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SUMMARY:Partner Event | Film Screening - "Luisa"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-film-screening-luisa/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Partner Event
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SUMMARY:Partner Event | Film Screening – “One Golden Summer"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-film-screening-one-golden-summer/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20251009T154127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T154127Z
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SUMMARY:Partner Event | Film Screening - "A Brief History of Chasing Storms"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-film-screening-a-brief-history-of-chasing-storms/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250501T203426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T203545Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-10-11/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250915T143048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T191606Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Discussion | "Walls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Walls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery\, followed by a discussion with Norman Parish III\, a son of the artist\, art appraiser Diane Dinkins-Carr\, and artist Richmond Jones\, whose work was shown in Parish Gallery and who appears in the documentary. \nAn African American artist and art dealer\, Norman Parish (1937–2013) founded Parish Gallery in Washington\, DC\, which focused on African American artists when other galleries were less interested in showing their works. Parish was also one of the artists who helped create the Wall of Respect\, a former South Side mural credited with sparking other murals globally. The work is highlighted in our current exhibition Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s. \nWalls of Respect considers structural limitations on African Americans and their trajectories as artists and simultaneously provides a narrative focused on moments of advancement. The documentary film incorporates interviews with many of the artists who exhibited at Parish Gallery\, along with professionals from the Smithsonian archive and the Art Institute of Chicago\, to address the significance its founder had on artists’ careers and the DC culture. \nWalls of Respect: Norman Parish and the Parish Art Gallery\nSME Media\, LLC.\nDirector/Producer: Susan Ericsson\nCo-Producer: Norman Parish \n$15\, $10 members.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-walls-of-respect-norman-parish-and-the-parish-art-gallery/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250626T135914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T135914Z
UID:10000479-1759572000-1759579200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-04oct2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250919T151852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T154349Z
UID:10000508-1759570200-1759581000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop | Field Trip of Dreams: Planning the Perfect Visit
DESCRIPTION:Teachers\, are you looking for new ideas to create meaningful and engaging field trips for your students? Meet with CHM staff to explore our exhibitions and IDEA stations\, try out gallery activities\, and consider ways to connect your visit to your classroom instruction. Special raffle drawing for one FREE field trip bus! \nFree; RSVP required. Earn 3 PD hours.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/teacher-workshop-field-trip-of-dreams-planning-the-perfect-visit/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educator Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250923T211420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T212049Z
UID:10000509-1759230000-1759233600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:The Guild Presents | America 250: Humanities and History
DESCRIPTION:As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, history organizations are building understanding by presenting learning and engagement opportunities encouraging people of all ages to explore our American journey toward a more perfect union\, and the many hands that have shaped our democracy. \nThe Guild of the Chicago History Museum invites you to this special program featuring a dialogue between Gabrielle Lyon\, Executive Director of Illinois Humanities and Chair of the Illinois America 250 Commission\, and Erica Griffin-Fabicon\, Elizabeth F. Cheney Director of Education at CHM. Over coffee and pastries\, learn about the vision and priorities of the Illinois America 250 Commission and how CHM will amplify them through our collaborative “Democracy 250: Chicago is a Civic City” project. Facing Freedom in America\, CHM’s permanent exhibition of which the Guild is underwriting the refurbishment\, will be a central feature of the Museum’s plans to commemorate America 250. \nFree.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/the-guild-presents-america-250-humanities-and-history/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250414T180422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T170915Z
UID:10000400-1759060800-1759066200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History   
DESCRIPTION:From 1843 until the late mid-1860s\, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination\, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries\, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski\, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. \nContent warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.  \n$25; $22.50 members \nTour runs about 90 minutes\, begins at the Chicago History Museum\, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date. \nMasks are optional for our outdoor walking tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-lincoln-parks-lost-history-sept-28/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250626T135802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T135802Z
UID:10000478-1758967200-1758974400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-27sep2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250423T190637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T174902Z
UID:10000433-1758362400-1758376800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Bus Tour | North Side Pursuits: Infamy from Lincoln Park to Edgewater
DESCRIPTION:Noted author and Chicago historian Richard Lindberg leads this tour of famous and forgotten crime locations and residences in Chicago’s North Side lakefront neighborhoods. Listen as he recalls the life and times of John Dillinger\, George “Bugs” Moran\, and Emma Goldman\, whom the press described as “Queen of the Anarchists.” Learn about pivotal events\, including the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre\, 1946 “Catch Me Before I Kill More” case\, and 1960 Summerdale Police Scandal. See sites such as the home of World War II Nazi saboteurs and the haunted hospital in Edgewater\, where a voice from the grave identified a previously unknown killer. \nTour runs 3.5 to 4 hours and begins and ends at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date. \nMasks are optional on bus tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/bus-tour-north-side-pursuits-infamy-from-lincoln-park-to-edgewater-9-20/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bus Tour,City Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250813T182640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T211445Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Errol Magidson\, "Chicago’s Only Castle: Stories of Chicago and Beyond"
DESCRIPTION:Join author\, filmmaker\, and researcher Errol Magidson as he discusses the history of the three-story Givins Beverly Castle\, located in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood. Built in 1886\, this building has become an important part of Chicago history and is the only building in the city described as a “castle.” Magidson brings this building and its story to life in this engaging\, multimedia talk during which he will discuss the castle’s origins\, its five successive owners\, and its purported hauntings! \nDuring the talk\, learn the significance of each castlekeeper and the historical context of the structure’s existence\, including the world fairs of 1893 and 1933–34\, World War I and II\, the Civil Rights Movement\, all the way up through the present. \nThis presentation is sure to be a delight for history and architecture buffs alike! \n$15; $10 members. \nView the event flyer here.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/author-talk-errol-magidson-chicagos-only-castle-stories-of-chicago-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250721T195915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T142427Z
UID:10000491-1757253600-1757260800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Partner Event | “Third Act” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Museum for a screening of Third Act (2025) and discussion moderated by researcher and curatorial assistant Dr. Lisa Doi featuring: \n\nTadashi Nakamura\, director and co-writer of Third Act\ntraci kato-kiriyama\, community artist and organizer\nRebecca Ozaki\, Japanese American Citizen’s League Chicago Chapter program director\n\nGenerations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media\,” but his son and the director of the Japanese American National Museum ’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center\, Tadashi “Tad” Nakamura\, calls him Dad. As Parkinson’s disease clouds Robert’s memory\, Tad sets out to retrieve his story—and in the process discovers his own. \nUsing the lessons Robert taught him\, Tad deciphers the legacy of an aging man who was just a child when he survived America’s concentration camps\, a successful photographer who gave it up to tell his own story\, an activist at the dawn of a social movement—and a father whose struggles won his son freedoms that eluded Japanese Americans of his generation. Throughout the years they have made films together\, with Robert always by Tad’s side. Third Act is most likely their last. \n$10; free for CHM members. \nSchedule\n2:00 p.m. – Film screening begins\n3:30 p.m. – Panel discussion begins\n4:00 p.m. – Event concludes \nQuestions? Contact Nell McKeown\, development events manager\, at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2112.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-third-act-film-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250807T163752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T163752Z
UID:10000496-1757248200-1757251800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Member Event | Grandparents' Day Oral History Presentation
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Grandparents’ Day\, CHM members are invited to join CHM chief historian & director of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History Peter T. Alter for a story stage and presentation on the practice of oral history. Hear oral history submissions from fellow Museum members and learn about the importance of and how to conduct oral histories with your friends and relatives. \nFree and exclusive to CHM members. Your RSVP includes a free ticket to the Third Act film screening and panel discussion immediately following the presentation.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-grandparents-day-oral-history-presentation/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250501T202616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T202955Z
UID:10000444-1757152800-1757160000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-9-6/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250830T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250830T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250423T163709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T163709Z
UID:10000429-1756548000-1756555200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-8-30/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250829T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250829T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250815T160902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T183012Z
UID:10000497-1756468800-1756474200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Partner Program | Youth Civics Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Are you a civic-minded young person age 18–29? Do you enjoy exploring ways to improve the world around you? Then check out this program hosted by the Civic Success Project in collaboration with the Chicago History Museum! \nParticipate in a small civic conservation in which we’ll talk about our communities\, the state of society\, and what we all can do to make our world a better place for all! This program will take place in a safe and confidential environment in the Holleb Learning Center at the Chicago History Museum and is free and open to all individuals within the age range. \nIf you are interested in participating\, please fill out the registration form below. Seating is limited to 20 participants. A confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours of registration with travel and arrival instructions. Food and drink will be provided. \nTo register\, please fill out THIS FORM.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/youth-civics-dialogue/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250824T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250417T043258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T140617Z
UID:10000409-1756045800-1756053000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Bike Tour | Chicago's Fabulous Fountains
DESCRIPTION: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 stops including the Fountain Girl\, Children’s Fountain\, Jane Byrne Plaza Fountain\, and Garth Fountain. \nTour runs 1.5–2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL 60614. \n$25; $22.50 members \nPlease Note: \n\nParticipants will be expected to sign a safety waiver.\nParticipants should dress appropriately\, wear a properly fitted helmet\, and be prepared for an active biking tour through Chicago.\nHelmets are required. Those who do not wear helmets will not be allowed to participate. No exceptions or refunds.\nParticipants are expected to be well-versed in city biking rules and bring their own functioning bicycles. CHM does not offer bicycles to rent.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/bike-tour-chicagos-fabulous-fountains-aug-24/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bike Tour,City Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250820T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250508T041937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T041937Z
UID:10000461-1755714600-1755714600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Swoon
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-swoon/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250717T150544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T191801Z
UID:10000471-1755347400-1755356400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Partner Event | Dave Truitt Historical Documentary Series: "A City at War: Chicago"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free screening of A City at War: Chicago and a panel discussion with retired Navy commander and professor of military psychology Joseph E. Troiani\, PhD\, filmmaker Brian Kallies\, and activist and president emerita of the Women’s Business Development Center Hedy Ratner\, moderated by reporter Mike Flannery. Using interviews\, rare film footage\, vintage propaganda movies\, period posters and stills\, the film brings to life a vital chapter in US history.    \nA City at War: Chicago tells the story of the most significant events that occurred in Chicagoland during World War II and explores the mutually beneficial relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Chicago mayor Ed Kelly. For the first time\, with men away fighting the war\, tens of thousands of women found employment in factories making everything from bullets and bombs to ships\, tanks and planes. African Americans—including the nation’s first group of African American commissioned naval officers—and the city’s many other communities worked together like never before to insure the Allied victory. And perhaps the most important event of the entire war took place when the University of Chicago made its contribution to the top-secret Manhattan Project. \nFree; RSVP required.  \nSchedule \n12:30 p.m. – Theater doors open; snacks available 1:00 p.m. – Film screening 2:30 p.m. – Panel discussion\n3:00 p.m. – Event concludes  \nA CITY AT WAR: CHICAGO and the Dave Truitt Historical Documentary Series are underwritten exclusively by DAVE TRUITT \nQuestions? Contact Nell McKeown\, development events manager\, at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2112  \nParking is available in the parking lot at 1730 N. Stockton Dr. and may be validated for $10 at the Museum’s Ticket Desk.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-dave-truitt-historical-documentary-series-a-city-at-war-chicago/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250508T041705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T041705Z
UID:10000460-1755109800-1755109800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Last Dance
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-last-dance/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250810T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250810T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250417T043519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T043519Z
UID:10000410-1754836200-1754843400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Bike Tour | Chicago's Fabulous Fountains
DESCRIPTION: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 stops including the Fountain Girl\, Children’s Fountain\, Jane Byrne Plaza Fountain\, and Garth Fountain. \nTour runs 1.5–2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL 60614. \n$25; $22.50 members \nPlease Note: \n\nParticipants will be expected to sign a safety waiver.\nParticipants should dress appropriately\, wear a properly fitted helmet\, and be prepared for an active biking tour through Chicago.\nHelmets are required. Those who do not wear helmets will not be allowed to participate. No exceptions or refunds.\nParticipants are expected to be well-versed in city biking rules and bring their own functioning bicycles. CHM does not offer bicycles to rent.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/bike-tour-chicagos-fabulous-fountains-august-10/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bike Tour,City Tour
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chicagohistory.org/app/uploads/2023/07/Bike-Tour-Fabulous-fountains-Fountain-Girl.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250501T202937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T202937Z
UID:10000445-1754733600-1754740800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-8-9/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250806T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250508T041139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T041139Z
UID:10000459-1754505000-1754505000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | A Date For Mad Mary
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-a-date-for-mad-mary/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250802T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250423T162013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T162013Z
UID:10000428-1754128800-1754136000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-8-2/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250730T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250730T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250508T040851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T041118Z
UID:10000458-1753900200-1753900200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | U Are the Universe
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-u-are-the-universe/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250727T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250414T171022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T170915Z
UID:10000399-1753617600-1753623000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History   
DESCRIPTION:From 1843 until the late mid-1860s\, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination\, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries\, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski\, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. \nContent warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.  \n$25; $22.50 members \nTour runs about 90 minutes\, begins at the Chicago History Museum\, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date. \nMasks are optional for our outdoor walking tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-lincoln-parks-lost-history-july-27/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250508T040126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T040126Z
UID:10000457-1753295400-1753295400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Jippie No More!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-jippie-no-more/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250421T214940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T192414Z
UID:10000421-1753293600-1753299000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Member Event | Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the outdoors with a members-only tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail\, led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves! Learn more about the trail’s history\, as well as its natural and historical features. \nFree; advance registration required. Please note that tickets are limited due to the nature of the event. \nPlease monitor your email inboxes on the day of the tour for any changes or cancellations due to inclement weather.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-garden-tour-july-23-pm/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T104432
CREATED:20250501T161811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T161811Z
UID:10000443-1752919200-1752926400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-7-19/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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