Notice

Masks required in Abakanowicz Research Center MORE

By Jojo Galvan

March
28
March
28

“We owe so much to so few.”

Posted under Stories by Jojo Galvan

The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act was signed into law in 2017, making each March 29 a day to honor and commemorate Vietnam War veterans. More than 9 million American personnel served on active duty from 1964 to 1975. Exterior view of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Chicago, November 19, 1999. CHM, ICHi-039078 One Chicago institution More

March
14
March
14

CHM Resources on Lucy Parsons, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Jane Addams

Posted under Women's History by Jojo Galvan

In 1987, Congress officially designated March as Women’s History Month to commemorate, learn about, and reflect on women who have been history makers on their own terms. Chicago has had its fair share of influential women who have shaped not only the city, but the entire nation through their activism and work. In an effort More

February
14
February
14

The Bronzeville Origins of Black History Month

Posted under Stories by Jojo Galvan

In 1913, a sturdy brick and limestone building was completed and opened to the public; standing at five stories tall, what would come to be known as the Wabash Avenue YMCA was the result of community fundraising from area residents and the Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald of Sears, Roebuck & Co. fame. While the building More

January
10
January
10

The Bowman Dairy Company of Chicago

Posted under Collections by Jojo Galvan

January 11 is marked on the calendar as National Milk Day, commemorating the day the first glass bottled milk deliveries began en masse in the US, starting with the state of New York in 1878. And while Chicago’s strongest bovine association has been to the Union Stock Yard, the dairy industry was also a lucrative More

December
05
December
05

The Trianon Ballroom: What Would Have Been 100 Years

Posted under Research by Jojo Galvan

Chicago has had more than its fair share of big band and jazz dance halls across the city to accommodate nearly everyone’s musical taste. On December 6, 1922—100 years ago—at 62nd Street and Cottage Grove, in the Woodlawn neighborhood, the Trianon Ballroom opened its doors and counted itself among the city’s nightlife destinations. An undated More

Chicago History Museum Sharing Chicago Stories
X