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Evelyn Dick: Did She or Didn't She?
In-Branch Program
Tuesday, October 13
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Library
Central - Hamilton RoomJoin Sarah Farr and Megan Janssen-McBride as they unpack new details and present competing perspectives about the Evelyn Dick case.
The case of Evelyn Dick is legendary in Hamilton. In 1946, she was charged with the murder of her husband and infant son. Although eventually acquitted of the murder of her husband, John Dick, Evelyn was sentenced to life for the manslaughter death of her newborn baby. Join us for an evening that unpacks the case with a stage performance from Megan Janssen-McBride, a talk from Sarah Farr that sheds new light on the case, and a question-and-answer session with the audience to close the evening.
Megan is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Theatre and Drama Studies program. She performed her one-woman, one-act play, Suitcase: The Untold Story of Evelyn Dick at the Hamilton Fringe Festival in 2014.
Sarah is a researcher and writer who has dedicated herself to the Dick case. Her new book, Evelyn Dick: Did She or Didn't She?, will be completed in late 2026/early 2027.
Doors Open 5:30pm; event starts 6pm
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts and Culture |
TAGS: | True Crime | History | Hamilton | Halloween | Fright Fest |
Central Library
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
