Recently, I found that a kind volunteer posted brief bios for both twins on the free worldwide family-tree site WikiTree. These bios are part of an effort to memorialize WACs, like my Aunt Dorothy, who served during World War II.
Above is an excerpt from Dorothy's profile, showing photos that appear on my blog and on my Ancestry family tree.
WikiTree and Cousin Bait
Although I've heard a lot about WikiTree from friends on #GenChat and #AncestryHour, I've only just joined so I can add to the profiles of all the ancestors named on this memorial page, and expand the tree from there.
WikiTree has video tutorials and detailed help pages for newbies like me. Also I know WikiTreers are quite happy to answer questions when people need help! I was warmly welcomed and offered assistance within the first hour of joining.
One of the best things about WikiTree is its ability to serve as cousin bait. The site even provides lots of ideas for maximizing the cousin-bait potential of a presence on WikiTree!
Photos to Personalize My WikiTree
At right is the first photo I'm posting for my Mom, a lovely portrait from about 1939. For easy identification, I added her name, dates, and a "courtesy" source line directly on the photo.
On their special day, I'm remembering Daisy (Mom) and Dorothy (Auntie) with much love.
Marian, this is a very informative post. I had not heard of WikiTree before. I followed your links & started looking it over. I quickly found an ancestor of mine. When I read the sources listed I saw that my website was a source! ha! I am going to spend more time a WikiTree to look at the possibilities there. Thanks for sharing this information!
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