Austring Named Lockport Woman’s Club/ Pat Darin Intern
Lewis University senior Lexi Austring of Standish, Maine, is spending her spring semester processing, organizing, and transcribing hand written letters from World War II as part of the Lockport Woman’s Club/Pat Darin Internship. “It is really exciting that the Lockport Woman’s Club has this internship opportunity to preserve local culture and give college students a […]
Lewis Professors Present on International Lasallian Studies
(L to R) Dr. Dominic Colonna, Br. Henri Bedel (France),FSC, and Dr. Dennis Cremin Join Dr. Dominic Colonna, professor of theology, and Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, professor of history, for their presentation “Reflections on Lasallian Studies (SIEL) 2015” at 2 p.m. Feb. 3 in AS 158A. This free program is part of the Arts & […]
Joliet Prison Photo Exhibit Showcases Work of Lewis University Student
What to do with an architecturally and culturally significant prison that has been unused for over a decade? This is the question at the heart of two exhibits that are coming to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Gaylord Building. “Unlocking the Past: Larissa Barnat’s Joliet Prison Photographs” is the first exhibit on the third […]
Lewis University Professors Represent United States at Lasallian Studies Program
(L to R) Dr. Dominic Colonna, Br. Robert Schieler, FSC, SuperiorGeneral of Christian Brothers, Br. H. Diego Munoz, FSC,organizer of this year’s seminar, and Dr. Dennis Cremin Two Lewis University professors were the only American participants in the 2015 International Session of Lasallian Studies (SIEL) in Rome. Lewis University’s Dr. Dominic Colonna, professor of theology, […]
Dr. Dennis Cremin to receive Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award
Dr. Dennis Cremin, professor of history and director of the Lewis University History Center, will receive the 2015 Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award Nov. 21 from the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) during the Huether Conference. “Dennis is being honored as a representative of the Midwest District of the Christian Brothers. He is to be […]
History of Illinois Students Create “Pop- up” Exhibits from Lockport’s Milne Family Collection
(L to R, front row) Arturo Guzman, Stephanie Silky, Emily Winterrroth, (back row) Nick Falese, Marcus Falconer, and Skylar Worst. Students of the History of Illinois course will be displaying “pop-up” exhibits featuring items from The Milne Family of Lockport. The Gaylord Building of Lockport will be hosting these events on two separate occasions, from […]
Canal Corridor 30th Anniversary Tour Comes to Lewis University
(L to R) Laura Pratt, History Center Graduate Assistant, and Joycelyn Davila, Lockport Woman’s Club/Pat Darin Intern display two photographs from the exhibit. The 30th Anniversary Canal Caravan Tour will visit Lewis University’s Adelmann Regional History Collection (ARHC) at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Canal Corridor Association created the tour that will run from […]
Dr. Eileen McMahon receives Book of the Year Award
(L to R) Professor Dr. Eileen McMahon, William Furry, Executive Director of IL Historical Society, and Professor Thedore Karamanski Lewis University History Professor Dr. Eileen McMahon received the Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society for her book, “Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History,” co-edited by Thedore Karamanski, […]
Lewis University’s History Department receives awards for Emergence of Modern Joliet Exhibit
The Illinois State Historical Society recently honored Lewis University History Department and the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) with two awards for their 2014 exhibit “The Emergence of Modern Joliet: Art, Industry and Urbanization.” The exhibit received the highest honor of Superior Achievement Award and the Certificate of Excellence. The exhibit included material culture from […]
Dr. Dennis Cremin to present for Chicago Genealogical Society
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, professor of history, will be presenting on his book “Grant Park: The Evolution of Chicago’s Front Yard” to the Chicago Genealogical Society at 1:30 p.m. May 2 at the Newberry Library in Chicago. The event is free and open to the public. Cremin’s award-winning book shares how […]