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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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Dedication of Ohio Historical Marker for Evans House Draws Crowd
On the chilly afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, over fifty people gathered in front of 33 East Vine Street in Oberlin to witness and celebrate the unveiling of an…
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Removal of 1927 Porch Reveals Beauty of the Previously Hidden Transom Window over Front Entrance to Evans House
The week before Christmas, workers under the supervision of Ozanne Construction removed the decaying 1927 front porch of 33 East Vine Street. This revealed the full beauty of the Evans…
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Notice of Upcoming Demolition of 29 East Vine Street
December 3, 2023 Dear Friends and Neighbors, In the next few days, you will begin to see the demolition of the blue house at 29 East Vine Street in Oberlin,…
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Evans House Rehabilitation Set to Begin in November!
The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society (Evans HHS) is excited to announce the imminent launch of Phase 1 of the rehabilitation of the Evans house at 33 East Vine…
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A Portrait—A Portal: How an antique store find unlocked a fascinating history
by: Bill Chapman Engravings of abolitionist John Brown are not commonplace in Virginia, so when Ispotted this one in an antique store in Gloucester County, Virginia in 2009, itimmediately caught…
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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…
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Dorothy Viola Inborden Miller
Written By: Devin Grooms-Lee – Great Great Great Great Grandson of Wilson Bruce Evans and Great Great Grandnephew of Dorothy Viola Inborden Miller Early Life Dorothy Viola Inborden Miller was…
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Sarah Jane Evans Inborden
Written By: Devin Grooms-Lee – Great Great Great Great grandson of Wilson Bruce Evans & Great Great Great grandson of Sarah Jane Evans Inborden Early Life Sarah Jane Evans Inborden…
