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How Montana was Made, a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
March 3 @ 10:00am
The MSU Library and its partners are pleased to announce the Third Annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon “How Montana was Made,” which will take place in the MSU Library (and online) on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026. We look forward to exploring this year’s theme by improving the information available on important innovation, events, and people that have made Montana what it is today. The event will be a drop-in conference that will feature speakers, panels, and editing instruction throughout the day. Participants can join us for as many sessions as they would like.
Schedule of events:
10:00 am Welcome, and Student Speaker Session: 3-4 MSU Students will each present on topics relating to How Montana was Made. After the presentations there will be a short Q&A between attendees and the speakers.
11:05-12:15 Wiki Basics: Are you new to editing Wikipedia? Jamie Flood (Scholarly Communication Librarian, Butler University) will introduce users to topics like setting up a user account, adding citations to articles, making edits and using the wealth of tools and resources available to editors. Following the instruction there will be time to edit articles as a community. See our to-do list below for ideas of articles to edit!
12:15-1:15 pm Speaker: Mary Murphy is a Professor Emerita of History at MSU. She taught the history of women in America, the history of the American West, and the history of food. She has written extensively on the history of women in Montana and, along with three partners, is currently working on a book exploring the culinary history of Montana. She will present on the role of women in shaping/making Montana communities through their voluntary associations, which took on creating community libraries and parks, maintaining cemeteries, lobbying for food safety, and working for racial justice.
1:45-2:45 pm Speaker: Nina Sanders (Apsáalooke/Piikani) is a curator and writer whose work bridges Indigenous knowledge systems with contemporary museum practices. Her career centers on emphasizing Indigenous sovereignty, reciprocity, and the power of culture within tribal and institutional frameworks.
2:45-4:00pm Editing time: Come edit as a community! Jamie Flood (Scholarly Communication Librarian, Butler University) and other experienced Wikipedia editors will be on hand to assist editors. See our to-do list below for ideas of articles to edit!
To register, visit our website.
