Previous Wikipedia Name

In January 2020 I changed my Wikipedia name from MissionInn.Jim to OvertAnalyzer.

Wikipedia Interests

My primary hobbies and interests, as they relate to Wikipedia, are Genealogy and Local History of Riverside County, California. As I encounter research information on either topic, and find reliable sources, I try to take the time to update information on Wikipedia Growing up in Riverside, California I was exposed to a community of people who valued the cultural and historic aspects of the town. As I come across helpful resources and references, I apply what I find to help create or improve related Wikipedia articles. I moved to the Coachella Valley in 2019, still in Riverside County, and have started focusing more of my wiki efforts on the valley and related topics.

I have spent significant time locating and categorizing Wikipedia articles related to the City and County of Riverside. Organizing the information into categories helped acquaint me with what had already been developed, and it simplifies cross-referencing information on related articles. I intend to update and add articles as I locate suitable source materials. I currently have a small but growing personal collection of books and other source materials to pull from. If you would like me to look something up, just ask.

I feel I have a particular knack for organizing information in a clear and meaningful way, and would be happy to assist anyone looking for suggestions, or just to review articles that might need some clarity. I always welcome feedback on what I write as well.

Things I'd like to learn more about:

Category:Traditional narratives (Native California)

Thoughts on collaboration

"Collaboration is the key to unlocking the power of diversity". If we are willing to listen, willing to put aside our feelings and bias, and willing to change our perspective or understanding, we open ourselves to learning from the diverse experiences of everyone around us. We then have a much better chance of achieving mutual objectives with superior results.

Contributions to Wikipedia

Some Articles I have made significant contributions:

Some Disambiguation Pages I have made significant contributions:

Current articles on my worklist (as of 11/29/2020)

California and History of California-related articles
- Origin of the name California
  - +Expand alternate theories section
  - +Section regarding uses through the world, including trends during 1849 gold rush
County of Riverside
- Coachella Valley
  - Thomas Henry Blythe
  - William D. Bradshaw
  - Cathedral City, California
  - Tahquitz
    - +List of story variations
- San Gorgonio Pass
  - Bonnie Bell, California
  - Whitewater River (+Whitewater canyon)
  - Willie Boy
- List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies
  - Add Coachella Valley
  - Add Santiago Peak
  - Add Temecula
  - Add Sunkist Trail
  - Add Mystic Lake
- William Pedley
  - +More background in sports, including possibly English Football (Soccer)
  - +More information regarding patents and inventions
  - +More information on associated water projects, including Whitewater
- Lee Duncan (animal trainer)
  - Leland Leroy “Lee” Duncan Trainer of Rin Tin Tin
  - 135th Aero Squadron
  - Owned "Rin Tin Tin El Rancho" in Riverside at 2599 Field Ln near Fairmont Park for 24 years (after first Rin Tin Tin died).
  - Died on his ranch Sep 20, 1960
  - Trained over 5000 dogs at Camp Haan. (See)
  - Find-A-Grave page.
- Lawrence L. Crossley, create page
  - Early Palm Springs businessman, pioneer, and first black resident

Other changes being considered

Reading list
- ReadCalifornia Place Names of Indian Origins See.
Create articles
- List of Riverside County, California pioneers
  - Menifee (Luther Menifee Wilson)
  - Bernardo Bernasconi and his wife Marcelini Orsi Bernasconi, early pioneers of Riverside County?
  - Aubrey Wardman
- Rancho San Gorgonio (Mission San Gabriel)
Cleanup
- Historical accounts of Rancho Temescal and Temescal Valley, California
- Mystic Lake (California)
- San Jacinto River (California)
Expand Elsinore Trough
Update List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies
- Cleanup cleanup list of tallest buildings

Completed
- Add Rancho San Gorgonio to Riverside County, California#Early history
- Incorporate Native American territorial claims in the article Territorial evolution of California

Sources

Personal Library

I have the following books in my personal library. If you would like me to look something up, let me know.

Bean, Lowell John (1974). Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California (First paperback ed.). Berkley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02627-6.
Desert Hot Springs Historical Society (15 December 2014). Images of America: Desert Hot Springs. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-5316-7676-6.
Elliott, Wallace W. (1965) [1883]. Reproduction of Wallace W. Elliott's History of San Bernardino and San Diego Counties, California, with Illustrations: Including Material on Present-day Riverside County (1st ed.). Riverside, CA: Riverside Museum Press.
Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1949). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press.
Gunther, Jane Davies (1984). Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. Riverside, CA. LCCN 84-72920.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Hanna, Phil Townsend (1946). The Dictionary of California Land Names (First ed.). Automobile club of Southern California.
Hunt, John J. (2011). The Waters of Comfort (Second printing ed.). Sherman Oaks, California: Wexford & Barrow. ISBN 1-879593-76-9.
Patterson, Tom (1971). A Colony for California: Riverside's First Hundred Years (1st ed.). Riverside, CA: Press-Enterprise Company. LCCN 73-172819. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Paul, Arthur G. (1954). Riverside Community Book. Riverside, CA: Arthur H. Cawston.
Van de Grift Sanchez, Nellie (1922). Spanish and Indian Place Names of California: Their Meaning and Their Romance. A.M. Robertson. ISBN 978-1-4047-5084-5.

Wish list

Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 689. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Johnston, Bernice Eastman (1962). California's Gabrielino Indians. Los Angeles, CA: Southwest Museum. ISBN 978-0-8357-2758-7. Retrieved 24 March 2021. See

Online sources

1852Reid: Reid, Hugo (1869). "Letters on the Los Angeles County Indians" (PDF). GabrielenoIndians.Net. Los Angeles Star. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
1890Lewis: Lewis (1890). An Illustrated history of southern California: embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of their prospects, also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of today (Public domain ed.). Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company. ISBN 978-5-87987-880-6. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
1900Lummis: Lummis, Charles F. (June 1900). "The Land of Sunshine; The Magazine of California and the West". The Land of Sunshine. XIII. The Land of Sunshine Publishing Company. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Includes chapter "Riverside - A Prophecy Fulfilled", by J. G. North
1902Caballeria: Caballería y Collell, Juan (1902). History of San Bernardino Valley from the Padres to the Pioneers, 1810-1851. San Bernardino, CA: Times-index Press. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
1907Kroeber: Kroeber, A. L. (1907). "Shoshonean Dialects of California". University of California Publications American Archaeology and Ethnology. 4 (3). Berkley, CA: The University Press: 65–165. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
1907Hodge: Hodge, Frederick Webb (1907). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Vol. Part 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- 1910Hodge: Hodge, Frederick Webb (1910). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Vol. Part 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. ISBN 978-0-7222-0828-1. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
1916Kroeber: Kroeber, Alfred Louis (1916). California Place Names of Indian Origin. University of California Press.
1920Ellerbe: Ellerbe, Rose L. (1920). "History of Temescal Valley" (PDF). Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California. 11 (3). University of California Press: 12–22. Retrieved 15 March 2021.