About us

New England Wikimedians is the Wikimedia user group serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. We are a group of people dedicated to the advancement of general knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content under a free license or in the public domain.

As an official Wikimedia user group, we support the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation, including the work of volunteers on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects as well as numerous other free knowledge initiatives.

What we do
New England Wikimedians reach out to people and organizations in the New England area. This is accomplished by holding events that include training sessions and edit-a-thons, the latter of which involves experienced editors and new users working alongside each other to reach a common goal, as well as learn from each other. We also are involved with many local institutions, and help to spread the word about their work and knowledge on Wikimedia sites, so that they may benefit from many others being able to access their collections on the world's largest not-for-profit website. Finally, we are also an all-volunteer organization, and everyone who helps out here does so on their own time. '''Learn about our different initiatives:

How you can get involved
Whether you're a free culture movement veteran, a newcomer interested in participating for the first time, or simply curious about our mission and programs, it's easy to get involved. You can make a huge difference.

Partner with us


We are a group of volunteer enthusiasts. We know Wikipedia inside and out, and we are continuously looking for partners in the New England area to work with.