Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Laurel Historical Society 2

Do I have to register to attend, or can I just arrive on the day?

: Due to the limited space and catering, please RSVP in advance if possible.

Do I have to be a Wikipedia editor already?

:No, this event is open to everyone, even beginners.

What will I get for my efforts?

:All participants will receive a barn star!

What happens if I get hungry?

:Lunch may be provided, stay tuned.

What should I bring?

:*A laptop

:*Photo ID for security

Can I leave early?

:Of course! We don't lock anyone in. We hope that you will be able to stay for some of the afternoon edit-a-thon!

How can I get to Laurel from D.C. or Baltimore?

:We have attendees coming from DC by car who have volunteered to help transport anyone who needs a ride. Please note when signing up if you need to carpool.

Add your own questions here

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1. Abram Fox
2. Garold Stone

1. Kirill ^[talk] 01:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
2. Zell Faze (talk) 20:32, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

Potential new articles:

• 1967 Laurel KKK Riots
• A.M. Kroop and Sons- Business
• Laurel Leader- Newspaper {{Cite web

| title = About Laurel leader. (Laurel, MD) 1981-current

| work = Chronicling America « Library of Congress

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84008876/

}} {{Cite news

| last = Dzwonchyk

| first = Melanie

| title = Laurel: Mississippi paper Laurel Leader-Call to cease publication

| work = Baltimore Sun

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 2012-03-28

| url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/howard/news/community/ph-ll-newsbriefs-call-20120328,0,708272.story

}}

• George Nye - Laurel Mill superintendent, Civil War officer
• Nicholas Snowden {{Cite web

| title = Nicholas Snowden , MSA SC 3520-13735

| work = Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/013700/013735/html/13735bio.html

}} {{Cite web

| title = LYNCHED BY TEN NEGROES. - NICHOLAS SNOWDEN HANGED BY MEN OF HIS OWN COLOR

| work = New York Times

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 1885-09-19

| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40714FF355D10738DDDA00994D1405B8584F0D3

}} also Lt. Nicholas Snowden (grandson of Major Thomas Snowden of Montpelier) and his father {{Citation

| title = Battle Lines: Prince Georges County in the Civil War

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.anacostiatrails.org/civilwar.pdf

}}{{Cite web

| title = St. Mary of the Mills Parish

| work = Explore Laurel Maryland

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://laurel.exploremd.us/community/spirituality/st_mary_of_the_mills_parish/

}} {{Cite web

| title = History

| work = Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://history.pgparks.com/page43757.aspx

}} {{Cite web

| title = Laurel Cotton Mill and Dam Marker

| work = HMdb.org, The Historical Marker Database

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=22529

}} {{Cite web

| title = Laurel, A Mill Town First: Patuxent Manufacturing Cotton and Avondale Mill

| work = Laurel Historical Society

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://laurelhistoricalsociety.org/pages/house_Mill.html

}} {{Cite web

| title = Lieut Nicholas W. Snowden (1828 - 1862) - Find A Grave Memorial

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11862287

}} {{Cite web

| title = Nicholas Snowden (1786 - 1831) - Find A Grave Memorial

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33678114

}} {{Cite web

| title = About Laurel/History of Laurel

| work = City of Laurel, Maryland

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.cityoflaurel.org/content/about-laurelhistory-laurel

}} {{Cite web

| last = Okparanta

| first = Chidinma

| title = Laurel museum awarded grant to improve artifact storage

| work = Gazette.net

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 2011-01-20

| url = http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/01202011/laurnew171907_32535.php

}} {{Cite news

| title = Montpelier Mansion reopens for visitors after structural restoration project

| work = Baltimore Sun

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-montpelier-reopens-1010-20131008,0,695253.story?page=2

}}

• Laurel Elementary School- School
• Laurel Mill Playhouse- Theater
• St. Mark's United Methodist Church (Laurel, Maryland)- Historic church
• Bert Sadler- Pharmacist and photographer, society owns his photographs {{Cite news

| last = Moran

| first = Catlin

| title = Museum photo exhibit compares life in Laurel in 1910, 2010

| work = Washington Post

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 2010-02-18

| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021702514.html

}} {{Cite news

| last = Meyer

| first = Eugene L

| title = Presenting a Picture Of the Past in Laurel; Resident's Photographs Chronicle Life Before World War I

| work = The Washington Post

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 1997-07-24

| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-741273.html

}}

• Main Street Festival in Laurel
• Muirkirk Furnace, 1847-1920
• Federal Anti-Car Theft Act

Existing articles:

• George Wallace
• September 24, 2001 tornado outbreak
• Hurricane Agnes
• Johnstown Flood
• Past Mayors of Laurel
• Laurel Sanitarium- Historical site
• John Calder Brennan- Historian
• Avondale Mill- Historic site
• Duvall Bridge (Laurel, Maryland)- Historic site
• Snow Hill (Laurel, Maryland)- Historic site {{Cite web

| title = Snow Hill Manor History

| work = Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| url = http://www.pgparks.com/page43798.aspx

}}

• Laurel Park Racecourse {{Cite web

| last = Mitchell

| first = Caroline

| title = Maryland Court of Appeals Releases Decision on Laurel Park Slots Case

| work = Slots.CD

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 2009-08-27

| url = http://www.slots.cd/maryland-court-appeals-08272009.html

}} {{Cite news

| title = Laurel Park

| work = Washington Post

| accessdate = 2013-11-16

| date = 2008-08-10

| url = http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-08-10/news/36824171_1_laurel-park-slots-site-prostitution-and-addiction

}}

• Laurel High School (Laurel, Maryland)
• Maryland Declaration of Rights - new article in need of more details and maybe a picture.

Example:

• [http://laurelhistoricalsociety.org/pages/exhibits.html Resources related to the current exhibit on Laurel in the Civil War]
• [http://laurelhistoricalsociety.org/pages/past_exhibits.html List of previous exhibits]
• [http://www.cityoflaurel.org/ City of Laurel]
• [http://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives]
• [http://mht.maryland.gov/ Maryland Historical Trust]
• [http://laurelhistoricalsociety.org/pages/about_bkgd.html History of the Laurel Historical Society] from the society website
• more coming soon!

• {{Cite news

| pages = [pages]

| title = [title of article]

| work = The Leader

| location = Laurel, MD

| url =

}}

• {{Cite book

| publisher = G.D. Denny, Jr.

| last = Denny

| first = George D

| title = Proud past, promising future : cities and towns in Prince George's County, Maryland

| location = Brentwood, MD

| oclc = 37713413

| date = 1997

}}

• {{Cite book

| publisher = Gateway Press

| last = Bucklee

| first = Sally Mitchell

| title = A church and its village: St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Laurel, Maryland

| location = Baltimore, Md.

| oclc = 48085398

| date = 2001

}}

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• Cheatsheet
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• Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
• Help:Getting started
• Wikipedia:Starting an article
• [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Intro_to_Wikipedia_-_American_Art.pdf Intro to Wikipedia Slides]

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