Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood. The area was once home to immigrants who worked in the local factories, then wealthy Victorian-era families, and is now home to a university and its students. Stroll past Italianate and Queen Anne-style architecture and see the sites of More
Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood. The area was once home to immigrants who worked in the local factories, then wealthy Victorian-era families, and is now home to a university and its students. Stroll past Italianate and Queen Anne-style architecture and see the sites of More
Historical Alliance members are invited on a tour of our renowned costume collection led by CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor! During this exclusive behind-the-scenes experience, you’ll have the opportunity to view items from our costume collection up close and walk through collection storage areas in the Museum’s basement. Afterward, Jessica will talk more about the collection More
Ride along with Chicago native Crystal Guerra, a journalist, researcher, and artist who holds a master’s degree in Latin American studies. She’s ready to guide you through the intersectional history of the iconic South Side from the post-Civil War era to the Great Migration, to the development of the steel industry, its bust, and the More
Ninety years ago, national prohibition ended when the Twenty-first Amendment was ratified. By then, Chicago had become associated with the lawlessness ushered in by violations of the Volstead Act. Repeal offered the city a fresh start. Join CHM director of exhibitions Paul Durica on a walking tour that explores how Prohibition’s end was observed in More
Join historian and KAM Isaiah Israel congregation member Joan Pomeranc and CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman on a tour of Jewish sacred spaces. Through stories of community building, placemaking, and adaptive reuse, explore the places and spaces that KAM Isaiah Israel and its congregations have called home. Discover the histories of More
Ride along with Chicago native Crystal Guerra, a journalist, researcher, and artist who holds a master’s degree in Latin American studies. She’s ready to guide you through the intersectional history of the iconic South Side from the post-Civil War era to the Great Migration, to the development of the steel industry, its bust, and the More
Explore the fountains of Lincoln Park and the Near North Side with Greg Borzo, author of Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains (2017). The city is home to more than 130 outdoor public fountains, and many of them have stories to tell. This tour is 5 miles of biking at a leisurely pace and ends in Streeterville, with More
In 1893, 27 million people paid admission to the World’s Columbian Exposition to marvel at the grand architecture, scientific innovations, and cultural treasures. While names of the “starchitects” like Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan are venerated to this day, who remembers those who built Chicago’s first world’s fair? Those who worked there? And those who More
Join artist and educator Juarez Hawkins for a lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue in Hyde Park, one of the city’s most engaging neighborhoods. Take a close look at public art that tells distinctive stories about Chicago and its history, including Astrid Fuller’s Spirit of Hyde More