Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing the results of this project. Jason
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 3:23 PM, James Hare <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > I am pleased to announce that Wikimedia District of Columbia has selected > Leo Zimmermann to lead our Wikipedia Summer of Monuments project. Leo's > experience running Wikipedia workshops and reaching out to rural libraries > have prepared him for what is our largest outreach project yet. The object > of Summer of Monuments is to improve photographic coverage of nationally > recognized historic sites in the Southern United States, a region that is > underrepresented on Wikipedia. In particular, we have identified ten states > where photographic coverage lags behind: Georgia, North Carolina, > Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, > and Kansas. Our plan is to build on the success we had with Wiki Loves > Monuments with a campaign of direct outreach to those historical and > cultural institutions who share our mission to improve access to the > world's knowledge. To learn more, read our latest blog post: < > http://blog.wikimediadc.org/2014/06/introducing-wikipedia-summer-of-monuments/ > >. > > We invite Wikimedians and our allies to join us in this effort to share > history on Wikipedia! > > > — > James Hare > President, Wikimedia District of Columbia > http://wikimediadc.org > @wikimediadc > > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM-US mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us > >
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