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A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with. Tickets are non-refundable. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org. URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/walking-tour-historic-apartment-buildings-2/ LOCATION:Meets on the corner of Hinman Avenue and Main Street\, Corner of Hinman Avenue and Main Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201 CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Apartment-Walking-Tour-July-2024-e1778869315775.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T162323Z CREATED:20260722T162323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T162323Z UID:10015941-1789583400-1789588800@evanstonhistorycenter.org SUMMARY:Talks@EHC Native Illinois History and Contemporary Issues DESCRIPTION:Talks@EHC Native Illinois History and Contemporary Issues with Dr. Dorene Wiese Wednesday, September 16, 6:30pm Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL While Native people have lived for over 10,000 years, their continuing contributions are often invisible. This presentation explores the deep history of Native American communities in Illinois and how these histories connect to the lived experiences of Native people today. Dr. Dorene Wiese, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe–White Earth, will guide audiences through the historical foundations of tribal nations such as the Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Ottawa, as well as how urban Native communities developed in Chicago in the 20th century. Through storytelling, music, dance, and art, Wiese will highlight how history is alive, how Native contributions continue today, and why cultural respect matters – reinforcing the importance of building both bridges and dialogue together. As we reflect on our nation's 250th anniversary, this presentation invites us to explore ideas of who has been included and who has been left out of the nation’s promise, as well as how people from all backgrounds have shaped and reshaped what it means to be part of “the people.” About Dr. Dorene Wiese
Dr. Dorene Wiese is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe–White Earth and a lifelong educator, leader, and cultural advocate. She holds a doctorate in Leadership and Policy Studies from Northern Illinois University and is the founding president of the American Indian Association of Illinois. Dr. Wiese currently serves as president of NAES College Inc., which was the only urban-based American Indian college in Illinois. A past Newberry Library Fellow, she co-directed the library’s first Oral History project and curated the NAES College library and archives to preserve Native scholarship and voices. She is also the Artistic Director of the Black Hawk Dance and Performance Company, which has shared Native music and dance throughout Illinois for over 20 years. As a retired professor from NAES College and past adjunct at Eastern Illinois University, she has spent her career teaching and mentoring future generations. For more than two decades, Dr. Wiese has lectured across Illinois on Native history, oral traditions, film, media, and cultural policy, building bridges of understanding through scholarship, performance, and community engagement.
Sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council. 
Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.
Please click the blue "Going" button below to RSVP. A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with.
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LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Double Houses\, Lakeshore Historic District
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This Walking Tour is based on the Design Evanston book Hidden in Plain Sight: Evanston's Double Houses published in 2025. It will cover the unique architecture of double houses in the south-central area of Evanston's Lakeshore Historic District. Highlights include the iconic Carter House by Walter Burley Griffin, the Linthicum House by Tallmadge & Watson, and the Ballard House by John Van Bergen. The tour begins at the Evanston History Center and goes south to Lee Street and back. Led by Kris Hartzell.Buy tickets and reserve your spot!
A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with. Tickets are non-refundable. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org. URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/walking-tour-double-houses-lakeshore-historic-district/ LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T223607Z CREATED:20260722T175924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T223607Z UID:10015942-1791484200-1791489600@evanstonhistorycenter.org SUMMARY:Talks@EHC: Women\, Intimate Wear\, and Identity in Evanston: 1920s-2020s DESCRIPTION:Talks@EHC: Women, Intimate Wear, and Identity in Evanston: 1920s-2020s with Kimberly Grzesek Wednesday, September 16, 6:30pm Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL What can intimate wear tell us about the lives of women across generations? This historical presentation explores how corsets, bras, lingerie, and changing undergarments reflected evolving ideas about women’s bodies, movement, femininity, and freedom from the 1920s to today. Through the lens of Evanston’s history of women’s education, civic engagement, and cultural life, the program looks at the often unseen relationship between what women wore underneath their clothing and the changing roles they occupied in public and private life. The presentation invites audiences to see intimate wear not simply as fashion, but as a revealing record of women’s lived experiences and social change across the last century. Guests are invited to arrive beginning at 6pm to view the related Vive La Garçonne historic fashion exhibit on the second floor. About Kimberly Grzesek
Kimberly Grzesek is a lingerie designer and entrepreneur who transitioned from the world of clinical psychology research and academia to explore women’s experiences through clothing and design. She is the founder of Bella Otér, a lingerie and loungewear boutique and creative community space in downtown Evanston. Her work explores intimate apparel and clothing as a lens for understanding women’s identity, movement, confidence, and changing roles across generations. Through design, historical research, and community programming, Kimberly brings together her background in psychology with her interest in women’s social history to examine how what women wear reflects the cultural expectations, freedoms, and experiences of their time.
Through our community's generosity, we can offer these free programs! Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.
Please click the blue "Going" button below to RSVP. A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with.
If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org.
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/talksehc-women-intimate-wear-and-identity-in-evanston-1920s-2020s/
LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks@EHC,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Double Houses and Prairie School\, Ridge Historic District
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This tour covers both the double houses featured Design Evanston's book Hidden in Plain Sight: Evanston's Double Houses and a look at the Prairie School in Evanston. The Ridge Historic District is a unique microcosm of both genres, including designs by Myron Hunt and Walter Burley Griffin. Led by Kris Hartzell. Meets at Dewey School, 1551 Wesley Avenue.Buy tickets and reserve your spot!
A confirmation email will be sent to the email you registered with. Tickets are non-refundable. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org. URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/walking-tour-double-houses-and-prairie-school-ridge-historic-district/ LOCATION:Dewey School\, 1551 Wesley Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1-1307-1313b-spring-2048x1536-1-e1778793392808.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR