Wikipedia:Meetup/Pier21

Would you like to help document Pier 21’s history? Join our Museum staff for our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. The session will include:
 * An introduction to Wikipedia
 * A guided tour of Rudolph P. Bratty Hall (Pier 21 Story)
 * A guided tour of the Canadian Immigration Hall
 * Support from experience Wikipedians, Museum Historians, Curators and Researchers
 * Wikipedia editing
 * Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided

Goals

 * To write articles associated to the unique and significant history of Pier 21

Details

 * Date: Saturday, April 2, 2016
 * Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 * Location: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Google Maps
 * Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write articles about facts important to the history (and present) of Pier 21.
 * What to bring: BYOL: Bring your own laptop! Don't forget your power adapter.
 * Facebook: Event page
 * RSVP: EventBright:| RSVP Link

Come meet fellow Nova Scotian wikipedians (beginners, amateurs and experts) and get your edit on at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21!

Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided.

French
Voulez-vous nous aider à documenter l'histoire du Quai 21? Joignez-vous au personnel du Musée pour notre première Wikipédia : journée contributive.

La séance comprendra :


 * Une introduction à Wikipédia
 * Une visite guidée de la salle Rudolph P. Bratty (histoire du Quai 21)
 * Une visite guidée de la salle sur l’immigration canadienne
 * Des historiens du Musée, conservateurs et chercheurs accueillants seront sur place pour vous aider

Web access
The Museum has wireless guest accounts for participants. Please make sure you have set up an account before coming to the Edit-A-Thon! Request an Account

Attending
JBignell (talk) 17:44, 19 March 2016 (UTC) Soy_la_cereza (talk) 18:55, 2 April 2016 (UTC) (talk) 18:55, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Infophibian (talk)

Free databases

 * Archive.org
 * Archive Canada
 * Memory NS
 * Virtual Archives

Basics on editing Wikipedia

 * Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
 * Editing - The Basics has .pdf handouts and videos
 * Wikipedia Training, Includes a one-hour training for newcomers, and more extensive pages for teachers and Wikipedia Ambassadors
 * Wikipedia Tutorial is a hands-on approach that walks you through various aspects of Wikipedia editing