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Connection Checkers: This week we feature notables born in a Year of the Snake such as Bob Dylan. To play our genealogy game, first check your connection to our featured notables, then attempt to verify a relationship path with reliable sources. Ask when you get stuck. We're a friendly community and we help each other.

Last week: Notable Australians in honor of Australia Day on January 26.

Previous features:

[more examples of profiles]

"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

"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

Member of the Week: Dawn Watson [interview], a member of the Cemeterist, Appalachia, Black Heritage, and Southern Colonies projects.

"One of the reasons I love WikiTree is its ability to show the exact connections between individuals. This has been a huge help for me when working on my community focused projects. ... Using WikiTree's category, generational ties, and 'connection to' features allows me to track patterns among families."

Last week: Peter Jones [interview], Team Leader for New South Wales in the Australia Project.

"I've connected with so many wonderful people on WikiTree, many of whom are cousins that I never knew. ... I'm in regular contact with cousins in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA."

[more of our wonderful wikitreers]

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 ...".