I’m Stella, EWHP’s Research Assistant, and the person that updates this blog regularly.

I’m primarily responsible for coordinating our research volunteers, spearheading research, and spreading the word on the Project. Like the Project Coordinator, Lori Osborne, I also have many other tasks. Sometimes, it feels like I do the jobs of many different people. Today, for example, I had a meeting with members of one of our Project Partners, the Evanston Public Library; spent a significant amount of the morning with data entry; started to craft a small article about the project that will be featured in the Evanston History Center’s newsletter, Timelines; revised some research forms to hand out to our volunteers when we meet next; and wrote this blog. This is the life of a public historian. We wear many hats. It’s definitely one of the perks to my job, however, as no day is the same. Plus, I get to hone many different skills in the course of one week.

If you are interested in volunteering, or what to learn more about the project, do not hesitate to contact me at ewhp@sbcglobal.net

First, Lori oversees the work that I do each week. We have weekly (sometimes twice weekly) meetings to keep communication between us open and frequent. She also coordinates the work of the advisory group which is comprised of representatives from all of our project partners; they meet about once a month. Perhaps her most important duty, Lori helps all of us stay on track…she keeps us focused on the project’s ultimate goals, even when we are engaged in some tasks that make it hard to think about the bigger picture.

In addition to heading the EWHP Project, Lori is the archivist at the Evanston History Center, is an active member of her church and of the Woman’s Club of Evanston, and is a wife and mother of three!

In the end, the project would not be possible without Lori’s leadership, her skill at multitasking and juggling a million ideas at once, as well as her ability to make connections to others and to other organizations.