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New Member, Interested in Improving the Petersburg article, & possible other
Hi Mark--

I am a new member--at least I think I am--interested in improving the Petersburg article, & afterwards very likely others.

I have been actively involved in research on the history of Petersburg for a number of years now, and I am an activist in Petersburg regarding downtown development, urban design, the arts, and preservation.

Recently I discovered how important the Wikipedia city articles are for a person comtemplating visiting a place, & by extension for a person contemplating moving to a place or investing in a place. Therefore, I have challenged myself to bring the Petersburg article and all related articles up to the highest Wikipedia stadards I can.

As a person formally trained in scholarship in the humanities, I am always highly conscious of the need for attributions, citation of sources, etc., and for balanced discussion. At the same time, as a scholar, I am used to citing original material. Since most that has been published about Petersburg's history is greatly flawed, this is a problem for me. Nevertheless, I expect that on the level of the history section of the Petersburg article, it shouldn't prove a terribly big problem.

However, I'm struggling with how on earth to make edits. The very most basic pages of the tutorials say "make edits" then "preview" the--but not how to make the edit. When I go into trying to change the text in the sandbox, I cannot figure out how to do it. Must be getting slower in my old age.

I'd appreciate some help getting started, & conversation as I go as well.

Dulaney Ward (talk) 17:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Welcome and some suggestions to assist
Mr. Ward: I am replying to you here on my WP Talk Page because I can see you haven't been using yours, yet. I am going to make a couple of comments and suggestions to respond to your message.

1. Start using your TALK page ASAP for messages. I am going to open it up for you and put on that page and your user page what we call a talk box to make it a little easier.

2. My first thought was that you have to bring to Wikipedia is very much desired and valuable. On articles like Petersburg, Virginia, we very much need people who know what history is accurate (and which isn't) and have a grip on what should be presented in an article, AND can properly attribute sources (since you need to show something other than your own knowledge, even if you are the official city historian (not trying to be sarcastic, although I assume you aren't).

3. The nuts and bolts of actual working the WIKI format for editing is something I have become real familiar with myself, but instructing others on stuff like that is not my strong suit. However, I think we can access better help for you than you have found so far. I shall seek some more along those lines.

4. If you are using MS Internet Explorer, I highly recommend the free ieSpell program. The link is IeSpell. I have a mild disability which makes typing correctly a little more challenging for me than for some people, and it is a lifesaver for me.

5. Please join WikiProject Virginia. You will find some like-minded individuals who I strongly suspect will agree with Item 2 in particular, and will embrace your contributions. In particular, I am going to copy your message also to User:No1lakersfan who has family in Petersburg, has worked on history and local area articles, and can probably assist you in some areas I am not-so-strong.

6. Not everyone would agree with what I will say next, but, I think that content is paramount, so if you have good content and sources to add, getting it into the article is a part of WP work that others will gladly help you with. Adding internal links, etc, is called Wikifying, and lots of people can help with that sort of thing.

Please feel free to communicate with me and I hope we can open your lines to do so with other Wikipedians as well. Lastly, your name seems familiar to me; I worked with the school buses in Petersburg from 1981 to 1989. Does that ring any bells?

That's all I have time for right now, but I hope you are on the way to joining us in this great venture. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia (talk) 03:06, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance, Mark
Mark:

Thanks for responding so swiftly. I arrived in Petersburg as tourism director in 1984, so yes that rings bells. It's a small world. I thought somehow that I recognized your face. By the way, I was a long-term friend of Howard Brown, who has now passed away, although his widow is still living, & of Howard Brown, Jr., and his wife Darleen. Howard Jr. has inherited his dad's large collection of Petersburg images, & is taking a keen interest in it. Howard, Jr. & Darleen might well be interested in participating in this project. I have already recruited one friend, Michael Vaughan of Alexandria, who says he intends to retire in Petersburg shortly.

Since writing you, I tried simply to begin editing the text of the Petersburg article, & seemed to be having a great deal of success, before I had to go on a family mission this evening, which took until after midnight--so I haven't gotten beyond a preview, But I have little question now that I can do some rudimentary editing. I feel confident in working with the article in the manner you suggest in #6, writing & then running down the sources & entering them in the article, or "Wikifying" it. But of course I would appreciate any help with that I can get.

I believe I have joined WikiProject Virginia, & I shall probably join WikiProject City as well. Apparently it takes a couple of days for a new member of the project to have his/her name listed on the Wikipedians in Virginia page. But perhaps there is something I don't know about that I haven't done.

I have read the general guidelines for articles, & the guidelines for a city article, & will try to work the article out to the highest standards of these guidelines. I am almost anal about entering references, as I have read altogether too many histories that have no references at all, & seem to have been written off the top of the author's very fuzzy head.

Since I work for the City, many people bizarrely refer to me as the city historian, but I wince every time I hear that, because 1) it's only part of what I do, 2) there is of course not only much I do not know, but much I have not even thought of asking about. History is not something one recieves as from a priest, but something that has to be arduously wrested from the past on an absolutely continuous basis; it is exploration.

The flaws I have discovered in Petersburg's history are substantially found in the received history of the periods before 1800, and after 1865. But there are strange omissions even in the story of Petersburg during the Civil War, even in the story of the Battle of Old Men and Young Boys, the quintessential Petersburg story. But, again, I do not expect that I'll have much trouble writing the history with substantial attributions for what I say. And I'll find a way to keep it to ten paragraphs, as recommended, even that will be the hardest thing for me. (I see on the discussion page for the Paris article that the article had been knocked out of GA status, in part, because the history is somewhat more than ten paragraphs--although who on earth would complain about the history section on Paris of all places being too long? But I also see that New York's article, which has a history that does not exceed ten paragraphs, is ranked FA.)

Thanks again for your response. I'll take your suggestions to heart & begin implementing them immediately, beginning with trying to copy this entire string & place it on my talk page. Is it the custom to talk on one's page and to seek responses on the pages pf others?

Thanks again--Dulaney66.93.244.22 (talk) 09:40, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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Petersburg
Dulaney, I am on the go this morning, so I only have time for a quick response. 1. Howard Brown (Sr.) was a remarkable man who I wish I had gotten to know better. Running the bus business there in the 1980s kept us so busy that there didn't seem to be time for things that I now wish we (or I) had done. I feel sure that, if some of the things he collected were used to benefit Petersburg via better understanding and appreciation of historic stuff, that would be totally in sync with his values. 2. no insult intended about "city historian", that terminology wasn't important to my point, which was that a Wikipedia's personal knowledge is very useful, but stuff we place in articles must be referenced. That standard has tightened as WP matures, and has been challenging for many, but an area of strength for you it would seem 3. The protocol on going back and forth on our talk pages has always been unclear to me; if you become more aware of WP guidelines, perhaps you can help guide me. 4. Edit summary box is important to use to track changes. If you have contact with Mrs. Brown and/or HDB JR, please send my regards; all fine folks. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia (talk) 15:02, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Tip of the day
I have copied the above message, and will only make a single change (x4) in format, but I want you to see what it does. By adding an asterisk ahead of each numbered item, the format changes. So here goes:

Dulaney, I am on the go this morning, so I only have time for a quick response.
 * 1. Howard Brown (Sr.) was a remarkable man who I wish I had gotten to know better. Running the bus business there in the 1980s kept us so busy that there didn't seem to be time for things that I now wish we (or I) had done. I feel sure that, if some of the things he collected were used to benefit Petersburg via better understanding and appreciation of historic stuff, that would be totally in sync with his values. If you have contact with Mrs. Brown and/or HDB JR, please send my regards; all fine folks.
 * 2. no insult intended about "city historian", that terminology wasn't important to my point, which was that a Wikipedian's personal knowledge is very useful, but stuff we place in articles must be referenced. That standard has tightened as WP matures, and has been challenging for many, but an area of strength for you it would seem.
 * 3. The protocol on going back and forth on our talk pages has always been unclear to me; if you become more aware of WP guidelines, perhaps you can help guide me.
 * 4. Edit summary box is important to use to track changes.


 * See what I mean? And, to get my name date and time stamped after messages, I just enter four tilde characters. and poof, that prints out this: Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia (talk) 15:10, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

your petersburg history draft
I took what you offered and did come combining with what I already had on the early history portion. take a look on Petersburg talk page and see what you think. Obviously, even if you go with those changes, you have the references we need for the stuff which came from you, easily added (look at the syntax I used). It is a start.

reflecting on content, 2 items come to mind: Whew, I gotta get some rest, back to work at 11 PM. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia (talk) 22:29, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I am not positive, but fairly sure, that Petersburg was in Charles City Shire (County), as was Prince George County before subdivision.
 * it struck me as odd that among the surving 5 of 8 shires of 1634, Charles City, named for runt child Prince (and King) Charles, is still a fairly small and undeveloped place, whereas Henrico, named for poor Prince Henry, spawned Richmond, and today is one of the most developed and wealthy of all. The other survivors are Charles River Shire (renamed York County reportedly out of dislike for King Charles), James City County (where I live), and Isle of Wight County, which began as Warrosquyoake Shire and was renamed in 1637.

1646 Treaty line
Hi, I just noticed that you have some pretty detailed History of Petersburg on the talk page of that article. Coincidentally, I have also been researching the history of that city lately and been makingsome edits to actual article pages. I hope we can work together to combine all of our good information in the best possible presentation. I also created this article a few weeks ago: Appomattoc. I thought I was the first person to add some of these facts to the wikipedia, but I see now that you have already beat me to some of them by a couple weeks - if you count the talkpage!

The 1646 treaty demarcation line ran directly from the Head of Yapin or Blackwater to Manakin town on the James, and apparently along the west edge of Ft Henry. The later law specified from the Head of Yapin to Appomattoc town, and thence to the old Manakin town, but as far as I can tell from the map, there is no difference, as it is still the exact same straight line. I read some sources that identify the "head of Yapin" with the navigable head at Franklin VA, however, and not with any of the several sources of the river. (Apparently there was a great deal of confusion about this in the 17th c. as well, since most patents assumed that the entire Blackwater was the de facto boundary.) Richard L. Jones states twice (pp. 16 & 33) that the demarcated border line ran near modern Chappell street, and this fits in perfectly with where I would survey it, and where I take the location of Ft Henry to have been. Interesting stuff, eh! Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 12:46, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi Dulaney
Hello Dulaney, It's Aja, Johan's girlfriend. I haven't seen you in a while so I hope you're doing well and enjoying the approach of summer. I've misplaced your e-mail address, so I hope Wikipedia notifies you via e-mail when I post this. Anyway, since you seem to be the man about Petersburg, I wanted to ask you a favor. If you happen to know Dr. Lena Whitt, it would be wonderful if you could put in the good word for Johan and I - we applied to lease one of her apartments today and she seemed a bit...flighty. We love the apartment and really want it, so if she is a colleague of yours, give her a call at (804)732-6333. She seemed very biased based on references, so I sure hope you know her! And if you don't, just disregard this and I'll see you around soon. Take care. Cheers! --Aja Ofte-Limb 869.1022 173.53.71.53 (talk) 20:44, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

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Bacon Rebellion/Fort Henry
Mr. Ward. Curious. In your coverage,you gave Wood's son in law Peter Jones death as 1681. Peter was the Cdr of Fort Henry during the rebellion. Could you let me know what reference or source you used? nettiewlms@aol.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.243.250.183 (talk) 18:19, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

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An exciting month of wiki events!
 Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!


Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:


 * This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
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Meet up with us


Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:
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Come one, come all!

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Washington, DC meetups in June


Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:


 * On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
 * Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
 * The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
 * Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
 * Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July


I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!




Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.
 * Show the Internet who is the better editor.
 * Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
 * Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
 * Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
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Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon
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If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

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Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups
Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:49, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
 * A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
 * Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
 * Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
 * Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
 * Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
 * Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
 * Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
 * Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!




Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups


Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits
 Hello there!

Upcoming events:


 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@undefinedwikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
 Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:


 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March
 Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:


 * Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
 * An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
 * Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
 * In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
 * Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC
 Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:


 * Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
 * See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
 * Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
 * Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
 * Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
 * An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare To remove yourself from this mailing list, remove your name from this list. 22:16, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

February events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
 * On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
 * On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
 * On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
 * On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at [mailto:info@wikimediadc.org info@wikimediadc.org] !

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:40, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:
 * On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
 * On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
 * On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at [mailto:info@wikimediadc.org info@wikimediadc.org] !

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

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