Wikipedia:GLAM/YMT/Luminaries-editathon

Come and join York Museums Trust for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon about some of York's key figures of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Help celebrate their lives and work and improve their recognition by editing Wikipedia articles using the resources and expertise provided by York Museums Trust.

• When is it? 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday 16 March 2014
• Where is it? The Hospitium, York Museum Gardens (Google Map link)
• Who should come? All are welcome! Resources on the topics and Wikipedia training will be available to all. This is a chance for experienced Wikipedians, York's history-experts and those new to both to all learn from one another.
• What does it cost? It's absolutely free!
• How to sign up? Sign up! Wikipedians can add their details below
• What should I bring? If you can bring a wifi-enabled laptop (with the charger!) that would be great. Please get in touch if you need to borrow a laptop: patrick.hadleyymt.org.uk or tweet to @PatHadley
• What about food and drink!? We'll providing tea, coffee and water throughout the day. Unfortunately we cannot provide lunch, you're welcome to bring your own or go off and explore nearby. There will be a designated pub for food, drink and merriment afterwards!
• Can I tweet? Please do! We'll be using #YorkWiki
• I have other questions! If you need more information about the event please contact: patrick.hadleyymt.org.uk or tweet to @PatHadley

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• Sign up!
• Check out the Extra events running on Saturday 15 March. Sign up by emailing patrick.hadleyymt.org.uk

New editors are very welcome at this event and there will be training provided throughout the morning by friendly, experienced Wikipedians. Before coming along, you may find the following interesting:

• 10 things you did not know about Wikipedia
• 10 things you did not know about images on Wikipedia

It would also be brilliant if you could sign yourself up for a Wikipedia account:

• Create an account!

Below are lists for Wikipedians to identify themselves and their interests ahead of time. Please also sign up to individuals whose work or life is of interest in the Suggestions for editing section.

• PatHadley (talk) 10:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC) -York Museums Trust Wikipedian-in-Residence. Organising the day! Drinking all the coffee.

• Likely, but not guaranteed. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:18, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
• Per my message on the talk page I'm also likely to come. Will confirm nearer the time. Samwalton9 (talk) 23:29, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
  • I'll be coming though won't arrive until 11am at the earliest due to train times. Samwalton9 (talk) 15:52, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

• I won't be able to make the day, but this did draw my attention to the dreadful state of some of the York area pages. I intend to work on some of them, and have already done some work to Rowntree's and T. Cooke & Sons. Farrtj (talk) 18:10, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

The Hospitium has two levels. Both have plenty of space and projectors/screens etc.

• 17:15 We will be decamping to Harker's for a chat. Booze and food optional!

• Andrew Woods - Numismatics - Hoards!
• Stuart Ogilvy - Natural History - Tempest Anderson
• Laura Turner - Fine Art - Highlights from York's Public Domain art
• M Faye Prior - Social History - John Kirk, J.B. Morrell, Rachel Rostas: A whistlestop tour
• Adam Parker - Archaeology - Flint Jack

The day is themed around the lives and work of York's notables during this period. Many of these have links to the collections now held by York Museums Trust. Expert curators will be on hand with material related to these topic areas. Other suggestions are welcome (particularly notable women!) and we will try and be as flexible as possible with other requests on the day but cannot guarantee the provision of other materials.

Editing tables is pretty complicated! If you're a new editor and would like help adding/changing content please let PatHadley (talk) the Wikipedian in Residence know. There is commenting throughout the code to help with editing. You can also check out the table help files. Cheers!

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Bonus events available for attendees. Please sign up fast as these will go quickly!

York Museums Trust is generously providing 30 free dual-entry tickets to the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum for Saturday 15th March. Please sign up for these by emailing patrick.hadleyymt.org.uk. You will be able to collect your tickets on Saturday morning from the Yorkshire Museum main entrance.

===*CANCELLED* Yorkshire Museum tours and back-stage-pass sessions *CANCELLED*===

THIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF DEMAND

Andrew Woods (curator of numismatics) will be running two tours for 15 people each around the Yorkshire Museum and demonstrating some important coins, medals and tokens related to York and Yorkshire 1800-1950. This is a unique opportunity! Meet at the Yorkshire Museum main entrance.

• Tour 1 - 3:00pm
• Tour 2 - 4:00pm

Please sign up for these by emailing patrick.hadleyymt.org.uk