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Just came across this (very incomplete) list page. Cielquiparle ( talk) 07:12, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
I just found the article you created on Territorial Road in Michigan, and I can contribute. There is a length of road at the western end of the state called Territorial Road, which splits southwesterly from Red Arrow Highway west of Paw Paw, and appears to have been the original road. You can see an older map which shows it slightly different from today ( this one from the USGS archive; maps with older dates listed by that one there are actually newer reprints). I did a personal write-up a couple decades ago which is almost completely OR so it's not usable but I did take some pictures in 1999 of a monument about Territorial and road marker in Keeler along this stretch which are included on that page (I'm not 100% sure if they're still there but they were in 2012). I can transfer those photos to Commons. Mapsax ( talk) 00:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that you've edited the Teedyuscung page recently. Thought you'd be interested in this article from the WSWS on the history of the Wyoming Valley and this outstanding figure of the Delaware nation. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/09/05/ccox-s05.html CerroFerro ( talk) 22:34, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi CaroleHenson, my notices are pointing out your adding nice Template:Leadville mining to several articles, which reminds me about a big To Do item i have procrastinated about. I have about 1000 or 1200 photos documenting the Leadville Historic District to upload to a Commons category at least, maybe make a list-article of buildings in leadville historic district to display them. The NRHP-listed/NHL-designated area is huge, with about 1000 buildings, for which there is no list of buildings and no systematic documentation in photos. Early NRHP listings were minimal. As time goes by some of the miners' houses get demolished or altered. Drove up and down streets with a friend hanging out car window, a year ago, to try to get at least one photo for each building. You seem to appreciate the place, have you been around it, does it sound worthwhile to upload all. Would require lots of time labelling photos, and I am not aware of a tool to mass-upload besides one app that works on my iphone. Trying to get motivated to start somehow. -- Doncram ( talk) 02:14, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi Carole, I hope you're doing well. I don't know if you've seen it or not, but your work got a high compliment from another talented editor in response to my comment. Well-deserved, I might add. All the best, Carlstak ( talk) 14:55, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
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You stated that John Houston (immigrant) is the grandfather of Henry H. Houston. However, this means one's grandfather is 130 years older that him, which is unlikely. In addition, such is not supported by Geni.com, though it is not a reliable source to be cited in Wikipedia directly. GZWDer ( talk) 17:57, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello CaroleHenson! I created an article in Greek and submitted it under my username in en.wikipedia, and it was rejected, with the suggestion it go over to the Greek Wikipedia. I then submitted the article to Greek Wikipedia (el.wikipedia.org,) and it was rejected without enough explanation for me to take remedial action. If what I am trying to achieve is to post a Greek language version of this page: /info/en/?search=Beata_Maria_Kitsikis_Panagopoulos is there a different procedure I should take rather than trying to submit a free-standing Greek article? Thanks for any suggestions you might have for a very new contributor. -Tivey. -- 210-Minnesota ( talk) 21:06, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
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When I add a reference in Wikipedia article, should I add an archive link regardless of the status of the link or I should only add it if the link is dead? -- Official606k ( talk) 14:37, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello CaroleHenson. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Hillsdale (town), New York, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: R3 does not apply to redirects from page moves unless that page was also recently created – use WP:RFD if you want deletion. Thank you. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 15:46, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi! Hope you are well. When you have a moment, could you please read through Ward v. Flood...? Cielquiparle ( talk) 05:01, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi Carole, I just wanted to drop you a line to say I've added a few sentences to the Ghent-Bruges school article you started once. So far I just added some remarks of criticism against the term, but it's not to wreck havoc with the article but an intended first step in a minor expansion. I'll try to add more on the substance in the coming days and thought I'd let you know what I'm doing. If you want we can discuss what and how. Best, Yakikaki ( talk) 19:53, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you for the article on Mary Brewster Hazelton. I am curious, who is the woman depicted in The Letter? Is it a self-portrait of the subject? It's a remarkable work. Viriditas ( talk) 09:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
On 15 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria de Knuijt, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to scholarship published in 2023, Maria de Knuijt, rather than her husband, was actually the main patron of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (work pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria de Knuijt. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Maria de Knuijt), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hi there, Carole. I've been following your contributions since we first started collaborating back in 2011. Today, thanks to your DYK on Catherine de Parthenay, I though I would drop you a line on how much I have appreciated your contributions over the years. You can see from these assessments that in addition to nine GAs, you have no less than 166 articles which have been B rated and 271 in class C. This is a really significant achievement, especially as more recently you have been creating an increasing number of biographies of women. I realize your beautifully presented user page does not have much room for wikiproject tags but nevertheless, with all your expertise, it seems to me you could be an inspiring member of WikiProject Women in Red where we are trying to chip away at the gender gap. If you would like to help us along, you can sign up under "New registrations" on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/New members. Whether on not you become a member, I look forward to many more of your detailed biographies of historical women. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 15:08, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
I would like to add my appreciation for the great work you do. I joined your fan club after I saw the great edits on John Brown (Abolitionist). -- Melchior2006 ( talk) 07:15, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
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Great music (in June, I'm behind: three great RMF concerts)! - Last Saturday, a friend played for us at her birthday party, on four instruments including baryton, with family (granddaughters!) and colleagues, from Renaissance to Haydn. - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:14, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. I use only youtube with decent publishers, and avoid it when there many styles of a piece - readers will find something they like, I trust. - On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago, and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:33, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
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Cecile’s maiden name was Cecile Campau.?
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Today's music is played by my brother's orchestra, conducted by two very young men on their way up, - the picture was taken shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began, - more detail on my talk. Images reached the day of the Tenebrae concert mentioned in July. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks so much, Gerda Arendt, that reminds me of Vedran Smailović, the cellist of Sarajevo, who played during the siege of Sarajevo. It's one of my favorite stories how he sat in the middle of a bombed out square to play his cell for peace. Much appreciated.– CaroleHenson ( talk) 23:23, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hello CaroleHenson. I'm Quaerens-veritatem . Being reverted is an extremely rare event for me and your reversion of my edit of the infobox of Murder of Michele MacNeill as of 17:11, 4 March 2024 certainly got my attention. While I did make an error with the sentence for identity theft, I stand by the rest of the edit and I have re-added the same information with the correction and minor reorganization for clarity and reflect separation of the theft matter. For my reasons and sources please see my new edit summary that I supplied in detail in this unusual instance to deal with your comments.
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I just found the article you created on Territorial Road in Michigan, and I can contribute. There is a length of road at the western end of the state called Territorial Road, which splits southwesterly from Red Arrow Highway west of Paw Paw, and appears to have been the original road. You can see an older map which shows it slightly different from today ( this one from the USGS archive; maps with older dates listed by that one there are actually newer reprints). I did a personal write-up a couple decades ago which is almost completely OR so it's not usable but I did take some pictures in 1999 of a monument about Territorial and road marker in Keeler along this stretch which are included on that page (I'm not 100% sure if they're still there but they were in 2012). I can transfer those photos to Commons. Mapsax ( talk) 00:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that you've edited the Teedyuscung page recently. Thought you'd be interested in this article from the WSWS on the history of the Wyoming Valley and this outstanding figure of the Delaware nation. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/09/05/ccox-s05.html CerroFerro ( talk) 22:34, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi CaroleHenson, my notices are pointing out your adding nice Template:Leadville mining to several articles, which reminds me about a big To Do item i have procrastinated about. I have about 1000 or 1200 photos documenting the Leadville Historic District to upload to a Commons category at least, maybe make a list-article of buildings in leadville historic district to display them. The NRHP-listed/NHL-designated area is huge, with about 1000 buildings, for which there is no list of buildings and no systematic documentation in photos. Early NRHP listings were minimal. As time goes by some of the miners' houses get demolished or altered. Drove up and down streets with a friend hanging out car window, a year ago, to try to get at least one photo for each building. You seem to appreciate the place, have you been around it, does it sound worthwhile to upload all. Would require lots of time labelling photos, and I am not aware of a tool to mass-upload besides one app that works on my iphone. Trying to get motivated to start somehow. -- Doncram ( talk) 02:14, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
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You stated that John Houston (immigrant) is the grandfather of Henry H. Houston. However, this means one's grandfather is 130 years older that him, which is unlikely. In addition, such is not supported by Geni.com, though it is not a reliable source to be cited in Wikipedia directly. GZWDer ( talk) 17:57, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello CaroleHenson! I created an article in Greek and submitted it under my username in en.wikipedia, and it was rejected, with the suggestion it go over to the Greek Wikipedia. I then submitted the article to Greek Wikipedia (el.wikipedia.org,) and it was rejected without enough explanation for me to take remedial action. If what I am trying to achieve is to post a Greek language version of this page: /info/en/?search=Beata_Maria_Kitsikis_Panagopoulos is there a different procedure I should take rather than trying to submit a free-standing Greek article? Thanks for any suggestions you might have for a very new contributor. -Tivey. -- 210-Minnesota ( talk) 21:06, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
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When I add a reference in Wikipedia article, should I add an archive link regardless of the status of the link or I should only add it if the link is dead? -- Official606k ( talk) 14:37, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello CaroleHenson. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Hillsdale (town), New York, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: R3 does not apply to redirects from page moves unless that page was also recently created – use WP:RFD if you want deletion. Thank you. ~ Amory ( u • t • c) 15:46, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Carole, I just wanted to drop you a line to say I've added a few sentences to the Ghent-Bruges school article you started once. So far I just added some remarks of criticism against the term, but it's not to wreck havoc with the article but an intended first step in a minor expansion. I'll try to add more on the substance in the coming days and thought I'd let you know what I'm doing. If you want we can discuss what and how. Best, Yakikaki ( talk) 19:53, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
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Thank you for the article on Mary Brewster Hazelton. I am curious, who is the woman depicted in The Letter? Is it a self-portrait of the subject? It's a remarkable work. Viriditas ( talk) 09:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
On 15 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria de Knuijt, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to scholarship published in 2023, Maria de Knuijt, rather than her husband, was actually the main patron of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (work pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria de Knuijt. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Maria de Knuijt), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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I am have researched Alonzo Barnard for years and years and here I find that you know incredible am't of stuff about him. Would appreciate corresponding. As I write, I am heading to visit Benzonia, Michigan to sniff about. I am focused on Fredric & Elisabeth Ayer who recruited Barnard to Minnesota missions and who lived at Belle Prairie where he apparently lived after leaving Pembina-St.Joseph, for a time and where he had a dauguerrean studio at Little Falls. The history of the "Oberlin Band" of missionaries and their collaboration with the Ayers is a remarkable one, given the sectarian nature of many of the mission projects. To contact me, I am Mrs.Bryan and my email carrier is ATT and its surname is dot net. Linda Bryan, from St. Paul Linda Bryan ( talk) 13:04, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
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Last weekend was nice, class reunion a funny number of years after completing school, and the lovely park where I spent many Sundays as a child. Today's story is quite dramatic, there's a yt trailer to the hook. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:54, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
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Hi there, Carole. I've been following your contributions since we first started collaborating back in 2011. Today, thanks to your DYK on Catherine de Parthenay, I though I would drop you a line on how much I have appreciated your contributions over the years. You can see from these assessments that in addition to nine GAs, you have no less than 166 articles which have been B rated and 271 in class C. This is a really significant achievement, especially as more recently you have been creating an increasing number of biographies of women. I realize your beautifully presented user page does not have much room for wikiproject tags but nevertheless, with all your expertise, it seems to me you could be an inspiring member of WikiProject Women in Red where we are trying to chip away at the gender gap. If you would like to help us along, you can sign up under "New registrations" on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/New members. Whether on not you become a member, I look forward to many more of your detailed biographies of historical women. Happy editing!-- Ipigott ( talk) 15:08, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
I would like to add my appreciation for the great work you do. I joined your fan club after I saw the great edits on John Brown (Abolitionist). -- Melchior2006 ( talk) 07:15, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
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Great music (in June, I'm behind: three great RMF concerts)! - Last Saturday, a friend played for us at her birthday party, on four instruments including baryton, with family (granddaughters!) and colleagues, from Renaissance to Haydn. - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:14, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. I use only youtube with decent publishers, and avoid it when there many styles of a piece - readers will find something they like, I trust. - On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago, and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:33, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:22, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
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Dear Carole Hensen, I very much enjoyed the wiki page on Thomas Williams who is one of my ancestors. I believe there were a few errors in the wiki page with respect to his descendants. Angelique is daughter of Thomas and Cecile. Cecile and Jacques Louzon had a large family so John R, Catherine and Angelique had many half siblings. Cecile’s maiden name was Cecile Campau. I found out these facts doing family genealogy work. I can try to send sources. Thank you, Robin Williams Curiouserandcurioser ( talk) 03:30, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
Cecile’s maiden name was Cecile Campau.?
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Today's music is played by my brother's orchestra, conducted by two very young men on their way up, - the picture was taken shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began, - more detail on my talk. Images reached the day of the Tenebrae concert mentioned in July. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks so much, Gerda Arendt, that reminds me of Vedran Smailović, the cellist of Sarajevo, who played during the siege of Sarajevo. It's one of my favorite stories how he sat in the middle of a bombed out square to play his cell for peace. Much appreciated.– CaroleHenson ( talk) 23:23, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
I understand your removal of the change I made which was not accompanied by an appropriate reference. I am away from my library but will complete the task within the next couple of days. Thanks for your attentions - good work!
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Hi, I've fixed all the sfn errors you introduced to Amanda Knox. DuncanHill ( talk) 09:28, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
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Our festival's last concert was most moving and inspiring, and there are seconds of it - plus glimpses of an interview with the conductor, age 96 - in this tv summary. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:40, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Now pics around the memorable concert, and the story of Walter Arlen, - proud that I survived the decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX for 10 years, standing and singing -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Today's story is about a great pianist with an unusual career, taking off when he was 50. It's the wedding anniversary of Clara and Robert Schumann, but I was too late with our gift. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:40, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
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Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
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I'm taking you up on your offer! Any chance you can take a look at Sky Above Clouds and make some suggestions for improvement, or give it a copyedit? No rush on this, of course. Viriditas ( talk) 19:55, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hello CaroleHenson. I'm Quaerens-veritatem . Being reverted is an extremely rare event for me and your reversion of my edit of the infobox of Murder of Michele MacNeill as of 17:11, 4 March 2024 certainly got my attention. While I did make an error with the sentence for identity theft, I stand by the rest of the edit and I have re-added the same information with the correction and minor reorganization for clarity and reflect separation of the theft matter. For my reasons and sources please see my new edit summary that I supplied in detail in this unusual instance to deal with your comments.
Regarding your comment, Additional info without a source
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As to your question, why a range of years
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"Sapiah, known Charles Buck and Buckskin Charley ..."
Do you want to add the word as after known?
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Hi Carole, the first image in this article is mis-attributed. It is, in fact, by Frank T. Merrill, as noted in the image metadata. Thanks. Andy02124 ( talk) 17:32, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
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