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Join us for the Irvington Historical Society edit-a-thon at the Bona Thompson Center, January 20, 2024!

What: Irvington Historical Society Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

When: Saturday, January 20 from 10 am–2:30 pm

Where: Irvington Historical Society, Bona Thompson Center 5350 East University Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219

Suggested Focus: Irvington!

What to bring: You preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables.

More information: Learn about our growing user group[1] and our funded project[2]

Parking: Free street parking. Please do NOT park in the lots as they belong to nearby apartments. There is a handicap accessible spot available.

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Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!

Topic	Some sources	Notes
Carrie Whalon	see print copy 1, 2,	No entry. Black suffragist. President of the First Woman's Colored League in Indianapolis. This blog post is helpful and provides sources, but the blog itself is not sufficient for Wikipedia--see: WP:UGC. Help us find more sources. Look for alternative spellings ... Whallon, Whallen, etc.
Henry H. Dupont	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9	Very short article. Add biographical details.
Hilton U. Brown	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 photo	No entry. Newspaper executive at Indianapolis News, author.
Historic Irvington Halloween Festival	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	Entry needs images, references, and editing for encyclopedic tone. For comparison see: New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival, State Street Halloween Party, Athens Ohio Halloween Block Party.
Irvington Group	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Very short article. Needs expansion, lead, image, infobox.
Irvington Historic District (Indianapolis)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,	Strong article. Add other “notable” residents.
John Todd Mahorney	1, 2, 3, 4, same person? 5, same person? 6, 7	Lived 1829-1890. African-American businessman, author, inventor. Might need more sources.
The Portfolio Club	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	Longstanding arts club with no entry.
Thomas Carr Howe	1, 2, 3, 4, includes public domain image, 5, 6, 7	No entry. Butler College president. T C Howe High School named for him.
Thomas Carr Howe Community High School	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11	Short entry. Expand history section.
Ovid Butler		Expand article?
Howard Caldwell Jr	ei	No entry. Broadcaster.
Nancy Ostrander	1, 2, 3	No entry. (She is still living.) Ambassador to Suriname.
Lucy McClain Hunter (1840-1888)	nr	No entry. Owned circulating libraries in Baltimore & Washington, DC.
Clifton Wheeler	[3]	Add images.
Simon Baus	[4]	Expand? Add images.
Constance Forsyth	1, 2	Add images.
Helene Hibben	1	Add images.
Dorothy Morlan	[5]	Expand. Add images.
Frederick Polley	ei	No entry. Artist.
Robert Selby	1	No entry. Artist.
Hilah Wheeler	1, 2	No entry. Artist.
Wallace Carter Wadsworth	1, Paul Bunyan, 2	No entry. Children’s book author.
Irvington Community Council	1, 2	No entry. Community Organization
The Benton House	1, 2, 3	Historic Home. Expand article. Needs programming, design information
Irvington Garden Club	nr, 1	No entry. Community Organization. Maintains beautification projects in Irvington.
Kile Oak Tree	1, 2, 3	No entry. Landmark.
Irving Theatre (1913)	1, 2, 3	No entry. Historic Theatre opened in 1913.
Irvington Castle House (5631 University Ave)	1, 2	No entry. Historic Home.

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 |[[Henry H. Dupont]] ||[https://indyencyclopedia.org/panic-bar/ 1], [https://tampabay.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-henry-dupont/130533135/ 2], [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/st-petersburg-florida-hidden-architectural-hideaways 3], [https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/movies/2023/07/24/st-petersburg-cocoon-home-is-sale-115-million/ 4], [https://www.google.com/books/edition/American_Architect/umhTAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22henry+h.+dupont%22&pg=PA62&printsec=frontcover 5], [https://cbs4indy.com/indiana-news/7-inventions-indiana-contributed-to-the-world/ 6], [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Florida_s_Best_Bed_Breakfasts_and_Histor/L5hxDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22henry++dupont%22+indianapolis&pg=PT136&printsec=frontcover 7], [https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/IHAS/id/3059/rec/1 8], [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-athenaeum-das-deutsche-haus 9]  ||Very short article. Add biographical details.
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+| [[Hilton U. Brown]] || [https://indyencyclopedia.org/hilton-ultimus-brown/ 1], [https://www.ijhf.org/members/1966/hilton-ultimus-brown 2], [https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/hilton-u-brown-papers-1853-1958.pdf 3], [https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/inauthors/view?docId=encyclopedia/VAA5365-01.xml&brand=ia-books&chunk.id=ina-v1-entry-0124&toc.id=ina-v1-entry-0124 4], [https://www.butler.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/02/butler_alumni_awards_descriptions_and_nomination_form_21-22.pdf 5], [https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/PALNI_BldgsGrnds-1727 6], [https://www.wthr.com/article/news/hilton-u-brown-theatre-may-be-demolished/531-f961c651-913c-4cb0-9d98-f06fb673701e 7], [https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/PALNI_BldgsGrnds-2879 8], [https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/PALNI_BldgsGrnds-2900 9], [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fulfilling_the_Charter/jXkU9mic3H8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hilton+u.+brown&pg=PA46&printsec=frontcover 10] [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hilton_U._Brown_LCCN2014718187.jpg photo]  || No entry. Newspaper executive at [[Indianapolis News]], author.
-| Hilton U Brown || [https://alfpolis.sitehost.iu.edu/hilton-ultimus-brown/ ei], [https://www.ijhf.org/members/1966/hilton-ultimus-brown 2] || No entry. Newspaper executive, author.
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 |[[Historic Irvington Halloween Festival]] ||[https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/10/06/irvington-halloween-festival-2023-schedule-tickets-and-more/71088487007/ 1], [https://www.in.gov/ibc/legacyprojects/4137.htm 2], [https://www.nuvo.net/arts/irvington-halloween-festival-revs-into-gear/article_64eabe02-d7b0-11e8-a4d0-a718e7635d8d.html 3], [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historic_Irvington/YRTZZkCCRggC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22irvington+halloween+festival%22&printsec=frontcover 4], [https://www.insider.com/best-things-to-do-halloween-2018-9 5], [https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/twv/id/3094/rec/6 6], [https://www.ibj.com/articles/memory-bank-halloween-happenings 7] ||Entry needs images, references, and editing for encyclopedic tone. For comparison see: [[New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival]], [[State Street Halloween Party]], [[Athens Ohio Halloween Block Party]].