User talk:Becwith

Welcome

Welcome to WeRelate, your virtual genealogical community. We're glad you have joined us. At WeRelate you can easily create ancestor webpages, connect with cousins and other genealogists, and find new information.

Create Webpages

The first thing to do is launch Family Tree Explorer, then select File in the Family Tree Explorer menu and give your family tree a name. You can either upload your GEDCOM or create person and family pages one at a time. To upload your GEDCOM, select File in the Family Tree Explorer menu and then click on Import and choose the GEDCOM file to import. The system will create a editable web page for each person and family in your GEDCOM. To create a page manually, select Add in the Family Tree Explorer menu and click on Add new person; enter the given (first name) and surname (last name), select Add, then fill in the blanks and save.

The Family Tree Explorer is a Flash application and will need to use some space in your computer to cache the files. That's computer talk for "If you store some ancestor page information on your computer, you will be able to view more pages faster. Otherwise, the system has to fetch each page every time you edit or look at it. This would make navigating your tree very slow.

Connect with other genealogists

You should always sign in when you are editing or adding pages. Use the signature button to sign your work (the swiggle, second from the right, above the edit box). That way others with similar interests can find you. If you click on the blue user name on any page, you will go to that person's home page. You can leave a message on his/her Discussion page. The Discussion page button is in the light green second level menu bar above.

Great things you can do at WeRelate

Please see the Great things you can do at WeRelate article.

Thanks for participating in your virtual community.--Dquass 16:36, 1 April 2007 (MDT)

Shared research pages

Just FYI, if you title all your shared research pages with one surname and one place (without abbreviation), they will be indexed into categories properly. It will be easier for your cousins to find your pages. For instance, if you create a page for Smith in Kentucky, it will be indexed in the Smith category, the Kentucky category and the Smith in Kentucky category. The next time someone creates a page for Smith in Kentucky they will come to your page instead of creating a second page for "Smith in Kentucky". It's all about making it easier networking with other genealogists. It is best to use larger jurisdictions such as states or countries instead of towns because our ancestors moved around and generally had connections in the surrounding areas. The information you are looking for may well be in a nearby town. If you want to be more specific, autocomplete will give you a list of towns, counties, districts, etc., if you type in the name, add a comma, then wait a moment. You can then select the standardized jurisdictional name.

When abbreviations are used, the system thinks that the abbreviation is a different place. So, it won't put "Kentucky" articles in the same category with "KY". If you title your page with an abbreviation, for example "Smith in KY", and your cousin titles a page with "Smith in Kentucky", your articles will not be in the same category. Thus, it is less likely that you will connect with that cousin. The same is true if you title your page with multiple locations. For instance, if you title your page with "KY, OH and MT", it will be placed in the "KY, OH, and MT" category. A cousin searching for "Smith in Kentucky" won't see your page in the right category index.

Likewise, if you title your page with multiple spellings, such as Smith, Smythe or Smothe or with added letters such as Smither/s or Smyth(er)(s), your page will not be put in the categories for each spelling; instead, a new category will be created for your particular list. Your cousins may not have the same list and probably won't enter that exact list in their search, making it more difficult for you to connect.

Click on a surname category link at the bottom of any person page to see the category index list. :-D--Kittydoc 07:26, 5 April 2007 (MDT)

Error importing WeRelate.ged

We had an error while attempting to import WeRelate.ged. This is most likely our fault. We will review the error and should have your pages ready tomorrow (or Monday if tomorrow falls on a weekend). There is no need to re-import your GEDCOM file.

-WeRelate agent 09:13, 2 April 2007 (MDT)

WeRelate.ged Imported Successfully

The pages from your GEDCOM, "WeRelate.ged" have been generated successfully. You may view them by launching the family tree explorer and opening the family tree into which this GEDCOM was imported.

-WeRelate agent 11:16, 2 April 2007 (MDT)

Richard Williamson

I have added Jane Wiley, the wife of Richard Williamson and the rest of his children. The site added a second family in addition to the one you had (Richard Williamson and unknown). In order to clean it up I believe you have to go into Family Explorer and delete the Richard+Unknown page. If I did something wrong to create this confusion, I apologize. --CTfrog 10:23, 12 April 2007 (MDT)

Chapman Family Martin County KY [25 September 2011]

My great grandfather was GWF Chapman and my great grandmother is Lydia Aldridge. Their son, Pharaoh, is my grandfather. Some of his siblings are Wallace, McKinley, Alice, Dixie, Mary, Hattie, Cora and Leon. I have the names of all of Pharaoh's siblings and his children. His wife was Polly Starr. My father was Harlan Chapman, born 1917. Wasn't sure if this was information you would be interested in having, but if so please email me.--Pmeck 15:12, 25 September 2011 (EDT)

Chapmans from KY, VA & WV [27 September 2011]

I see that you are watching some of the same sites as I am. Do you have any info regarding the Chapmans not listed here or are you a relative?

GM Chapman--GChapman 11:53, 27 September 2011 (EDT)