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(a)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(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

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 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:

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?   Elizabeth Thomsen Pursuits: http://www.ethomsen.com/ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethomsen/ ________________________________ From: John Phelan <faolin42(a)ymail.com> To: Teresa Cordova <teresa.cordova72(a)gmail.com>om>; Gabriel Fishman <gabriel.fishman(a)gmail.com> Cc: David Sindel <dsindel(a)bu.edu>du>; Boston Wikimedians <wikimedia-boston(a)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=…   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(a)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(a)gmail.com> wrote: I have a short list of Boston articles that need photos - primarily mid-late 20th Century history.  could help with rail articles, and I can help out with general history, although I specialize more in modern military history around the city. project neighborhoods and local history. mailing list _______________________________________________ list _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston

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(a)ymail.com> wrote:

I teach Spanish. Do you think my students could add to this? On Dec 28, 2013 3:34 PM, "Pharos" <pharosofalexandria(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote: -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266

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(a)gmail.com> wrote: