Hi everybody,

Just a reminder that our online kickoff for our October event series focused on Dix Park in Raleigh [1] will be today, October 5 from 3-4:30pm ET on Zoom [2]. I hope to see some of you there!

cheers, Gaurav

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC/Dorothea_Dix_Hospital_Edit... [2] https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87280359346?pwd=yz86J9spORjssnIL4cJJkfz3EK5GnL.1

On Sep 28, 2025, at 12:01 PM, JMM via Wikimedia-US-NC wikimedia-us-nc@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:

Hi, folks!

Mark your calendars, RSVP, and plan to join us online one week from today as we kick off our October event series focused on Dix Park in Raleigh!

Here are the details for our October hybrid event series focused on Dix Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC/Dorothea_Dix_Hospital_Editathon_October_2025 in Raleigh. Please plan to join us for one or all three of the following events: Online kickoff Sunday, October 5, 3-4:30 PM "Dark History" Walking Tour, Dix Park, Raleigh, Friday, October 10 5:30 - 7:00 PM (optional picnic beforehand) Sign up for the tour on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dix-hill-asylum-dark-history-tour-tickets-1005871748477. Alternate date: The tour is also available Friday, October 17 Online Edit-a-thon Sunday, October 19th 3-4:30 PM Our goal for this event series is to improve Wikimedia content about Dix Park, the historic Dorothea Dix hospital site, and related topics. We'd also love to engage some new editors and re-engage some formerly active editors.

It's especially important that you RSVP for the (free!) tour on Eventbrite, because the tour could fill up.

Please also share the event page with your networks to encourage a good turnout! The event is beginner-friendly and has aspects that can appeal to a wide variety of interests.

Yours,

Jennifer _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-US-NC mailing list -- wikimedia-us-nc@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-us-nc-leave@lists.wikimedia.org