Author: Gary Kornblith
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Executive Director Carol Lasser contributes “A Brief History of Race and Equity in Oberlin, Ohio” to the Oberlin Social Equity Plan 2025.
On May 19, 2025, the Oberlin City Council approved the community’s first Oberlin Social Equity Plan, which includes an essay by Carol Lasser titled “A Brief History of Race and…
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“Camp Delaware and the 5th U.S. Colored Troops”
Saturday, May 10, at 3 pmOberlin Public Library The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society (Evans HHS) announces a presentation by Francine Butler and Mark Butler of the Community Arts…
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Black History Month Events
Celebrate Black History Month with the Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society**Three programs to put on your calendar** “Awakening to Justice” Film Screening and Discussion Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2:00 p.m.…
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Publication of Spring 2024 Evans HHS Newsletter
The spring 2024 issue of the Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society Newsletter has been published and can be found under the “News & Events” menu of this website.
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Poets Against Racism & Hate to present in Oberlin on May 4 as part of Ohio Underground Railroad Whistle-Stop Poetry Tour
The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society in Oberlin is proud to partner with Poets Against Racism & Hate in bringing their Ohio Underground Railroad Whistle-Stop Poetry Tour to the…
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Save the date: Evans HHS Zoom on Sun., April 21
On Sunday, April 21, Katie King, a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, will present a Zoom presentation titled “The Exodus from Antebellum North Carolina: ‘Sell Out, Pack Up…
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Evans HHS co-sponsors talk on “Oberlin’s African American Pioneers” at the Oberlin Public Library
On Saturday, March 2, Evans HHS Trustee Gary Kornblith gave an illustrated lecture titled “Oberlin’s African American Pioneers: Stories of the First Generation” at the Oberlin Public Library as part…