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font-size: 34pt"><i>Welcome to the United States Project!</i></span> </div></font> <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Image:50star.gif" class="image" title="50star.gif"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/e/e0/50star.gif/300px-50star.gif" width="300" height="168" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;padding-bottom:1em;">United States Flag </td></tr></table> <p><br/> </p> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mission"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mission</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#How_to_Join"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">How to Join</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Goals"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Goals</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Project_To-Do_List"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Project To-Do List</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Project_Box_Template"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Project Box Template</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sub-Projects"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sub-Projects</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_Projects"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">State Projects</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#United_States_Projects_not_specific_to_one_state"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">United States Projects not specific to one state</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Resources"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Resources</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Related_Projects_and_Groups"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Related Projects and Groups</span></a></li> </ul> </td></tr></table><script type="text/javascript">if(window.showTocToggle){var tocShowText="show";var tocHideText="hide";showTocToggle();}</script> <a name="Mission"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Mission </span></h3> <p>The United States Project aims to build profiles and free-space pages for those places and people who have explored, settled, founded, and built the U.S., both as a geographic area prior to nationhood and as an established nation. </p> <a name="How_to_Join"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> How to Join </span></h3> <p>Project participants need to be full (not guest) members of WikiTree. If you are not yet a WikiTree member, see <a href="/wiki/Help:How_to_Use_WikiTree" title="Help:How to Use WikiTree">Help: How to Use WikiTree</a> to get started. </p> <div class="green box rounded"><b>Are you interested in the United States Project?</b><span style="float:right;padding:20px;"><img src="https://www.wikitree.com/images/badge/united_states.gif.pagespeed.ce.SnNCgHD_58.gif" alt="united_states.gif" class="scale-with-grid"/></span> <ul><li> Project Leaders: <a href="/wiki/Smith-62120" title="Smith-62120"> Ellen Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67"> Darlene Athey Hill</a> </li><li> Coordinators: <a href="/wiki/Carruth-363" title="Carruth-363">Linda (Carruth) Peterson</a> </li><li> Answer our <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1716506" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1716506" rel="nofollow">G2G welcome post</a> to join the United States project and get a badge. </li><li> Add <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">united_states</span></a> to <a href="/wiki/Special:Following" title="Special:Following">your followed tags</a>. </li><li> We use <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" rel="nofollow">G2G</a> for communication. </li><li> Check out our <a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_Project_Maintenance_Categories" title="Category:United States Project Maintenance Categories">maintenance categories</a> for our project needs, then jump in and start helping! </li><li> Here is the United States project's <a href="/wiki/Automated:DD_Suggestion_List_WikiTree40" title="Automated:DD Suggestion List WikiTree40">Suggestion List</a>. Working on these is a great way to contribute. </li><li> Look at one of the United States project's <a href="/wiki/Parker-11929" title="Parker-11929">example profiles</a> to see what we hope for in profiles that are part of our project. Other excellent examples from our project and others can be found in the <a href="/wiki/Help:Examples" title="Help:Examples">Examples Gallery</a>. </li><li> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Badges&b=united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Badges&b=united_states" rel="nofollow">United States Project Member List.</a> </li><li> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&badge=united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&badge=united_states" rel="nofollow">Here is what our members are working on.</a></div> </li></ul> <a name="Goals"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Goals </span></h3> <p>The mission of the United States project is to create, source, connect, and improve profiles and free-space pages related to the people and places in the building of the USA. It also serves as an umbrella under which many sub-projects can be started to cover events and places throughout the country's history. Our goals include: </p> <ol><li> All duplicates merged into lowest number, using G2G to discuss LNAB issues as they arise. Be sure to tag the discussion with the surname(s) of the profiles involved as well as states that may be involved and with <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/united_states" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">united_states</span></a>. </li><li> PPP added to final profile if it meets <a href="/wiki/PPP" title="PPP">Project Protection Guidelines</a>. A Leader can help with this. </li><li> Appropriate categories added, discussing with <a href="/wiki/Project:Categorization" title="Project:Categorization">the Categorization Project</a> as necessary for creation of categories without precedent. </li><li> Project templates added if the person needs to be PPP'd or managed by the project. </li><li> Biography cleaned up and written using the <a href="/wiki/Style_Guide" title="Style Guide">WikiTree Style Guide</a> (can work with <a href="/wiki/Project:Profile_Improvement" title="Project:Profile Improvement">Profile Improvement Project</a> for help). </li><li> Attached family meets these goals, even if they are not part of the project (templates excluded). </li><li> Attached to the main WikiTree family tree (ask the <a href="/wiki/Project:Connectors" title="Project:Connectors">Connectors Project</a> for help). </li><li> Free-Space pages built to represent important events and linked with associated state pages. </li><li> Nothing created without reliable sources added -- No Ancestry.com or Geni.com trees! </li></ol> <a name="Project_To-Do_List"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Project To-Do List </span></h3> <p>We use maintenance categories to develop lists of what needs done. Each state and specific sub-project has its own category for what needs done. <a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_Project_Maintenance_Categories" title="Category:United States Project Maintenance Categories">Here is the link to the main project category</a>, with the states as sub-categories. </p> <a name="Project_Box_Template"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Project Box Template </span></h3> <p>This template is for use on profiles that are part of a sub-project of the main United States Project. They should only be used on profiles that are of importance to the project or need to be protected (PPP'd) and managed by the project. They are <b>not</b> for every single person from that region. A <a href="/wiki/Help:Stickers" title="Help:Stickers">sticker</a> might be used in that circumstance. See <a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_Project_Stickers" title="Category:United States Project Stickers">Category: United States Project Stickers</a> for some available stickers. </p><p>Currently accepted values for the sub-project parameter are: </p> <ul><li> any US State* </li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Sample usage: {{United States|sub-project=Iowa}} </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Result: </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <div class="projectbox"><table><tr><td valign="center"> <table style="float:left; margin: 0 5px 0 0;width:75px"> <tr> <td> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Iowa"><img alt="flag" src="/photo.php/thumb/6/61/US_State_Flag_Images-18.png/75px-US_State_Flag_Images-18.png" width="75" height="51" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> </table></td><td valign="center">... ... ... is a part of Iowa history.<br/>Join: <a href="/wiki/Project:Iowa" title="Project:Iowa">Iowa Project</a><br/>Discuss: <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/Iowa" class="external text" title="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/tag/Iowa" rel="nofollow"><span class="TAG">Iowa</span></a></td></tr></table></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd> *Note: A few states have their own project box templates. For Arkansas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, use the state name to display the state-specific project box template (for example: {{Connecticut}}). </dd></dl> </dd></dl> <a name="Sub-Projects"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Sub-Projects </span></h3> <span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva; font-size:25pt"><span style="text-;color:black;"><span style="color:Blue;">United States of America</span></span></span></div></span> <table border="1" align="center" class="wikitable" style="font-style:; font-size:100%; border: 3px Solid Blue;"> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td> <a href="/wiki/Space:Alabama_Roots" title="Space:Alabama Roots"><b>Alabama</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Alaska" title="Project:Alaska"><b>Alaska</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Arizona" title="Project:Arizona"><b>Arizona</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Arkansas" title="Project:Arkansas"><b>Arkansas</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:California" title="Project:California"><b>California</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Colorado" title="Project:Colorado"><b>Colorado</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Connecticut" title="Project:Connecticut"><b>Connecticut</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Delaware" title="Project:Delaware"><b>Delaware</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Florida" title="Project:Florida"><b>Florida</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Georgia" title="Project:Georgia"><b>Georgia</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Hawaii" title="Project:Hawaii"><b>Hawaii</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Idaho" title="Project:Idaho"><b>Idaho</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Illinois" title="Project:Illinois"><b>Illinois</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Indiana" title="Project:Indiana"><b>Indiana</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Iowa" title="Project:Iowa"><b>Iowa</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Kansas" title="Project:Kansas"><b>Kansas</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Kentucky" title="Project:Kentucky"><b>Kentucky</b></a> </td><td> <a href="/wiki/Project:Louisiana" title="Project:Louisiana"><b>Louisiana</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Maine" title="Project:Maine"><b>Maine</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Maryland" title="Project:Maryland"><b>Maryland</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Massachusetts" title="Project:Massachusetts"><b>Massachusetts</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Michigan" title="Project:Michigan"><b>Michigan</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Minnesota" title="Project:Minnesota"><b>Minnesota</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Mississippi" title="Project:Mississippi"><b>Mississippi</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Missouri" title="Project:Missouri"><b>Missouri</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Montana" title="Project:Montana"><b>Montana</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Nebraska" title="Project:Nebraska"><b>Nebraska</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Nevada" title="Project:Nevada"><b>Nevada</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Hampshire" title="Project:New Hampshire"><b>New Hampshire</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Jersey" title="Project:New Jersey"><b>New Jersey</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Mexico" title="Project:New Mexico"><b>New Mexico</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:New_York" title="Project:New York"><b>New York</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:North_Carolina" title="Project:North Carolina"><b>North Carolina</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:North_Dakota" title="Project:North Dakota"><b>North Dakota</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Ohio" title="Project:Ohio"><b>Ohio</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Oklahoma" title="Project:Oklahoma"><b>Oklahoma</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Oregon" title="Project:Oregon"><b>Oregon</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Pennsylvania" title="Project:Pennsylvania"><b>Pennsylvania</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Rhode_Island" title="Project:Rhode Island"><b>Rhode Island</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:South_Carolina" title="Project:South Carolina"><b>South Carolina</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:South_Dakota" title="Project:South Dakota"><b>South Dakota</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Tennessee" title="Project:Tennessee"><b>Tennessee</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Texas" title="Project:Texas"><b>Texas</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Utah" title="Project:Utah"><b>Utah</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Vermont" title="Project:Vermont"><b>Vermont</b></a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Project:Virginia" title="Project:Virginia"><b>Virginia</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Washington_State" title="Project:Washington State"><b>Washington</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:West_Virginia" title="Project:West Virginia"><b>West Virginia</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Wisconsin" title="Project:Wisconsin"><b>Wisconsin</b></a> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Project:Wyoming" title="Project:Wyoming"><b>Wyoming</b></a> </td></tr> </table> <p><br/> </p> <a name="State_Projects"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">State Projects</span></h4> <p>Contact the <a href="#How_to_Join" title="">United States project leaders</a> if you have an interest in helping with one of the state projects: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space:Alabama_Roots" title="Space:Alabama Roots">Alabama</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Franklin-1969" title="Franklin-1969">Lisa R. Franklin</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Alaska" title="Project:Alaska">Alaska</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Arizona" title="Project:Arizona">Arizona</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Gunther-113" title="Gunther-113">Russ Gunther</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Arkansas" title="Project:Arkansas">Arkansas</a> coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Honey-866" title="Honey-866">Jimmy Honey</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:California" title="Project:California">California</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Coles-1048" title="Coles-1048">Robin Coles</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Colorado" title="Project:Colorado">Colorado</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Connecticut" title="Project:Connecticut">Connecticut</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/B-404" title="B-404">Anne B</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Delaware" title="Project:Delaware">Delaware</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Angelo-128" title="Angelo-128">Jim Angelo</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Florida" title="Project:Florida">Florida</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Payne-15730" title="Payne-15730">Tricia (Payne) Aanderud</a>. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Georgia" title="Project:Georgia">Georgia</a> led by <a href="/wiki/J-276" title="J-276">Paula J.</a>, Coordinators <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Hawaii" title="Project:Hawaii">Hawaii</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Bushong-92" title="Bushong-92">Pam (Bushong) Holzman</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Idaho" title="Project:Idaho">Idaho</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Illinois" title="Project:Illinois">Illinois</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Colville-218" title="Colville-218">Joelle Colville-Hanson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Indiana" title="Project:Indiana">Indiana</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Iowa" title="Project:Iowa">Iowa</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Kansas" title="Project:Kansas">Kansas</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Stanton-3574" title="Stanton-3574">T Stanton</a>; coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Gunther-113" title="Gunther-113">Russ Gunther</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Kentucky" title="Project:Kentucky">Kentucky</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Dale-2823" title="Dale-2823">Pam (Dale) Fraley</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Louisiana" title="Project:Louisiana">Louisiana</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Ward-9858" title="Ward-9858">Stephanie Mandarino</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Maine" title="Project:Maine">Maine</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Hill-11959" title="Hill-11959">S Willson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Maryland" title="Project:Maryland">Maryland</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Day-1904" title="Day-1904">Jack Day</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Massachusetts" title="Project:Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Keniston-36" title="Keniston-36">Bob Keniston</a>, supported by <a href="/wiki/Smith-62120" title="Smith-62120">Ellen Smith</a>, leader. <ul><li> Includes the <a href="/wiki/Project:Nantucket_Founders_and_Descendants" title="Project:Nantucket Founders and Descendants">Nantucket Founders and Descendants Project</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene Athey Hill</a>. </li></ul> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Michigan" title="Project:Michigan">Michigan</a> -coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Fuller-9185" title="Fuller-9185">Thomas Fuller</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Minnesota" title="Project:Minnesota">Minnesota</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Short-3582" title="Short-3582">Caryl Ruckert</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Mississippi" title="Project:Mississippi">Mississippi</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Missouri" title="Project:Missouri">Missouri</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Enke-19" title="Enke-19">Michelle Enke</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Montana" title="Project:Montana">Montana</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Nebraska" title="Project:Nebraska">Nebraska</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Mason-10934" title="Mason-10934">Sarah Mason</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Nevada" title="Project:Nevada">Nevada</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Hampshire" title="Project:New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Hill-11959" title="Hill-11959">S Willson</a>, coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Ferraiolo-2" title="Ferraiolo-2">Chris Ferraiolo</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Jersey" title="Project:New Jersey">New Jersey</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Angelo-128" title="Angelo-128">Jim Angelo</a> and coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Husted-87" title="Husted-87">H. Husted</a> <ul><li> includes <a href="/wiki/Space:Patentees_of_Monmouth" title="Space:Patentees of Monmouth">Patentees of Monmouth project</a>: coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Lemons-34" title="Lemons-34">Kari Lemons</a> </li></ul> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:New_Mexico" title="Project:New Mexico">New Mexico</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Langholf-2" title="Langholf-2">Eowyn Langholf</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:New_York" title="Project:New York">New York</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/McNamee-238" title="McNamee-238">Susan McNamee</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:North_Carolina" title="Project:North Carolina"> North Carolina</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/J-276" title="J-276">Paula J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Daly-373" title="Daly-373">Eric Daly</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:North_Dakota" title="Project:North Dakota">North Dakota</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Dykhoff-9" title="Dykhoff-9">Travis Dykhoff</a>. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Ohio" title="Project:Ohio">Ohio</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/N.-17" title="N.-17">Maggie Nagy</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Oklahoma" title="Project:Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Coles-1048" title="Coles-1048">Robin Coles</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Oregon" title="Project:Oregon">Oregon</a> - Coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Stults-176" title="Stults-176">Stephanie Stults</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Pennsylvania" title="Project:Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Angelo-128" title="Angelo-128">Jim Angelo</a> and coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Williams-28514" title="Williams-28514">Cindy (Williams) Lesure</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Rhode_Island" title="Project:Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Stanton-3574" title="Stanton-3574">T Stanton</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:South_Carolina" title="Project:South Carolina">South Carolina</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/J-276" title="J-276">Paula J</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:South_Dakota" title="Project:South Dakota">South Dakota</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Dykhoff-9" title="Dykhoff-9">Travis Dykhoff</a>. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Tennessee" title="Project:Tennessee">Tennessee</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Lambert-1995" title="Lambert-1995">Nan Starjak</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Texas" title="Project:Texas">Texas</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene Athey Hill</a> and coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Richardson-7161" title="Richardson-7161">Mary Richardson</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Utah" title="Project:Utah">Utah</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Wright-7062" title="Wright-7062">Terry Wright</a>. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Vermont" title="Project:Vermont">Vermont</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Madison-125" title="Madison-125">Bobbie Hall</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Virginia" title="Project:Virginia">Virginia</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/McClain-3310" title="McClain-3310">Scott McClain</a>. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Washington_State" title="Project:Washington State">Washington</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:West_Virginia" title="Project:West Virginia"> West Virginia</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Craig-4574" title="Craig-4574">Sandy Patak</a>, Coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Williams-28514" title="Williams-28514">Cindy Lesure</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Wisconsin" title="Project:Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> - coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Zalewski-1" title="Zalewski-1">Brian Zalewski</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Wyoming" title="Project:Wyoming">Wyoming</a> - This project needs a Wikitree Leader or Project Coordinator. Please contact <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene</a> if you would like to help. </li></ul> <p>See the <a href="/wiki/Project:United_States_Project_Table_of_States_and_Counties" title="Project:United States Project Table of States and Counties"><b>United States Project Table of States and Counties</b></a> page for a summary of project activity at the county level. </p> <a name="United_States_Projects_not_specific_to_one_state"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">United States Projects not specific to one state</span></h4> <ul><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Appalachia" title="Project:Appalachia">Appalachia Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Craig-4574" title="Craig-4574">Sandy (Craig) Patak</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:US_Black_Heritage" title="Project:US Black Heritage">US Black Heritage</a> led by <a href="/wiki/McBeth-165" title="McBeth-165">Emma MacBeath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harden-1880" title="Harden-1880">Denise (Harden) Jarrett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Weatherall-96" title="Weatherall-96">Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Mayflower" title="Project:Mayflower">Mayflower Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Madison-125" title="Madison-125">Bobbie Hall</a> and <a href="/wiki/B-404" title="B-404"> Anne B</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Nantucket_Founders_and_Descendants" title="Project:Nantucket Founders and Descendants">Nantucket Founders and Descendants Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene Athey Hill</a>. </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Native_Americans" title="Project:Native Americans">Native Americans Project</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Langholf-2" title="Langholf-2">Eowyn Langholf</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:New_Netherland_Settlers" title="Project:New Netherland Settlers">New Netherland Settlers Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Smith-62120" title="Smith-62120">Ellen Smith</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:New_Sweden" title="Project:New Sweden">New Sweden Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Angelo-128" title="Angelo-128">Jim Angelo</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Puritan_Great_Migration" title="Project:Puritan Great Migration">Puritan Great Migration Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Stevens-17832" title="Stevens-17832">Jen Hutton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hill-11959" title="Hill-11959">S. Willson</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Southern_Pioneers" title="Project:Southern Pioneers">Southern Pioneers</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene Athey Hill</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Space:US_Governors" title="Space:US Governors">US Governors Project</a> coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Randall-8561" title="Randall-8561">David Randall</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:United_States_Immigration" title="Project:United States Immigration">United States Immigration</a> coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Harris-5439" title="Harris-5439">Steven Harris</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:US_Presidents" title="Project:US Presidents">US Presidents Project</a> led by Robin Lee </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:US_Southern_Colonies" title="Project:US Southern Colonies">US Southern Colonies Project</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Athey-67" title="Athey-67">Darlene Athey-Hill</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Westward_Ho" title="Project:Westward Ho">Westward Ho!</a> - led by <a href="/wiki/Stanton-3574" title="Stanton-3574">T Stanton</a>; coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Triesch-4" title="Triesch-4">Bart Triesch</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:William_Penn_and_Early_Pennsylvania_Settlers" title="Project:William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers">William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Baty-260" title="Baty-260">SJ Baty</a> </li><li> Special project: <a href="/wiki/Space:The_WikiTree_1950_Census_Indexers_Group" title="Space:The WikiTree 1950 Census Indexers Group">The WikiTree 1950 Census Indexers Group</a> - Help index the 1950 U.S. Census after the records are released in April 2022. </li></ul> <a name="Resources"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Resources </span></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/wiki/Space:United_States_Resources_Bookshelf" title="Space:United States Resources Bookshelf">United States Resources Bookshelf</a> - Always under construction. Please add your content! </li></ul> <a name="Related_Projects_and_Groups"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Related Projects and Groups </span></h3> <ul><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:United_States_Cemeteries" title="Project:United States Cemeteries">US Cemeteries Project</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:LDS" title="Project:LDS">LDS Project</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Space:New_Spain" title="Space:New Spain">Nueva Espana (New Spain)</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:One_Place_Studies" title="Project:One Place Studies">One Place Studies</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Military_and_War" title="Project:Military and War">Military and War Project</a>, specifically the United States' involvement in: <ul><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Roll_of_Honor" title="Project:Roll of Honor">Roll of Honor</a> for Veteran Military Honors </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:French_and_Indian_War" title="Project:French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:1776" title="Project:1776">1776 Project</a> for the American Revolution led by <a href="/wiki/Baty-260" title="Baty-260">SJ Baty</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:War_of_1812" title="Project:War of 1812">War of 1812</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:US_Civil_War:_War_Between_the_States" title="Project:US Civil War: War Between the States">The US Civil War</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Spanish-American_War" title="Project:Spanish-American War">Spanish American War</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:The_Great_War_1914-1918" title="Project:The Great War 1914-1918">World War I, The Great War</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:World_War_II" title="Project:World War II">World War II</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Korean_War" title="Project:Korean War">Korean War</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Vietnam_War" title="Project:Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> </li></ul> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Palatine_Migration" title="Project:Palatine Migration">Palatine Migration Project</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Puerto_Rico" title="Project:Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, a sub-project of <a href="/wiki/Project:Latin_American_Roots" title="Project:Latin American Roots">Latin American Roots</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Quakers" title="Project:Quakers">Quakers Project</a> </li><li> <a href="/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Disasters" title="Project:Worldwide Disasters">Worldwide Disasters</a> </li><li><a href="/wiki/Project:Worldwide_Mining_Disasters" title="Project:Worldwide Mining Disasters">Worldwide Mining Disasters</a> </li></ul>  <br/><br/> <p class="SMALL" align="center"> This page was last modified 02:40, 8 November 2024. 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