Quick Summary
Minnesota Historical Society’s Local History Services is offering eight free public workshops around the state this summer and fall where you can come and learn more about how Wikipedia works and then give you an opportunity to add your community’s history on Wikipedia articles.
Text courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
Do you want to publish and promote your community’s history? Do you want your history organization to be an authoritative source of historical information? Then learn how to edit and add content to Wikipedia.
ALL ARE WELCOME – no experience necessary.
Minnesota Historical Society’s Local History Services is offering eight free public workshops around the state this summer and fall where you can come and learn more about how Wikipedia works and then give you an opportunity to add your community’s history on Wikipedia articles.
The goal is to create, add to, and update Greater Minnesota’s local histories on Wikipedia, particularly where information gaps currently exist. This will expand and make accessible to the public information about Minnesota's history. Due to limited space registration is required.
DATES and LOCATIONS
West-Central Minnesota
Saturday, July 16 - 11 am to 4 pm.
Location: Kandiyohi County Historical Society
Willmar, MN
South-Central Minnesota
Saturday, July 23 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Blue Earth County Historical Society
Mankato, MN
Central Minnesota
Saturday, August 6 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Morrison County Historical Society
Little Falls, MN
Northwest Minnesota
Saturday, August 20 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Clearwater County Historical Society
Shevlin, MN
Northeast Minnesota
Sunday, August 21 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Minnesota Discovery Center
Chisholm, MN
Southwest Minnesota
Saturday, October 8 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Nobles County Historical Society
Worthington, MN
Southeast Minnesota
Saturday, October 29 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Winona County Historical Society
Winona, MN
Park Region Minnesota
Saturday, November 12 - 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Otter Tail County Historical Society
Fergus Falls, MN
