- September 6, 2024
History
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The Jackson Oral History Project with the Chicago Theological Seminary
- By Agoku.com
- . September 6, 2024
In 2020, based on previous connections through the Museum’s exhibition, American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago, Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) contacted CHM’s Studs Terkel Center
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Ebony Magazine’s Special Issues – Chicago History Museum
- By Agoku.com
- . August 27, 2024
At a time when depictions of African Americans in the media were largely negative and used racist stereotypes, Chicago-based Ebony magazine was founded in 1945
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ADAPT: Protesting for Disability Rights
- By Agoku.com
- . August 24, 2024
Today, ADAPT is a grassroots disability rights organization that organizes nonviolent direct action and acts of civil disobedience to fight for the civil and human
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The Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
- By Agoku.com
- . August 21, 2024
As part of the Chicago History Museum’s Aquí en Chicago project, a Community Awareness Council was formed and is charged with: (1) building relationships among
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Love Letter to the West Side
- By Agoku.com
- . August 12, 2024
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
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Not Just Cat Ladies: The Beresford Cat Club of America
- By Agoku.com
- . August 9, 2024
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
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Preparing a Christian Dior Gown for Display
- By Agoku.com
- . August 6, 2024
In anticipation of our upcoming exhibition Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective, CHM assistant conservator for costume and textiles Julie Benner wrote about the
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Preparing the Digital Communities’ Scrapbook for Aquí en Chicago
- By Agoku.com
- . August 3, 2024
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
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Tumbling Turners: The German Roots of Chicago Gymnastics
- By Agoku.com
- . July 31, 2024
In 2021, gymnastics was the most viewed summer Olympic sport by US audiences (Source: Statista), and chances are if you’re reading this, you’ve done a
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Chicago History Museum Receives Historic Simon Pokagon Letter, Low Foundation Recognized for Donation
- By Agoku.com
- . July 28, 2024
CHICAGO (July 19, 2024) – A historic letter, penned in 1898 by famed Potawatomi leader Simon Pokagon, has been donated to the Chicago History Museum