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February 12, 2016
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Eden Juron Pearlman is the Executive Director of the Evanston History Center. In her spare time she volunteers for Evanston Swims!, a partnership between YWCA Evanston/North Shore, McGaw YMCA, and District 65 to provide second-grade children in Evanston with free water safety instruction and swim lessons. The Evanston History Center is entering the 21st century…

The Sudbury Connection

September 27, 2015
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The Sudbury Connection Written by Jacob Slutsky, EHC Intern. “Thus from Sudbury stock descended one of America’s leading citizens, a man who has made his mark in the world, and who is striving strenuously for world peace.” – “U.S. Ambassador’s Visit to Ancestral Home Town,” East Anglia Daily Times, October 2, 1929. It’s no secret around…

“We Shall Take No Golf Clubs”: Charles Gates Dawes and the Dominican Mission, 1929

August 4, 2015
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“We Shall Take No Golf Clubs”: Charles Gates Dawes and the Dominican Mission, 1929 Written by Jacob Slutsky, EHC Intern. As I have continued my work researching unlabeled items in the Evanston History Center’s artifact collection, I came across a curious artifact from 1929. Primarily made of fine wood in a square, almost book-like shape,…

Charles Gates Dawes: A Reexamination of an American Citizen

July 22, 2015
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“I’m through talking,” Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) once told reporters upon returning home from his stint as Budget Director in the Harding administration in 1922. Many times throughout his career Dawes said he wished to “be silent in private life, having ‘talked plenty’ in office,” [1] only to reemerge on the public stage in an ever more…

Great-Great-Grandson of Liberty: Charles Gates Dawes Attends Patriots’ Day, 1925

May 13, 2015
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Written by Jacob Slutsky, EHC Intern. As a collections intern at the Evanston History Center I have had the privilege of working over the last few months with the records of the Dawes Family Collection. I would like to call attention to two artifacts that center around Charles Gates Dawes’s visit to Boston for Patriots’…

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9	10	11	12	13	14 Cupid’s Cabaret at the Dawes House with the Fat Babies Jazz Ensemble Cupid’s Cabaret at the Dawes House with the Fat Babies Jazz Ensemble Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: February 14, 2020 - 9:00 pm Description: Friday, February 14, 2020 7:00 -9:00 PM Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston Admission: $35/person Click here to purchase tickets Join the Fat Babies Jazz Ensemble at the Evanston History Center on Friday, February 14, 2020, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Come alone, bring a friend, bring a group! Enjoy wine and light refreshments, and a hot jazz trio from the Fat Babies. More details... •	15
16	17 Presidents' Day at the Dawes House Presidents' Day at the Dawes House Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: February 17, 2020 - 3:00 pm Location: Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Description: “Presidents' Day at the Dawes House" Monday, February 17, 2020 Open House 1-3 pm, with a Special Dawes House tour at 1:30 pm Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL Admission: $10. Payable at the door. MC/Visa/Cash. EHC Members are Free! The Dawes House once served as campaign HQ for Charles Dawes when he ran for US Vice President with Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Join us on Presidents’ Day for a docent-led tour of the house, highlighting the political stories (and objects) within the National Historical Landmark Home. Reservations not required. Admission: $10. EHC Members are Free! More details... •	18	19	20	21	22
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