Play your part in preserving our story

Join the Family History Team

Contribute your knowledge, memories, skills or time—and help build a dependable family record for every branch and every generation.

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Every contribution has value

Family history is built together

You do not need to be a genealogist or commit to a formal position. One remembered nickname, identified photograph, corrected date or family story may unlock an entire branch of the tree.

Whether you contribute once, help occasionally or join the ongoing team, your participation can strengthen the record and help relatives better understand where they come from.

All branches are welcome: descendants, relatives by marriage, family friends and researchers with genuine knowledge of the Cox family story are invited to contribute.

Start with what you know

Ways to contribute

Choose the kind of help that suits your knowledge, interests and available time.

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Share family information

Names, dates, places, relationships, nicknames, occupations and remembered stories.

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Research records

Help locate and review civil, church, census, burial, newspaper and migration records.

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Write biographies

Turn verified facts and family memories into respectful accounts of individual lives.

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Identify photographs

Name people, places and occasions—and explain how the photograph reached your branch.

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Connect relatives

Introduce family members who may hold knowledge, records or photographs relevant to the tree.

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Support the website

Offer help with writing, proofreading, design, accessibility, technology or organisation.

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Organise gatherings

Help plan reunions, heritage conversations, online meetings and family-history events.

Offer another skill

Tell us what you do well and how it could support the family archive or its community.

Participation that fits your life

Choose your level of involvement

There is no single definition of a valuable contributor.

01 · Share once

Make one contribution

Submit a name, correction, photograph, document or memory whenever something useful comes to light.

02 · Help occasionally

Support suitable tasks

Assist with research, writing, introductions or events when a task matches your interests and availability.

03 · Join the ongoing team

Take a continuing role

Help steward a branch, research area, archive activity, event programme or area of the website.

Many family-history branches connecting through one shared genealogy record

An invitation to fellow tree builders

One family, one connected record

Building a family tree requires patience, care and years of work. Existing Cox family-tree owners and researchers are therefore invited to collaborate without surrendering ownership or control of their own research.

By comparing sources, resolving differences and exchanging verified information, we can connect overlapping branches and reduce unnecessary duplication while preserving the identity of every contributor’s work.

Collaboration, not takeover: no one is expected to hand over an existing tree. The aim is respectful exchange, clearer connections and a stronger shared understanding of the family.

Skills that move the project forward

Featured team roles

These are areas in which regular support would be especially valuable.

Researchers & record finders

Systematic, curious contributors who can locate sources, compare evidence and clearly distinguish confirmed facts from family testimony.

Civil, church and archival research
Source checking and transcription
Branch-by-branch fact verification

Writers & storytellers

People who can shape family facts and memories into clear, engaging biographies without losing accuracy or respect.

Family profiles and life stories
Proofreading and editing
Interviewing relatives

Website & digital support

Contributors who understand websites, media organisation, accessibility, user experience, design or technical maintenance.

WordPress and page support
Photograph and file organisation
Accessibility and usability checks

Connectors & family ambassadors

Approachable relatives who enjoy making introductions, listening carefully and helping different branches feel represented.

Family outreach and introductions
Following up on promising leads
Welcoming new contributors

Events & gatherings

Family event coordinators

Help plan reunions, heritage gatherings, online conversations and fundraising activities that bring relatives together and create opportunities to exchange family history.

Scheduling, venues and invitations
Budgets, communications and guest support
Programmes, displays and family-history activities

Caribbean family team planning a heritage reunion

A respectful working relationship

What contributors can expect

Clear expectations help family collaboration remain positive and sustainable.

Voluntary participationChoose what you offer and how much time you can reasonably give.

Respectful acknowledgementContributions and sources will be credited where appropriate and agreed.

Care with family informationPersonal details will be reviewed thoughtfully, particularly when living people are involved.

Your research remains yoursCollaboration does not require surrendering ownership of an existing tree or archive.

Freedom to pauseYou may step back from future tasks whenever your circumstances require it.

Commitment to qualityAnything submitted should be shared honestly, with its source and uncertainties made clear.

Your knowledge may complete another branch

Ready to play your part?

Tell us how you are connected, what you would like to contribute and whether you prefer to help once, occasionally or as part of the ongoing family-history team.

Contact Patrice

You may also email hello@johncoxdescendantsft.com.