Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Peale Museum Edit-a-thon
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(Re)writing History: Wikipedia-edit-a-thon at the Peale in Baltimore
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- Love or leave it, Wikipedia is THE historical resource of our time. If you’ve ever wondered how to edit articles and even create new articles, join us for this free edit-a-thon. An expert Wikipedian will teach us the basics! We’ll start by editing articles related to the Peale and its own history and explore histories/articles that might help to tell a more complete story of our collective histories. Absolutely no prior experience is necessary. Bring a laptop, and be empowered to start changing the narrative about the who, what, and why of history.
When
- Monday, August 15, 2022
- 11am - 2pm EDT
Where
- The Peale
- 225 Holliday Street
- Baltimore, MD 21202
Registration
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Suggested Article Work List and Sources[edit]
Reserve articles using THIS GOOGLE SHEET.
- Blue links = Existing articles needing improvement
- Red links = Article to be created
- Numbers = Hyperlinks to online sources
Existing articles
- To do: More robust details about Peale's Baltimore Museum, quotes from Rembrandt
- -Online sources: [1] [2] [3][4] [5]
- -Print sources
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback), Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
- Notes:
- The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian has an extensive Peale collection of papers and microfilm
- Check New York Public Library and New York Historical Society for Additional Resources
- To do: Shorten lead. Rewrite and shorten second paragraph in the lead. It's a bit confusing. Redisperse most detail into the body of the article. Remove external link embedded in the article (Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture). Remove extraneous detail. Take photos. Add to Commons then add to the article.
- Secondary sources (Print)
- -Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
- -Wilbur Hunter’s 1964 publication for the Peale’s 150th anniversary (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
- -Laurie Ossman’s HABS reports, including the her chock-full addendum
- To do: Add more on advising his son about the Baltimore Museum and lecturing at Baltimore's Peale Museum
- -Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
- -The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
- -The Peale Family: Creation of A Legacy: 1770-1870, Lillian Miller (Harback) DON'T HAVE
- To do: More about Rubens involvement with the Baltimore museum.
- Print sources
- -Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
- Print sources:
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
- -Titian Ramsay Peale and his journal of the Wilkes Expedition (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
- -Diary of Titian Ramsay Peale: Oregon to California, overland journey, September to October, 1841 DON'T HAVE
- Print sources:
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
- Print sources:
- -A Brotherhood of Liberty, Dennis Patrick Halpin (Hardback)
- Online sources: [23]
- "A Practical Treatise on Gas Light"
- Print sources:
- Mr. Peale's Museum: Charles Willson Peale and the First Popular Museum of Natural Science and Art
- To do: Add that P.T. Barnum to include acquisition of Peale Collections
History of African Americans in Baltimore
- To do: Inclusion of the first City Hall in Baltimore, being the Peale building
- Online sources: [37][38]
- To do: Expand. There is very little text.
Articles for creation
Eleanor May Short Peale (1776–1836)
Male and Female Colored School No. 1
- Print sources:
- Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
- Online sources:[71][72]Artist website for use as external link
Angelica Kauffmann Peale Robinson
- Print sources
- -Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
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