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Oral historian Amanda Riggenbach will discuss the oral histories she collected directly following the events of 2020. This event also directly ties to our two most recent exhibits, “Focus on Grayslake” and “Be True to Your School.”

Amanda Riggenbach is the Education and Engagement Program Coordinator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois. She also works as a community oral historian in Peoria where she has started an oral history project at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and gives presentations throughout the community. Prior to the Peoria Riverfront Museum, Riggenbach was the Tumultuous 2020 Project Manager at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Tumultuous 2020 is an oral history project focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Illinois through the lens of personal stories. Riggenbach presented on the findings of this project at the 2022 Conference on Illinois History in Springfield, Illinois, and 2022 Oral History Association Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California. Riggenbach holds a Bachelors of Arts in English and Psychology from Bradley University. 

This program is part of our Subject Series. The Subject Series is an ongoing series of events that correlate to different subjects in high school. This series corresponds with our current exhibit, “Be True to Your School: 75 Years of Grayslake High Schools.” This event not your favorite subject? Be sure to check out our calendar for the next Subject Series event!