Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova <teresa.cordova72@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
From: Pharos Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM To: Teresa Cordova Cc: Boston Wikimedians Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.comwrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
*From:* Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM *To:* Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com *Cc:* Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.comwrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.comwrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
*From:* Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM *To:* Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com *Cc:* Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote:
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.comwrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
*From:* Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM *To:* Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com *Cc:* Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
I talked to David earlier, as I realized that the kids are at most in the eighth grade, so that might present some issues.
Kevin Rutherford
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 27, 2013, at 10:51 PM, "Gabriel Fishman" gabriel.fishman@gmail.com wrote:
I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote: In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote: Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.com wrote: Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
From: Pharos Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM To: Teresa Cordova Cc: Boston Wikimedians Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote: Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Thanks Gabriel, That sounds great. I'll let you know. I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote:
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.comwrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
*From:* Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM *To:* Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com *Cc:* Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Hi Gabriel,
I haven't heard back from the Social Studies teachers at school, and I'm wondering if you'd like me to put your list on the Lexington, MA parents' listserve.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Gabriel Fishman gabriel.fishman@gmail.comwrote:
I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote:
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.comwrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
*From:* Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com *Sent:* Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM *To:* Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com *Cc:* Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
If you're interested in photographing places, I wrote an Android app that finds places that need photographs and plans a trip to visit them. You can enter any location in the world, and even search Wikipedia's in other languages. I think you mentioned Spanish. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Unvisited_app free on the play store... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mim1999.unvisited&hl=e... Here's some quick results around Boston, Lexington and Norwood... On a 20 mile drive, it came up with 10 places near Lexington...Link to a trip starting at Beacon High School (Watertown, Massachusetts) - 10 places - 18.7 miles https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=42.3937,-71.1911&daddr=42.3815,-71.19... Arlington School - middle school Beacon High School (Watertown, Massachusetts) - middle school Waltham Land Trust - land trust Bemis (Watertown, Massachusetts) - neighborhood John A. Ryan Arena - indoor arena Boathouse Group - advertising agency The Castle (Waltham, Massachusetts) - historic castle Brandeis University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - graduate school Gifford School - school North Waltham, Massachusetts - neighborhood
On a 20 mile drive, it came up with 8 places near Norwood... Link to a trip starting at Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts) - 8 places - 17.0 mileshttps://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=42.26,-71.2087&daddr=42.2169,-71.2169... Norfolk County Correctional Center - prison Westwood High School (Massachusetts) - high school Oak View, Norwood, Massachusetts - house Norwood Hospital - hospital St. Peter Parish, Norwood - roman catholic parish Xaverian Brothers High School - boys' school Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts) - girls' school Endicott House - house On a 6 mile walk, it came up with 13 places around Boston...Link to a trip starting at Globe Theatre, Boston (1871) - 13 places - 5.7 miles https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=42.3515,-71.0628&daddr=42.3529,-71.06... Combat Zone, Boston - neighborhood Globe Theatre, Boston (1871) - burned theatre Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy - educational institution Green Restaurant Certification - restaurant New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts) - disestablished chapel One Federal Street - skyscraper 60 State Street - skyscraper Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building - government building Nashua Street Jail - prison North Point Park (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - visitor attraction Luna (tugboat) - historic tugboat Broad Canal - canal Fisher College - university
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:14 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Gabriel,
I haven't heard back from the Social Studies teachers at school, and I'm wondering if you'd like me to put your list on the Lexington, MA parents' listserve.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Gabriel Fishman gabriel.fishman@gmail.com wrote:
I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote:
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.com wrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who
could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin
From: Pharos Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM To: Teresa Cordova Cc: Boston Wikimedians Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service
project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston
neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston
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Wow, this is really amazing and so useful! My one regret is that I had to give up my Android phone for an iPhone just last month -- long story, not relevant. Is there any other way to access data like this? The examples you've shared here are helpful to me, any way I can get one for the North Shore/Merrimack Valley area?
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________________________________ From: John Phelan faolin42@ymail.com To: Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com; Gabriel Fishman gabriel.fishman@gmail.com Cc: David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu; Boston Wikimedians wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2014 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
If you're interested in photographing places, I wrote an Android app that finds places that need photographs and plans a trip to visit them. You can enter any location in the world, and even search Wikipedia's in other languages. I think you mentioned Spanish. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Unvisited_app free on the play store... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mim1999.unvisited&hl=e... Here's some quick results around Boston, Lexington and Norwood... On a 20 mile drive, it came up with 10 places near Lexington... Link to a trip starting at Beacon High School (Watertown, Massachusetts) - 10 places - 18.7 miles https://maps.google.com/maps? saddr=42.3937,-71.1911&daddr= 42.3815,-71.1915+to:42.3846,- 71.2139+to:42.37,-71.2+to:42. 3651,-71.2091+to:42.3621,-71. 2435+to:42.3669,-71.2561+to: 42.3665,-71.2586+to:42.3675,- 71.2776+to:42.4031,-71.2234+ to:42.3937,-71.1911&view=map& dirflg=w Arlington School - middle school Beacon High School (Watertown, Massachusetts) - middle school Waltham Land Trust - land trust Bemis (Watertown, Massachusetts) - neighborhood John A. Ryan Arena - indoor arena Boathouse Group - advertising agency The Castle (Waltham, Massachusetts) - historic castle Brandeis University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - graduate school Gifford School - school North Waltham, Massachusetts - neighborhood
On a 20 mile drive, it came up with 8 places near Norwood... Link to a trip starting at Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts) - 8 places - 17.0 miles https://maps.google.com/maps? saddr=42.26,-71.2087&daddr=42. 2169,-71.2169+to:42.1838,-71. 2141+to:42.189,-71.2017+to:42. 1944,-71.2006+to:42.2147,-71. 1967+to:42.245,-71.1842+to:42. 2539,-71.1913+to:42.26,-71. 2087&view=map&dirflg=w Norfolk County Correctional Center - prison Westwood High School (Massachusetts) - high school Oak View, Norwood, Massachusetts - house Norwood Hospital - hospital St. Peter Parish, Norwood - roman catholic parish Xaverian Brothers High School - boys' school Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts) - girls' school Endicott House - house On a 6 mile walk, it came up with 13 places around Boston... Link to a trip starting at Globe Theatre, Boston (1871) - 13 places - 5.7 miles https://maps.google.com/maps? saddr=42.3515,-71.0628&daddr= 42.3529,-71.0626+to:42.3495,- 71.0619+to:42.3518,-71.0575+ to:42.3534,-71.058+to:42.3566, -71.057+to:42.359,-71.0565+to: 42.3652,-71.0631+to:42.3672,- 71.0662+to:42.3689,-71.0719+ to:42.3678,-71.0742+to:42. 3625,-71.0792+to:42.3561,-71. 0741+to:42.3515,-71.0628&view= map&dirflg=w Combat Zone, Boston - neighborhood Globe Theatre, Boston (1871) - burned theatre Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy - educational institution Green Restaurant Certification - restaurant New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts) - disestablished chapel One Federal Street - skyscraper 60 State Street - skyscraper Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building - government building Nashua Street Jail - prison North Point Park (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - visitor attraction Luna (tugboat) - historic tugboat Broad Canal - canal Fisher College - university
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:14 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Gabriel,
I haven't heard back from the Social Studies teachers at school, and I'm wondering if you'd like me to put your list on the Lexington, MA parents' listserve.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Gabriel Fishman gabriel.fishman@gmail.com wrote:
I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GabrielF/NeededPhotos
One idea might be to take kids to the Boston City Archives or the BPL to scan and upload photos. The Boston City Archives has agreed to put their photos in the public domain so they can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:22 AM, David Sindel dsindel@bu.edu wrote:
In short: all of them. Bits and pieces here and there are up to par, but really there's just not enough editors (particularly those with experience referencing, formatting, obtaining free-use images, etc) thus far to make everything high quality. A lot of the articles are patchwork with varying styles and quality.
I've been working on MBTA and related articles for about the past 2 years. I've made progress on a number of articles, and I'm currently preparing to blitz the high-priority articles (those about each line, downtown transfer stations, etc) fairly soon. If there's a couple who have any interest in working with railroad / transit history, I'd be glad to help them.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
Thanks, sounds great. How do we find out which neighborhoods or which periods of local history are in particular need of more research?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Kevin Rutherford Ktr101@hotmail.com wrote:
Hey all,
I would love to help out with this, as I know people in the Boston area who
could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city.
Kevin From: Pharos Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:32 AM To: Teresa Cordova Cc: Boston Wikimedians Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service
project
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston
neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston
mailing list
Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-boston mailing
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I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town. John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas? _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.comwrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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That might be doable, especially if you wanted to work on their translation skills, since many articles articles are either in one language or the other, but there is often no sharing of information between the two languages. Of course, this doesn’t mean you should send them to the larger articles, but if you saw fit, you could easily find a few fun articles that they might be interested in and go from there.
Kevin
From: Teresa Cordova Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:38 PM To: Pharos Cc: Boston Wikimedians Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-boston] school service project
I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this?
On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA.
On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
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That sounds like it could be a lot of fun. You might want to get in touch with one of the parents who has worked on it in the past.
Sam.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Teresa Cordova teresa.cordova72@gmail.comwrote:
I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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I'm adding Ian Sullivan of Wikiotics to the thread, who did the Wikiotics/Wikiboooks project with a Brooklyn school, and is also interested in local Wikimedia Commons photography.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
That sounds like it could be a lot of fun. You might want to get in touch with one of the parents who has worked on it in the past.
Sam.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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And don't forget our friends at Wikivoyage! The entry on Norwood could use a lot of help: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Norwood
:) -- phoebe
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
That sounds like it could be a lot of fun. You might want to get in touch with one of the parents who has worked on it in the past.
Sam.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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Thank you, Phoebe! I'm passing this on to our social studies teachers also!
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:41 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.ayers@gmail.com wrote:
And don't forget our friends at Wikivoyage! The entry on Norwood could use a lot of help: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Norwood
:) -- phoebe
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
That sounds like it could be a lot of fun. You might want to get in touch with one of the parents who has worked on it in the past.
Sam.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
I agree a service project based on photos of local historical sites may be the best fit, as a fun activity in itself, and as the students may be too young to jump into the midst of the regular Wikipedia editing community.
A possibly complementary option could also be a pursued with a Wikimedia sister project other than Wikipedia, such as Wikibooks, where for example this has been developed by elementary school kids and their parents:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Elementary_Spanish
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
I teach in Norwood, at Kehillah Schechter Academy. I'm also a parent in Lexington, MA. On Dec 28, 2013 12:22 PM, "John Phelan" faolin42@ymail.com wrote:
I was just curious. What town (or neighborhood of Boston) are they from? There may be pictures needed around their town.
John
On Thursday, December 26, 2013 1:50 AM, Pharos < pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote: It could be fun to have students working on articles covering Boston neighborhoods and local history.
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Teresa Cordova < teresa.cordova72@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
We're doing service projects at school, and I would love to include Wikimedia in it. Any ideas?
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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