Wikipedia:Meetup/Indianapolis/Irvington Historical Society Edit-a-thon

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Join us for the Irvington Historical Society edit-a-thon at the Bona Thompson Center, January 20, 2024!

What: Irvington Historical Society Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

When: Saturday, January 20 from 10 am–2:30 pm

Where: Irvington Historical Society, Bona Thompson Center 5350 East University Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219

Suggested Focus: Irvington!

What to bring: You preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables.

More information: Learn about our growing user group[1] and our funded project[2]

Parking: Free street parking. Please do NOT park in the lots as they belong to nearby apartments. There is a handicap accessible spot available.

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To do[edit]

Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!

The following have existing Wikipedia entries, but they can be updated and improved.

Topics Some Sources Notes Editor(s) Working on Item
Benton House 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Historic Home. Expand article. Needs programming, design information
Clifton Wheeler 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Add images (his paintings are public domain in 2024). Identify some students of Wheeler. Expand infobox.
Constance Forsyth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Add an image if one can found that was published before 1929. Expand infobox. polleyda11
Dorothy Morlan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Expand. Add images, if any are in the public domain (published before 1929). Expand infobox.
Grace Julian Clarke Easy task. Some references have formatting errors. Please repair.
H. H. Holmes Easy task. This famous murder case involves a rented home in Irvington. See the "Pitezel killings section". Clarify location. For sources, see as cited in the entry for Frank Geyer.
Helene Hibben 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Expand infobox. Add images, if any are in the public domain (published before 1929).
Henry H. Dupont 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Very short article. Add biographical details.
Historic Irvington Halloween Festival 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Entry needs images, references, and editing for encyclopedic tone. For comparison see: New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival, State Street Halloween Party, Athens Ohio Halloween Block Party.
Irvington Community School Entry needs to be updated and needs reliable sources.
Irvington Group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Very short article. Needs expansion, lead, image, infobox.
Irvington Historic District (Indianapolis) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Strong article. Add other “notable” residents.
Kin Hubbard Strong entry about a cartoonist who lived in Irvington. Two statements are marked "citation needed" ... can you find sources to support these facts?
Madge Oberholtzer 1 Indiana Statehouse employee and famous murder victim. The section "Chronology of the murder" needs additional sources.
Ovid Butler 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Expand article. Also consult the sources already cited.
Sigma Gamma Rho Easy task. The history section mentions that the sorority was founded in Indianapolis and, although it mentions Irvington at the end of this section, it could be more specific at the start.
Simon Baus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Expand. Add images, if any are in the public domain (published before 1929).
Thomas Carr Howe Community High School 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Short entry. Expand history section.


The following need Wikipedia entries and/or need additional research.

Topics Some Sources Notes Editor(s) Working on Item
Carrie Whalon see print copy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Black suffragist. President of the First Woman's Colored League in Indianapolis. This blog post is helpful and provides sources, but the blog itself is not sufficient for Wikipedia--see: WP:UGC. Help us find more sources. Look for alternative spellings ... Whallon, Whallen, etc.
Frederick Polley 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 No entry. Artist.
Hilah Wheeler 1, 2, 3 No entry. Artist. AKA Hilah Drake Wheeler or Hilah D. Wheeler. (Not to be confused with her daughter, Hilah Mary Wheeler.)
Hilton U. Brown 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 photo No entry. Newspaper executive at Indianapolis News, author.
Howard C. Caldwell Jr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 No entry. Broadcaster. Jaireeodell (talk) 17:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Irvington Castle House 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 No entry. Historic Home. 5631 University Ave. Also known as Eudorus Johnson House or the Johnson-Earle-Payne House.
Irvington Community Council 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, No entry. Nonprofit community organization incorporated as "Historic Irvington Community Council" ... may need additional secondary sources with significant coverage to meet the requirements of WP:ORG.
Irvington Garden Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 No entry. Nonprofit community Organization. Maintains beautification projects in Irvington. May need more secondary sources with significant coverage to meet the requirements of WP:ORG.
Irving Theater 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 No entry. Historic theater opened in 1913. Also see Irving Theatre.
draft of John Todd Mahorney 1, 2, 3, 4, same person? 5, same person? 6, 7 Lived 1829-1890. African-American businessman, author, inventor. Might need more sources.
Kile Oak Tree 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 No entry. Landmark. Olgrmac
Lucy McClain Hunter 1 No entry. Help us find additional reliable, secondary sources. Owned circulating libraries in Baltimore & Washington, DC. Lived 1840-1888. For context and tips to find more sources see [3]
Nancy Ostrander 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 No entry. (She is still living.) Ambassador to Suriname. An entry exists on Dutch Wikipedia, it could be translated, but would need other sources ... e.g., not Prabook.
The Portfolio Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Longstanding arts club with no entry.
Robert H. Selby 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 No entry. Artist. Robert Hugo Selby. 1909-1997 ... Not to be confused with living artist, Robert Selby.
Thomas Carr Howe 1, 2, 3, 4, includes public domain image, 5, 6, 7 No entry. Butler College president. T C Howe High School named for him.
Wallace Wadsworth 1, 2, public domain photo, 3, No entry. Wallace Carter Wadsworth, widely anthologized children’s book author--works include: Paul Bunyan and His Great Blue Ox and The Little Engine That Could.

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