Project + News

 

Events / Eventos

Public Presentation - August 24, 2022, 10 AM, Sedgwick-Wichita Historical Museum (234 S Main Street)

Public Presentation - March 26, 2022, 1:30 APM, Wichita Public Library, Downtown (711 West 2nd St North)

Book Signing - February 26, 2022, 1.30-2.30 PM, Watermark Books (Douglass and Oliver)

Book Sale - February 12, 2022, 10.30 AM-12.30 PM, Sweet P´s (18th and Garland)

Public Presentation - November 15, 7-8 PM, North Riverside Neighbordhood Association (Woodland Methodist Church)

Public Presentation - September 17, 2021, 11 AM, LatinFest ICT, Wichita City Arts (334 N Mead)

Scanning Event - July 24, 2021, 2-3 PM, La Familia Senior & Community Center (841 W 21st St)

Scanning Event - July 21, 2021, 10 AM-12 PM, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (2351 N Market St)

Scanning Event - June 12, 2021, 10 AM-12PM, Sweet P´s (18th and Garland)

Public Presentation - May 26, 2021, 10 AM, Sedgwick-Wichita Historical Museum (234 S Main Street)

Public Presentation - May 5, 2021, 1 PM, La Familia Senior & Community Center (841 W 21st St)

Scanning Event  - April 24, 2020, 10.30 AM-12.30 PM, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (2351 N Market St)

Zoom Meeting - September 9th, 2019, 5.30 PM - Zoom address 9426795 6429, password 064861

The Project / El proyecto

North End Project

Travelling Exhibit / Exposición itinerante

The exhibit will feature pictures from family collections. It will appear first at Wichita State followed by events in the community. These include the La Familia and Evergreen community centers, the Wichita Public Library, and others. 

La exposición presentará fotografías provenientes de colecciones familiares. La muestra abrirá primero en Wichita State y posteriormente se exhibirá en centros comunitarios, como La Familia y Evergreen, la Biblioteca Pública de Wichita, etc.

Ablah Library

Digital Repository / Archivo digital

A selection of digitalized pictures will be preserved by Wichita State University Libraries. This will grant generations to come access to this rich material.

Una selección de las fotografías digitalizadas entrará a formar parte de un archivo que mantendrá la Biblioteca de la Universidad Estatal de Wichita. De esta manera, futuras generaciones tendrán acceso a ellas.

 

In the News / Noticias


"Photo Book about Latino Community in Wichita KS Wins Award" (The Wichita Eagle, August 2022)

"The History of Wichita's North End" (PBS Kansas, June 2022)

"North Enders Team Up for History" (The Active Age, May 2022)

"New Book Highlights Wichita's Mexican American Heritage" (KSN News, February 2022)

"Somos de Wichita helps local officer find his roots" (KAKE News, September 2021)

"Wichita State professors working to document history of Latinos in Wichita." (KWCH 12, October 2020)

"Somos de Wichita/We are Wichitans." (Humanities Kansas, October 2020)

"Somos de Wichita documenta las contribuciones de los hispanos." (Univision Kansas, August 2020)

"Exhibit hopes to acknowledge LatinX's history and contributions to Wichita." (The Sunflower, August 2020)

"Exhibit highlights Latinos' contributions to Wichita's history." (WSU News, August 2020)

 "WSU Project We are Wichitans." Video Interview in English. (Raíces & Wings, January 2020)

"Projecto de WSU Somos de Wichita." Video entrevista en español. (Raíces & Wings, enero 2020)

Our Team / Quiénes somos

 

Funded By / Financiado por

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