Table of Contents

Part one: Before It Was Evanston

  • Native American Traces, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Pioneers Settle on the Ridge, by Anne Bodine

  • Salt Mines and Black Codes in the ‘Free’ State, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • 1855 – Evanston’s Dazzling Start, by Janet G. Messenger

  • John Evans, by Victoria Scott

Part two: Building Evanston

  • Evanston’s Pursuit of Dry Land and Pure Water, by Victoria Scott

  • The Practice of Medicine, by Morris (Dino) Robinson and multiple other authors

  • Evanston Police and Fire Departments Formed to Protect the Public

  • The Color of Prayer: Evanston’s Earliest White and Black Churches, by Victoria Scott

  • A Mosque in the Midst, by Victoria Scott

  • Literacy, Learning and Libraries, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Charles G. Dawes, The 30th Vice President of the United States, by Larry Gavin

  • The Birth and Rebirth of Fountain Square, by Victoria Scott and Mary Helt Gavin

Part three: The Business of Evanston

  • Early Economics and Gradual Growth, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Downtown Evanston, 1850s-2010s, by Janet G. Messenger

  • A Sophisticated Shopping Experience, 1920s-1950s, by Anne Bodine

  • Countdown to Downtown, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • At the Heart of Evanston’s History, Dempster Street, by Janet G. Messenger

  • Clayton Mark and Company, by Larry Gavin

  • A Walk Down Evanston’s Main Street, by Janet G. Messenger

  • The Hometown Feel Makes Central Street Hum, by Janet G. Messenger

  • The Many Acts of Howard Street, by Shawn Jones

  • Before the Seats Rocked: Evanston’s Bygone Movie Palaces, by Matt Simonette

  • When the Taps Turned on in Evanston, by Shawn Jones

  • Tinkering With Spools and Sticks, by Mary Helt Gavin


Part four: At Home in Evanston

  • A City of Homes, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Some Influencing Factors, Residential Development in Evanston, by Larry Gavin

  • Developing a Segregated Town, 1900-1960, by Larry Gavin

  • Antisemitism in Evanston, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • The Dewey Community Conference, by Ellen Galland

  • Edwin B. Jourdain, Civil Rights Advocate, by Shawn Jones

Part five: The Schools of Evanston

  • School District 65: From a Log Cabin to a Global Mission, by Larry Gavin

  • Foster School, Desegregation and Closing, by Larry Gavin

  • The Art of Building Nichols Middle School, by Judy Chiss

  • Evanston Township High School, by Victoria Scott

  • ETHS Black Students Protest in the Late 1960s, by Larry Gavin

  • Unity Scholarship Committee Honors Black Students, by Heidi Randhava

  • Lorraine Morton, by Joi-Anissa Russell

Part six: Markers and Monuments

  • Dwight Perkins, by Matt Simonette

  • Birds Lift the Patriotic Spirit, by Ellen Galland

  • Graceful and Pleasing Designs, By Ellen Galland

Part seven: Evanston on the Move

  • How Evanston Rolled, by Matt Simonette

  • Making Tracks: The North Shore Lines, by Shawn Jones

  • Two Salesmen, Two Cars, Two Approaches, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Two Wheels Spoke to the Future, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Pioneer Aviator Fred Hutcherson Jr., by Janet G. Messenger

Part eight: Evanston on the Lake

  • Once Upon a Pier or Two, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Evanston’s Shape-Shifting Lakeshore, by Victoria Scott

  • Controversy Over ‘Ownership’ of Lincoln Street Beach, by Larry Gavin

  • Life-Savers on the Lake, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Evanston’s Beacon, by Mary Mumbrue

  • The Dunes at Lighthouse Beach, by Libby Hill

  • A Practically Complete History of the Harley Clarke Mansion, by Shawn Jones

Part nine: The Fabric of Evanston

  • Clubs, Societies and Committees, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Frances Willard, Evanston Activist, by Natalie Wainwright and Mary Helt Gavin

  • Temperance and Suffrage Unite, But Only for Some, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Peaceful Green Spaces Honor Activist Women, by Mary Mumbrue

  • Eva Rouse, Cora Watson and the Iroquois League, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Weaving the Social Fabric, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • A History of the McGaw YMCA, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • The YWCA Aims to Eliminate Racism and Empower Women, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • The Emerson Street Branch YMCA, by Victoria Scott

  • The Evanston North Shore Branch of the NAACP, by Morris (Dino) Robinson

  • The League of Women Voters – Registering and Informing Voters, by Lori Osborne

  • The Cradle Places Children First, by Anne Bodine

  • 2017 Marked 50 Years of FAAM, by Larry Gavin

  • Sustaining a City in Circles, Networks and Initiatives, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • The Beginnings of a Homeless Shelter in Evanston, by Larry Gavin

Part ten: Enjoying Evanston

  • The Evolution of Evanston’s Planning for Parks, by Victoria Scott

  • Canal Shores Golf Course, by Shawn Jones

  • Evanston Celebrates

  • Child’s Play: Children’s Theatre in Evanston, by Judy Chiss

  • Sweet Heard Melodies, by Les Jacobson and Mary Helt Gavin

  • Amazingrace at The Main, by Shawn Jones

  • Work of Art, Labor of Love, by Mary Helt Gavin

  • Historic Gardens of Evanston, by Victoria Scott

  • The Gifts of Mr. Mendoza, by Victoria Scott

  • Farmers Markets, by Ned Schaub