Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Peale Museum Edit-a-thon


(Re)writing History: Wikipedia-edit-a-thon at the Peale in Baltimore

The Peale
Rembrandt Peale
Love or leave it, Wikipedia is THE historical resource of our time. If you’ve ever wondered how to edit articles and even create new articles, join us for this free edit-a-thon. An expert Wikipedian will teach us the basics! We’ll start by editing articles related to the Peale and its own history and explore histories/articles that might help to tell a more complete story of our collective histories. Absolutely no prior experience is necessary. Bring a laptop, and be empowered to start changing the narrative about the who, what, and why of history.

When

Monday, August 15, 2022
11am - 2pm EDT

Where

The Peale
225 Holliday Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

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The Peale Edit-a-thon August 15, 2022

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Blue links = Existing articles needing improvement
Red links = Article to be created
Numbers = Hyperlinks to online sources

Existing articles

Rembrandt Peale

To do: More robust details about Peale's Baltimore Museum, quotes from Rembrandt
-Online sources: [1] [2] [3][4] [5]
-Print sources
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback), Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
Notes:
The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian has an extensive Peale collection of papers and microfilm
Check New York Public Library and New York Historical Society for Additional Resources

Peale Museum

To do: Shorten lead. Rewrite and shorten second paragraph in the lead. It's a bit confusing. Redisperse most detail into the body of the article. Remove external link embedded in the article (Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture). Remove extraneous detail. Take photos. Add to Commons then add to the article.
Secondary sources (Print)
-Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
-Wilbur Hunter’s 1964 publication for the Peale’s 150th anniversary (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
-Laurie Ossman’s HABS reports, including the her chock-full addendum

Charles Willson Peale

To do: Add more on advising his son about the Baltimore Museum and lecturing at Baltimore's Peale Museum
-Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
-The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
-The Peale Family: Creation of A Legacy: 1770-1870, Lillian Miller (Harback) DON'T HAVE

Rubens Peale

To do: More about Rubens involvement with the Baltimore museum.
Online sources: [6][7][8]
Print sources
-Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)

Titian Peale

Online sources: [9][10]
Print sources:
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)
-Titian Ramsay Peale and his journal of the Wilkes Expedition (Hardback) DON'T HAVE
-Diary of Titian Ramsay Peale: Oregon to California, overland journey, September to October, 1841 DON'T HAVE

Sarah Miriam Peale

Online sources: [11][12]
Print sources:
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)

African American Education

Online sources: [13][14][15]
Print sources:
-A Brotherhood of Liberty, Dennis Patrick Halpin (Hardback)

Moses Williams (artist)

Online sources: [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Gas lighting

Online sources: [23]
"A Practical Treatise on Gas Light"

History of Museums

Online sources: [24][25]
Print sources:
Mr. Peale's Museum: Charles Willson Peale and the First Popular Museum of Natural Science and Art

P.T. Barnum

To do: Add that P.T. Barnum to include acquisition of Peale Collections
Online sources: [26][27]

Lexington Market

To do: Add infobox.
Online sources: [28][29]

History of African Americans in Baltimore

Online sources: [30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Baltimore City Hall

To do: Inclusion of the first City Hall in Baltimore, being the Peale building
Online sources: [37][38]

Mary Jane Peale

Online sources: [39][40]

Sharp-Leadenhall, Baltimore

To do: Expand. There is very little text.
Online sources:[41][42][43]

Articles for creation

Eleanor May Short Peale (1776–1836)

Online sources: [44][45][46]

Male and Female Colored School No. 1

Online sources: [47][48]

Robert Cary Long, Sr.

Online sources:[49][50]

Grace Wisher

Online sources: [51][52][53]

Guiseppe Franzoni

Online sources: [54][55][56][57]

Giovanni Andrei

Online sources: [58][59][60][61]

The Court of Death (painting)

Online sources: [62][63]
Print sources:
Mermaids, Mummies, and Mastodons catalogue (Hardback)

John Henry Scarff

Online sources: [64][65][66][67]

Stein pipe organs

Online sources:[68][69][70]

Devin Allen (artist)

Online sources:[71][72]Artist website for use as external link

Angelica Kauffmann Peale Robinson

Online sources:[73][74][75][76] See also Angelica Kauffman (For whom she was named)
Print sources
-Charles Wilson Peale Papers Book (Hardback)

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