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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Janet C. Messmer, costume curator at the Evanston History Center, gives a lecture to about 50 people Thursday night. As part of the history center’s "Under the Buffalo" series, Messmer spoke about how World War I influenced the fashions and social customs of the time.

History Center holds lecture on WWI fashions, customs

November 7, 2014

The Evanston History Center held a lecture Thursday night about the influence of World War I on fashion and social customs. The center’s costume curator Janet C. Messmer examined in her lecture, titled...

Evanston History Center hosts lecture on jewelry shop

October 16, 2014

The Evanston History Center hosted a lecture Thursday on a 20th-century Evanston jewelry shop and its relation to the arts and crafts movement. Curator Mary McWilliams came as a part of the...

History center performance tells story behind ‘Downton Abbey’

September 18, 2014

A Northwestern alumna brought to life the story of the British maid behind the PBS historical drama "Downton Abbey" during a performance for almost 100 people at the Evanston History Center on...

 University archivist Kevin Leonard displayed an old photo of the Northwestern campus during a lecture on town-gown relations Thursday night. The talk was held at the Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St.

Northwestern archivist tells the history of university, city

October 24, 2013

University archivist Kevin Leonard on Thursday night showed Northwestern students and Evanston residents what the city was like long before most of them arrived. His lecture, titled "Sanctified Minds...

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