Dear Wiki Loves Monuments worldwide community,
We
here in the United States have expanded the photo contest this year
into a three-month "Summer of Monuments". Our special goal is outreach
in the Southern U.S. states which currently have fewer historic places
represented on Wikimedia Commons. There are some prizes for the best
photographs, and for the institution that contributes the best
collection.
Individual photographers from around the country are excited about
Summer of Monuments and have already contributed several hundred photos.
You can
see many of them on Commons.
So
far we've met with enthusiastic responses from libraries, archives,
historical societies, and historical preservation groups in the South.
We are waiting to see what kind of collections can actually be uploaded,
and hoping that this project serves as a springboard for larger
institutional donations.