Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia
 You too can "EDIT"! | |
| When and Where | |
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| Date | Saturday, May 11, 2024, 2024 |
| Time | 12:00 noon – 2.00 pm |
| Location | Zoom! |
| Repeats | The second Saturday of each month |
If something is wrong on Wikipedia, you can help us fix it!
The Philadelphia WikiSalon meets online monthly, providing demonstrations, discussions and support for those interested in editing Wikipedia. We often focus on skills relevant to librarians and archivists, but everyone is welcome. You can see WikiSalon's archives of Demonstrations and Questions and Answers from past events.
Come to the monthly Saturday WikiSalon and other events to find out more and improve Wikipedia from the comfort of your own home. If you are new to editing, we suggest that you create a Wikipedia account beforehand. You can request email notices about WikiSalon by filling out this online form.
Future events[edit]
| Date | Name | Description | Location | |
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| Saturday 11 May 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | View the agenda for May 11, 2024. Help us to improve ... |
Zoom link If you are asked for an ID or password, use
Meeting ID: 819-4956-6322 Password: 12345 |
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| Saturday 8 June 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | View the agenda for June 8, 2024. Help us to improve ... |
Zoom link If you are asked for an ID or password, use
Meeting ID: 819-4956-6322 Password: 12345
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| Saturday 13 July 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | View the agenda for July 13, 2024. Help us to improve ... |
Zoom link If you are asked for an ID or password, use
Meeting ID: 819-4956-6322 Password: 12345 |
Past events[edit]
| Date | Name | Description | Demonstration |
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| Saturday 13 April 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for April 13, 2024. Help us to improve fault scarps. _9_(31788139908).jpg) |
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| Saturday 9 March 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for March 9, 2024. Help us to improve Felicia Hemans  |
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| Saturday 10 February 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for February 10, 2024. Help us to improve Antoine Cronier  | |
| Saturday 13 January 2024 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for January 13, 2024. Help us to improve Moore College of Art and Design!  |
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| Saturday 9 December 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for December 9, 2023. Help us to improve I Wonder as I Wander.  |
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| Saturday 11 November 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon was on a WORKING VACATION in November, attending WikiConference North America in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | We have released a recording of Mary's WCNA2023 talk, "Defense against the dark arts: Disinformation on Wikipedia", for you to hear on Commons.
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| Saturday 14 October 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | October WikiSalon IN PERSON! at the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street. Wikipedia and Wikidata Edit-a-Thon, Women in Education, Philosophy, and Religion | Help us to improve Mary Scullion!  |
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| Saturday 9 September 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for September 9, 2023. Help us to improve Frankfurter Buchmesse!  |
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| Saturday 12 August 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for August 12, 2023. Help us to improve Geranium  |
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| Saturday 8 July 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for July 8, 2023. Help us to improve Artificial reefs. |
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| Saturday 10 June 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will be ON VACATION in June, but you can edit articles from our WikiProjectCraft worksheet of entities that need work in Wikipedia and Wikidata. | Practice your Wikidata and Wikipedia skills here |
| Saturday 13 May 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for May 13, 2023. Help us to improve Bambooworking!  |
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| Saturday 8 April 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for April 8, 2023. Help us to improve Hildegard Peplau  |
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| Saturday 11 March 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for March 11, 2023. Help us to improve Bartram's Garden!  |
Demonstration:
Wikipedia Ratings and the ORES Article Rating Tool.
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| Saturday 11 February 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for February 11, 2023. Help us to improve Smithsonian artist Louise Emerson Ronnebeck!  |
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| Saturday 14 January 2023 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for January 14, 2023. Guest speaker Aiko Chou discussed ORES ratings: What do they mean? |
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| Saturday 10 December 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for December 10, 2022. Help us to improve Keith New!  |
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| Saturday 12 November 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for November 12, 2022. Help us to improve R. G. Ferguson!  |
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| Saturday 8 October 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for October 8, 2022. Help us to improve Daisy Makeig-Jones! .jpg) |
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| Saturday 10 September 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for September 10, 2022. Help us to improve the Biomimicry Institute!  |
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| Saturday 13 August 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will be ON VACATION in August, but you can edit our WikiProjectCraft worksheet of entities that need work in Wikipedia and Wikidata. | Practice your Wikidata and Wikipedia skills here |
| Saturday 9 July 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for July 9, 2022. Help us to improve Alwin Nikolais! |
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| Saturday 11 June 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for June 11, 2022. Help us to improve Batik!  |
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| Saturday 14 May 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for May 14, 2022. Help us to improve Tapio Wirkkala!  |
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| Saturday 9 April 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for April 9, 2022. Help us to improve Isobel Wylie Hutchison!  |
Show and Tell: Tools That Use Wikidata
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| Saturday 12 March 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for March 12, 2022. Help us to improve The Sun Queen!  |
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| Saturday 12 February 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for February 12, 2022. Help us to improve Shortcake!  |
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| Saturday 8 January 2022 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for January 8, 2022. Help us to improve artist Ginny Ruffner!  |
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| Saturday 11 December 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for December 11, 2021. Help us to improve artist Arline Fisch! |
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| Thursday 18 November 2021 2:00 pm-4:00 pm EST | PACSCL Wikidata Edit-a-thon | Hosted by the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries | |
| Saturday 13 November 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for November 13, 2021. Help us to improve Corning Museum of Glass.  |
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| Saturday 9 October 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | The October Philadelphia WikiSalon was held as a special event in coordination with WikiConference North America 2021. | Agenda for October 9, 2021. Help us to improve Slip casting.  |
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| Saturday 11 September 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for September 11, 2021. Help us to improve the Ceilometer.  |
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| Saturday 14 August 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for August 14, 2021. Help us to improve the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.  |
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| Saturday 10 July 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for July 10, 2021. Help us to improve virologist Isabel Morgan. |
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| Saturday 5 June 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (note date change) | Agenda for June 5, 2021. Help us to improve Mesoamerican pyramids. .jpg) |
Demonstration:
Wikipedia External Media Boxes
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| Thursday 13 May 2021 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikidata Meetup | PACSCL members and others will be adding information about Underpresented people and communities from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to Wikidata. |
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| Saturday 8 May 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for May 8, 2021. Help us to improve Anne Killigrew.  |
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| Thursday 15 April 2021 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikidata Meetup | PACSCL members and others will be adding information about Underpresented people and communities from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to Wikidata. | |
| Saturday 10 April 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for April 10, 2021. Help us to improve Bahia mangroves.  |
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| Saturday 13 March 2021 12 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE (2nd Saturday of each month) | Agenda for March 13, 2021. Help us to improve Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.  |
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| Wednesday 24 February 2021 1.00-4.00 pm EDT | Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Black Philly Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art & Temple University
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Help us expand the story of art history. Join us for a communal updating of Wikidata and Wikipedia focusing on Black, Philadelphia-based artists. Presented in partnership with the Beyond the Page "Made in North Philly" programming series at Temple University Libraries. | |
| Thursday 18 February 2020 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikidata Meetup
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PACSCL members and others will be adding information about Underpresented people and communities from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to Wikidata. | |
| Saturday 13 February 2021 12 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for February 13, 2021. Look for public domain images to upload to Wikimedia Commons - try Valentine's Day cards! .  |
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| Saturday 9 January 2021 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for January 9, 2021. Help us to improve Gas lighting. |
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| Saturday 12 December 2020 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | The December Philadelphia WikiSalon was held as a special expanded event in coordination with WikiConference North America 2020. There was a special Zoom link for December 2020 only. | Agenda for December 12, 2020. Help us to improve Thanksgiving dinner!  Take photographs of your favorite Thanksgiving foods, and bring them to the December WikiSalon. We will help people to upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons and add them to a gallery on the Thanksgiving dinner Wikipedia page. |
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| Thursday 19 November 2020 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikipedia Meetup: | PACSCL members and others will be adding finding aid links about LGBTQIA history from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to related Wikipedia pages. | |
| Saturday 14 November 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for November 14, 2020. | Demonstration: |
| Thursday 12 November 2020 5 PM EST | Black Lunch Table, African American Edit-a-thon ONLINE c/o Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania | Contact: Patricia Guardiola, pguar@upenn.edu | |
| Saturday 10 October 2020 12:00-2:00 pm EDT | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for October 10, 2020. Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day by improving information about women in science!  |
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| Saturday 19 September 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for September 19, 2020. This month's meeting focused on editing and practice, not on demonstrating new skills. |
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| Thursday 17 September 2020 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikipedia Meetup: | PACSCL members and others will be adding finding aid links about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist History from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to related Wikipedia pages. | |
| Sunday 16 August 2020 3:00-6:00 pm | American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Wikipedia Edit-a-thon | An interactive workshop to increase representation of female-identifying and Black scientists on Wikipedia, in association with the Fall 2020 ACS National Meeting of the ACS | |
| Sunday 16 August 2020 3:00-6:00 pm | Great American Wiknic | Because summer is a time for picnics and it's always time for editing. | |
| Thursday 13 August 2020 2:00-4.00 pm | PACSCL Wikipedia Meetup: | PACSCL members and others will be adding finding aid links about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist History from the Philadelphia Area Archival and Research Portal (PAARP) to related Wikipedia pages. | |
| Saturday 8 August 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for August 8, 2020. | Demonstration:
Adding archival finding aids to Wikidata
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| Saturday 11 July 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for July 11, 2020. | Demonstration: |
| Saturday 13 June 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for June 13, 2020. | Demonstration: |
| Saturday 9 May 2020 12.00 noon-2 p.m. | WikiSalon ONLINE | Agenda for May 9, 2020. | Demonstration: |
| Saturday 11 April 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Invitational planning meeting for online WikiSalon via Zoom | |
| Friday 27 March 2020 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | PACSCL In her Own Right Online Metadata Edit-a-thon | Help to add metadata to digital collections about women's suffrage and agency. Learn about women in PA History and add them to Wikipedia/Wikidata. | |
| THE SATURDAY SPEAKER SERIES AND WIKISALON HAVE BEEN CANCELLED TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Tuesday 3 March 2020
Speaker 11.00 a.m., Edit-a-thon 12.30-3.00 p.m. |
Saint Joseph's University's Wikipedia Edit-a-thon | Guest speaker: Sherry Antoine from AfroCROWD in Washington, D.C. will talk about their initiatives with Wikipedia and the black community. Organizer: Rachael Sullivan <rsulliva@sju.edu> Please register here. Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event. Please be sure to bring your own laptop or indicate on the registration form if you would like to borrow a laptop. |
Speaker (11-12): Cardinal Foley Center Edit-a-thon (12:30-3): Doyle Banquet Hall South, in Campion Student Center |
| Saturday 29 February 2020 1:00-5:00 pm | Meet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Perelman Library Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon |  |
Library and Archives Reading Room, 2nd floor Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library, 2525 Pennsylvania Ave, Philadelphia, PA
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| Thursday 20 February 2020 10:00-11:00 am | Temple University Libraries - Wikipedia Basics Part A | This two-part series of workshops provide folks more time to get their account setup and learn how to edit Wikipedia in advance of the Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon. Part A is an introductory session to overview Wikipedia culture, create accounts, and get users accustomed to navigating Wikipedia as an editor. Part B will overview how to make edits to pages, insert media, and how to utilize talk pages so attendees can engage with the Wiki-community at large. Attend one or both. These workshops are NOT a prerequisite for the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon happening Thursday, March 19th. Laptops will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. | Temple University Libraries, Charles Library, 1900 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 |
| Thursday 20 February 2020 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Temple University Libraries - Wikipedia Basics Part B | This two-part series of workshops provide folks more time to get their account setup and learn how to edit Wikipedia in advance of the Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon. Part A is an introductory session to overview Wikipedia culture, create accounts, and get users accustomed to navigating Wikipedia as an editor. Part B will overview how to make edits to pages, insert media, and how to utilize talk pages so attendees can engage with the Wiki-community at large. Attend one or both. These workshops are NOT a prerequisite for the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon happening Thursday, March 19th. Laptops will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. | Temple University Libraries, Charles Library, 1900 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 |
| Saturday 8 February 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series: Alan Yu will talk about Science Journalism from 11-12. | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 11 January 2020 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series: Ecologist Stefanie Kroll will talk about Insects, Water Quality, and You from 11-12. | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 14 December 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series: Jennifer Tudor will talk about "Your Brain on Sleep Deprivation" from 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 9 November 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series: Benjamin B. Olshin will talk about "Magic Mirrors, Flying Machines, and Ancient Technology" from 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 12 October 2019 11:00-4:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) |  Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 14 September 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series: Laura Guertin, "Telling Science Stories with Quilts", 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| There will NOT be a WikiSalon in August. Come see us in September! | Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Saturday 13 July 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 8 June 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 11 May 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series, Rebecca Kamen, "Interpreting the Periodic Table through Art" which is at 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday 19 April 2019 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Fisher Fine Arts Library | Contact: Patricia Guardiola, pguar@upenn.edu | Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania / 220 S. 34th St. |
| Saturday 13 April 2019 12:00-2:00 pm | WikiSalon Mt. Airy | Contact: Doreva Belfiore (dorevabelfiore@yahoo.com) and Mary Mark Ockerbloom | Mt. Airy Nexus, 520 Carpenter Lane, Lower Level, in suburb of Mount Airy, Philadelphia |
| Friday 12 April 2019 1 - 4pm | WikiArte/Latin American artists Edit-a-thon @ Fisher Fine Arts Library | Contact: Patricia Guardiola, pguar@upenn.edu | Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania / 220 S. 34th St. |
| Friday 5 April 2019 1 - 4pm | Black Lunch Table, African American Edit-a-thon @ Fisher Fine Arts Library | Contact: Patricia Guardiola, pguar@upenn.edu | Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania / 220 S. 34th St. |
| Saturday 9 March 2019 12:00-2:30 pm (Note time change for 2019) | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series, JoEllen McBride, "Discovering Dark Matter" which is at 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 2 March 2019, 11 am - 5 pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Philadelphia Museum of Art Library | This year's edit-a-thon will focus on Latina and Latinx artists. Raquel Salas Rivera, the Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, will be present to help with translation.
Check In |
Library and Archives Reading Room, 2nd floor Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library, 2525 Pennsylvania Ave, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 9 February 2019 12:00-2:00 pm (Note time change for 2019) | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | WikiSalon will follow the Speaker Series "The Sweet Science of Chocolate" which is at 11-12.
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 12 January 2019 12:00-2:00 pm (Note time change for 2019) | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 8 December 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
 Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 10 November 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 13 October 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day by editing with Wikipedians around the world. Many of these 50 women scientists need better citations. | WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 8 September 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 11 August 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | NO WikiSalon @ Science History Institute | ||
| Saturday 14 July 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 9 June 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | NO WikiSalon @ Science History Institute (not available). | ||
| Saturday 12 May 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 14 April 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday 23 March 2018 12noon - 4pm EDT | Fisher Fine Arts Library | Contact: Patricia Guardiola, pguar@upenn.edu | Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania / 220 S. 34th St. |
| Saturday 17 March 2018, 10 am - 4:30 pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Philadelphia Museum of Art Library | Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on women artists.
Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event |
Library and Archives Reading Room, 2nd floor Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library, Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday 16 March 2018 2:00 pm-5:00 pm | University of Delaware | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: Cory Budden, Communications Coordinator for the Department of Art History |
Morris Library, Room 114 University of Delaware |
| Tuesday 13 March 2018 12:00PM - 4:30PM EST | Temple University Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon |
Contact: artplusfeminism@temple.edu |
@ Temple University Libraries, Lecture Hall, 1210 Polett Walk, Ground Floor |
| Saturday 10 March 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday 10 March 2018 1:00-7:00 pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon @ IndyHall | There will be tacos and wifi and support from veteran editors. On Saturday, be sure to log in at the event dashboard
Contacts: Sarah Mirk, Vanessa Gennarelli, Matt Flaschen |
Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon @ IndyHall, 399 Market St, Suite 360, Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| Thursday 15 February 2018 1:00-4:00 pm | Jewish Scientists Wikipedia Event | Sponsors: Katz Center & Science History Institute | 6th floor Library @ the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia |
| Saturday 10 February 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@sciencehistory.org |
WikiSalon @ The Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 January 2018 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 9 December 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 11 November 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 14 October 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | Interested in Wikipedia? Meet for Lunch! | CHF will not be available for a WikiSalon on the second Saturday of October, so we invite you to join other Wikipedians for lunch, coffee, or what you choose to order: | Angelino's, 849 North 25th Street, corner of Parrish Street. Free WiFi. |
| 9 September 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org ; Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| August | Canceled | Because WikiMania 2017 is being held in Montreal there will not be a WikiSalon on the second Saturday of August. | |
| 8 July 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org ; Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 June 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org ; Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 May 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org ; Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 8 April 2017 1:00-3:00 pm | WikiSalon (2nd Saturday of each month) | Your knowledge and involvement can help to improve Wikipedia!
Contacts: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org ; Mary Mark Ockerbloom MOckerbloom@chemheritage.org |
WikiSalon @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 26 March 2017, 10:30am – 4:30pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Philadelphia Museum of Art Library | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: Jenni Drozdek Ideas for topics to work on are here |
Library and Archives Reading Room, 2nd floor Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library, Philadelphia, PA |
| 18 March 2017 12.00 – 4:00pm | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ UArts | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: Sara MacDonald, Elizabeth Carter |
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
| 17 March 2017, Doors open 12.30–5:00pm; Presentation 1.00 p.m. | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Moore | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: Kimberly Lesley |
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA |
| 17 March 2017, 12:00pm - 3:00 p.m. | Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Bryn Mawr | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: Laura Surtees |
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA |
| 8 March 2017 | Public History Community Forum (PubComm) | Wikipedia Presentation, 10.45-11.45 | Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society, 427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia |
| 3 March 2017 | Women’s History Month 2017 Conference From Bossy To Boss: Women in Leadership | Lily Tordinova and Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Wikipedia Presentation, 10.45 - 11.30 a.m. | Rutgers University–Camden Campus Center |
| 3 March 2017, 1:30-5:00 p.m. | Register for Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ Temple | Go to this page to sign in on the day of the event Contact: artplusfeminism@temple.edu |
Temple University Libraries, Digital Scholarship Center, 1210 Polett Walk, Ground Floor |
| 3 March 2017, 5.00-8.00 p.m. | First Friday: Wikipedia and Women in Science | Wikipedian Mary Mark Ockerbloom and Laurel Hill historian Carol Yaster (talk at 6.00)
Contact: Alexis Pedrick apedrick@chemheritage.org |
First Friday @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| January 27, 2017 | Plants and People | Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware, TBD | |
| 18 January 2017 | Wikipedia Wednesday Open Office Hours w/Mary Mark Ockerbloom | Drop in, bring questions and ideas. Everyone is welcome. | 11.30-1.30 pm @ 2nd floor, The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 December 2016 | Glam Café | Margaret Graham will talk about the In Her Own Right project; Wikipedians will create a list of women and institutions related to the project | The FINAL GLAM Café: Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 8 November 2016 | Glam Café | Vote early! Then join us to edit articles about archivists in honor of October's Archives Month. | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 6 October 2016 | Fresh Air Archive Edit-a-thon | Edit-a-thon followed by tour and talk about WHYY's Fresh Air Archives | Tue, 4–7pm @ Philadelphia, PA, WHYY, 150 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
| 11 October 2016 | Glam Café | NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION (Ada Lovelace Day for all Women in Science) | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 September 2016 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA
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| 24 August 2016 | Edit-a-thon for Notable Chemists and Chemistry | Held in conjunction with the American Chemical Society's 252nd National Meeting & Exposition. RSVPs required; see event page for info. | Wed, 1–5pm @ the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA |
| 9 August 2016 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–7pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 30 July 2016 | Philadelphia Wiknic | A Wiknic is a great easy-in to real life Wikipedia culture... Sharing of foodstuffs, like sharing knowledge, is invited and encouraged; accordingly, the Wiknic will be run on potluck basis. | 1–5pm EST at the Picnic Grove in Penn Park, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 12 July 2016 | Glam Café | NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA |
| 14 June 2016 | Glam Café | 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 10 May 2016 | Glam Café | 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 12 April 2016 | Glam Café | Speaker: Will Fenton on the Scalar platform and the Digital Paxton project, a collaboration with the Library Company of Philadelphia and Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 8 March 2016 | Glam Café | Speaker: Andreas Weber; Title: Natural Historical Archives as Digital Challenge; Abstract: In this short presentation I will tell a bit more about the origins, aims and challenges of a recently awarded collaborative research project which uses digital means to disclose the archive of the Committee for Natural History of the Netherlands Indies (Natuurkundige Commissie, 1820-1850). The archive contains a wealth of information (field diaries, illustrations, specimens) on maritime Southeast Asia’s biodiversity in the past. | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia
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| 5 March 2016 1PM-5PM | Art+Feminism, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon at Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art | Time: 1-5 pm Saturday, Library Reading Room, Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 4 March 2016 10AM-2PM | Art+Feminism, University of the Arts | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon at University of the Arts | Time 10AM-2PM Saturday, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Room B-7, Albert M Greenfield Library, Anderson Hall, 333 S Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19102 |
| 4 March 2016 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Art+Feminism, Temple University | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon at Temple University | Time 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Friday@ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA
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| 27 February 2016 | Art+Feminism, Saint Joseph’s University | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon at Saint Joseph’s University - lunch included for edit-a-thon participants. Also please come to a lecture by Michelle Moravec from 9:30 am -10:45 am the same day. More info here | Time: 11 am - 1:30 pm, Saturday, Saint Joseph’s University, McShain Hall in the Large Lapsley Room, 5th floor - 333 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19066 |
| 9 February 2016 | Glam Café | Talk by Jesse Dummer on digitization of the Daily Pennsylvanian | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia |
| 12 January 2015 | Glam Café | NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia |
| 8 December 2015 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 10 November 2015 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 15 October 2015 | Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon | Women in Architecture International Meetup! Some possible articles at Women in Red Architects | Thursday, 5.30 –9pm @ AIA Philadelphia Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
| 13 October 2015 | Glam Café | Edit articles on Women in history and science for Ada Lovelace Day: NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
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| 8 September 2015 | Glam Café | Join Temple University in celebrating Games by editing an article on your favorite game, or bring it with you! | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA |
| 11 August 2015 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–7pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 14 July 2015 | Glam Café | NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Samuel Paley Library at Temple University, Ground floor, 1210 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA |
| 9 June 2015 | Glam Café | Tue, 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 12 May 2015 | Glam Café | 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 14 April 2015 | Glam Café | NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION | 5–8pm @ The Library Company of Philadelphia, Cassatt House, 1320 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA |
| 25 March 2015 | Represent African American Artists | Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for African American Artists | 5:30-8:30pm, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Seminar Room |
| 10 March 2015 | Glam Café | Bring your computers and work on a page related to Art and Feminism! | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia |
| 28 February 2015 | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon | Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon | 12-4 p.m., University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Room B-7, Albert M Greenfield Library, Anderson Hall, 333 S Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19102 |
| 15 February 2015 | Wiki Loves Small Museums Workshop | Wikipedians from Philadelphia and other areas are invited to meet in Ocean City, MD, to help scan and upload images of small museums. | 12–4pm @ 31st Annual Small Museum Association Conference, Ocean City, MD |
| 10 February 2015 | Glam Café | Work on your favorite Small Museum page! | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia |
| 13 January 2015 | Glam Café | 5–8pm @ Van Pelt Library, 6th Floor, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia | |
| 9 December 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | 5–8pm @ Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 11 November 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | 5–8pm @ Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 22 October 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup:Philadelphia/Bryn Mawr College/American Archives Month | Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day by working on articles about women in STEM, science, technology, education & math | 4–7.30pm @ Canaday Library Room 205, Bryn Mawr College
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| 14 October 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day by working on articles about women in STEM, science, technology, education & math | 5–8pm @ Chemical Heritage Foundation |
| 9 September 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | 5–8pm @ Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 12 August 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 8 July 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 26 June 2014 | A GLAM Day Out | Edit articles as part of Wiki Loves Pride in the afternoon edit-a-thon | Chemical Heritage Foundation |
| 20 June 2014 | Philly Digital Heritage Un-Conference | Introduction to Wikipedia (1 hour) | University of Pennsylvania |
| 10 June 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Edit articles as part of Wiki Loves Pride | Chemical Heritage Foundation |
| 13 May 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Edit articles about women in science and art, in memory of feminist academic and Wikipedian Adrianne Wadewitz | Chemical Heritage Foundation |
| 8 April 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 25 March 2014 | Seven Siblings Wikipedia-edit-a-thon | Join remotely at http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/7sisterswik | 4–7:30pm at Bryn Mawr College, Canaday Library Room 205 |
| 11 March 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2014 GLAM Cafe | Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 1 February 2014 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/ArtAndFeminism 2014 | 12:00pm–5pm at University of the Arts, Albert M. Greenfield Library, Anderson Hall, 333 South Broad Street | |
| 27 September 2013 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2013 September 27 ThatCamp | 11 am–3:45 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 22 June 2013 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Wiknic/2013 | ||
| 20 June 2013 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/2013 June 20 | 12:00 pm–4:00pm at the Chemical Heritage Foundation | |
| 11 April 2010 | Wikipedia:WikiProject Philadelphia/Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia | ||
| 12 September 2009 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 9 | ||
| 14 June 2009 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 8 | ||
| 15 March 2009 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 7 | ||
| 5 April 2008 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 6 | ||
| 11 November 2007 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 5 | ||
| 8 July 2007 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 4 | 5pm @ Rangoon Burmese Restaurant 112 North 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 | |
| 4 March 2007 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 3 | ||
| 4 November 2006 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 2 | 5pm @ Abbraccio Restaurant, 820 S 47 St., Philadelphia, PA | |
| 21 July 2006 | Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia 1 | Banana Leaf, 10th & Arch St, Philadelphia, PA |