- September 16, 2025
Habemus Papam: Da Pope in Chicago
September 14 marks Pope Leo XIV’s first birthday since being elected head of the Catholic Church. Rebekah Coffman, curator of religion and community history at
Habemus Papam: Da Pope in Chicago
September 14 marks Pope Leo XIV’s first birthday since being elected head of the Catholic Church. Rebekah Coffman, curator of religion and community history at
Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till
Categories: Classroom Resources Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS, 2D OBJECTSRecommended for grades 7—12 Drawing by Franklin McMahon
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
Gallery Tour Video: Lessons from the Great Chicago Fire
Categories: Classroom Resources Gallery Tour Video: Lessons from the Great Chicago Fire Memories of the Chicago Fire of 1871 by Julia Lemos, 1912. CHM, ICHi-062293
Gallery Tour Videos: City on Fire: Chicago 1871
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPH, DOCUMENT, 2D OBJECTSRecommended for grades 3-5 A rapidly growing city built of wood. A summer-long heat wave. An exhausted and misdirected
Chicago History Museum Acquires Playboy Collection from Former Playboy Bunny Candace Jordan
CHICAGO (July 25, 2025) – The Chicago History Museum is excited to share it has acquired the collection of former Playboy Bunny/Playmate and Chicago media
Gallery Tour Video: Impacts of the Stockyards and Meatpacking
Categories: Classroom Resources; Educators Gallery Tour Video: Impacts of the Stockyards and Meatpacking Sheep being herded through the entrance to Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1902.
City on Fire: Chicago 1871
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: PHOTOGRAPH, DOCUMENT, 2D OBJECTSRecommended for grades 3-5 A rapidly growing city built of wood. A summer-long heat wave. An exhausted and misdirected
Through Her Lens: Mukul Roy’s Photography and the Early Days of Devon Avenue
In this blog post, Anita Sharma, a graduate assistant in the Research & Access Department at CHM writes about photographer Mukul Roy and her work