Museums are Sites for Social Justice Says National Expert Speaking Oct. 22 at Lewis University
Museums are sites for social justice says Jennifer Scott, director and chief curator of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The national expert will elaborate on her thoughts with her presentation “The Activist Museum: Museums, Communities, and Social Justice” 12:30 p.m. October 22 in the University Dining Room at Lewis University in Romeoville. The event is […]
Illinois State Historian Speaks on Statesmanship Sept. 5 at Gaylord Building
Dr. Samuel Wheeler Noted Lincoln scholar Dr. Samuel Wheeler will be presenting “Statesmanship in Illinois History” Sept. 5 at the Gaylord Building Historic Site in Lockport. Wheeler will be sharing his experiences with the public during an event co-sponsored by the Lewis University History Center and the Gaylord Building Historic Site. The dinner lecture will […]
Lincoln Landing Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Lecture Series
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Lincoln Landing in Lockport, the Gaylord Building and Lewis University History Center organized a lecture series in September. The talks are free and open to the public. The series features Lewis University professors and students presenting their experiences working on Lincoln Landing and historical research. Each event will take […]
Director of Lincoln’s Cottage at Gaylord Building
The Gaylord Building Historic Site and the Lewis University History Center are partnering to mark the 10th Anniversary of Lockport’s Lincoln Landing. The programming begins on July 1, 2019 with the opening of the Lincoln’s Legacy exhibit which includes “A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times,” from the Waukegan Historical Society, and […]
Women’s Basketball Team’s Lasallian Pilgrimage Begins at Lewis University
Front (left to right)Kaitlyn Williams,Stephanie Hart,Tierney Lockett,Shannon Koch, andCoach Sam Quigley Smith Standing (left to right):Dennis H. Cremin,Reilly Olmstead,Alyssa Streeter,Jessica Kelliher,Morgan Glatczak,Lindsay Harrison,Katie Gardner,Carly Graverson,Rachel Hinders,Dajae Black In a small reliquary on the Lewis University campus, there is a fragment of bone from Saint De la Salle. This year also marks the 300 anniversary of […]
Lewis University Student Hears Voices from the Past
Casey Saglier, Lewis University history and paralegal major, hears voices, but this is a good thing. As the History Center student employee, she has spent the spring semester working with oral histories collected by Dr. Robert W. Sterling. “These histories offer us a unique insight of the past, and what life was like growing up […]
U.S. Citizenship Doesn’t Come Easy Says American Legal Scholar
Gaining citizenship is not as easy as the headlines might portray it, said Dr. Paul Finkelman, Gratz College president, during his Feb. 25 presentation at Lewis University in Romeoville. The American legal and constitutional history scholar reviewed evolutions in the meaning of citizenship in American history. Gratz proposed that through most of the 19th and […]
Traveling Smithsonian ‘OUTBREAK: Epidemics in a Connecting World’ is Coming to Lewis University in Romeoville
A unique look into the careers of epidemiologists, veterinarians, and public health workers as they investigate and tackle West Nile virus, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Influenza and Zika virus will be featured in the “OUTBREAK: Epidemics in a Connecting World”. The traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will be presented in Fall 2019 […]
Citizenship Lecture from Constitutional History Scholar is Feb. 25 at Lewis University
Dr. Paul Finkelman merican legal and constitutional historian Dr. Paul Finkelman will present “Who can be an American? From Dred Scott to Birthright Citizenship” at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 in Room AS-158-A of the Academic Building on the Lewis University Romeoville campus. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is being presented […]
Schultz Featured in Romeoville Black History Celebration Feb. 16
Dr. Mark Schultz will be the featured speaker at the Romeoville Black History Celebration from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Romeoville Recreation Center. The Lewis University History Professor and African-American history scholar will share from his first book, “The Rural Face of White Supremacy: Beyond Jim Crow,” which was designated an Editor’s […]