History Department To Host Discussion On Preservation Of Evansville History At 6 p.m.  on Wednesday, January 18
The University of Southern Indiana’s College of Liberal Arts History Department is hosting a roundtable discussion focusing on the importance and preservation of Evansville history. The event, “Reflecting Back, Looking Forward†will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 18in Kleymeyer Hall located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Speakers for the roundtable discussion include Evansville community leaders who were instrumental in saving the Owen Block and the Peters-Margedant House. Discussion will include the efforts to save the Henry E. Cook House, the 19th-century Westside home of the vice president of F.W. Cook Brewing, and new directions for historic districts in the city. For more information contact Kristalyn Shefveland, USI associate professor of history at kmshefvela@usi.edu or 812-461-5434.
