Wikipedia:Meetup/UNC/NC Heritage Award Winners 2018

Join us in the Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on April 12, 2018.

At this fun, collaborative event, we'll create and improve Wikipedia articles about winners of the North Carolina Heritage Award. The edit-a-thon is offered in conjunction with this year's awards ceremony, which will be presented in May by PineCone and the North Carolina Arts Council.

Many thanks to the North Carolina Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, PineCone, North Carolina Arts Council, and North Carolina Folklore Society for their contributions to this event!



All are invited, with no subject expertise or Wikipedia editing experience needed. A brief workshop on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be offered at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have library resources and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Details
WHEN: Thursday, April 12, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Come when you can, stay as long as you would like.
 * Please arrive at 5:00 pm if you'd like to attend the Wikipedia basics workshop.

WHERE: Wilson Library, Room 504, on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

WHO: Anyone!


 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We'll provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax.).
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We'll have library materials on hand to help with research).
 * UNC faculty, staff, and students.

WHAT TO BRING: A laptop. We'll help you access the University's wireless network.

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:


 * Enter Wilson Library through the main entrance.
 * There are several parking options within a few blocks of Wilson Library, including the Rams Head Parking Deck (330 Ridge Road), Cobb Deck (on Paul Green Drive) and metered parking along South Road and Country Club Road. Please see the Department of Public Safety’s Map of Visitor and Metered Parking for a complete list of visitor parking on UNC’s campus.
 * For information about disability parking, see the Wilson Library website.

WILL THERE BE FOOD? Yes! We'll have pizza, a few salad options, and soft drinks for participants.

WILL THERE BE FREE STUFF? Yes! We'll have North Carolina-themed posters. We'll also have a button-maker on hand for making your own buttons.

WILL THERE BE PRIZES? Yes again! During the event we'll raffle off prizes related to our theme of traditional North Carolina artists.

How to follow along remotely
We'll be available during the event for comments and questions on Twitter @WilsonLibUNC, and we'll be tweeting with the hashtag #wikiNC. You can also direct message us on Twitter with reference questions. We welcome remote participants, and hope these options will allow you to participate!

1989

 * Dorothy & Walter Auman (Potters)
 * Etta Baker (1913-2006, Piedmont blues guitarist and singer)
 * Thomas Burt (Piedmont blues guitarist, banjoist, and singer)
 * Thomas Hunter (Fiddler)
 * Emma Taylor (Basketmaker)
 * Doug Wallin (Ballad singer)
 * Eva Wolfe (Basketmaker)

1990

 * The Badgett Sisters (Gospel singers)
 * Walker Calhoun (1918-2012, Cherokee musician, dancer, and teacher)
 * Earnest East (Fiddler)
 * Benton Flippen (Fiddler)
 * Wilma McNabb (Weaver)
 * Dellie Norton (Ballad singer)
 * Sally Parnell (Rag-Rug weaver)

1991

 * Effie Rhodes Bell (Quilter) [Rhea Ranger]
 * Lela Brooks (Tobacco Twine Crocheter)
 * Burlon Craig (Potter) [No individual page, but is mentioned in Catawba Valley Pottery page]
 * The Menhaden Chanteymen (Worksong singers)
 * Hazel Rhodes Reece (Quilter)[Rhea Ranger]
 * Quay Smathers (Master carpenter, shaped-note singer, music teacher, and rhythm guitarist)
 * Thurman Strickland (Baksetmaker)
 * Joe Thompson (Fiddler)
 * Odell Thompson (Banjo player)

1992

 * Bertie Dickens (Banjo player)
 * Obadiah Carter (R&B Musician)
 * Emma Dupree (Herbalist & healer)
 * The Five Royales Rhythm & Blues Artists
 * Leonard Glenn (Banjo & Dulcimer maker)
 * Ray Hicks (Storyteller)
 * Algia Mae Hinton (Blues guitarist and singer)
 * Lauchlin Shaw (Fiddler)
 * A.C. Overton (Banjo player)

1993

 * Louise Anderson (Storyteller)
 * Julian Guthrie (Boatbuilder)
 * Bea Hensley (Blacksmith)
 * George Higgs (Blues musician)
 * Mary Jane Queen (Ballad singer)
 * George SerVance Jr. (Woodcarver)
 * Luke & Harold Smathers (Stringband musicians)

1994

 * Caroll Best (Banjo player)
 * Aaron Buff (Chair maker)
 * Robert & Myrtle Dotson (Flatfoot dancers)
 * John Dee Holeman (Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
 * Quentin "Fris" Holloway (Bluesman and buck dancer)
 * Vernon Owens (Potter) [No individual page, but mentioned in Jugtown Pottery Page]
 * Amanda Swimmer (Potter)
 * Elsie Trivette (Rug maker)
 * The Watson Family: Arthel "Doc", Rosa Lee, Arnold, R.J., Willard, & Ora (Musicians, Woodcarvers, Song leader, Dancer, Quilter)

1995

 * The Branchettes: Lenna Mae Perry & Ethel Elliot (Gospel singers)
 * Raymond Coins (Stone & Wood carver)
 * Homer Fulcher & Julian Hamilton Jr. (Decoy carvers)
 * Richard "Big Boy" Henry (Blues guitarist and singer)
 * Virgil Ledford (Woodcarver)
 * Jim Shumate (1921-2013, Bluegrass fiddler)
 * Ora Watson (Fiddler)

1996

 * Robert H. Bushyhead (Storyteller and Language preservationist)
 * Verlen Clifton & Paul Sutphin (Stringband musicians & singers)
 * Nell Cole Graves (Potter)
 * Elizabeth "Lee" Graham Jacobs (Quilter)
 * Dock Rmah (Montagnard Musician and Singer)
 * Earl Scruggs (Banjo player)

1998

 * Bessie Killens Eldreth (Singer)
 * Louise Bigmeet Maney (Potter)
 * Smith McInnis (Fiddler)
 * Ossie Clark Phillips (Weaver)
 * Arthur Smith (Traditional musician and Composer)
 * Arliss Watford (Woodcarver)
 * The Wilson Brothers (Gospel Singers)

2000

 * Reverend Faircloth "F.C." Barnes (Gospel singer and preacher)
 * Amanda Crowe (Cherokee woodcarver)
 * Marvin Gaster (Banjo player)
 * Bobby McMillion (Singer, musician, and storyteller)
 * Melvin Lee Owens (Potter)
 * James Allen Rose (Model Boat Builder)

2003

 * The Briarhoppers (Bluegrass Musicians)
 * Celia Cole Perkinson & Neolia Cole Womack (Potters)
 * Emmet Parker Jones (Wheelwright)
 * Bishop Dready Manning (Gospel musician)
 * Oscar "Red" Wilson (Stringband musician)
 * Jerry Wolfe (Stickball carver)

2007

 * Walter and Ray Davenport (Waterman)
 * Mike Harman (Weaver)
 * Orville Hicks (Storyteller)
 * Senora Lynch (Potter)
 * George Shuffler (Bluegrass and gospel musician)

2014

 * Bobby Hicks (Fiddler)
 * Susan Morgan Leveille (Weaver)
 * Sid Luck (Potter)
 * William "Bill" E. Myers (Band leader, The Monitors; educator; jazz saxophonist)
 * Arnold Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi artist)

2016

 * Sheila Kay Adams (Ballad singer, Storyteller)
 * H. Ju Nie & H. Ngach Rahlan (Montagnard-Dega Weavers)
 * Jamie, Houston, & James Lewis (Boat builders)
 * Maceo Parker (Funk musician)
 * Marc Pruett (Banjo)

2018

 * Asha Bala (Performer and instructor of South Indian dance)
 * Glenn & Lula Bolick (Potters, musicians, and storytellers)
 * Arvil Freeman (Western North Carolina fiddler)
 * Robert "Dick" Knight (Soul, R&B, and jazz trumpet player)
 * Tony Williamson (musician) (Multi-genre mandolinist rooted in bluegrass)

Online research sources

 * NCpedia
 * North Carolina Collection Research Guides
 * Southern Folklife Collection
 * Digital Collections of the State Archives and State Library of North Carolina

Wikipedia help

 * GLAM Beginners Guide
 * Wikipedia Tutorial
 * Citation guide
 * Formatting Shortcuts -
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links

Other local edit-a-thons
This is one of several edit-a-thons happening in Chapel Hill and Durham in March and April 2018. If you're in the area, please consider participating in the following meet-ups as well!
 * Women in Science Edit-a-thon - 25 April, 2018
 * North Carolina Heritage Awards edit-a-thon - 12 April, 2018
 * Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon - 7 March, 2018

RSVP
Please add your name below if you are planning to attend.
 * 1) Sodapopinski7 (talk)
 * 2) 0_breakfasttaco_0
 * 3) PineConeNC
 * 4) Atomlattice

Event Outcomes
We'll update this page after the event with a list of the articles we worked on.