Telling Inverclyde’s Stories on Wikipedia.
Throughout 2022 and early 2023, we will be establishing Digital Heritage Research groups across Inverclyde (Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock). The purpose of this project is to uncover heritage gaps relating to Inverclyde’s history on Wikipedia and/or improve what is already there.
In short, this is a project about telling and sharing Inverclyde’s stories. The project provides Wikipedia training for volunteers from Wikimedia professionals.
If you join one of our Research Groups, you will have the opportunity to be involved in: Wikiwalks (taking photographs of key sites for upload), Zoom training sessions with Wikimedia trainer (creating and editing Wikipedia entries) and research at the Watt Institution/Archives. Research is determined by group interests – with each group focusing on a particular town. Participants will greatly enhance their digital and researching skills — and the groups are open to beginners and all skill levels.
Get involved with what interests you!
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Gourock
Our Gourock group meets on Zoom. Get in touch to get involved.
Click the image above for a link to Gourock related articles, worked on by our digital heritage volunteers.
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Greenock
Our Greenock group meets on Zoom and is partially organised in partnership with the Inverclyde Heritage Network, with in-person delivery and visits to the archives. Get in touch to get involved.
Click the image above for a link to Greenock related articles, worked on by our digital heritage volunteers.
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Port Glasgow
Our Port Glasgow Group meets Wednesdays 12pm at John Wood Street, with occasional meetings at Port Library / Watt Institution. Get in touch to get involved
Click the image above for a link to Port Glasgow related articles, worked on by our digital heritage volunteers.
Wemyss Bay, Inverkip and Kilmacolm article collections coming soon!
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