Who We Are
The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the restoration of the home that African American abolitionist and Underground Railroad operative Wilson Bruce Evans (1824-1898) built in 1856 with his own hands at 33 East Vine Street, Oberlin. We will create in it a museum and a community and educational resource that will tell the story of this African American abolitionist, his family and descendants, and, more broadly, the struggle for racial justice and equality in African American history and culture in Oberlin and in the nation. Daily operations are handled by its manager, who works under the direction of its Board of Trustees. It currently has no paid staff.
What We Do
Founded in 2021, we are a new organization working to build understanding of our work, mobilize a membership base at both the local and the national level, raise funds for our restoration project from grants and donations, and present meaningful programming to expand knowledge about the Evans family and the long struggle for racial justice.
For more information, see our website evanshhs.org or contact the Manager, Carol Lasser, at carol.lasser@oberlin.edu
Details
| carol.lasser@oberlin.edu | |
| Carol Lasser | |
| Manager | |
| http://evanshhs.org |
