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ARTICLES
Evanston’s Road To Reparations
In late November of last year, Rue Simmons and her eight fellow aldermen filed into the Evanston City Council chamber and took their seats on the dais that spans the front of the room. On the wall behind them hung the city seal: a lighthouse set against Lake Michigan with the year of Evanston’s incorporation, 1863. READ MORE...
Evanston Organizes: Evanston’s black community lacked recognition for decades.
In 1995, Dino Robinson — anxious to explore the city’s black history — picked apart local archives, hoping to find some records. Any records. He found three sparse file folders labeled “color.” READ MORE...
Evanston Preservation Commission Votes to Make former Foster School Building Historic Landmark
The Evanston Preservation Commission passed a motion to support the designation of the former Foster School building as an Evanston landmark during a meeting last week. READ MORE...
Accidental Historian
A museum-style display case greets you as you enter the office of Robinson Design in Evanston. It holds an intriguing assortment of artifacts spanning a century of African-American life along Chicago's North Shore. READ MORE...
Diversity Award to Shorefront
Shorefront is a 2015 recipient of the Diversity Award. The award recognizes an individual, group, or institution for outstanding contributions in advancing diversity within the archives profession, SAA, or the archival record. READ MORE...
PODCASTS
A collection of articles, video posts, podcasts and other Shorefront related media.
Visit Shorefront related media on YouTube, Vimeo and Instagram page for other postings.
ARTICLES
Evanston’s Road To Reparations In late November of last year, Rue Simmons and her eight fellow aldermen filed into the Evanston City Council chamber and took their seats on the dais that spans the front of the room. On the wall behind them hung the city seal: a lighthouse set against Lake Michigan with the year of Evanston’s incorporation, 1863. READ MORE...
Evanston Organizes: Evanston’s black community lacked recognition for decades. In 1995, Dino Robinson — anxious to explore the city’s black history — picked apart local archives, hoping to find some records. Any records. He found three sparse file folders labeled “color.” READ MORE...
Evanston Preservation Commission Votes to Make former Foster School Building Historic Landmark The Evanston Preservation Commission passed a motion to support the designation of the former Foster School building as an Evanston landmark during a meeting last week. READ MORE...
Accidental Historian A museum-style display case greets you as you enter the office of Robinson Design in Evanston. It holds an intriguing assortment of artifacts spanning a century of African-American life along Chicago's North Shore. READ MORE...
Diversity Award to Shorefront Shorefront is a 2015 recipient of the Diversity Award. The award recognizes an individual, group, or institution for outstanding contributions in advancing diversity within the archives profession, SAA, or the archival record. READ MORE...
PODCASTS