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Evans HHS Shop Now Live
Please visit the Wilson Bruce Evans Cafe Press Shop at https://www.cafepress.com/shop/evanshhs
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Recording: “A Peek Beneath” with David Klinge
David F. Klinge, Historical Archeologist and Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of ASC Group, Historical and Environmental Consultants, discussed what was recovered in the historical archeology conducted around the historic Wilson…
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Recording & Presentation Slides: “Looking for Mr. Evans”
Cultural heritage practitioner Jerome Bias and historic home restoration expert Bill Chapman present “Looking for Mr. Evans: Exploring the Home and Furniture of Abolitionist and Cabinetmaker Wilson Bruce Evans”, reporting…
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All are invited to Evans HHS 4th Annual Meeting on Sept. 14th!
The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society (Evans HHS) invites the public to their 4th Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 14, in Oberlin’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Park. The gathering…
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Trustee Wilson Inborden Hughes shares a family story for Juneteenth 2024
Includes with permission excerpts from Elusive Utopia: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Oberlin, Ohio by Gary J. Kornblith and Carol Lasser (LSU Press, 2018) Every year as Juneteenth approaches,…
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Mr. Evans’ Neighborhood: Presentation by Vikram Perry
Video Recording of the presentation by Vikram Perry.
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The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society
Dear Friends and Members, Please mark your calendar to attend the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society on Saturday, September 17, from 11 am to…
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Juneteenth in Oberlin
Oberlin has been celebrating Juneteenth for more than 30 years. In 1992, local merchantAdenike Sharpley made celebration of Juneteenth part of the city’s Oberlin Heritage Days. In2004, Oberlin City Council…