Talk:History of Richmond, Virginia

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Citation needed[edit]

This edit done way back in 2005, claiming that the first Masonic Hall in America was in Richmond, needs verification. A few other pages claim it was in Boston. Wodenhelm (Talk) 01:54, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It should be properly qualified as "the oldest structure built and continuously used for Masonic purposes", i.e. it was the oldest one built expressly for the Masons AND that has been used by Masons ever since then. It is quite possible the others you speak of may have been built earlier but ceased usage during some point (even if temporarily), or built for some other purpose and converted to Masonic use. For the citation supporting this version of the claim, see the National Register nomination, at Section 8, first line. Morgan Riley (talk) 02:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Correction made, adding qualification, date, and citation. Morgan Riley (talk) 02:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline of Richmond, Virginia[edit]

What is missing from the city timeline? Please add relevant content. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 10:20, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Lack of citations[edit]

This article is largely uncited. I am happy to work on some cleanup and adding inline citations, but it would be great to have some help. Is anyone interested?–CaroleHenson (talk) 04:00, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've been trying to improve the overall referencing and quality of Virginia articles, so I'm happy to take a look too.--Mojo Hand (talk) 23:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mojo Hand, That would be great! I like to work on prehistory and 19th-century history. Do you mind if I start there?–CaroleHenson (talk) 00:26, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever suits your fancy. I don't have a specific focus, other than usually avoiding the prehistory sections☺--Mojo Hand (talk) 14:45, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cool! Sounds great.–CaroleHenson (talk) 18:53, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't forgotten this article. I am finishing work on an article and I will come over here.–CaroleHenson (talk) 14:21, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No worries - I tend to putter around more than focus on any article. Unfortunately, I think we may have a problem. Some of the text appears to be copied or closely paraphrased from A Short History of Richmond - for example, here. I don't have time to dig into it now, but I am concerned about how much of an issue this is.--Mojo Hand (talk) 16:26, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch! I ran the copyvios tool and found this. The intro has been the same for a long time, so it's possible that it was copied from Wikipedia rather than the other way around. But, it looks like there are three sources - plus the one you found - to take a look at to double-check. I will do that first when I pop back over here.–CaroleHenson (talk) 17:00, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]