{"id":199,"date":"2022-02-14T19:19:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/?p=199"},"modified":"2022-02-14T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:22:19","slug":"february-24-history-happened-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/february-24-history-happened-here\/","title":{"rendered":"February 24: History Happened Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please join us February 24 at 1:00 pm for the next event in the Reeder Speaker Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"http:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reeder.ysu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WBEHHS-1.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us in person at the Steel Museum or online via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHCY3Q5Jrm6ELd-HB710DVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society is dedicated to the conservation of the Wilson Bruce Evans Home in Oberlin. Evans (1824-1898), an African American abolitionist, and his family helped make Oberlin a refuge for freedom-seekers. The Evans HHS is committed to developing public space and educational resources focused on the history of Wilson Bruce Evans family and the home&#8217;s historical significance as an integral part of African American history and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phyllis Yarber Hogan <\/strong>is a life-long resident of Oberlin and a founding member of the Oberlin African-American Genealogy History Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Gary Kornblith<em> <\/em><\/strong>is Professor of History Emeritus at Oberlin College and the co-author of <em>Elusive Utopoia: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Oberlin, Ohio<\/em>. He is a forty-year resident of Oberlin and a founding member of the Evans HHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Carol Lasser<em> <\/em><\/strong>is Professor of History Emerita at Oberlin College and the Manager of the Evans HHS. 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