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Happy editing! Cheers, –CaroleHenson (talk) 23:38, 28 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Greetings! This has been my first experience editing a Wiki page. My goal for the addition was to spotlight a resource for further reading and discovery on the subject of Sam Houston's enslaved workforce. Do you have any tips? I am also interested in your suggestion to create a page regarding the museum. Jruthejunkie (talk) 02:44, 29 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I provided a couple of options in the next topic.–CaroleHenson (talk) 04:09, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Sam Houston and slavery
Hello,

Thanks for your addition to the Sam Houston and slavery article. I appreciate that you want to add information about the museum to this article. Great idea!

The thing is, though, adding it as a note to something that is not at all relevant isn't the way to go.

Rather than have the information buried in text, regular users know that if they want to learn more about a topic they should check out the "Further reading" and "External links" section. For that reason, I added a link to the museum and put it in external links. I think this will help get more attention to the site.–CaroleHenson (talk) 23:41, 28 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I just had a thought... Another option is to create an article Sam Houston Memorial Museum. There are 17 articles that it could link to. Then, it could be added to the See also section of the Sam Houston and slavery article.–CaroleHenson (talk) 23:55, 28 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I am beginning to wonder if you have a close connection / conflict of interest regarding the museum. If so, we could brainstorm ideas for a short article... and I would be happy to write it.–CaroleHenson (talk) 00:03, 29 April 2023 (UTC)