What's happening around WikiTree in October 2023?

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In the community, there are lots of ways to get involved, learn things, reach beyond your own branches, or just do something fun. Check out all these things going on in October.

• Sep 29-Oct 2: 8th Annual Source-a-Thon Livecasts
• Oct 2-9: 52 Ancestors Week 40: Longevity
• Oct 2: 15 Nations Global Tour: Luxembourg Wrap-up (7:30pm EDT/11:30pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 4: Ask Aleš: What Would You Like to Know About WikiTree Plus? (9am EDT/1pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 5: Hacktoberfest Livecast (1pm EDT/5pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 5: New Member Q&A with Betsy Ko (8pm EDT/12am UTC) Zoom
• Oct 6: Friday Date Night
• Oct 6-8: Weekend Chat
• Oct 7: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Oct 7: WikiTree Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/2pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 9-16: Data Doctors Challenge
• Oct 9-16: 52 Ancestors Week 41 Travel
• Oct 12: Hacktoberfest Livecast (1pm EDT/5pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 12: German Stammtisch (1:30pm EDT/5:30pm UTC)
• Oct 13-15: Weekend Chat
• Oct 14: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Oct 14: WikiTree Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/2pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 16: WikiTree Tours: WikiTree Day & Symposium info session
• Oct 16-23: Data Doctors Challenge
• Oct 16-23: 52 Ancestors Week 42: Friends
• Oct 19: Hacktoberfest Livecast (1pm EDT/5pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 20-22: Weekend Chat
• Oct 20: Bingo
• Oct 21: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Oct 21: WikiTree Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/2pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 23: 15 Nations Global Tour - South Korea Wrap-up (TBA)
• Oct 26: Hacktoberfest Livecast (1pm EDT/5pm UTC) YouTube
• Oct 26: German Stammtisch (1:30pm EDT/5:30pm UTC)
• Oct 23-30: Data Doctors Challenge
• Oct 27-29: Weekend Chat
• Oct 27: Friday Date Night
• Oct 28: Saturday Sourcing Sprint
• Oct 28: WikiTree Saturday Roundup (10am EDT/2pm UTC) YouTube

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Month-Long Challenges:

• 15 Nations Global Tour - South Korea
• BioBuilders - People Named Christopher/Christine
• Connect Canada Project Notables
• Connect US Black Heritage Project Notables
• Connectors
• GEDI
• Germany Connectors - Inventors of Things We Love
• Integrators
• Notables: Entertainers - TV USA Sitcom Stars
• Notables: Sports - Global Football (Soccer)
• Sourcerers
• US Black Heritage - Connecting
• US Civil War

On-Going Events:

• October We Will RAWK You
• 12 Months of Photos October: Family
• Hacktoberfest!

Upcoming:

• Nov 2-5: WikiTree Day & Symposium 
• Jan 19-22: January Connect-a-Thon

You can also subscribe to our Google Calendar to get reminders for many of these events.

What are we missing? Post it as an answer below and we'll get it added.

See also: <September | November>

Your Forest Elf, 

Eowyn

Answer 1

Thank you for the calendar of activities for next month Eowyn.  It is winter here in this far north of the hemisphere, I look forward to participating.

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You're welcome! I hope you enjoy the events!

Answer 2

Hi Eowyn, 12 months of photos is missing 

Answer 3

Eowyn is there no Wikitree challenge?

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I just confirmed one for October and will add it shortly. :-)

Answer 4

Here is the link to the Canada Project's October challenge.

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1643311/help-connect-canada-project-notables-challenge-october-2023

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Thanks, Russell!

Answer 5

When the 15 Nations Tour Wrap-up (Luxembourg) will happen?

Thanks

Answer 6

Thank you for keeping in us the loop with everything going on around here Eowyn.

Answer 7

The US Black Heritage Project will have two weekend sprints this month:

• Oct 13-15: USBH Weekend Sprint sourcing profiles from the USBH Needs Sources maintenance category
• Oct 27-29: USBH Weekend Sprint creating profiles for families from the 1880 census in nine western states (Nevada, Dakota Territories, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico).

These are open to all WikiTreers, not just project members. Hope many of you will join us!

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What does "Black Heritage" cover? Maori, Polonesian or just African-American????????

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The US Black Heritage project just covers African American families. I'm not that familiar with WikiTree work on Maori and Polonesian families, but I think they would be covered by geographic teams for the countries they live in. It looks like the New Zealand Project needs a leader for their Māori of Aotearoa team and the Australia project has an Indigenous Australians team - those teams might be closer to what you're looking for. I'm not sure if there are any teams covering other places that would have Polonesian families.

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FYI: We are currently developing an Oceania Project which will cover all of the dozen or so Pacific Island nations aside from Australia and New Zealand. Watch for it as part of our upcoming Global Project.

Answer 8

Is there a link to the RAWK page?

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What does RAWWK mean????

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Try here:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1645016/we-will-rawk-you-event-october-2023

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RAWK stands for Random Acts of WikiTreer Kindness.

Answer 9

Thank you for all you do!

Answer 10

as the bingo is always out of my time zone, how do I save it to remind me in my time zone.. Ruth; NZ......

Answer 11

What is a Saturday Sourcing Sprint? does it have to be profiles that have the "unsourced" in its profiles??

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Hi Ruth,

This page is from last week's sourcing sprint, but explains what the sourcing sprint is:

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1646613/saturday-sourcing-sprint-7-october-2023?show=1646613#q1646613

If you want to participate, Wendy or Debi will put up a new post for this week later today where you can register

Answer 12

What is a  Hacktoberfest and a Data Doctors Challenge

Answer 13

how can I get the bingo in my time zone in New Zealand?

Answer 14

Why is everything in the winter or summer your time????

Under the equator it is a different season from yours.... Can you make it an all season Olympic/Thon next time....

Summer to us is is from December to March :

* BBQs/Roasts/Picnics

* Thongs/Jandels/Sandles -BBQs/camping/Surfing....

* Family and Friends & Beer...

Answer 15

Sorry for all the questions...

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That's what this forum is for, Ruth!