ADAPT: Protesting for Disability Rights
Today, ADAPT is a grassroots disability rights group that organizes nonviolent direct action and acts of civil disobedience to fight for the civil and human rights of people with disabilities. … Learn More
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Not Just Cat Ladies: The Beresford Cat Club of America
Mrs. John Barry standing, holding kittens at a cat show, Chicago, 1906. DN-0004489, Chicago Daily News collection, CHM International Cat Day was started on August 8, 2002, to raise awareness … Learn More
Preparing the Digital Communities’ Scrapbook for Aquí en Chicago
Since January 2024, CHM curatorial volunteer Nez Castro, a senior in history at University of Illinois Chicago, has been working with CHM curator of civic engagement and social justice Elena … Learn More
Chicago History Museum Receives Historic Simon Pokagon Letter, Low Foundation Recognized for Donation
CHICAGO (July 19, 2024) – A historic letter, penned in 1898 by famed Potawatomi leader Simon Pokagon, has been donated to the Chicago History Museum by trustee John Low. The … Learn More
Love Letter to the West Side
As part of their work this summer, CHM curatorial research interns Tori Harris and Neive Rodriguez have compiled a list of resources on Chicago’s West Side. Both are students at … Learn More
Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park
July 2024 marks 45 years since the infamous “Disco Demolition Night” promotional event at a July 12, 1979, Chicago White Sox twilight doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers that erupted into … Learn More
Convention City: Chicago and the DNC
As Chicago’s 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) approaches, the news seems relentless with its coverage. How have past conventions been covered and viewed by the public? The upcoming 2024 DNC … Learn More
Hojarasca® Cookies: A Chicago Legend Reborn
We are proud to announce that Hojarasca® Cookies will be available in the Museum’s North & Clark Café, featuring the original recipe created by Francisco and Celia Bonilla, founders of … Learn More
Pride and Dignity at St. Sebastian Catholic Church
From the early 1970s to 1989, St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Chicago was a home for Catholic members of the LBGTQIA+ community. CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah … Learn More
Memorial Day Massacre of 1937
In this blog post, CHM curatorial fellow Elizabeth Barahona recounts the police violence against Republic Steel organizers in what came to be known at the “Memorial Day Massacre” with a focus … Learn More