Meetup/UNC/Chapel Hill Then and Now 2019

Join us at the Chapel Hill Public Library for two Wikipedia edit-a-thons on October 13 and October 28, 2019.

At each event, we'll create and improve Wikipedia articles about Chapel Hill's history, culture, people, and places. The events are part of the Chapel Hill 1819/2019 project, and are presented by the Chapel Hill Public Library and the University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The event is free and open to the public. No special knowledge or Wikipedia editing experience is required. We'll provide a brief workshop on the basics of Wikipedia editing at the start of the event. We'll also have suggested resources and topics on hand.

Background: On November 20, 1819, the General Assembly of North Carolina established government in the Town of Chapel Hill by appointing its first Commissioners. Two hundred years later, in the fall of 2019, we celebrate the agencies, organizations, peoples, and places that have made Chapel Hill the community it is today.

Details

WHEN:

October 13 (Sunday) from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

October 28 (Monday) from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Come when you can, and stay as long as you'd like!

• Please arrive at 2:00 pm on October 13 if you'd like to attend the Wikipedia basics workshop.
• Please arrive at 6:00 p.m. on October 28 if you'd like to attend the Wikipedia basics workshop.

WHERE: Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

WHO: Anyone!

• Experienced or new Wikipedians (We'll provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax.).
• Amateur historians or research pros.

TWEETING? Use the hashtag #WikiNC on Twitter or Instagram.

WHAT TO BRING: A laptop.

Suggested Topics

Businesses

• Franklin Street
• He’s Not Here -- no existing article
• The Intimate Bookshop -- no existing article
• Sutton’s Drugstore -- no existing article
• Carolina Coffee Shop -- no existing article
• Julian's -- no existing article

Civil Rights and African American History

• Chapel Hill Nine -- no existing article
• Journey of Reconciliation
• Lincoln High School -- no existing article. Create article and add links to/from this page.
• B-1 Navy Band -- no existing article
• Add a section about the integration of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to this page and this page
• Add a section about the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill to this page. Topics might include: the Holy Week fast, the public accommodations ordinance, the Journey of Reconciliation, desegregation at public schools and the University of North Carolina, and the Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom
• Klopfer v. North Carolina -- needs citations

Food & Restaurants

• Mama Dip’s
• Mildred Council -- No existing article. Create article and link to/from this page.
• Crook’s Corner -- no existing article
• Bill Neal -- no existing article
• Lantern -- no existing article. Create article and link from disambiguation page.
• Andrea Reusing
• Hunam
• Acme
• Provence
• Oak Leaf
• Kitchen

Monuments

• Silent Sam

Music - Bands & Musicians

• Arrogance -- needs citations
• Bitch Magnet -- update with info about their Chapel Hill roots (source)
• Chris Stamey -- needs citations, could be expanded
• The Comas -- needs citations, could be expanded
• Dexter Romweber -- needs citations
• Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
• Elizabeth Cotten -- needs citations
• Flat Duo Jets -- needs to be updated
• Floyd Council -- needs citations
• Joe Thompson
• John Dee Holeman (from Durham, but wrote "Chapel Hill Boogie")
• June (band) -- needs sources, could be expanded
• The Kingsbury Manx -- needs citations, could be expanded
• The Moaners -- could be expanded
• The Old Ceremony -- needs inline citations
• Polvo -- needs citations
• Red Clay Ramblers -- needs citations
• Shinola (band) -- needs sources, could be expanded
• Sorry About Dresden -- needs citations, could be expanded
• Southern Culture on the Skids -- lead section needs updating, could be expanded
• Squirrel Nut Zippers
• Superchunk -- needs citations
• Valient Thorr -- needs citations, lead section needs updating
• Bluegrass Experience -- no existing article
• Des Ark -- no existing article
• Erectus Monotone -- no existing article
• George Hamilton V -- no existing article. Create article and link to/from this page.
• Liquid Pleasure -- no existing article
• Orville Campbell -- no existing article. Create article and link to/from this page.
• Odell Thompson -- no existing article. Create article and link to/from this page.
• Pressure Boys -- no existing article
• Sara Romweber -- no existing article. Create article and link to/from this page.
• Southern States Fidelity Choir

Music - Events, Labels, Radio Stations, & Venues

• Colonial Records -- needs citations
• Mammoth Records
• The Record Bar -- needs citations
• Trekky Records -- needs citations; could be expanded
• WXYC -- needs citations
• Yep Roc Records
• Cat's Cradle -- no existing article. Create article and link from disambiguation page.
• The Cave (venue) -- no existing article. Create article and link from disambiguation page.
• CD Alley -- no existing article.
• The Hardback Cafe -- no existing article.
• Local 506 (venue) -- no existing article.
• Moist Records (label) -- no existing article.
• Nightlight (venue) -- no existing article. Create article and link from disambiguation page.
• Rhythm Alley -- no existing article.
• Sleazefest -- no existing article.
• The Station -- no existing article. Create article and link from disambiguation page.
• WUNC_(FM)
• Diamond Studs

Neighborhoods & Districts

• Chapel Hill Historic District
• Gimghoul Neighborhood District -- could be expanded
• Southern Village
• West Chapel Hill Historic District -- can be used as a model for Chapel Hill Historic District article
• Franklin-Rosemary Historic District -- no existing article.
• Gimghoul Castle -- no existing article. Create article and link from this page.
• Northside District -- no existing article.
• Pine Knolls Development -- no existing article.

News

• The Daily Tar Heel -- needs more inline citations

Organizations

• Chapel Hill Transit
• Preservation Society of Chapel Hill -- needs citations
• University of North Carolina Press -- could be expanded
• Marian Cheek Jackson Center -- no existing article
• Marian Cheek Jackson -- no existing article. Good source here.

People

• Daphne Athas
• Alexander Julian
• Howard Lee
• Jill McCorkle -- could be expanded
• Michael Jordan

Places

• Carolina Inn
• Chapel Hill Museum
• Chapel Hill Town Hall
• Louis Round Wilson Library
• Meadowmont
• Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
• Old Chapel Hill Cemetery -- Names some notable persons buried there, but nowhere near all. Could have a separate notable persons section. Nothing about the Preservation Chapel Hill study done there, unmarked graves, etc. Nothing about Rebecca Clark gazebo.
• North Carolina Botanical Garden -- Add citations, expand bulleted section into prose.
• Playmakers Theatre
• Chapel Hill Public Library -- no existing article
• Davis Library (UNC-Chapel Hill) -- no existing article
• Forest Theater (UNC-Chapel Hill) -- no existing article
• Horace Williams House -- no existing article. Create article and link from this page.
• Peace and Justice Plaza -- no existing article
• R.B. Undergraduate Library (UNC-Chapel Hill) -- no existing article
• Varsity Theater -- no existing article
• Kenan_Memorial_Stadium

Policy & Politicians

• Floyd McKissick -- needs citations
• Kevin Foy
• Joe Hackney -- needs citations and for section on awards to be updated
• Pam Hemminger
• Ellie Kinnaird -- could be expanded
• Mark Kleinshmidt
• Mayors of Chapel Hill -- Create articles for all mayors without articles and add links from this page.
• David Price

Schools & Education

• Carolina Friends School
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
• Chapel Hill High School
• East Chapel Hill High School

Other Local Edit-a-thons

Please join us for the North Carolina Newspapers Wikipedia edit-a-thon at UNC-Chapel Hill on Thursday, October 24, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.