CHM Staff Spotlight: Jojo Galvan Mora
Jojo Galvan Mora joined the Chicago History Museum (CHM) in 2021 as a researcher for Chicago00. In this blog post, he talks about his path to CHM and his work … Learn More
Tag: Aquí en Chicago
Mapping Chicago and Beyond: What are Chicago’s Neighborhoods, Community Areas, and Wards?
In Chicago, there are neighborhoods, community areas, and wards, and each term has a distinct meaning. CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman explains the differences, why these … Learn More
Entangled Identities: Latin American Heritage in Unexpected Places
As part of her work on our upcoming exhibition Aquí en Chicago, CHM curator of civic engagement and social justice Elena Gonzales has been examining how we can find Latin … 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