Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Feist Fest in Westchester

The Westchester County Edit-a-thon was held on Sunday August 24, 2014, 12-6pm in Briarcliff Manor. The Briarcliff Manor Public Library hosted the event.

Westchester and neighboring county Wikipedians as well as commuters everywhere were invited to participate.

Location:
 * Second floor of the Briarcliff Manor Public Library, 1 Library Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY (off Pleasantville Road) Nearby train stations include Pleasantville (2.4 miles away), Scarborough (3.4 miles), and Ossining (3.9 miles)

Details

 * Date: Sunday August 24th, 2014
 * Time: 12pm-6pm (drop-in anytime)
 * Location: Briarcliff Manor Public Library, 1 Library Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, Directions)
 * Coordinates: 41.14653°N, -73.82439°W
 * Find us at: Library Meeting Room (2nd floor)
 * Cost: Free
 * Wireless Internet: Available and free
 * Who Should Attend: Everyone is welcome to attend!
 * Participating Organizations: Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society
 * Parking: Plenty available in the library lot. Free.

Food

 * Lunch, complementary
 * Homemade Sandwiches
 * Turkey, Swiss, lettuce, tomato
 * Roast beef, cheddar, lettuce, tomato
 * Ham, Swiss, lettuce
 * Eggplant, Portobello mushroom, red pepper, fresh mozzarella
 * Tuna, lettuce, tomato
 * Homemade Salads
 * Tabouli (couscous salad)
 * Desserts (Zaro's Bakery)
 * Flourless chocolate cake
 * Tiramisu
 * Feel free to come to the Feists' house for dinner (five minutes from the library)
 * Please let the organizers know about any allergies and dietary restrictions

Train schedules

 * Pleasantville
 * Dep GCT -- Arr
 * 11:47 AM - 12:36 PM
 * 12:47 PM - 01:37 PM
 * 01:47 PM - 02:36 PM
 * White Plains
 * Dep GCT -- Arr
 * 10:47 AM - 11:21 AM * (connect to bus at 11:46AM)
 * 11:25 AM - 12:16 PM
 * 11:47 AM - 12:21 PM
 * 11:54 AM - 12:38 PM
 * 12:25 PM - 01:14 PM
 * 12:47 PM - 01:21 PM (connect to bus at 1:36PM)
 * 12:54 PM - 01:38 PM
 * 01:25 PM - 02:16 PM
 * Ossining
 * Dep GCT -- Arr
 * 10:25 AM - 11:14 AM * (connect to bus at 11:18AM)
 * 10:47 AM - 11:21 AM
 * 11:25 AM - 12:16 PM
 * 11:43 AM - 12:28 PM
 * 11:51 AM - 12:47 PM (connect to bus at 1:18PM)
 * 12:20 PM - 01:20 PM
 * 12:43 PM - 01:28 PM
 * 12:51 PM - 01:47 PM

For other times and originating stations see Metro North schedule site

Bus schedule

 * Bee line bus route 14 runs on Sundays between Ossining and White Plains Transportation Center (next to MetroNorth Station) and has one or more stops withing 0.5 miles of the Library.
 * Dep WP -- Arr
 * 11:46 AM - 12:22 PM *
 * 01:36 PM - 02:12 PM


 * Dep Ossining - Arr
 * 11:18 PM - 11:35 PM *
 * 01:18 PM - 01:35 PM

Agenda
Bring your own ideas!
 * Editing articles related to Westchester County
 * Speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions (perhaps as 5-minute lightning talks and as skill shares)

Westchester Wikipedia Articles to create or improve
To Create
 * Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill
 * The Picture House, Pelham
 * The Square House Museum, Rye
 * Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Chappaqua
 * Saw Mill River Road
 * Possible focus areas:
 * History of Westchester County
 * Geography of Westchester County
 * Culture of Westchester County

To Improve


 * Westchester County
 * Frederick Philipse
 * Law enforcement in Westchester County
 * Area code 914
 * Hawthorne Circle
 * The Journal News
 * Westchester municipalities (48 articles)
 * Westchester hamlets and CDPs (39 articles)
 * Dale Cemetery
 * Westchester Hills Cemetery
 * Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
 * Jacob Burns Film Center
 * Croton Point Park
 * Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
 * Frederick Law Olmsted
 * James Fenimore Cooper
 * Union Church of Pocantico Hills
 * Van Cortlandt Manor
 * Loew's Theatre, New Rochelle
 * Elephant Hotel
 * Katonah Museum of Art
 * Historic Hudson Valley
 * Westchester County Executive
 * Westchester Magazine
 * New Croton reservoir
 * Ever Rest
 * Westchester County Center
 * Bronx River Road
 * Education in Westchester County (and sub-articles)

Wikimedia sister projects to create or improve

 * Westchester County and others
 * Wiktionary: Westchester place names (toponyms) and their etymology: Mamaroneck, Peekskill, Pelham, Scarsdale, Pocantico, Chappaqua, New Rochelle, Ossining, Croton, Katonah, Taconic, Yonkers, Fishkill
 * Flora of Westchester: taxonomic and vernacular names

Sign up
Please sign up below to indicate whether you will be able to attend.
 * You may also sign up at Meetup.com, especially if you are new and aren't sure how to comment on the wiki.

Likely attendees

 * Pharos (talk) 13:33, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * ɱ   (talk)  22:38, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Mitch 32 (Protection is not a principle, but an expedient.) 03:25, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Should add that I might be a tad late, because I want to bike to Croton Heights Amawalk then back to Briarcliff Manor. Mitch 32 (Protection is not a principle, but an expedient.) 01:27, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * -Jim.henderson (talk)
 * -  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  14:42, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 * DCDuring (talk) 17:17, 12 August 2014 (UTC), advocating Wiktionary! Lightning talk?
 * Daniel Case (talk) 01:40, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Outis010 (talk) 03:02, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * PointsofNoReturn (talk) 21:54, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * -OR drohowa (talk) 06:18, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Possible attendees

 * ---1980na (talk) 20:19, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 * - I'd like to make it to this one, but I'm not sure yet. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 19:57, 14 August 2014 (UTC) No dice, I'm afraid :/ A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 15:46, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thomas Levine (talk)
 * Andrevan@

Regrets

 * - DGG ( talk ) 13:32, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Possible rides available

 * DCDuring (talk) 19:39, 12 August 2014 (UTC) from Mount Vernon, NY and points north, preferably not far from Bronx River, Sprain Brook, or Saw Mill River Parkways, eg, MetroNorth Harlem line stations.

Questions

 * This is my first time attending a Wikipedia event. I wanted to know if I should bring my own laptop.--1980na (talk) 15:34, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Feel free to bring one. Most people will likely be bringing their laptops; we also will have some computers available to use. Wifi is available and free.-- ɱ    (talk)  17:23, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Resources

 * Mapping Westchester County (County maps: satellite from 1947-2013, divisions, etc.)
 * Westchester County Archives (Online photograph and map archives)
 * Westchester Magazine: 100 Fascinating Facts About Westchester
 * The Westchester Guardian (Pages 2-4 have municipality etymologies)
 * Ossining etymology
 * A History of the County of Westchester (1848)
 * History of Westchester County (1886)

Report
We hosted about fifteen people; the event lasted from noon to 6, and the following dinner until 8:30.


 * Attendees of record
 * User:Pharos
 * User:Ɱ
 * User:Jim.henderson
 * User:Bluerasberry
 * User:DCDuring
 * User:Daniel Case
 * User:Outis010
 * User:PointsofNoReturn
 * User:OR drohowa
 * User:1980na
 * User:Fencer2013
 * User:Ajfeist
 * User:Mitchazenia
 * User:Jeremyb
 * and more


 * Content worked on

Add your articles and other results here...
 * Biodiversity of Westchester County, New York
 * Wikt:Appendix:Place names in New York area with possible native American origins
 * Saw Mill River improvements. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 19:53, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Edward W. Hooper
 * History of Westchester County  ɱ    (talk)  20:53, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Waldheim
 * Somers Library