Jenny Thompson is the Director of Education at the Evanston History Center. Jenny has an M.A. in American Studies from the George Washington University and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Her work focuses on 20th century American

history and culture, the cultural history of American wars, and the history of images.

Jenny is spearheading the Evanston Community History Project at the Evanston History Center, documenting the pandemic in Evanston. We talk about what goes into making a worthy collection, the importance of history, Rapid Response Collecting, and the concept of "the necessity of ruins."

For more information about the Evanston Community History Project and to be included in the project go to evanstonhistorycenter.org. Learn more about Jenny Thompson at jennythompson.org

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