Member of the Week: Cathryn Hondros helps with the Appalachia Project and started a free-space project on the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

"My favorite feature is the open collaboration. Because WikiTree is a public, crowd-sourced, universal family tree, an individual's private research or items from personal collections can be shared for the benefit of all."

Last week: Bartley McRorie volunteers his time with the US Black Heritage (USBH) Project and operates a Maupin One Name Study.

"Many of the Maupins were slave owners, and USBH has given me the tools to properly document and connect the enslaved to slave owners, with the goal of helping people find their ancestors. ... I think ultimately, WikiTree will be seen as The place to go for genealogy information!"

[more members & member quotes]

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

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

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

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

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