On July 25, 2023, a day that would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed a proclamation designating the establishment of a noncontiguous national monument to honor the racially motivated murder of a Black child for whistling at a white woman. With locations in Mississippi and Illinois, the monument will More
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
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
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
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
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