Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota/Wiki Uff da! - Editing Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

Event 2 - Chisholm, Minnesota
When and Where
Date	Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time	11 am–4 pm CDT
Location	Iron Range Research Center (IRRC)
Address	Minnesota Discovery Center; 1005 Discovery Drive
City, State	Chisholm, Minnesota, 55719
Website	Website
Maps	Map - Parking Map
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Event 1 - Morris, Minnesota
When and Where
Date	Thursday, October 23, 2024
Time	11 am–4 pm CDT
Location	West Central Minnesota Historical Center
Address	Briggs Library, McGinnis Room; Cougar Circle; University of Minnesota-Morris
City, State	Morris, Minnesota 56001
Website	Website
Maps	Map - Parking Map
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Event 3 - Mankato, Minnesota
When and Where

Date	Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time	11 am–4 pm CDT
Location	Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Address	Memorial Library, Room 2057 601 Maywood Ave Minnesota State University-Mankato
City, State	Mankato, Minnesota 56002
Website	Website
Maps	Map - Parking Map
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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!

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

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

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

Free but registration required.

Preparation

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.