Black History Quest, Season 3, episode 4!
Black History Quest is back! Who was Zilla, and why did she come to Wallowa County, Oregon at the turn of the century? Join host Mariah Rocker and Executive Director of North Lincoln County Historical Museum, Christopher Melton, on Wednesday, July 30 at 7:00PM as they explore this question.
Christopher’s research pieces together the story of Zilla, a Black woman who moved to Lostine, OR around 1900—a history that was lost until a quilt and a couple of index cards were uncovered in the archives of a small historical museum on the Oregon coast. Tune in July 30!
Black History Quest peeks behind the process as history investigators take on questions that have perplexed researchers of Oregon’s African American history. Each episode, we’ll learn about the challenges and surprises of doing historical research, and try to uncover how one source can change history.
Tune in to Black History Quest streaming live on Facebook and live and archived on YouTube. Find the Facebook event page here.