{"id":6785,"date":"2024-04-18T09:18:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=6785"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:07:37","slug":"expo74event","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/expo74event\/","title":{"rendered":"Expo &#8217;74: Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6827 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/EXPO-Panel-Ideas-copy-10-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/EXPO-Panel-Ideas-copy-10-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/EXPO-Panel-Ideas-copy-10-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/EXPO-Panel-Ideas-copy-10-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/EXPO-Panel-Ideas-copy-10-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Expo at Eastern: World\u2019s Fair Collections from the EWU Archives | Monday, April 15 &#8211; Friday, April 26 | JFK Secrist Gallery<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit an exhibit in the JFK Secrist Gallery to see how a World\u2019s Fair in Spokane spurred the use of an Eastern dorm to house visitors, featured a Folklife Festival next to the Flour Mill, and completely changed the face of downtown Spokane.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Speaker Panel | Tuesday, April 23 | 12 pm &#8211; 1 pm | JFK Lobby\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Join Eastern Washington University faculty as they present the legacy of Expo \u201874 from multidisciplinary perspectives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J. William T. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Youngs, PhD, Professor of History. Dr. Youngs is the author of the seminal work The Fair and the Falls: Spokane\u2019s Expo \u201874.<\/li>\n<li>Margo Hill, MURP, JD, Program Director, American Indian Studies, and Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning. Professor Hill, who attended the event as a child, will share her reflections of tribal history and participation in Expo \u201874<\/li>\n<li>Erin D. Dascher, PhD, Associate Professor of Geosciences. Dr. Dascher will reflect on the changes Expo \u201874 brought to the Spokane River, and explore the diverse ecosystem and current conservation efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A reception will follow. Special thanks to event donor Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters for event coffee!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Eastern Remembers Expo | Ongoing<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The EWU Libraries is collecting memories and photographs about Expo from alumni, faculty, staff, and students. Share your photographs or recollections of the Spokane World\u2019s Fair to document how Expo impacted Eastern and how Eastern contributed to Expo. 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