129 Lake St
Oak Park, IL 60302
United States
Join Donna Sack and Sarah Doherty at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Oak Park River Forest Museum to explore digital humanities and public history projects addressing housing discrimination. They will connect Oak Park's stories to broader national narratives. They were key team members of the award-winning digital exhibition, Unvarnished (unvarnishedhistory.org), funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and including OPRF Museum as a partner. Doherty, a graduate of OPRF High School, is a former intern and later board member of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest and a professor at North Park University. Sack is a former long-time employee of Naper Settlement who wrote the IMLS grant to fund unvarnishedhistory,org
This program also offers one of the final opportunities to visit the museum’s exhibit "Open House: The Legacy of Fair Housing" before it closes later in March. Doherty joined Frank Lipo as the co-curator for the exhibit, which won an Award of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museums.
This event is free to attend. Reservations are not required, but you may reserve your seat ahead of time by calling 708-848-6755 or emailing oprfhistorymatters@sbcglobal.net