What's Happening at Evans HHS

What’s Happening at Evans HHS

Smithsonian Curator Nancy Bercaw to speak on “Prospects for African American Public History” on Nov. 4

10/20/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Uncategorized

Nancy Bercaw—Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian Institution, co-founder of the Center for Restorative History, and Lead Curator of the Slavery and Freedom Exhibition at the National Museum of…

Full Speed Ahead on Phase 2 of the Evans House Rehabilitation Project

10/20/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Uncategorized

On Wednesday, October 15, Executive Director Carol Lasser and many local Evans HHS trustees joined Dominic Ozanne II of Ozanne Construction, architect Sandra Madison of Robert P. Madison International, City…

Evans HHS to Participate in “Connect to a Cause” on Thursday, Sept. 18

08/24/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Announcement, Event

On September 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society will take part in Connect to a Cause, a 12-hour crowdfunding event hosted by…

5th Annual Meeting of Evans HHS to be held on Sat., Sept. 13, 2025, at the Oberlin Underground Railroad Center, beginning at 11 am

07/29/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Announcement, Event

Executive Director Carol Lasser contributes “A Brief History of Race and Equity in Oberlin, Ohio” to the Oberlin Social Equity Plan 2025.

06/26/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Announcement, Publications

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…

“Camp Delaware and the 5th U.S. Colored Troops”

04/28/2025 | Author: Gary Kornblith | Categories: Announcement

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…