Living people stay private
Verified archives, GEDCOM uploads, jobs, and private branch work stay behind access rules.
Public history plus a verified family layer
Thomas Commons
A living family archive, network, and kinship house for the Thomas name. The first build starts with American Thomas branch work, private GEDCOM intake, and proof labels on public claims.
Branch IntakeAmerican Thomas Lines
Records first. Living people private. Myth clearly labeled.
Source noteProbate, census, land
Main placesVirginia to Oregon
Verified archive
Truth labels
The first promise
A safe front door for Thomas family work
Phase 1 should gather members, protect living-family material, accept private tree files, and give admins enough control to keep the house trustworthy.
Thomas line first
American Thomas branch cleanup starts with sources, places, duplicate names, and humble labels.
Tree files are intake
GEDCOM uploads are stored privately for review. Phase 1 does not auto-publish people from trees.
Events gather the living
Reunions, archive days, and research sessions can be reviewed before locations or RSVPs are shared.
First five minutes
A visitor should get something useful before signing up
Thomas Commons should reward curiosity quickly: a next step, a proof standard, and a safe place to bring one clue.
Find your starting point
Answer a few plain questions and get a practical next step for your Thomas line.
Start hereRead the proof standard
See how Thomas Commons separates records, working theory, tradition, and myth.
Start hereBring one clue
A name, place, photo, Bible page, cemetery note, or family story is enough to begin.
Start hereBranch work
Start with public-safe branch pages
The first pages invite records and questions without exposing living relatives or pretending myth is proof.
American Thomas Research Desk
The first workspace for sorting Thomas families in America by records, migration paths, and branch anchors.
Open branch pageVirginia and Migration Lines
A public template for tracing early American Thomas records into later movement across the country.
Open branch pageWelsh Memory and Myth
A clearly labeled place for Welsh, bardic, royal, heroic, and symbolic Thomas traditions.
Open branch pageWhy someone comes back
The site should feel like a useful family house
A Thomas who stumbles in should see more than history. They should see a place to preserve records, plan reunions, find businesses, ask branch questions, and protect living family.
For the researcher
Branch pages, proof labels, source notes, GEDCOM intake, and future duplicate/person cleanup.
For the family keeper
Private archive uploads, reunion planning, living-person protections, and consent notes.
For the working family
Verified-only jobs, approved business listings, and practical ties between living Thomas households.