Evanston Historical Information

• A Brief History of Evanston
• Evanston Review
  A guide to finding articles in the Evanston Review.
• Evanston History Clipping Files Index- Index to the EPL Evanston history clipping file. Also indexes several books on Evanston history.
• Evanston Street Names
  A list explaining for whom the streets in Evanston are named.
• The Evanston History Center
  A private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. The Center is located in the Charles Gates Dawes House at 225 Greenwood.
• Evanston Public Library Lore
  Highlights of the first 125 years of the Evanston Public Library.
• Evanston Women's History Project blog
  The Evanston Women's History Project is an ongoing initiative to document significant women in Evanston's past and present.
• Evanston Women's History Books
  Resources in the Evanston Public Library by and about prominent local women 
• NPR Stories About Evanston
• Postcards of Evanston
• Radical Woman in a Classic Town: Frances Willard of Evanston Virtual Exhibit
• Shorefront
  African-American History on Chicago’s Northshore
• Northwestern University: Evanston Campus Framework Plan
  Northwestern's framework to guide the future development of the Evanston campus.
• Northwestern University Archives Online Finding Aids
  Online index to a wealth of local history materials held at Northwestern. Click the link to "Northwestern Related" for files on District 65, Frances Willard, and various Evanston activists and organizations.
• This is Evanston
  A guide to Evanston's history and community resources from the League of Women Voters.
• Walter Burt Adams : Evanston Through the Eyes of an Artist
  An online exhibit of 24 paintings by local artist Walter Burt Adams. The exhibit is a joint project of the Evanston Public Library and the Evanston History Center.
• WPA Art in Evanston
  Photos and descriptions of the Depression era Works Progress Administration sculptures and murals in Evanston