Wikipedia:WikiProject Omaha



WikiProject Omaha was started on May 3, 2008 to coordinate work on articles related to the article Omaha in the English Wikipedia. Some Wikipedians have adopted this as a project to better organize information in articles related to the city of Omaha in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

This WikiProject aims to coordinate improvement efforts on articles related to Omaha, and includes all articles in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. However, it welcomes contributions from the entire Omaha area. It is also an aim of this project to bring the Omaha city article up to Featured Article status, in part by bringing it up to the standards defined by WikiProject Cities. We are considering formalizing an Assessment policy and procedure.

Goals

 * To provide guidelines and recommendations for articles that describe all aspects of the city of Omaha and the surrounding metropolitan area.
 * To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Omaha by creating, expanding, and maintaining such articles and related portal.
 * To serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to Omaha in Wikipedia.
 * Establish maintain Wikipedia as one of the premier online information resources on the Omaha metropolitan area.

How can I contribute?
If you are reading this, then you probably know something about the Omaha area...we welcome your contributions! If you're new to Wikipedia, have a look at the following:


 * Introduction to Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Starting a new page
 * Wikipedia syntax
 * Help edit a Omaha-related article that has been marked as needing urgent attention.
 * Add other Wikiproject's categories and banners to appropriate Omaha-related articles.

If you are looking for something to do involving the project, the left-hand column contains information on special missions, on-going collaborations and specific requests. Also, look for tags such as cleanup and unreferenced to guide your contributions to the project articles.

And remember, always provide reliable sources for your edits.

Members
Please feel free to add yourself here, and share any areas of particular interest you have!

Note: There is an official Wikipedia Meetup for Nebraska available for use as a redirect for future events. Please contact if you need help using the page and setting up a redirect.

Inactive members

 * 1) AlexNebraska -No edits since August 2008
 * 2) Inbierno (talk) 21:16, 11 July 2008 (UTC) I'll do work with city projects, developments, annexations etc. - No edits since July 2008
 * 3) Nice or in evil (talk) 15:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC) - No edits since October 2010
 * 4) Omahapubliclibrary (talk) 16:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC) - No edits since November 2008
 * 5) Jakezing (talk) 16:43, 6 November 2008 (UTC) - I live here; and was invited to join so ya. - Blocked indefinitely since June 2009
 * 6) PinkFloyd69 - No edits since January 2009

Categories
These are the main categories; see WikiProject Omaha/Categories for a complete listing.
 * Category:Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Buildings and structures in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Crime in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Culture of Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Economy of Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Education in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Ethnic groups in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Geography of Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Government of Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:History of Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:People from Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Organizations based in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Registered Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Sports in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Transportation in Omaha, Nebraska
 * Category:Tourist attractions in Omaha, Nebraska

Wikipedia articles on Omaha

 * Omaha, Nebraska
 * History of Omaha, Nebraska

New Wikipedia articles related to Omaha

 * Cancer... There's Hope
 * Omaha Traction Company - Started this a few days ago; missing any substantive details, minus labor unrest. • Freechild   'sup?   17:21, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Omaha Rapid Bus Transit Started today, shouldn't be missing anything major but could use some more minor details. Dmartin969 (talk) 04:04, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Peer review

 * Omaha, Nebraska
 * North Omaha

Lists

 * List of people
 * List of landmarks
 * List of landmarks in North Omaha
 * List of neighborhoods
 * List of mayors
 * List of Registered Historic Places in Douglas County
 * List of people from North Omaha
 * List of hospitals
 * List of parks
 * List of parks in North Omaha
 * List of founding figures
 * List of print media
 * List of radio stations
 * List of television stations
 * List of churches
 * List of synagogues
 * List of public schools
 * List of riots and civil unrest
 * List of Trails

Parentage
This WikiProject is the proud child of two parent WikiProjects: WikiProject Cities and WikiProject Nebraska.

Similar WikiProjects

 * WikiProject Nebraska Highways

Portal
Portal:Omaha is a sub-project of WikiProject Omaha. The portal is designed to help readers and/or editors maneuver their way through Omaha and related topic areas through pages similar to the main portal page.

Useful sources
Wikipedia relies on verifiable sources. Some of the sources on Omaha that we have found are:
 * Official City of Omaha website


 * City of Omaha Vistor's Bureau


 * Larsen, L.H. and Cottrell, B.J. (1997) The Gate City: A History of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press. - The first complete, modern history collection of note.
 * Larsen, L.H., Dalstrom, H.A., Dalstrom, K.C. and Cottrell, B.J. (2007) Upstream Metropolis: An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs. University of Nebraska Press. - The most current version of comprehensive Omaha history available.
 * Douglas County Historical Society. (2007) "History at a glance". - A really nice timeline that appears pretty comprehensive. Clocks in at 25+ pages long.
 * Bristow, D. (1997) A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tale of 19th Century Omaha. Caxton Press. - The funnest book of Omaha history yet written.
 * Cutler, W. (1882) Andreas' History of Nebraska. Andreas Publishing Co. - This is widely seen as a source text.
 * Sorenson, A. (1876) Early History of Omaha. - Another source text, this one written by a former mayor. Far more "colorful" than Andreas'.
 * "Early Omaha: Gateway to the West" - A nice collection by the Omaha Public Library.
 * Historic photos from across Omaha history
 * Early Omaha photos - A great collection that is physically located at the downtown library.
 * Nebraska State Historical Society website. - With lots of info, including NRHP info and more.
 * "Omaha's Culture Club," - A New York Times article on Omaha's arts and music scene from 3/25/07.

Other sources worth noting are:
 * OmahaWiki.org Omaha's own free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit
 * Omaha Discussion Board