Welcome to the Research Room: How to Research Your Home

Schedule

Sat Feb 21 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL, United States, Illinois 60201 | Evanston, IL

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Curious what our Research Room has to offer? Begin your explorations in 2026 with our Welcome to the Research Room series. For our February session, we will share steps, resources, and more information to get you started researching the past inhabitants, architectural, and historical details of your Evanston home. FREE, but space is limited to 15 people.*
Please RSVP here (not on Facebook): https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/welcome-to-the-research-room-how-to-begin-your-home-research/
*Due to limited space, please only RSVP if you know you can make it. If you RSVP and your plans change, please email [email protected] so we can give your spot to someone else.

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