In order to get a picture of the grave of Otto #Steurenthaler in #Probstried in #Allgäu, I created a #FindAGrave profile for him and added a picture request in July 2025. When the request was fulfilled this February, I asked the photographer, if I may use the photo on the #WikiTree profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Steurenthaler-76 as well. Now she replied, that I may use it and that she recognized him from WikiTree profile. They didn't know each other, but she would meet him outside sometimes and nod at him.

#Genealogy

I finally understood how the profile of Joseph #Pfefferle at #FindAGrave could have such a different month of birth, than what my research suggested it should be. Also, I'm a bit proud of my conclusions to identify the origin of this German immigrant to #Shelby from #Münstertal.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pfefferle-165

#Ohio #Genealogy #WikiTree

📢 Registration is NOW OPEN for The #WTChallenge 6!🌳
https://youtube.com/shorts/7aNIr3_JdeY

Join us 18-25 June for a week of #CollaborativeGenealogy for special guest Marian Pierre-Louis!

🔗 Register here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037234

#CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #FamilyHistory

❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Did anyone in your family serve in World War II? 🎖️
The Greatest Generation sacrificed so much — and their stories deserve to be remembered. This week on WikiTree, we're asking you to share what you know about family members who served in WWII. Whether they were soldiers, nurses, pilots, or support personnel, we want to hear about them.

Join the conversation, share their stories, and connect with others researching the same history.

▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/QVL2T89d5zg
💬 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2039944
#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #WorldWarII #WWII #MilitaryHistory #WikiTree

Wow, I'm really late for breakfast and work, but therefore, I managed to finish writing the first draft for the profile of Christian (von) Bank, who had died in #Hinterzarten in 1629 and might have emigrated there from #Vorarlberg in the 16th century already. It's still a bit raw, but I would like to brag with it anyway. Feel free to point out typos, wrong words etc. (or edit them directly).

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Von_Bank-76

#WikiTree #Genealogy

🧩This Week's #ConnectionCheckers is all about Auto Racing!

🎬 https://youtube.com/shorts/V-ybMZtpd9s

The Indianapolis 500 just crossed the finish line, so we're revving up a motorsports-themed genealogy challenge! 🏁🏎️

How close are YOU to Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Richard Petty, Carroll Shelby, Bruce McLaren, Gilles Villeneuve, or any of this week's remarkable racing legends — including pioneering women drivers like Kay Petre and Clärenore Söderström — on the WikiTree Big Tree?

🔗 Play here → https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037463

New players welcome! Just post your connection below and the community will help you verify it. Three players will be added to the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame on June 2!

#ConnectionCheckers #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #WikiTree #AutoRacing #FamilyHistory

❓#QuestionOfTheWeek — Do you have any Midwestern roots in your family tree? 🌾

Did your ancestors settle in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin? We'd love to hear their stories!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7OyJMHU4x9c
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2037107

#QuestionOfTheWeek #CollaborativeGenealogy #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #FamilyTree #WikiTree #MidwestGenealogy

❓#QuestionOfTheWeek Do you have any adoptions in your family? 🚼

Adoption can add beautiful complexity to a family tree — and raise fascinating research questions. Join the conversation on WikiTree's G2G genealogy forum!

👉 https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/2034567
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwpQn24fb4c

#WikiTree #Genealogy #CollaborativeGenealogy #FamilyHistory #Adoption #OpenSource