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WikiTree: Free for All without a Free-for-All

Eowyn Langholf
May 24, 2017
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
2m 02s
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Introduction
4m 40s
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Privacy
3m 34s
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The Honor Code
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Membership Levels
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Tree Stats
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Benefits
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Live Demo
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
26m 56s

About this webinar

This presentation gives a general overview and introduction to the free collaborative family tree site, WikiTree. It will cover the site's mission and Honor Code, privacy versus open collaboration, genetic genealogy features, cousin bait, becoming a part of the community, and the benefits of membership.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Eowyn Langholf
Eowyn Langholf was first introduced to genealogy by her mother when she was a teenager and quickly picked up the hobby. Over the years it evolved from a hobby to a career and Eowyn has been a professional genealogist for 8 years now. Her primary a
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    LAVETTE DUDLEY
    1 year ago

    Great concept, information, and presentation! I’ve come across WikiTree previously but did not quite understand the function/process. Eowyn clarified a lot for me. I will definitely dive into WikiTree again now. Thanks to Legacy Familytree webinars and WikiTree.

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