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Author Talk | Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites

Get a taste of Chicago’s food history with Monica Eng and David Hammond, coauthors of Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites (2023). Hear about the people and places behind the foods and how these flavors have helped shape the city we know and love today. $15, $10 members     About the More

Member Event | Author Talk: The Haymarket Affair

Celebrate Labor Day at CHM! Join Joseph Rulli, researcher and author of The Chicago Haymarket Affair: A Guide to a Labor Rights Milestone (2016) and Chicago Marching: A History of Protest, Authority, and Violence (2023), for a presentation that delves into the history of the Haymarket Affair of 1886 and the social causes that accelerated More

Virtual Author Talk | Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold

Join us as author Erik Rebain discusses the new aspects of Nathan Leopold explored in his book, Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). Hailing from a prominent, wealthy Chicago family, Nathan Leopold seemingly led a charmed life as a published polyglot who graduated college at 19. So, it was More

Author Talk | Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold

Join us as author Erik Rebain discusses the new aspects of Nathan Leopold explored in his book, Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). Hailing from a prominent, wealthy Chicago family, Nathan Leopold seemingly led a charmed life as a published polyglot who graduated college at 19. So, it was More

Costume Council Presents: Bill Cunningham Was There

Join the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum for a presentation on the book Bill Cunningham Was There by its Steven Stolman. The five-star book follows the famed New York Times photographer who chronicled society and fashion with his images of the vibrant events of spring and summer. Guests will enjoy refreshments and a More

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