![The DeKalb County History Centers logo is red and has white text on it. Understanding local history is important so that you can learn from the past. (Patrick Murphy | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dchc_480.jpeg)
Knowing local history is important for the community
By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Editor in Chief
| April 28, 2023
![Three handwritten cards with recipes on them sit in a yellow and blue box. The Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois will be joining the DeKalb County History Center for one of the many new programs and exhibits at the History Center. (Courtesy of the DeKalb County History Center)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-5.png)
History Center to start new programs
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| April 19, 2023
![As part of its ongoing adult lecture series, the Elwood House Museum will be hosting the Black Oral History Project in collaboration with NIU Department of History, Center for Black Studies and the University Libraries, and will take place on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Elwood House Museum in DeKalb. (Photo courtesy of the DeKalb County History Center)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Poole-643x900.jpg)
Ellwood House Museum to host Black Oral History event
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| October 25, 2022
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