Dino was one of three presenters on the subject “Come out, Come out, Wherever You Are: Collaborating to Document Black Communities”. Entitled “The State of Black Research Collections: Collaborating to Shape the Future of Collecting the Past”, the conference attracted over 100 archivists, librarians and research center directors to discuss this important topic. Shorefront founder, Dino Robinson, was a presenter and part of a panel discussion at the Shomburg Center this past October. In addition, Shorefront’s outreach and commitment to creating a permanent collection honoring the history of Blacks on Chicago’s suburban North Shore caught the attention of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located in Harlem, New York, one of the nations oldest repositories of Black History in the country. Items include documents from both families and institutions. The result of our yearlong effort increased the archives by nearly 50% adding nearly 100 linear feet to the permanent collection. Since our move, Shorefront focused its first years in growing the archives. ![]() Sherman who hosted the congregation in her home during the early establishment in the 1930s. The Church is home to the first and only historically African American Methodist church-and named after an Evanston resident, Lula B. ![]() ![]() One year ago, the Shorefront Legacy Center relocated from the historic former Foster School to the lower level of Sherman United Methodist Church.
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