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Getting out the Vote - Election Ephemera from Evanston to the White House 1
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History Exhibition

Getting out the Vote - Election Ephemera from Evanston to the White House

Every day from Sep. 13 to Nov. 30, closed on Mondays

At Evanston History Center

Evanston

♿Check accessibility notes on their website before visiting
🏛️House has lakefront access, great for a stroll after
👶Not ideal for young kids, fragile furnishings on display

Hold a lantern from Lincoln's 1864 campaign and the first ballot after women's suffrage. This free exhibit traces Evanston's political activism through rare campaign memorabilia from presidential races to local elections.

Historic campaign memorabilia
Free museum exhibit
Local and national politics
Civil rights history

Tuesday, October 27

Free

Free

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  • Historic campaign memorabilia
  • Free museum exhibit
  • Local and national politics
  • Civil rights history
  • Evanston History Center
  • Evanston

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