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Students Document Lockport’s Fairmont History

History Students Document Lockport’s Fairmont Neighborhood History

Published: January 9, 2017.



Lewis University students in Dr. Dennis H. Cremin’s History of Illinois class recorded oral histories with residents of nearby Fairmont neighborhood in Lockport.

During the Fall 2016 semester, the history students created a set of questions to ask residents of the racially diverse community. They interviewed the residents to document oral history of the area. Next, the students then processed the collection by creating a listening log, gathering all of the donation documents, and depositing them in the Adelmann Regional History Collection at Lewis University.

Students included: Brandon Ceplecha, Troy Costabile, Brody Fay, Rafael Marzo, Richard Maska, Raymond McGlynn, Katie Rogala, and Charlie Wright.

If interested in hearing these oral histories or accessing other archival information, please contact Dennis Cremin, professor of history and director of the Lewis University History Center, at creminde@lewisu.edu. These interviews are held in the Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional History Collection.

Lewis University is a Catholic university in the Lasallian tradition offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to 6,500 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally connected, and socially responsible graduates. The seventh largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.



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