Toxic Archives Evening Keynote

On April 16, 2026, University Archives hosted its spring keynote for its Toxic Archives: Voices from Love Canal exhibition. The event brought together storytelling, lived experience, and historical memory in a way rarely seen in public programs on Love Canal. Journalist and author Keith O’Brien—writer of Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe—joined Luella Kenny, a former Love Canal resident and activist whose story is central to the acclaimed book, for a powerful and deeply human conversation. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki