Wikipedia:Meetup/AmericanArchivesMonth
Introduction
[edit]October is American Archives Month, and archives in the state of West Virginia are collaborating to highlight the rich history of our state and the work archivists do to preserve that history. To celebrate, the West Virginia and Regional History Center will be hosting an Archives Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Monday, October 24, from 1-4 p.m. West Virginia Archives Month is organized by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) West Virginia Caucus. Learn more here.
This event is hosted by Kelly Doyle, WVU Libraries Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity and the West Virginia and Regional History Center.
Event information
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- Date: Monday, October 24, 2016
- Time: 1:00-4:00pm EST
- Location: Downtown Campus Library, West Virginia and Regional History Center, 6th Floor
Register (optional)
[edit](You can register by signing your name with four tildes)
- KellyDoyle (talk) 13:38, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
- Dremerling (talk) 14:10, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
- AlcyoneDays (talk) 13:50, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
Articles to edit
[edit]- West Virginia & Regional History Center
- Pearl Buck
- Jerry West
- Don Knotts
- Rush D. Holt Sr.
- Helen F. Holt
- Harley M. Kilgore
- Jay Rockefeller
- Nick Rahall
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller
- Waitman T. Willey
- USS West Virginia (BB-48)
- USS West Virginia (ACR-5)
- Gibson-Todd House
- Bethlehem Steel
- Stephen Benton Elkins
- William E. Glasscock
- Aretas B. Fleming
- David Hunter Strother
- Virginia B. Evans
Articles to create
[edit]- Clarysville Hospital
- Hank Barnette
- Roy Bird Cook
- Feed Sack Dresses
- S. George Company
- Virginia B. Evans
Articles Edited and/or Created During this Edit-a-thon
[edit]Top Training Resources
[edit]- Wikipedia Markup Cheatsheet (Web version)
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Wikipedia:FAQ
- WikimediaFoundation Youtube channel
- GLAM-Wiki initiative ("galleries, libraries, archives, and museums") Beginners Guide
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
- This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks