Lewis history professor speaks at Smithsonian exhibit opening
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, director of theLewis University History Center: Urban, Cultural and Catholic Historyof the Upper Midwest and assistantprofessor of history, stands at Lincoln Landing in Lockport. Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, director of the Lewis University History Center: Urban, Cultural and Catholic History of the Upper Midwest and assistant professor of history, will speak […]
‘Chaucer’s Pilgrimage: Remembering Canterbury” is set for Jan. 28
s part of the Art of Memory series, a presentation titled “Chaucer’s Pilgrimage: Remembering Canterbury” will take place at 2 p.m. on Jan. 28 in Room AS-158-A (A-133) at Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville. Throughout her presentation, Dr. Dawn Walts, assistant professor of English at Lewis University, will examine Chaucer’s use of a pilgrimage […]
Chaucer’s Pilgrimage featured in Art of Memory series
s part of the Art of Memory series, a presentation titled “Chaucer’s Pilgrimage: Remembering Canterbury” will take place at 2 p.m. on Jan. 28 in Room AS-158-A (A-133) at Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville. Throughout her presentation, Dr. Dawn Walts, assistant professor of English at Lewis University, will examine Chaucer’s use of a pilgrimage […]
Lewis University’s Art of Memory spring semester events begin Jan. 21
To begin the spring semester of Lewis University’s Art of Memory events, a presentation called “Virtually Sacred: Pilgrimage and Memory in the Internet Age” will take place at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21 in Room AS-158-A (A-133) on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Dr. Maryellen D. Collett, assistant professor of theology, will use interdisciplinary […]
Lewis faculty member shares importance of oral history for African Americans
Lewis University history professor Dr. Mark Schultz discussed one of his favorite topics: African American history on Nov. 19 as part of the Art of Memory series. Throughout his lecture, “The Reliability of Memory: The Memory of the African-American Community,” Schultz shared his findings from the interviews he conducted with the elderly living in Hancock […]
Lewis University professor discusses the I&M Canal National Historic Corridor
Dr. Dennis H. Cremin, assistant professor of history and director of the Lewis University History Center: Urban, Cultural and Catholic History of the Upper Midwest, discussed the 25th anniversary of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Historic Corridor, with a focus on Lockport. His Nov. 12 lecture was part of the Art of Memory series […]
Milne family adds to history collection at Lewis University
(Left to right) Mary Ann Atkins, Library Systems coordinator/Digital Collections librarian at Lewis University, and Flora Louise Milne, executrix of the James Walter Milne and Gladys Donkle Milne estate, share interests in preserving history. The Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional History Collection recently received additional Illinois and Michigan Canal historical materials from members of the […]
Lewis University concludes fall semester Art of Memory series
Lewis University will host its final fall semester Art of Memory event at 2 p.m. on Dec. 3 in Room AS-158-A (A-133) located on the University’s main campus in Romeoville. The title of the lecture is “Memory in Collaboration: Investigations into Poetry as a Memorializing and Communal Act.” The event is free and open to […]
Lewis faculty member discusses El Día de los Muertos
Dr. John Greenwood, professor of psychology at Lewis University, delivered an Oct. 29 presentation on El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a tradition rooted in Mexican culture. Greenwood emphasized from the beginning that El Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life, in the face of death. He began with an […]
Lockport Woman’s Club funds student internship
Chelsea DeRose works at the Will County Historical Society in Lockport as part of the Pat Darin/Lockport Woman’s Club Internship. The Lewis University History Center: Urban, Cultural and Catholic History of the Upper Midwest is pleased to announce the Pat Darin/Lockport Woman’s Club Internship. The internship is directed towards an outstanding student from Lewis University […]