations and builds the Templates for you when you input the URLs. Note: It can not create a Record Template and an Image Template at the same time. I usually create a citation using the Record template. Then create a template for the Image, that can be copy and pasted into the citation to complete it. ===Bio Check App=== App to review biographies for style errors and to find profiles which might need to be sourced [https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/sands1865/biocheck/ BioCheckApp] [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1132188/bio-check-app G2G announcement] [[Space:BioCheckHelp|Help Page]] ===[[Help:Biographies|Biographies]] sections & subsections=== Some members prefer an outline style to a narrative style and that is OK. All varieties should include inline citations. Sub-sections OK, generally recommended if the bio is very long. ===Citation for Search Results behind Paywalls=== If a search result link doesn't go to a specific record when not logged in, cite as follows (example website, applies to any): scotlandspeople.gov.uk; scotlandspeople search terms (database names, dates, whatever was used), x number of results found; potential record (identifying data such as Ref: 123/1234); searched, performed, and record abstracted by [[WikiID-##|member name]] on search date [Abstract of record: (include any names, dates, places, etc.)] This question came from a Voyager who had found a search result at Scotland's People but did not have access to the detailed information. Since ScotlandsPeople is a pay site, the search term link they included did not work for me. This is the citation I (Debi) recommended using in those cases ===Citation using Wayback Machine=== [[McGee-2900|John Patrick McGee, Obit citation]]

John Patrick McGee, obituary, 6 April 2017; born digital, Carter Funeral Home, Garland, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA (http://www.carterfh.com/notices/John-McGee : accessed 20 May 2017). [saved to the WaybackMachine, 20 May 2017]

===DBE 962 checks for broken links=== From Data Doctors just after this new suggestion was posted:

User beware. I have several 962 that are the URL copied from an Ancestry citation, which I will fix. This is an excellent argument for always including the full citation, not just the URL. fact sourced to a defunct website that I don't want removed as I want to know where the assertion originally came as a starting point to finding a better source. Suggesting Wayback Machine could also be included in the help to find the content.

===Discursive or Explanatory footnotes=== From [[Help:Sources_Style_Guide|Sources Style Guide, references section]]

A reference may include annotations, i.e. discussion or analysis of the cited source. Alternatively, a reference note may simply be an explanatory note and not a source citation at all.

Also known as a discursive note ===DNA Triangulation as a Source=== Here's the [[Help:Triangulation|help page on triangulation]] Ask Debi or Robin if help is needed evaluating the Confirmation statement ===FamilySearch Template Guidelines=== [[Help:Links_to_FamilySearch|Links to FamilySearch]] ===FAQs on uncertain data items, including parentage, and use of research notes=== *[[Help:Uncertain|Uncertain]] *[[Help:Disagreements_about_Certainty|Disagreements about Certainty]] *[[Help:Research_Notes|Research notes]] ===FindAGrave=== [[Template:FindAGrave|Template]] and [[Help:Find_A_Grave|help page]]. ===Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch=== 70% of the free historic records on FamilySearch.org can't be found with a basic search. This [https://youtu.be/Rn2VY-wSfkw video presentation] explains how to navigate unindexed image sets and use advanced search features to find the records you're looking for. All of it is good. Total 56 minutes. There's a section about looking through unindexed images starting about 9:00 minutes. ===Finding NARA digitized images=== Anytime there is a US National Archives (NARA) micropublication number in the data on a subscription-only site (ex M397 Civil War Compiled Service records at Fold3), [https://www.archives.gov/digitization/digitized-by-partners check this link] and search for the number. It will then show who has the data. Sometimes it is available at a non-subscription site and sometimes (as in this case) there is a link to the images on the NARA site. If there is a link for NARA, click that. Once you're on the results page, put the surname you are looking for in the search box beside the micropublication number to narrow the results ===Footnotes go after punctuation=== Footnote indicators, according to most style guides, usually follow the punctuation. This post on [https://english.stackexchange.com/a/469455 Stack Exchange] has a great comparison of a bunch of the different official styles and includes the few times when the footnote indicator should follow. Please review it and let me know if you have any questions. ===For Voyagers improving profiles co-managed by others=== Profiles they solely manage for close ancestors (3 generations parents, grandparents) reflects the Voyagers' own personal preferences on profiles for which they are the only manager. Voyagers understand that: *improvements may be made by other members *they will need to work together with other interested family members on stylistic decisions Also they need to understand the guidelines regarding [[Help:Resolving_a_Disagreement|Disagreements about privacy]]: *If the person was born in the past 150 years, relatives within four or five degrees of separation can control access and editing to themselves. See [[Help:Privacy Privacy]. *Family members cannot restrict access to their shared parents, grandparents, etc. That is, siblings cannot have separate versions of their parents' profiles, cousins cannot have separate profiles of their grandparents, etc. ===[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen Grammarly extension for Chrome]=== I (Debi) use this when writing narrative biographies. The basic model is free to use. There is a pay version but I don't think it would be helpful when working on profiles. The citations from FamilySearch usually cause some suggestions but I ignore those. ===How to include disputed origins and conflated profile info=== Sample explanation: It does not go above the biography heading. An example of the short paragraphs that go above the Biography heading can be found on the profile of [[Darwin-15|Charles Darwin]]. For information about disputed origins or why two people are not the same person, it is better to use the [[Template:Uncertain_Family|Uncertain Family]] or [[Template:Conflated|Conflated]] templates to add a research box to the top of the profile and a third level section such as Disputed Origins or Easily Conflated under the Research Notes section. G2G discussion about this topic: [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1089554/do-allow-text-section-before-the-biography-section-profiles Do we allow a text section before the biography section on profiles?] ===How to see a merged away profile=== *Look at the Change Log of the current profile and find the statement has a comment (Merged OldWiki ID into RemainingWiki ID) *Click the OldWiki ID link *That will open the change log for the old Wiki ID *The top line will be an equivalent Merged statement *Click the "edited the data" link *The left column will be what the profile contained before it was merged. ===How to Source from Ancestry with an expired subscription=== [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1206411/how-to-source-from-ancestry-with-an-expired-subscription G2G topic] ===Image alt-text=== Things to consider when creating alt-text for images. [https://accessibility.psu.edu/images/alttext/ Image ALT Text] The parameter name in the WikiTree Image template is "label" but is other things in other templates. ===Link templates=== [[:category:External_Link_Templates|External Link Templates]] ===Location help pages=== [[Help:Location_Fields|Location fields]], buried in the Location Field Style Guide section

Use the full place name for counties, states, provinces, départements, etc. Examples: Rhode Island, not RI; New Brunswick, not NB; Hampshire, not Hants; Seine-et-Marne, not S-M. Abbreviation of country names is acceptable as long as the abbreviation is standard and is recognizable.

South Africa [[Project:South_African_Roots/Help|Help]], and [[Project:South_African_Roots/Sources2|Place Names]] ===Merged Profile(s) Cleanup - Suggestion 811=== *[[Space:811:_Profile_After_Merge-Biography_Example|Data Doctors example page]] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhM1tLptVmo Data Doctors YouTube tutorial] *[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=err6&Query=orphan&MaxErrors=1000&ErrorID=811 WikiTree+ orphans needing merge cleanup]: Click Find Suggestions button *Weekly Data Doctor Report (replace YYYY-MM-DD with a Sunday's date): [[Space:Data_Doctors_Report_YYYY-MM-DD|Space:Data_Doctors_Report_YYYY-MM-DD]] *[[Space:DBE_Errors_By|Suggestions by Locations]]: drill down to a familiar location, then search for 811 ===Name Guidelines=== While all profiles fall under the main [[Help:Name_Fields|name fields]] guidelines, some Projects have developed additional guidelines specific to their location or topic: *[[Space:Name_Field_Guidelines|Name Field Guidelines]] *[[Project:Louisiana_Families|Louisiana Families Project: Name field guidelines]] ===Project Profile Standards=== Some Projects have developed standards for what they expect to see in biographies. Here are links to the ones that I (Debi) am aware of: *[[Space:Puritan_Great_Migration_Editing_Guidance|Puritan Great Migration Editing Guidance]]: This should not affect Voyage profiles. If you become aware that a Voyager plans to work on profiles that are in this Project, be sure to share this with them *[[Space:England_Project_-_Profile_Standards|English Profile Standards]] *[[Space:Scotland_-_Profile_Standards|Scottish Profile Standards]] ===Reasons to include profile links=== [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1128810#a1129061 G2G topic] We use profile links the first time a name is mentioned for several reasons: ====Navigation==== Make it easier for the reader to get to other profiles. Depending on the length of the biography, a considerable amount of scrolling could be required to get back to the links in the heading. This reason is included as an additional tip in the More Tips portion of the [[Help:Biographies|Additional Subsections part of the Biography FAQ]]

Help the reader navigate WikiTree by linking to profiles of other individuals you reference in the narrative, such as parents, siblings, spouses and children

====Connections==== Help reconnect profiles in the event they are ever inappropriately merged or disconnected ====SEO==== A way to increase valid internal links for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) purposes ===Rules and Guidelines=== Work done which follows the guidelines will take preference over work which does not in the event of a conflict. [[Help:Style_FAQ|Style FAQ: What happens if you knowingly break style rules]] Guidelines are used when resolving those conflicts: [[Help:Finding_the_Question_in_a_Conflict|finding the Question in a Conflict]] Anything which begins with wikitree.com/wiki/Help: is considered "official" unless there is a heading at the top saying it is a work in progress: [[Help:Style_FAQ|Style FAQ: Where do you find the style rules]] How to get an official style rule changed: [[Help:Style_FAQ|Style FAQ: How are new style rules developed]] [[Help:Developing_New_Rules|Developing New Rules]] ===Skills Standards=== [[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Biography_Standards|Profile Improvement Project Biography Standards]] ===Source citation examples & templates=== *[[Help:Sources|Sources]] *[[Space:Evidence_Explained_Citation_Style|Evidence Explained Citation Style]] *[[Space:Saturday_Sourcing_Sprint_Citation_Examples|Saturday Sourcing Sprint Citation Examples]] *[[Space:ORA_template_examples|ORA Template Examples]] *[https://www.citationmachine.net/chicago Citation Machine: CHICAGO Format & CHICAGO Citations Generator] ====[[Space:Australia,_Sources_and_Citation_Examples|Australia Sources & Citation Examples]]==== *[[Space:Online_Repository_Assistant_(ORA)_Templates_for_Australian_Researchers|Online Repository Assistant (ORA) Templates for Australian Researchers]] ====[[Space:England_Orphan_Trail:_Citation_templates|England Orphan Trail: Citation templates]]==== *[[Space:Magna_Carta_Project_Resources|Magna Carta Project Resources]] ====Other info==== *[[Space:Category-Source|Category Source]] *[[Help:Link_Templates|Link Templates]] *[[Space:Jillaine%27s_Dream_Source_Help_Page|Jillaine's Dream Source Help Page]] ===US Military Medals & Decorations sticker template=== [[Space:United_States_Armed_Forces%2C_Decorations%2C_Awards%2C_and_Badges|space page]] ===US Military Records=== Use the FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245 US Veterans Administration Master Index (VAMI)] database to search for the soldier. When you find the card, note that the stated unit may not be exact. These are VA cards, not the actual branch of service records. The card will have a column of letters, some of which may have a number next to them. The number beside the letter codes will be the file number of that particular thing: *C or xC indicates that there may be a VA Claim; the x means deceased *T indicates they took out insurance *A indicates the insurance was converted to bonds *CT indicates the bonds were cashed in (circa 1936) These files are not the Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) that were affected by the 1970s era fire. I've attached the list of all the different kinds of documents that can be ordered and which form to use to request the file. Be aware that, because of Covid, the backlog to pull files is HUGE. It is recommended that, if you actually want to get the files, you hire a private puller. I have asked for a recommendation and will post it here when received. Sample profile that uses the various codes from a VAMI card - First use as [[Cottrell-681|Clay Rex Cottrell]] ===US National Archives NARA Citation samples=== [https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/general-info-leaflets/17-citing-records.pdf Citing records (PDF)] ===Voyager Recognition Sticker=== {{Recognition Sticker |image=Profile_Improvements_Voyage.png|imagetext=Profile Improvement Voyager |text={{#profile:RealName}} has completed the [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]'s [[Space:Profile_Improvements_Voyage|Voyage]]}} ===Why the style rules matter (including grammar)=== [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/113921#a113922 Why does grammar, style, and formatting matter for "cousin bait"? - G2G] ===WikiTree AGC App for GEDCOM Clean-up=== The Wikitree AGC app can be used to quickly clean up gedcom imports that were processed using the gedcompare function. It won't work on some of the older gedcoms. It's a Chrome plug in. [[Space:WikiTree_AGC|WikiTree AGC]]

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] '''Skills to be covered with each Voyager:''' Adapted from Trello Voyage Skills (now archived) ==Voyage Skills== *Writing biographies with inline sources & appropriate headings (narrative style preferred by the project; outline style allowed if the Voyager indicates a preference for that) *Adding detailed sources for the facts (who, which event, where, when; what source location). Also the apps are helpful: WikiTree Sourcer is great for finding records and WikiTree BEE can help you bring in sources on linked profiles. *Updating locations with as much detail as is known (city, township, county, state, country); the locations dropdown contains suggestions which are not always accurate *Adding a picture or image of a document *Linking or adding profiles for family members (knowing how is required; adding all is not) *Adding Stickers (immigration, location, military, died young, project) *Adding categories (location, occupation, military, project) *Check the unsourced profiles on their watchlist *Searching for possible duplicates *Checking the suggestions list for that profile *Checking the suggestions list for their managed profiles *Knows how to clean up profiles created from gedcom (ask for an example of work done; if none, check their managed profiles suggestion list for one to use (search for GEDCOM); if none, check the [https://trello.com/c/DqSqOz5k GEDCOM Cleanup Trello Card] *Knows how to clean up profiles left in disrepair following a merge (ask for an example of work done; if none, check their managed profiles suggestion list for one to use (search for suggestion 811); if none, check the [https://trello.com/c/07j87eOK Merged Orphan Trello Card] *Knows about [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Project-Managed_Profiles collaborating with Projects] if a Project is co-managing a profile *Knows when to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Communication_Before_Editing communicate before editing] *Knows how to find and review the change logs and the knowledge of how to restore a change gone wrong *Knows how to tell that a profile is connected to the main tree and how to find any profiles they manage that are not connected. *Knows how to determine that a Last Name at Birth change is needed and how to make the change when necessary *Knows what it means to be a [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Profile_Manager profile manager]. Knows how to orphan a profile, add another member to the Trusted list of a profile, add a co-manager, and transfer a profile to another member to be the sole manager

[[Category: Profile Improvement Project]] ==Voyager Onboarding adapted from Trello Onboarding Checklist== '''Note:''' May need formatting *Send an intro email to your Voyager introducing yourself as their Guide. Ask them to let you know when they are ready to for you to review their chosen profile. Let them know that you are available for questions and ask them to PM you if they have not received a response from you within a couple of days (adjust time to your schedule) *If the Voyager is moved to Shore Excursion, a 'due date' needs to be added to the Voyager's Trello card (let Robin know) six months out from the initial hold date. New guidelines regarding Hold Requests https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Hold_Requests state that Learning programs may set end dates up to six months away. At that time the Hold Request Research Box will automatically disappear. The research note and the Hold Request template should be removed. The Voyager should be told this will happen when they go on SE. *Add [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:PIP_Pendleton-2589_Voyager_Skills Voyager Skills] checklist when you get the request for the first review *Review profile and offer suggestions *Follow up - review whether suggestions were implemented *Review the second profile selection to verify it qualifies (managed by Voyager or has permission from co-manager, 1800-1999 dates, all linked profiles have open privacy). If a linked profile's privacy is too high, are they willing to add you to the trusted list? *Advise Robin which profile has been chosen so she can add the information and screenshots to the Trello card. *Add Hold Request to second profile with a date six month out; this can be extended later if necessary
{{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= XX XXX XXXX}} *Add a Research Note for the PIP Hold Request:
{{Image|file=Profile_Improvements_Voyage.png |align=l |size=s |caption= }}{{Blue|This profile is part of the [[Space:Profile_Improvements_Voyage|Profile Improvement Project Voyage]]. Should you wish access to it, please contact Profile Improvement Project's Voyage Team Lead [[Dodge-4214|Robin Shaules]]. Thanks!}}{{Clear}} *Second profile suggestion follow up *Suggest a Challenge *Follow up - review whether participated in a Challenge *Review / Follow-up on Skills List *Remove banners from profiles *Recommend that they [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:Following follow the Announcements tag] to learn about new guidelines and Profile_Improvement for information about the project *Award Completion Sticker:
{{Recognition Sticker |image=Profile_Improvements_Voyage.png|imagetext=Profile Improvement Voyager |text={{#profile:RealName}} has completed the [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]'s [[Space:Profile_Improvements_Voyage|Voyage]]}} *Invite to Discord by sharing the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord help:discord] page.
Example: Are you familiar with Discord (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Discord)? It is a text-based chat program that WikiTree uses for members to feel more connected. The Profile Improvement Project has a channel there to ask questions and support each other. If you are new to Discord, the link on the help page will bring up the registration page. After you have registered, go back to the help page and click the link again to be taken to the WikiTree server. That will put the new server in the left column. The center column will have "#channels"; click the one about needing verification and follow the instructions. *Invite to the [https://groups.google.com/u/0/g/wtprofileimprovement?hl=en PIP Google Group] including a statement that it is optional, but if they wish to join to add their WikiID when requesting to join. *If they haven't already told you, ask about their opinion and if it is OK to include it with their graduation info on the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles Graduates] FSP
Example: How was your time on the Voyage? Did you learn things that will be helpful as you go forward? Do you have any suggestions for ways to improve the Voyage for future participants? *Alert Debi or Robin to Award Badge with message. Add them to the card. *Leaders will Award Badge with message, then remove all Guides from the card *Send graduation message
Example: Welcome to the Project, (name), and thank you for all your hard work on the Voyage. You have mastered the skills needed to produce great profiles and we look forward to working with you. *Consider if they would be a good guide, using the list set out in [[Space:Pendleton-2589_PIP_Guide_Nomination|guide nomination]]. If you think this Voyager would be a good Guide, alert Debi or Robin who will add the "4 Guide Vetting" checklist to the card and move the card to the Potential Guide list. Set a 30-day due date and add Pam to the card. Don't discuss with the Voyager beyond a casual remark that all Guides are graduated Voyagers. *Add to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:PIP_Voyagers_Improved_Profiles Graduates] FSP *Ask Debi or Robin to add the Voyager to the PIP check-in spreadsheet. Advise the Voyager that they will be part of the Biography Team, Level 1 until next check-in when they will have the opportunity to change to a different Team or add an additional Team.

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Space:Profile_Improvements_Voyage]] ==Welcome to the Profile Improvement Project (PIP) Voyager Standards== '''Mission: To improve profiles by Voyagers to a specific standard using a multiple level criteria rubric.''' :The first rubric, showing '''Voyager Skills''', will be used by the Voyage Guide to evaluate their Voyagers. The items outlined in Level 1 are the minimum standards. During the Voyage we would like to see the Voyager bring their profiles up to at least a Level 2, with Level 3 being the objective, if possible. :The second rubric, showing '''Category of Skill''', will allow the Voyager to see where they are with their profile and by the Guide to see how well done the Voyager's profile is when finished. It will also be the standard that the Biography Team will be using to evaluate the profiles they will be working on. '''Voyager Skills Standards''' {| border="1" !Voyager Skills!!Specific Skill!!Level 1!!Level 2!!Level 3 |- |Names||[[Help:Name_Fields#Special_Naming_Conventions|LNAB Guidelines]]||Is aware of the naming guidelines||Has experience choosing the most accurate spelling at the time of birth||Has used sources and research notes to determine and explain why a specific spelling was chosen |- |Locations||[[Help:Location Fields| Use complete locations]]||Is aware of location guidelines||Has used a combination of location names from multiple sources but not complete but has not included some element (Country is critical)||Complete location from sources with level of certainty; research note if less that certain |- |Dates||Dates as provided in sources||is aware of date guidelines ||Has used a date from source or Estimated date with status button||Date from source or estimated date with status button, template, and research notes |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources|Cite reliable sources]]||included sources that are either derived or not primary sources||Minimum 2 original sources used, or 2 primary sources, in addition to derived or secondary sources||3 or more primary or original sources used |- |Sources||[[Help:How_to_Get_Started_with_Genealogy#Source.2C_Source.2C_Source|Source Each Fact]]||Sources cited but not all facts are found in the source||Each fact has a source with explicit evidence||Evidence from multiple reliable sources used to source a tricky fact |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources Style Guide|Cite sources using Evidence Explained style guide (based on Chicago Manual of Style)]]||Sources contain data recommended by the EE guide||All Sources contain all the data recommended by EE guide and some have EE styling||Sources contain all data recommended by EE guide and most conform in style |- |Sources||[[Help:Sources|Use of inline sources, including named sources]]||Citations present but not inline||[[Help:Sources#Embed_them_as_references_.28footnotes.29|Inline citations used]]||[[Help:Sources#Repeated_use_of_the_same_source_in_the_same_profile|At least 1 inline citation used more than once]] |- |Sources||Knows about Apps for finding and citing||Is aware of RootsSearch and Sourcer||Is aware and has used RootsSearch or Sourcer||Uses RootsSearch or Sourcer regularly and is aware of the Ancestry Citer |- |Analysis of evidence||||Has overlooked facts in the evidence used, or missed facts by using trancription only and ignoring image, or source does not support the fact, or does not understand the potential unreliability of the source used, or has overlooked discrepancies in the sources||All sources support the documented facts. Discrepancies noted. Good use of research notes where required. Use of uncertain buttons where warranted.||2 star requirements met + use of other resources, e.g. checking legislation or historical sources for context. Demonstrates good understanding of the reliability of different types of evidence. |- |Content||Creating engaging content||A few facts are stated but no details provided||Several facts are stated||Contains several facts supplemented with interesting details or relevant background information |- |Writing||Clarity||Content only understood following explanation||Content is difficult to understand, or contains too much content that is not genealogical in nature||Content easily understood, abbreviations are explained, content is genealogical in nature |- |Writing||Using correct language||Frequent grammar or spelling errors||1-3 errors||Perfect spelling and grammar |- |Presentation||Neat profile that aids increased accessibility||Content is difficult to read, e.g. excessive bold text, lack of spacing between facts, loud or tiled background, would be aided by use of headings, has copy/paste of entire wills/articles/obituaries onto profile||Some attempt at presentation has been made, e.g. use of headings, but some problems remain, e.g. profile could benefit from a list/table/FSP(Free Space Page)||Presentation easy to read, polished appearance, headings used where benefit gained, use of FSP where warranted |- |Images||Loading & citing images||uploaded an image and put a citation in the comments||included a link to an image in the biography ||included a link to an image and included the image citation in the biography |- |Images||Use of image template to place image in biography||Image is in the biography; No caption or label, image not self-explanatory. Not placed well. Visually unpleasant.||Image is well placed and sized in the biography and has a caption||Images are visually pleasing, well placed, understandable with captions if required, labels used. |- |Relationships||Knows how to create linked relationships||Has created at least one linked profile with at least one source that shows the relationship||Has created all spouse & children OR parent & sibling profiles with at least one source that shows the relationship on each||Has created all known relation profiles with good sourcing and at least a minimum biography on each |- |Links||Use of links outside of sources to aid navigation, provide supplementary information and aid search engine optimization||Links to other profiles, also to FSPs where warranted||Links to other profiles/FSPs plus 1-3 links to other webpages||Links to other profiles/FSPs plus > 3 links to other webpages, including a variety of sites, e.g. articles, maps, images |- |Merging Profiles||Integrate facts and resolve discrepancies||Duplicate headings removed||Sources moved inline; unsourced profiles have had at least one source added||Inline sources; duplicate narrative removed; sources added for all facts; linked profiles checked for potential merges |- |Biography Style||[[Help:Biographies|Biographies]]||Doesn't seem to have a style||Outline syle used ||Biography written in narrative syle with appropriate headings |- |Categories||[[Help:Categorization|Categorization]]||No Categories; understands using the Category picker||1 category added||> 1 category added |- |Stickers||[[Help:Stickers|Stickers]]||No Stickers; understand what they are and how to use them||1 sticker below biography heading||Stickers placed in logical portions of the biography; no errors |- |Certain/Uncertain buttons||[[Help:Uncertain|Uncertain Status]]||Understands when to use them||Used sporadically||Used |- |Dates||[[Help:Date_Fields#Date_Status_Options|Date Status]]||Understands when to use them||Used sporadically||Used |- |Places||[[Help:Uncertain_Locations|Place Status]]||Understands when to use them||Used sporadically||Used |- |Names||[[Help:Name_Fields#Specific_Rules_for_Individual_Name_Fields|Name Status]]||Understands when to use them||Used sporadically||Used |- |Relationships||[[Help:Relationship Status|Relationship Status]]||Understands when to use them||Used sporadically||Used |- |Watchlist items||[[Help:How to Manage Your Watchlist|How to Manage Your Watchlist]]t|||||| |- |Duplicates|||||||| |- |Suggestions||||Knows [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Suggestions#Suggestion_Types suggestion types]|||| |} ---- '''Category of Skill Standards''' {| border="1" !Category of Skill!!Specific Skill!!Level 1!!Level 2!!Level 3 |- |Names||LNAB guidelines||Has names in appropriate fields as identified from sources||Has the most accurate spelling at the time of birth||Has sources and research notes explaining why a specific spelling was chosen |- |Locations||Use complete locations||location as seen on source||combination of location from multiple sources but not complete||complete location from sources with level of certainty; research note if less that certain |- |Dates||Dates as provided in sources||date from source||date from source or Estimated date with status button||date from source or estimated date with status button, template, and research notes |- |Sources||Cite reliable sources||All sources are either derived or not primary sources||Minimum 2 original sources used, or 2 primary sources, in addition to derived or secondary sources||3 or more primary or original sources used |- |Sources||Source each fact||sources cited but not all facts are found in the source||each fact has a source with explicit evidence||Evidence from multiple reliable sources used to source a tricky fact |- |Sources||Cite sources using Evidence Explained style guide (based on Chicago Manual of Style)||Sources contain data recommended by the EE guide||All Sources contain all the data recommended by EE guide and some have EE styling||Sources contain all data recommended by EE guide and most conform in style |- |Sources||Use of inline sources, including named sources||Citations present but not inline||Inline citations used||At least 1 inline citation used more than once |- |Analysis of evidence||||Some facts not included in biography||All sources support the documented facts. Discrepancies noted. Good use of research notes where required. 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Not placed well. 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[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]][[Category:Unknowns]] [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]
[[Space:Unknowns_Team|Unknowns Team]] {{Image|file=Unknowns_Team.png}} == Mission == : To make all Unknown profiles appear in related searches. NOTE - UPDATE September 19, 2022. This task is largely complete at this time. A few team members are finishing up, and Pam will check regularly to be sure profiles aren't created using these Aliases. : Wikitree has several thousand profiles which, instead of using the required “Unknown” surname when needed, have used what we call "aliases" – such as Uncertain, LNU, Not Known, or a host (60+) of other terms. A [[#Unknown_Aliases_and_Counts|table of these occurrences]], with stats as to how we are doing, is posted below. : These profiles are not searchable. Many are unconnected and unsourced. As [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1266085 posted on G2G] recently,

"When profiles have the surname Unknown, they will show up in searches where a married name is searched, but there are profiles where the surname is not known. In other words, if you have "Elizabeth (Unknown) Martin," and you search for "Elizabeth Martin," profiles for Elizabeth Unknown are included in the search, whereas profiles for "Elizabeth X" or “Elizabeth Uncertain” are not."

: We need to redirect and update as many of these profiles as possible. We focus on Open (looks like a clear bubble with a white lock) and Public (green lock) profiles. Sometimes the manager is no longer active, and we need to go through a slight variation of the [[Help:Unresponsive_Profile_Managers|Unresponsive Profile Manager (UPM) process]]. Then, once the profile is orphaned, we try to research for a correct surname, and if unsuccessful, we change the surname to Unknown '''WITH APPROPRIATE RESEARCH NOTES'''. Sometimes the manager will work with us to research and correct the surname to Unknown if the information is still not available. == Task List == === Task 1 - Research the identified English aliases === :'''Please Note''': Certain Aliases are already being handled by specific Unknowns Team members. Check the [[#Unknown_Aliases_and_Counts|table below]]. Please do not contact PMs about profiles with assigned surnames without collaborating with the specified Unknowns Team member... : Take responsibility for a list of profiles using a certain [[#Unknown_Aliases_and_Counts|Alias]] (in consultation with Team Leader) and work through the list to update them using the following process: *FIRST, place a COMMENT on the profile. State the problem and OFFER TO ASSIST and to source and update the LNAB or correct to it unknown. Try to find the LNAB – if you are successful, place sources on the profile. If not, leave research notes telling where you searched. Here is a sample note: ::

"We are working hard to reduce the number of “[uncertain]” profiles on Wikitree. The standard usage on Wikitree is Unknown; see details below to clarify why this is important. The profile [uncertain-XXX] for (name) is an example.

This was [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1266085 posted recently on our G2G forum] by the Unknowns project: "When profiles have the surname Unknown, they will show up in searches where a married name is searched, but there are profiles where the surname is not known. In other words, if you have "Elizabeth (Unknown) Martin," and you search for "Elizabeth Martin," profiles for Elizabeth Unknown are included in the search, whereas profiles for "Elizabeth [uncertain]" are not."

I have checked for sources and not been able to find the last name at birth (LNAB). If you have learned the LNAB please add it to the profile. [or, I have added sources…]. Could you please take a moment and change the LNAB birth on this profile? If you manage multiple [Uncertain] profiles, I’m happy to work with you to find and update each one! Just let me know!

We would really appreciate this contribution to our collaborative WikiTree. If we can’t find the profile, we can’t work together to improve it!

Thank you.

Name
Volunteer, the Unknowns Team

{{Clear}} *SECOND, after a few days, send a Trusted List request. (I usually wait two days unless the PM has been inactive for several years in which case I send immediately). Here is a sample note: ::

I sent you a message recently about the --- profile for . This is a trusted list request so that I can update the profile, at the very least to correct the last name at birth to the standard Unknown [sometimes – if it applies - I’ll say “to use the sources provided on the profile”], and increase the chances that other researchers will find the profile and provide additional information. Just click on the link in this email to approve. I promise I’ll remove myself from the profile when I’m finished.

I hope you will collaborate with me.

Name
Volunteer, the Unknowns Team

{{Clear}} *THIRD -send a message to the Profile Manager. Here is a sample comment: ::

I posted a comment on the profile and sent a trusted list request about the -----profile for -----. I hope you will work with me to update the profile and strengthen our collaborative tree. If we do not hear from you in a week, we will file a request to have the profile orphaned. (Another option is to write "Please check ...profile for an update needed to make the profile searchable in the WikiTree database.")

Name
Volunteer, the Unknowns team

{{Clear}} :NOTE: If the PM is active, it is a good idea at this point to also post a comment on the PM’s personal profile referencing the [uncertain] profile you’ve been working on. :NOTE: special guidelines for working on profiles that use the alias Anonymous, X or other single alphabet letters: * Does the profile (or a close relative) have birth or death dates? * If there’s reason to believe the person has no living descendants, was born before 1910, or is deceased, you can request a change (Hint - use the Descendants tab...it's genius!!). * If no dates on the profile or a close relative, can you determine whether 1) the profile is connected to the PM or 2) the person has living grandchildren? If so, do not request a change. ==== Unresponsive Profile Managers ==== : Unknowns Team process. *Follow the established protocol of posting a comment, sending a trusted list request and sending a message. Then after 7 days….. send [[Anderson-20093|Pam]] a note at her email. Include the following ** Profile number (a link to the profile is ideal) ** Current name on profile ** Name of PM ** Date the PM was last active on Wikitree ** Note if the PM has additional profiles with the same issue which can be addressed at the same time. :Here are two examples: *https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Not_Known-184 Odom PM Bandy-545 last active 2017 *https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Not_Known-197 Downey PM Downey-478 currently active. Also has -198 and -199. :Pam will then submit the request and let you know when we have a response. * This is a special protocol just for the Unknowns Team. Thank you! === Task 2 - Research native language alias profiles === : We also need volunteers who can work with non-English terms and profiles –Unbekannt (German) (and NN, also mostly German profiles), Okand (Swedish), and Onbekend (Afrikaans) and others still being identified. I am happy to show you exactly how to find these particular profiles * Native language words (ex: Unbekannt) should moved to the Other Last Name to make the profile searchable and, at the same time, easier for native speakers to find. * LNAB will be changed to Unknown so that the Wikitree database search routines will work with the alternate names : For guidelines on this, see: * [[Help:Name_Fields#Special_rules_for_required_fields|special rules for required fields]], first bullet point and the footnote: **[[Help:Name_Fields#_note-0|why the same convention for unknown last names is important]] * [[Help:Name_Fields#Last_Name_at_Birth|only using "Unknown" in the Last Name at Birth (LNAB)]] * [[Help:Name_Fields#Other_Last_Names|place alternate spellings in Other Last Name]] (native language "alternative spellings" of Unknown in our case) : Here's a PROCESS for working with a list of non-English Unknown (ex Okand, Unbekand, Inconnu, etc.) profiles: * If the profile has no dates, is not linked to other profiles, has no info at all, and the changes log indicates the profile has never had any info, send a note to Pam for addition to the [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|list of possible profiles for deletion]] * If the profile appears to be pre-1500...sigh with exasperation (I will enthusiastically join you!!), leave it alone for now, and move on * Try to find a record for a proper Last Name at Birth (LNAB) ** if found, add the source *** If there is a Profile Manager write a brief "please update" comment to the PM on the profile asking that the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) be updated and offer to help. *** If the profile is orphaned **** adopt the profile and change the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) to the newly found name **** orphan the profile by removing yourself as the manager on the Privacy tab ** if not found *** if there is a Profile Manager, write a brief "please update" comment to the PM on the profile with a link to the rules about using Unknown and the reasoning for it. See [[#Sample1|first sample]] above. Offer to help. *** If the profile is orphaned **** adopt the profile and change the Last Name at Birth (LNAB) to Unknown **** move the non-English word into the "Other Last Name" field **** orphan the profile by removing yourself as the manager on the Privacy tab **** update birth and death locations to add at least the country ***** if there is a town name, use the pin icon next to it to open GoogleMaps for help with location details. Adding the location details might help someone going forward and it will show up on Unknown lists which will someday be categorized. ***** if there are no locations, check immediate family members for birth or death locations ****** if those profiles have locations, add that as an uncertain birth location to help future researchers **** add a married surname to Current Last Name or to Other Last Name if possible (often available, but not picked up by GEDcom imports). Use the conventions of that country or project. === Task 3 - Monitor for new aliases === : Find new aliases for Unknown: *Check the [https://www.wikitree.com/indexes/person/U/12.html list of surnames beginning with U] occasionally to see if aliases are in use that are not in the [[#Unknown_Aliases_and_Counts|table]] *Use [https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3Dname&MaxProfiles=50000&PageSize=500 WikiTree+ to search for potential alias words] such as Last, Know, None, Unknow, Name, etc. If you see an error message, click the OK box, then click the blue Get Profiles button in the left column. If you find a few, please fix them as above (and tell us about them). If you find a large group we haven't found yet, please contact the Team!! ** The search routine will start with LastNameatBirth=Last in the left column. To try other words, change last to the word you want to search. == Unknown Aliases and Counts == : The goal is to have the Unknown alias counts eventually reach zero. Identified aliases are below. This table shows only the number of Open and Public profiles using the Alias. When you click the link, most pages will open a WikiTree+ report for that surname. If you see an error message, click the OK box, then click the blue Get Profiles button in the left column. '''RESEARCHED''' profiles, where the real Last Name at Birth (LNAB) could not be found, should be renamed to Unknown. :{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! align="center" style="background:#A8C3E0;"|'''Alias''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|Team Member ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|22 Jan 2022 ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|1 Mar 2022 ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|28 May 2022 ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|3 Aug 2022 ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|12 Apr 2023 ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|15 Feb 2024 |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&s=--- ---]||||23||2||0||0||0||13¹ |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&s=------ ------(x6)]||||11||0||0||0||0|| 3¹ |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&s=----- -----(x5)]||||24||3||2||1||0|| 6¹ |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&s=.... ....]||Elaine Martzen||51||34||15||8||0||43¹ |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&s=-UNKNOWN- -UNKNOWN-]||||10||9||1||0||0||24¹ |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sAKA AKA] |||||||||||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sDONOTKNOW DO NOT KNOW]||||1||2||0||0||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&s=DONTKNOW&order=toucheddn DONT KNOW]||||6||8||4||1*||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sII II] ||||||||||||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sIII III] |||||||||||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DInconnu+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DInconnu+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Inconnu - French]||Anne Guglik||24||22||22||14||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sJr. Jr.] |||||||||||0|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3Dlast%20name+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3Dlast%20name+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 last name]||Pam Smith ||135||86||55||57#||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DLNU+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DLNU+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 LNU (Last Name Unknown)]||||192||170||16||0||0||2 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DMNU+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DMNU+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 MNU (Maiden Name Unknown)]||||68||34||1 (done)||1||2||0|4 ² |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DDK+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DDK+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 DK (Don't Know)]||Terry Fillow||0||1||1||0||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DNK+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DNK+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 NK (Not Known)]||||34||6||3 (delete)||1*||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DNN+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DNN+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 NN (No Name)]||Pam Smith||966||942||414||99#||0||83 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DName+Unknown+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DName+Unknown+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&Format=&PageSize=1000 Name Unknown] ||||||||||||0||13 |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sNames Names] ||||||||||||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sNoNameGenealogy No Name Genealogy] ||||||||||||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DNone+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DNone+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 None]||Pam Smith||||||||158||640|| 63 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3notknown+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3notknown+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 notknown]||||28||6||0||1*||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DNot%20Sure+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DNot%20Sure+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Not Sure]||||79||78||5||1*||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DNot%20Known+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DNot%20Known+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Not Known]||Elaine Martzen||351||282||155||84||100||4 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DOkänd+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DOkänd+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Okänd - Swedish]||||22||22||21||7||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DOnbekend+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DOnbekend+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Onbekend - misc]||||69||64||29||29||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DSomebody+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DSomebody+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Somebody]||||2||0||0||0||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DSomeone+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DSomeone+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Someone]||||7||2||1 (delete)||0||0|| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DSomething+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DSomething+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Something]||||3||1||1 0||(delete)||0|| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sSr. Sr.] ||||||||||||||| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Surname&order=toucheddn&layout=table&limit=1001&sSurnameGenealogy Surname Genealogy] ||||||||||||||| |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUkn+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUkn+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Ukn]||||10||7||1(delete)||1*|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUknown+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUknown+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Uknown]||||400||131||4||1|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnbekannt+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnbekannt+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unbekannt - German]||Heather Quinlan||183||193||79||49|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUncertain+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUncertain+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Uncertain]||Jo Gill McHale||235||168||136||129||0 ||1 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUNDISCOVERED+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUNDISCOVERED+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 UNDISCOVERED]||||17||0||0||0|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth=Unk+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth=Unk+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unk]||Terry Fillow McClintock||1206||1181||948||492||15 || 14^{3 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnkn+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnkn+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unkn]||||142||38||0||1*|| ||3 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnknow+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnknow+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unknow]||||198||140||44||12*|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnknowen+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnknowen+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unknowen]||||25||3||0||0|| ||2 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnknownsurname+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnknownsurname+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unknownsurname]||||1||2||1||0|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnkown+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnkown+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unkown]||Jo Gill McHale||850||836||524||132||1 ||7 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnnamed+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnnamed+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unnamed]||||13||13||3 (delete)||1*|| ||1 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DUnsure+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DUnsure+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Unsure]||||133||118||0||1|| || 0 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DWife+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DWife+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 Wife]||||117||78||8||0|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 X]||||756||597||250 (done)||243|| || 32 |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XX]||||130||123||39 (done)||5*|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XXX]||||80||91||80||5*|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXXXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXXXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XXXX]||||14||39||31||1*|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XXXXX (5)]||||3||14||4||2|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XXXXXX (6)]||||0||3||1||0|| || |- |[https://plus.wikitree.com/default.htm?report=srch1&Query=LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXXXX+Open+OR+LastNameatBirth%3DXXXXXXX+Public&MaxProfiles=2000&PageSize=1000 XXXXXXX (7)]||||0||4||0||0| ||| |- |Total Count||||4864||3885||2899||1329|| || 452 |} NOTES: * 1 black-locked profiles * 2 Mnu is a valid LNAB in Ireland * 3 Unk is a bona fide LNAB in the Netherlands. * (delete): profiles on a list waiting to be approved for deletion. * (done): means that we have handled what we can on that alias and the rest will have to wait or are acceptable uses of that Alias. * '''#''': Remaining, probably not readily fixable. * '''*''': Pam is checking on potential new entries. We are still processing International, Not Known, Uncertain, and Unkown ... those numbers will continue to decline. * 'None' is a newly discovered alias - it's decreasing quickly == Pre-2022 Aliases and Stats == Prior to 2022, the stats included profiles that had privacy which prevented us from working on them. These are being kept for historic purposes. :{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! align="center" style="background:#A8C3E0;"|'''Alias''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''28 Sep 2016''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''3 Feb 2018''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''25 Nov 2019''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''10 Oct 2020''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''8 Jun 2021''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''7 Jan 2022''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''New Date''' |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Anonymous Anonymous] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|1177 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Uncertain Uncertain] ! align="center"|303 ! align="center"|259 ! align="center"|322 ! align="center"|338 ! align="center"|342 ! align="center"|319 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Uknown Uknown] ! align="center"|516 ! align="center"|324 ! align="center"|217 ! align="center"|228 ! align="center"|236 ! align="center"|225 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unknow Unknow] ! align="center"|401 ! align="center"|285 ! align="center"|230 ! align="center"|249 ! align="center"|255 ! align="center"|264 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unknowen Unknowen] ! align="center"|98 ! align="center"|79 ! align="center"|83 ! align="center"|65 ! align="center"|57 ! align="center"|43 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/UNKOWN Unkown] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|1,343 ! align="center"|1,208 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/-UNKNOWN- -UNKNOWN-] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|52 ! align="center"|35 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unknownsurname Unknownsurname] ! align="center"|71 ! align="center"|40 ! align="center"|35 ! align="center"|28 ! align="center"|7 ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unnamed Unnamed] ! align="center"|41 ! align="center"|29 ! align="center"|23 ! align="center"|51 ! align="center"|19 ! align="center"|19 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unsure Unsure] ! align="center"|267 ! align="center"|194 ! align="center"|220 ! align="center"|231 ! align="center"|210 ! align="center"|219 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Ukn Ukn] ! align="center"|157 ! align="center"|128 ! align="center"|132 ! align="center"|118 ! align="center"|100 ! align="center"|36 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unk Unk] ! align="center"|3,122 ! align="center"|1,968 ! align="center"|2,004 ! align="center"|1,922 ! align="center"|1,775 ! align="center"|1,533 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unkn Unkn] ! align="center"|442 ! align="center"|189 ! align="center"|200 ! align="center"|199 ! align="center"|189 ! align="center"|150 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/UNDISCOVERED UNDISCOVERED] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|17 ! align="center"|17 ! align="center"|17 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/_ .... ] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|78 ! align="center"|105 ! align="center"|95 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/--- ---] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|28 ! align="center"|40 ! align="center"|40 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/----- -----(x5)] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|79 ! align="center"|29 ! align="center"|31 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/------ ------(x6)] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|16 ! align="center"|14 ! align="center"|15 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/X X] ! align="center"|5,818 ! align="center"|5,655 ! align="center"|5,019 ! align="center"|5,006 ! align="center"|4,878 ! align="center"|2,859 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XX XX] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|147 ! align="center"|155 ! align="center"|158 ! align="center"|154 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XXX XXX] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|157 ! align="center"|153 ! align="center"|164 ! align="center"|164 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XXXX XXXX] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|74 ! align="center"|73 ! align="center"|76 ! align="center"|75 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XXXXX XXXXX] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|29 ! align="center"|29 ! align="center"|31 ! align="center"|31 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XXXXXX XXXXXX (6)] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|9 ! align="center"|9 ! align="center"|13 ! align="center"|14 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (7)] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"|5 ! align="center"|7 ! align="center"|7 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/DONTKNOW DONTKNOW] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|213 ! align="center"|194 ! align="center"|84 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/DONOTKNOW DONOTKNOW] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|47 ! align="center"|23 ! align="center"|22 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/LNU LNU (Last Name Unknown)] ! align="center"|275 ! align="center"|365 ! align="center"|390 ! align="center"|411 ! align="center"|410 ! align="center"|276 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/MNU MNU (Maiden Name Unknown)] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|155 ! align="center"|154 ! align="center"|43 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/NN NN] ! align="center"|1,885 ! align="center"|1,378 ! align="center"|1,298 ! align="center"|1,338 ! align="center"|1,422 ! align="center"|1,446 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/nk NK] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|67 ! align="center"|61 ! align="center"|44 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Wife Wife] ! align="center"|214 ! align="center"|112 ! align="center"|98 ! align="center"|89 ! align="center"|84 ! align="center"|80 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Not%20Known Not Known] ! align="center"|619 ! align="center"|458 ! align="center"|464 ! align="center"|488 ! align="center"|486 ! align="center"|451 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Not%20sure Not sure] ! align="center"|200 ! align="center"|86 ! align="center"|110 ! align="center"|116 ! align="center"|134 ! align="center"|145 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Someone Someone] ! align="center"|10 ! align="center"|20 ! align="center"|12 ! align="center"|10 ! align="center"|12 ! align="center"|12 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Somebody Somebody] ! align="center"|8 ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"|2 ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"|4 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Something Something] ! align="center"|11 ! align="center"|5 ! align="center"|6 ! align="center"|6 ! align="center"|7 ! align="center"|7 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/last%20name last name] ! align="center"|51 ! align="center"|26 ! align="center"|22 ! align="center"|20 ! align="center"|20 ! align="center"|19 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/inconnu Inconnu - French] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|20 ! align="center"|22 ! align="center"|28 ! align="center"|34 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/unbekannt Unbekannt - German] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|66 ! align="center"|81 ! align="center"|116 ! align="center"|119 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Ok%C3%A4nd Okänd - Swedish] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|17 ! align="center"|17 ! align="center"|18 ! align="center"|22 ! align="center"| |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Onbekend Onbekend - Afrikaans] ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"| ! align="center"|76 ! align="center"|79 ! align="center"|87 ! align="center"| |- |'''Total Count''' ! align="center"|'''14,482''' ! align="center"|'''11,604''' ! align="center"|'''11,309 ''' ! align="center"|'''12,403''' ! align="center"|'''11,320''' ! align="center"|'''11,629''' ! align="center"| |- |'''Reduction%''' ! align="center"| ! align="center"|-19.87% ! align="center"|-2.54% ! align="center"|9.67%
increase ! align="center"|-8.73% ! align="center"|-7.67% ! align="center"| |- |}}

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile Improvement]]
[[Space:Profile_Improvement_Project_Teams]] '''NOTE: Please do not do any work on any profiles that display the Hold Request Box. It appears something like this (though it may display any Project Name):''' {{Hold Request|id= WikiTree-132|name= Profile Improvement Project|date= 14 Jun 2024}} {{Image|file=Unknowns_Team-1.png |align=r |size=m |caption= '''Click to download the WikiTree Day 2022 Slideshow''' |link=https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/2/2c/Unknowns_Team_Process.pdf }} Welcome to the Unknowns, a team of the [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]] focused on finding identities for profiles with [[Space:Unknowns#Unknown_Aliases_and_Counts|any variation of the Unknown surname]]. == Mission == To improve the integrity of WikiTree by identifying and updating profiles without valid names. == How to Join == Contact [[Anderson-20093|Pam (Anderson) Smith]] for guidance on tasks of the Unknowns Team. Please do the following: # Add {{Tag Link|profiles}} and {{Tag Link|unknowns}} to your list of [[Special:Following|followed tags]]. That way you'll see all of our discussions in your [https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/following G2G Feed]. # Add your name to the "[[#Team_Members|Team Members list below]]" and update it periodically. # You may also add [[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] to your profile page. That will put you on the [[:Category:Profile_Improvement_Project|list on the Project Category page.]] # We use [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wikitrees-unknowns-project WikiTree's Unknowns Team Google Group] for communication. Please add a message with your Wiki ID so that we can confirm your access. We also use [[Help:Discord]] #unknowns channel for conversation. If Project Leader support is needed, please contact one of the Profile Improvements Project Leader [[McGee-1611|Debi Hoag]], [[Dodge-4214|Robin (Dodge) Shaules]], or [[Sands-1865|Kay (Sands) Knight]]. {{clear}} == Goals == # Identify all profiles without valid names according to the naming standards at [[Name_Fields|Name Fields]]. Add the appropriate categories to profiles as needed. See [[Space:Unknowns|Task List]] for steps to follow in determining the category. # Send profiles to the Review Team by adding a comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|the Possible Profiles for Deletion]] if :*corrections could be made but you don't know how or don't have access :*the profile has never had data and has never been connected in any way :*the profile has been merged so many times that you can't determine who was originally represented :*the profile was originally for a non-person (animal, organization, thing) == To Do List == # We suggest that volunteers focus on a limited geographical area with which they are familiar for researching and solving Unknown profiles. Focus first on Orphan profiles, and then move on to Unknowns in that same area [state, province, country.] Check with Pam to see what areas are already being researched by team members. # Use [[Name_Fields|Name Fields]] to determine if alias is being used correctly. See especially the sections: "Use their conventions instead of ours" and "Specific Rules for Individual Name Fields." # Add appropriate categories to profiles as needed. See [[Space:Unknowns|Task List]] for steps to follow in determining the category. # Locate [[Space:Unknowns_Aliases_Tasks_process|profiles using an alias]] for either ''Preferred First Name'' (PFN) or ''Last Name at Birth'' (LNAB). ===Research Note Boxes=== :Estimated Date: {{Estimated Date}} is a [[Research Note Boxes|Research Note Box]]. For use whenever a rough estimate is used for a birth, death, and/or marriage date. {{Estimated Date}} will add a category for any/all estimated dates and add the profile to one of the Maintenance Categories -- [[:Category:Estimated_Dates|Estimated Date Categories]]. By adding a variable, the estimated date can be specific to ''all,'' ''birth,'' ''death,'' or a combination of these. For example, {{Estimated Date|Death}} will specify the Death date is estimated. :Unsourced: {{Unsourced}} is a [[Research Note Boxes|Research Note Box]]. It should be placed on any profile that has no [[sources]]. You can enter {{Unsourced}} without a modifier, but it's best to enter a country, state, province, or other place names. For example, {{Unsourced|France}}, will add the profile to the list of Unsourced profiles in France. === Templates === Click on the links to see what the template looks like in use.
[[Template:Unknowns|Unknowns Template]] {{Unknowns}}
[[Template:Citation Needed|Citation Needed]] {{Citation Needed}}
African American or Mulatto (on census documents, etc) in the portion of North America that became the USA - (We want to help to alert the US Black Heritage Exchange Project members. If the person with Unknown as a last name is a slave in the what became the USA (regardless of race), please add {{Slave LNAB}} to alert the US Black Heritage Project. If they are listed as black or mulatto on records, please also add {{African-American Sticker}} which puts them on the project's radar. For post Civil War (after slavery) unknowns who are black/mulatto, add [[Category: US Black Heritage Project, Needs LNAB]] as well as {{African-American Sticker}} *If they are not in the portion of North America that became the United States of America (for example, a Roman slave) - then use [[Template:Unknowns|Unknowns slave]]{{Unknowns|slave}} == G2G Tag == The G2G tag for Unknowns Team Q&A is {{Tag Link|unknowns}}. == Team Members == Beside your name below, please keep track of what you're currently working on for this team. This is both for your own reference, and to aid collaboration amongst the team participants. If you are going to be temporarily inactive in the team (e.g. on vacation), please note that here. Thanks! * Name, report/update/interest *[[Anderson-20093|Pam (Anderson) Smith]] - (New) Team leader, currently coordinating team, working on Unknown alias profiles, and Arizona Unknowns NOTES SEND OUT LATE 2023 - these team members have responded with updates *[[Lamoreaux-297|Ron Lamoreaux]] Pre1500's Chris Sharkey - need to follow up *[[McGee-1611|Debi Hoag]] working on GEDComs *[[Kline-958|Star Kline]] PA and Mid Atlantic orphans *[[Haywood-41|Ros Haywood]] available to help occasionally on England and pre-1500 *[[Stormo-10|Kaylinn Stormo]] - Minnesota. *[[Dodge-4214|Robin (Dodge) Shaules]] - Profile Improvement Project Coordinator *[[Gill-3793|Joan McHale]] - Nevada and Utah Unknowns, Alias profiles (Unkown); Unknown married female; Unnamed Infants *[[Roche-395|Patricia Roche]] - North America, 1800's orphans *[[Ellis-14333|Elsie (Ellis) Denham]] orphans with no location *[[McClintock-715|Terry McClintock]]- Alias profiles, then Ohio Unknowns *[[Guglik-1|Anne Guglik]] Inconnu (French), Quebec, Acadian (including Cajun) Unknowns *[[McBeth-165]] Emma McBeath - Black Heritage unknowns *[[Finnerty-95|Karen Butler]] - working on Unk Alias profiles *[[Rollet-41|Karen Lorenz]] Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Connecticut unknown orphans. *[[Stovall-395|Sally Stovall]] - Texas Unknowns. *[[Thomas-7679|Gillian Thomas]] - Australian Unknowns. *[[DeCarpio-1|Lisa DeCarpio]] - working on Pennsylvania *[[McNamee-238|Susan McNamee]] Working on Ireland Unconnected Unknown Orphans *[[Butler-21232|Russell Butler]] working on AKA profiles *[[Pieterse-13|Esmé van der Westhuizen]] No Dates - Dates on relatives - Open - Status Died ENGLAND PROJECT (need to update and follow up) *[[Davison-2360|Linda Davison]] England works on LNAB 1500-1900 (will help with occasional England profile) * [[Utting-102|Amy Utting]] — England 19 and 20 century, seeking LNAB *[[Long-18650|Sarah Long]] - working through the Oxfordshire Unknowns. *[[Davies-5942|Steve Davies]] Working on England mainly Gloucestershire and do have 1500 and 1700 access *[[Hutton-2752|Loralee Hutton]] Lancashire (Aug-Sep 2022), Yorkshire (Sep-Oct 2022) CANADA initiated conversation with Dave Rutherford (Canada project leader), working on setting up members in specific provinces Team members not working on Unknowns at this time *[[Atkinson-3464|Carolyn Martin]] - very involved at Black Heritage, does unknowns occasionally * [[Moore-34858|Dallace Moore]]- on leave * [[Schneider-2016|Gerri Bartholomew]] on leave

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Category:Unknowns]] [[Space:Unknowns_Team|Unknowns Team]]
[[Space:Unknowns_Team_Process|Unknowns Team - Unknowns Process]]
[[Space:Unknowns_Aliases_Tasks_process|Unknowns Team - Aliases Process]]
[[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]]{{Image|file=Unknowns_Team.png}}{{Clear}} ==Welcome to the Unknowns Team Final Review Process== : This team will concentrate on those Unknown profiles that have been referred [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|as Possible Profiles for Deletion]] by the Unknowns Team and others when their research has not turned up identifying information. The referred profiles should have already been vetted and are probably more difficult than those from the Unknowns Team Process lists. ==Mission== : To do the final research in hopes of finding appropriate names for the [[Name_Fields|Name Fields]] or connections in each profile. The Team Member will search through the profile "with a fine tooth comb" to try to recover clues that might lead to a valid name for who the profile was intended to be. ===Task List=== #Choose a profile from the [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] list or a profile from the [[Space:Unknowns|Unknowns Team Process]] list. #Look to see if the profile was created from a GEDCOM and/or has had a merge. #*If there are no attachments, review the profiles created at the same time by the GEDCOM. #*Has the person ever been linked to anyone? #*If so, can your profile be the same person as someone now linked to that person? #**Sometimes GEDCOMs will include an Unknown and a person with the correct name #**Check any AFN numbers on FamilySearch for any linked profiles. #**Check to see if the currently linked person was created by someone else. Someone may have created a profile with the name and then disconnected the Unknown. #**If a linked profile has a surname, check the ID number plus/minus 1 and 2 numbers to see if any of the profiles created around the same time might be related. #Check to see if there is a Profile Manager for any of the related profiles. #*If there is more than one PM on a profile, check to see if there has been a merge. #**In the Unknown profile change log, hover over any links to another profile to see if it is the same WT ID as the person who may be related. That will tell you if the Unknown belongs to the current related profile or the one that was merged away. #Search through the change log entries (data) to learn what the original LNAB was. #*You have to open the change logs to see what the name was originally. #Search through the contribution history of the person who created the profile to determine if other profiles created at the same time may provide clues or if there was a relationship between the creator and the profile you are researching. #*To find the contribution feed of a deleted PM, you must find the link for the original PM from the earliest entry in the change log for the profile you are researching. #*Click on the link for the original PM. There you will find the WikiTree ID number for that person in the URL. #*Copy the WikiTree ID number and then go to your own '''Contribution''' Feed and replace your WikiTree ID with the number you have just copied. #*From here you may find clues for last names or relationships. #Search the databases to see if clues can be found as to who the profile was intended to be. #See if the profile creator can be found (usually Ancestry) to look at their tree for clues. #*You can also search other genealogy sites (eg. FamilySearch, GENI, etc.) for family trees using names you have. #*Do a Google search for all the variations of the name. You might find a duplicate that already exists. #Check FindAGrave using a range of years for birth and death. (You can also do this on FamilySearch) #*If the person you are researching is a female, you can also search for the maiden name (if known). #Check for duplicates or GEDCOM imports that went bad and caused a marriage to not be connected. #If you are without sources, write to the PMs of any likely relations to your Unknown asking for their sources, if any. #If a merge is to be done, determine what the Name should be. #*If there are no sources, the Name should remain Unknown with extensive Research Notes showing any other possible Names with the reasoning behind those possible Names. #If the process is successful and a name is found it should be deleted from the [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] #If after all these avenues have been exhausted, a name still cannot be found, the profile will be referred to the Team for deletion. #*Any profile that needs to be seen by the Team will be added to [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion#For_the_WikiTree_Team_-_Review_Compete for the WikiTree Team - Review Complete.] section #**When referring the profile for deletion add a brief statement in the profile and in the item for the Team as to what was done to arrive at the conclusion that the profile should be deleted. #**Add four tildes at the end of your statement to [[Help:Signatures|add a signature]] so that the Team will know who to ask if they have any questions.

[[Category:Profile Improvement Project]] [[Project:Profile_Improvement|Profile Improvement Project]]
[[Space:Unknowns_Team|Unknowns Team]] {{Image|file=Unknowns_Team-1.png |align=r |size=m |caption= '''Click to download the WikiTree Day 2022 Slideshow''' |link=https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/2/2c/Unknowns_Team_Process.pdf }} == Mission == To improve the integrity of WikiTree by identifying and updating profiles with either a sourced Last Name at Birth (LNAB) or Unknown as per the [[Help:Name_Fields#Last_Name_at_Birth|Name Field Guidelines for Last Name at Birth]]. {{clear}} === Task List === '''A. Select a profile to work on.''' Please work in the time period and/or location where you have the most research experience. :The Unknown Last Name at Birth (LNAB) count may never go down but it should contain only profiles that have been researched and proper names could not be found. Here is a summary of the count: :{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: center" |- bgcolor=#E5F8D2 ! |Date||Total||Difference |- | 19 Nov 2023 || 326495 || |- | 27 Mar 2024 || 332682 || {{Red|9187}} |} :Select a profile via any of the methods below. ==== Unknown Profiles with no location ==== :Right-click on a column heading to get a list of Unknown profiles. Profiles with public privacy are listed separately; the remaining profiles are open privacy. The Orphan and Managed profiles have no dates. :{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: center" |- bgcolor=#E5F8D2 ! |Date ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20public Public] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20orphan%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%20b0%20d0 Undated
Orphan] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%20b0%20d0%20not%20orphan Undated
Managed] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2016cen 16Cen] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2017cen 17Cen] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2019cen 18Cen] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2019cen 19Cen] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2020cen 20Cen] ! |[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20birthLocation=MissingLocation%20deathLocation=MissingLocation%2021cen 21Cen] !|Total ! |Diff |- |19 Nov 2023||11734||17826||11031||2907||11127||29661||44863||13651||8||142808|| |- |27 Mar 2024|| 10867 || 17810 || 10192 || 2922 || 11239 || 29773 || 44757 || 13800 || 7 || 141367 ||{{Green|1441}} |} ==== Unknown Profiles by country ==== :Right-click on a column heading to get a list of Unknown profiles. These are open profiles that may have a birth, marriage or death location in the country. They may or may not be orphaned. :{| border="1" cellpadding="4" style="text-align: center" |- bgcolor=#E5F8D2 !Date !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=Australia Australia] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=Canada Canada] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=England England] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=France France] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=Germany Germany] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=Ireland Ireland] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=%22New%20Zealand%22 New
Zealand] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=%22United%20States%22 United
States] !|[https://plus.wikitree.com/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?MaxProfiles=400000&PageSize=100&Query=LastNameatBirth=unknown%20open%20Location=USA USA] !|Total !|Diff |- | 19 Nov 2023 || 3238 || 5717 || 32853 || 1042 || 9284 || 11417 || 1865 || 51217 || 11493 || 128126 || |- |27 Mar 2024|| 3369 || 5913 || 33434 || 1068 || 9471 || 11909 || 1924 || 56349 || 11387 || 134825 || {{Red|6699}} |} ==== United States Unknown profiles by State ==== :To find a profile that may have a birth, marriage, or death location for a specific state in the United States, navigate to the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:United_States#Sub-Projects United States Project] and click on the desired state. Then navigate to the individual state's Ongoing List of Things to Do and click on the name of the state for the Unknowns item. ==== Historic numbers ==== ::The following are historic Unknown numbers from earlier reports. These are open or public profiles that are unsourced and have the Last Name At Birth (LNAB) as Unknown. ::{| border="1" class="sortable" cellpadding="3" !Unknowns Unsourced Open or Public!!17 Mar 2022!!5 Oct 2022!!Jul 2023 |- |16th Century 1500-1599||1,325||1,462||1594 |- |17th Century 1600-1699||3,113||3,262||3465 |- |18th Century 1700-1799||6,773||7,047||7294 |- |19th Century 1800-1899||7,644||7,713||7594 |- |20th Century 1900-1999||1,628||2,223||1791 |- |21st Century 2000-2999||2||2||2 |- |Total ||20,483||21,709||21,720 |} ::Earlier numbers include profiles with privacy levels more restrictive than open and public: ::{| border="1" class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="5" |- ! align="center" style="background:#A8C3E0;"|'''Alias''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''28 Sep 2016''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''3 Feb 2018''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''25 Nov 2019''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''10 Oct 2020''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''8 Jun 2021''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|'''7 Jan 2022''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|5 Oct 2022 ! align="center" style="background:#A8E0C5;"|Jul 2023 |- |[https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Unknown Unknown] ! align="center"|246,758 ! align="center"|276,976 ! align="center"|308,578 ! align="center"|315,805 ! align="center"|323,599 ! align="center"|334,095 ! align="center"|351,030 ! align="center"|358,805 |- |Growth % ! align="center"| ! align="center"|12.25% ! align="center"|11.41% ! align="center"|2.34% ! align="center"|2.47% ! align="center"|3.24% ! align="center"|4.9% ! align="center"|2.21%| |}{{Clear}} '''B. Search for possible duplicates. Only merge if the two profiles were intended to represent the same person.''' If the profile is linked to another profile, such as a spouse or child, it can sometimes be helpful to look for duplicates for the other profile in order to identify a duplicate for the Unknown. '''C. If an alias, e. g., Unknown/UNKNOWN, is used for the ''Last Name at Birth'' (LNAB):''' # Is the profile from a time, place or culture where Last Names at Birth (LNAB) are not used? ## If '''Yes,''' skip the following steps. ''Unknown'' as a Last Name at Birth (LNAB) in this case is a valid usage; no further action is required. ## If '''No,''' go to the next step. # On the surnames list is a profile marked '''{{Red|''Active''}}'''? ## If '''Yes,''' skip the following steps. An alias in this case is being used by an active member of WikiTree and is a valid usage; no further action is required. ## If '''No,''' go to the next step. # Does the profile have a privacy status other than ''Open'' (white), that is, ''Public'' (green) or ''Private'' (yellow or red)? ## If '''Yes,''' you may need to contact the Profile Manager. Only ''Open'' privacy level profiles can be edited by any WikiTree Genealogist. ## If '''No''' (profile is ''Open'' and can be edited), go to the next step. # Does the profile have a Profile Manager? Or someone on the Trusted List who is not Profile Manager? Always be sure to check the Privacy tab for Trusted List. ## If '''Yes,''' contact the Profile Manager or Trusted List member to see if a corrected LNAB is known or can be discovered. ## If '''No,''' go to the next step. # Is the profile a married woman with an alias as her LNAB in a time/culture where a wife normally takes her husband's name at marriage? ## If '''Yes,''' and research has been done and it is unlikely that future research will find her LNAB, no further action is required. This is a valid usage. If you have exhausted all possible means of determining her LNAB, consider adding a [[Help:Research_Notes|Research Notes section]] to the biography outlining your results. This will notify other researchers of what work has been done so it will not be duplicated. You might verify that her husband's surname is listed in the ''[[Help:Name_Fields#Current_Last_Name|Current or Other Last Name]]'' fields. ## If '''No,''' go to the next step. # Does the profile have identifiable data? Are there birth/death dates? Is there information in the biography such as a narrative bio, sources, etc.? ## If '''Yes,''' skip the following steps. No further action is required. ## If '''No,''' go to the next step. # Is the profile connected to one or more other profiles? For example: spouse, child(ren), parents. ## If '''Yes,''' no further action is required. ## If '''No,''' add a comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] with a link to the profile, include an explanation of what you have looked for and/or discovered === Best Practices === {| border="1" class="wikitable sortable" |- ! align="center" style="background:#A8C3E0;"|'''No. ''' ! align="center" style="background:#A9A8E0;"|'''Profile Type''' ! align="center" style="background:#A8DFE0;"|'''How to Manage''' |- ! align="center"|1 |Completely blank, orphaned, no information except an alias in both the first and last name fields. |Add comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] |- ! align="center"|2 |Completely blank, no information except an alias in both the first and last name, has a profile manager. |Add comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] |- ! align="center"|3 |Limited with no connections – Orphaned, not connected to any other profile, has either first or last name with an alias. Has no dates/locations which would enable researcher to identify profile. |Add comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] |- ! align="center"|4 |Unknown with connections – a valid use of an alias, example: maiden name unknown, family members connected. |Research to find a correct name or connected duplicate with the correct name for merging. If nothing is found, no further action is required. |- ! align="center"|5 |Unknown that will not be known - example, the unknown father of a child born out of wedlock. '''Be aware that, at one time, creating profiles for siblings with no parent would create an ''Unknown'' father profile automatically. Such profiles are to be left intact and attached to the siblings in order for them to be linked as a family.''' |If only one child, add comment to [[Space:Possible_Profiles_for_Deletion|Possible Profiles for Deletion]] |- ! align="center"|6 | ''Unnamed Infant''– This is the recommended Proper First Name/Preferred First Name convention in English language profiles for an infant who died before she/he could be named or was stillborn. Other countries/languages may use an appropriate term that expresses the same meaning. | No action required. |- ! align="center"|7 |''None''– This naming practice is being used for individuals born in a time/culture/place where Last Names at Birth (LNAB) are not used. As of now, it is a valid usage for some Projects. | No action required. |- ! align="center"|8 |Other |Ask in Discord or the GoogleGroup on unusual profiles that do not fall into the above profile types |- |}

===Notes on research and Redirects === By Steve Harris, posted on G2G March 2023 Corrections are always good for the tree. We just need to be cognizant of the history of the profile, the current state of the profile, and what the future changes to the profile might look like. We have to remember that every change made on a wiki has a "cost". In the case of this specific profile, Unkown-1098, I would say the change to LNAB is fine to make, since "Unknown" may unfortunately be her legacy here on WikiTree. History: No merges and/or LNAB changes to date (meaning no existing redirects). Current State: Correct (sourced) LNAB will be difficult to find, and many people have apparently already tried. Future: LNAB may never be found. Based on the above, we only talking about one redirect now, and if we are lucky, a second redirect in the distant future to a correct (sourced) LNAB. This small number of redirects poses no issues. == Resources == * [[Space:Unknowns_Team|Unknowns team]] Unknowns team home page. * [[Space:Unknowns_Aliases_Tasks_process|Unknowns Aliases Tasks]] process page * [[Name_Fields|Name Fields]] Guidelines for using name fields *[[Space:Name_Field_Guidelines|Project specific Name Field Guidelines]]