My name is Sarah Stierch.

I'm the US OpenGLAM Coordinator for the Open Knowledge Foundation. I am also the Wikipedian in Residence at the World Digital Library. I also am the Program Evaluation Community Coordinator for the Wikimedia Foundation. I have also served as Wikipedian in Residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and Archives of American Art.

I am deeply committed to the concept of open culture and free knowledge. I believe that the concept of open culture is imperative to meeting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 27.1: " Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits."

I live in Oakland. I have my Masters of Arts in museum studies from George Washington University and my bachelor's in Native American Studies. My background is in curatorial practice focusing on fine art and history. I used to be a make-up artist and a DJ, too!

This user is a host at the Teahouse.

I am honored to received some awards from my fellow Wikipedians, you can see them here.

Most recent articles I have started or expanded

Recent lists

This user is on twitter at https://twitter.com/Sarah_Stierch

• List of California Historical Landmarks
• List of public art in Washington, D.C.
• List of public art in Indianapolis
• List of public art in Tampa, Florida
• List of public art in Madison, Wisconsin
• List of public art in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• List of public art in Muncie, Indiana
• List of women in the Heritage Floor
• List of lists of women

I have specific interests in women's and artist biographies, towns I'll never visit, wineries, restaurants, places I do like to visit, and other general subjects. I tend to start at the beginning of the alphabet - there are a lot of A's in my work.

So what else do I do when I'm not volunteering on Wikipedia?

Birding, dancing, shouting, whispering, eating, drinking, traveling, exploring, wondering, questioning, picking up rocks and seeing what is underneath them....

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  Visiting red heads
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  Playing pinball very intensely.
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  Hanging out with Wikipedians, of course. On the Mediterranean.
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  Looking for a good bocce court to play on.
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  Dancing with my friends.
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  Playing the jams.
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  Driving hours to go to graveyards.
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  Looking up.
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  Trying not to get bit.
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  Eating. A lot.
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  Exploring the darker sides of history.
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  Did I mention graveyards?
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  Seeking out the bizarre.
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  Continuing to eat. A lot.
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  Enjoying live music.
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  Caving.
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  Visiting where the past lives.
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  Working on my cavities
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  Living vicariously through the creativity of others.
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  Drinking champagne from high places.
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  Did I mention graveyards?
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  Seeking damages.
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  Hanging out at at the real life Teahouse at Wikimania

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