Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/US Historic Sites Edit-a-thon

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U.S. Historic Sites Edit-a-thon


 * Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for visitors who want to learn more about a variety of topics, including American History. With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit and contribute to articles about historic sites in the United States. Staff from The National Trust for Historic Preservation will be on hand to provide access to source material.

When


 * '''Friday, October 20, 2017 10AM-4PM

Where


 * '''National Trust for Historic Preservation
 * 2600 Virginia Avenue NW
 * Suite 1100
 * Washington, DC 20037

Register
 * This event is free and open to the public.
 * Register here with Eventbrite 

Policies, Quick Tips and Other Wikimedia Resources
• Five pillars and Core content policies

• Help:Getting started

• General notability guideline

• Verifiability

• Conflict of interest

• No original research (Examples of Original Research)

• Your first article

• Help:Referencing for beginners

• Citing sources

• Identifying and using primary sources

• Creating Redirects with Visual Editor

• Creating Redirector with Source Editor

• Using categories

• Cheatsheet for Wiki markup

• Wiki Ed Foundation's online training modules

• Wikicommons

• Wikidata

• Wikimedia Statistics

• Wiki Education Foundation

Suggested Work List
When editing remember to maintain of neutral point of view. Arguing for preservation goes against WP's neutrality policy. Reporting newsworthy threats and controversies, however, is permitted.)

Many sites listed here have appeared on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of Most Endangered Historic Places. The list does not include sites owned by NTHP.

Wikipedia articles by quality and assessment: Chart



Additional Sources
• National Register of Historic Places Database

• National Archives Catalog

• Library of Congress Digital Collections

• '''Historical Society of Pennsylvania

• New York Historical Society

• '''Full List of U.S. state historical societies and museums

• '''The New York Times

• '''Hathitrust Digital Library

• '''11 Most Past Listings

• '''National Treasures Program

Wiki Data
Wikidata VizQuery, Query Wikidata visually


 * Working spreadhseet for 11 Most Endangered -
 * Wikidata Query with final results

Lists and Categories of Interest
• America's Most Endangered Places

• List of threatened historic sites in the United States

• List of African-American historic places

• Category:National Register of Historic Places

• Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places

• Category:National Historic Landmarks of the United States

• Category:Historic sites in the United States

Additional Reading
These links provide preservation resources and news about recent preservation projects. Please review Wikipedia’s source policy before citing online sources. You may also want to review Wikipedia’s policy on citing blogs as well as the Wikipedia's neutrality policy.

Preservation News
Adaptive Reuse
 * | We Need to Design Parking Garages With a Car-less Future in Mind
 * | Heritage Case Studies
 * | Want an old bridge? Many cities say yes.
 * | Cromford Mills, the conservation of ‘Building 17’
 * | Nazi Germany’s World War Two Flak Towers Re-purposed as Climbing Walls, Cafes & More
 * | Hotels Moving Into Old Buildings
 * | Adaptive Reuse Ordinance in Los Angeles, CA
 * | Artistic Intent: Adaptive Reuse in Vallejo, Calif. Affordable housing for artists helps revitalize a struggling Northern California city.

‘’’SEE MORE’’’

Articles improved

 * America's Most Endangered Places added years

Participants

 * Brock-brac (talk) 14:12, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * PRRfan (talk) 14:13, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * TKirspel (talk) 14:14, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Gghill (talk) 14:17, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Fuzheado &#124; Talk 14:30, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Ariel Cetrone (WMDC) (talk) 14:30, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Warblerz (talk) 14:30, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Jmrocchi (talk) 14:30, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Jmrocchi (talk) 14:31, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Guzeld (talk) 14:31, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Moiranadal (talk) 14:31, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Gghill (talk) 14:31, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Gghill (talk) 14:39, 20 October 2017 (UTC)


 * ABarkmann (talk) 15:16, 20 October 2017 (UTC)