# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a showing and discussion of the 80-minute documentary, What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope, presented by Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, MA, Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism coordinator at AMBS. 

About the Speaker: 
Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, MA, Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism coordinator at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, was a co-leader of the team that produced the Benham West documentary and is co-writer of the project’s accompanying book, What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope. 
Learn more about the Benham West project and documentary: https://ambs.edu/benham-west-project/ 

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026 
Time: 2:00 pm
Where: Event Space (National New York Central Railroad Museum, 721 S. Main St. Elkhart, IN) 

All 175 Series presentations are free thanks to community sponsorships. No admission is required! 
This installment of the 175 Series is generously sponsored by Ruthmere. 
The 175 Series is a series of monthly presentations by guest speakers and special tours that tell the story of rail in Elkhart as part of #ElkhartRail175. 

To learn more about ElkhartRail175, visit nnycrrmuseum.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elkhart/175-series-presentation-what-happened-at-benham-west/200030082883919
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Elkhart
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 721 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, United States, Indiana 46516
- **lat**: 41.68047
- **long**: -85.97023
- **full address**: 721 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, United States, Indiana 46516

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West being held?
  - **A:** 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 721 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, United States, Indiana 46516.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West?
  - **A:** 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West is organized by National New York Central Railroad Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Elkhart, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 175 Series Presentation: What Happened at Benham West sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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