WikiTree Challenge #10: Blaine Bettinger
Companion post to Episode 6 of A Country Girl Rambles, " WikiTree Challenge #10: Blaine Bettinger ." What the WikiTree Challenge is, how to join in this week, and what's been happening around WikiTree. Today's the day! The WikiTree Challenge kicks off at noon ET, and our guest for Challenge #10 is Blaine Bettinger ! If you've ever used the Shared cM Project to figure out how you might be related to a DNA match, you've already used Blaine's work. He created it, and it's one of the most-used tools in genetic genealogy. He also writes The Genetic Genealogist blog. I'm so excited to be hosting this one! So, what is the WikiTree Challenge? Every month, we invite a guest genealogist to WikiTree, and the community spends a week researching their family tree together. The goal is to grow their CC7, the number of people connected to them within seven degrees, by adding ancestors and cousins, finding sources, and breaking down brick walls along the wa...
