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Talks@EHC

Talks@EHC, the Evanston History Center’s discussion series, provides opportunities for Evanstonians to learn together about our city and its people. Through a wide range of topics- presented by authors, scholars, historians, local leaders, artists, and multi-generational residents- audiences explore their shared history and the meaning of community.

Talks@EHC take place in the warm and welcoming setting of the historic Dawes House, as well as at locations in other areas of Evanston, and are often hosted in partnership with other organizations. Each talk includes open dialogue and sharing through Q&A time built into the program. Talks@EHC reflect the diversity of peoples, stories, and perspectives in our City, emphasizing what we can learn from each other.  Through Talks@EHC, Evanstonians discover new ways that their own lives and stories connect to the bigger picture of our community, our city, and our world.

Up next: November 20, 6:30pm Gus Hornsby and Evanston’s Role in the Birth of American Football

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A Few of Our Past Talks@EHC

Kate Masur

Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=fMJCclEYc7o

Brian McCammack

Landscapes of Hope: Nature and the Great Migration in Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=HzZPKxyKRjQ

Scott Mehaffey

A Look at the Edith Farnsworth House National Historic Site

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=RHvcQQ-fvuM

Richard Lanyon

Evanston Stormwater Management 101

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=YIIwphvCs_E

Jeanine Michna Bales

Standing Together: Inez Milholland’s Final Campaign for Women’s Suffrage

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=cQVBpHChnsQ

Daniel S. Holt

Dawes’ Crusade Against the Filibuster

“Wonderful tour—loved it!”

“We are relatively new members of EHC and look forward to the opportunity to learn more about our neighborhood.”

“We will definitely recommend your wonderful walking and house tours to others who might be visiting the area.”

“The speakers are top-notch.
The topics are always interesting.”

“I learn about things I never knew before, or more about something I only knew a little.”

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