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Wiki Uff da!
Event 1 - Morris, Minnesota
When and Where
DateThursday, October 23, 2024
Time11 am–4 pm CDT
LocationWest Central Minnesota Historical Center
AddressBriggs Library, McGinnis Room
Cougar Circle
University of Minnesota-Morris
City, StateMorris, Minnesota 56001
WebsiteWebsite
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Event 2 - Chisholm, Minnesota
When and Where
DateThursday, November 14, 2024
Time11 am–4 pm CDT
LocationIron Range Research Center (IRRC)
AddressMinnesota Discovery Center
1005 Discovery Drive
City, StateChisholm, Minnesota, 55719
WebsiteWebsite
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Event 3 - Mankato, Minnesota
When and Where
DateWednesday, November 20, 2024
Time11 am–4 pm CDT
LocationSouthern Minnesota Historical Center
AddressMemorial Library, Room 2057
601 Maywood Ave
Minnesota State University-Mankato
City, StateMankato, Minnesota 56002
WebsiteWebsite
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Oh, you know, if it isn't just the most basic workshop ever needed, "Wikipedia Editing for Absolute Beginners" for those who haven't had the pleasure of diving into that simple process quite yet. Bless their hearts, they're just starting out, so we thought, why not put something together? Because, you know, it's not like it's rocket science or anything, but hey, we're always happy to lend a hand where we can. And just a little bit of Minnesota Nice to help along the way. 'Uff da!' you say? Well editing the Wikipedia is not hard at all!

Join us!

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Join us at one of our three FREE workshops in Minnesota, where you can learn how to edit Wikipedia in a relaxed and supportive setting. Work alongside others and discover how easy editing Wikipedia can be.

Whether you're curious about how information gets added to Wikipedia or want to find new ways to share your community's history, this workshop will boost your confidence in editing the world's largest encyclopedia.

In the workshop, you'll learn how to edit Wikipedia, use its editing tools, understand the rules and culture of Wikipedia, and learn about Wikipedia's sister sites, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. The workshops aim to enhance the ability of communities in Greater and rural Minnesota to edit and comprehend Wikipedia, as well as to expand Wikipedia's coverage of Minnesota's history.

Already good at editing Wikipedia? You're welcome to come and work on local history Minnesota Wikipedia articles alongside others.


These workshops are part of the Minnesota Historical Society's commitment to the Minnesota local history community and are led by Local History Services.

Event information

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Event 1 @ West Central Minnesota Historical Center

  • Date: Thursday, October 23, 2024
  • Time: 11 am to 4 pm CDT
  • Location: West Central Minnesota Historical Center, McGinnis Room, Briggs Library, University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, Minnesota
  • Cost: Free (Registration required)
    • Lunch Provided
  • Facilitator/s: Joe Hoover

Event 2 @ Iron Range Research Center (IRRC)

  • Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
  • Time: 11 am to 4 pm CDT
  • Location: MN Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, Minnesota
  • Cost: Free (Registration required)
    • Lunch Provided
  • Facilitator/s: Joe Hoover

Event 3 @ Southern Minnesota Historical Center

  • Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
  • Time: 11 am to 4 pm CDT
  • Location: Room 2057, 601 Maywood Ave, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
  • Cost: Free (Registration required)
    • Lunch Provided
  • Facilitator/s: Joe Hoover

Details

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While laptops can be provided, we encourage you to bring your own laptop and power cord. You can request a laptop for use in your registration. Attendees will be asked to pick a Wikipedia article on a local community place such as a township or a city to edit and add information on its history.

While there will be resources available attendees are encouraged to bring any books, journals, magazines or newspaper articles relevant to article they're interested in editing to use for sources for research.

Library resources will be on hand for researching, however, consider bring books and news articles relevant to article you are interested in editing to use for sources for research.

Attendees

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Free but registration required.

Preparation

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If you're coming, try to create a Wikipedia account beforehand: don't wait until the day to do it! Here's a form you can use. Creating an account makes editing much easier (more info). You'll need to pick a "handle" for your username; you could use your real name, but it's nicer to have the option to be a bit anonymous if you want. Joe's username is Myotus.


SOURCE RESOURCES

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Folder of PDF Sources:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IuETTJkySgVrDuDPGQO0uDfavaLhkh63?usp=drive_link

Archive.org eBooks and Texts https://archive.org/details/texts

Open Library
https://openlibrary.org/

Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en

Jstor
https://www.jstor.org/

Minnesota History magazine
https://mnhs.gitlab.io/archive/minnesotahistory/

Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives - Minnesota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives#Minnesota

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/browse.jsp

Chronicling America - U.S. Newspaper Directory
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/minnesota/

WikiProject_Minnesota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Minnesota


Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library

My Library
https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/users/my_library/