HISTORY + MUSEUMS
African American History and Genealogical Study Group of Evanston
Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave.Evanston 60202
847-448-8293
Open to anyone interested in researching African American genealogy; members meet to share research and tips. Members also discuss the writings of such authors as W.E.B.DuBois, Larry Koger and Joel Williamson as well as topics of interest such as slavery in New York, Reconstruction and the Great Migration.
Meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston.
Shorefront Legacy Center
Dino Robinson, Founder
2214 Ridge Ave. Evanston 60201
(847) 864-7467
Beginning in 1995, Shorefront has, and continues to amass an archival collection of artifacts, documents, photographs and family archives that represent and depict the lives of Blacks on the Chicago suburban North Shore. There is currently over 170 linear feet of documents ready for use in scholarly activities with an additional 70 linear feet (and growing) acquisition of new documents where interns process for university class credit. The work of Shorefront remains true to its core mission values: Collect, Preserve, Educate, validated by visitors, educators and community members who have all stated “I did not know…”.