# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Local History Symposium
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 03:45 pm
- **Event Description**: Partnering with the Evansville Museum, the Vanderburgh County Historical Society presents a Local History Symposium at the Museum on Saturday, November 8, a series of four talks that will recall various aspects of the city’s past.

This will include talks by University of Southern Indiana history professor Denise Lynn; retired educator Terry Hughes; Vanderburgh County Historian Stan Schmitt; and the Evansville Museum’s chief curator/curator of history Tom Lonnberg.

Schedule:

10:00–11:00 am: Denise Lynn, Albion Fellows Bacon

11:15 am–12:15 pm: Terry Hughes, The Golden Years of the Victory Theatre

12:15–1:30 pm: Lunch Break on Your Own

1:30–2:30 pm: Stan Schmitt, Evansville’s Early Transportation History

2:45–3:45 pm: Tom Lonnberg, Key Moments in Evansville’s History
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evansville/local-history-symposium/200029146446117
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Evansville
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science
- **lat**: 37.9652722
- **long**: -87.5732473
- **full address**: Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, 411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN 47713-1037, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Local History Symposium being held?
  - **A:** Local History Symposium takes place on Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 03:45 pm at Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, 411 SE Riverside Dr, Evansville, IN 47713-1037, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Local History Symposium?
  - **A:** Local History Symposium is organized by Vanderburgh County Historical Society.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Local History Symposium is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Evansville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Local History Symposium sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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