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Expert to show how to look up your home's history
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Virtually every vintage home has an interesting history, even a
1920s Chicago bungalow.
Joan Pomaranc of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks will speak
May 18 on tracing a home's family tree. The free lecture starts at
11 a.m. in the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton.
The commission also publishes a helpful free guide, "Your House
Has a History," to help old-house lovers gather information about
vintage residences. It's available from the commission offices, in
person or by sen...
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MUSEUM RELIC? HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S $17.09 QUESTION.
Crain's Chicago Business
; ... million historic artifacts -- items ranging from the bed in which Abraham Lincoln died to 40 million feet of WGN-TV/Channel 9 news footage. Our impact on the city is more important than can be measured by mere attendance, notes Mr. Greenberg, who joined the ...
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Douglas/Grand Boulevard Exhibition Coming to Chicago Historical
Chicago Citizen
; Sunya Walls Chicago Citizen 04-09-1995 Douglas/Grand Boulevard Exhibition Coming to Chicago Historical Society. On Sunday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m., the Chicago Historical Society will open Douglas/Grand Boulevard: The Past and The Promise, an exhibition which celebrates the history of the
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Historical Society seeks local treasures
Chicago Sun-Times
; If the time has come to find a new home for your carefully squirreled-away mementos, the Chicago Historical Society may be able to provide it. While there are no guarantees that the society will be as fond of your treasures as you are, its curators are often interested in taking a closer look at
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'Harold Washington: The Man and the Movement' Beyond the realm of possibility; Historical Society exhibit pays tribute to man who wouldn't sit still for business as usual
Chicago Sun-Times
; opening-day celebration When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; exhibit runs through May 2004. Where: Chicago Historical Society, 1609 N. Clark. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: Free with regular museum admission. Suggested donation is $5 for
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July 4th exhibit illustrates struggle for freedom Historical society's rare documents show road to democracy
Chicago Sun-Times
; Democracy is tough to achieve. Two centuries of U.S. history prove it's also tough to maintain. The Chicago Historical Society will celebrate Independence Day this year with a showing of rare documents meant to demonstrate that a nation's groping for democracy can come down to individuals grappling
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The Affiliated Societies of the Royal Australian Historical Society.
Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society
; THIS list includes all societies which have affiliated with the Royal Australian Historical Society since 1935, the year when the first two affiliates joined. The societies in plain text with a listed location are currently affiliated members of the RAHS. The societies in italics are either no
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Giving style the old college try // Historical Society exhibit recalls campus lifestyles
Chicago Sun-Times
; Long before Domino's delivered, college students weresubject to the "freshman 10." In the 1890s, late-night "spreads" served out of chafing dishes were responsible for those unwanted pounds. In the 1920s, women insisted on wearing their fur-lined galoshes - called Arctics - unbuckled, which
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Washington legacy celebrated at Historical Society
Chicago Sun-Times
; 'Harold Washington: The Man and the Movement' *Saturday-May 31, 2004 *Chicago Historical Society, Clark and North *Free with regular admission *(312) 642-4600; www.chicagohistory.org Twenty years ago, Harold Washington became the Windy City's first black mayor. That landmark event, and Washington's
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Historical Society honors MLK Jr.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Barbara Vitello Daily Herald Staff Writer Making plans for the three-day weekend that includes Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we sometimes overlook the meaning behind the holiday. But not this year, thanks to the Chicago Historical Society, whose daylong King tribute and new art
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People: Museum vet sees broader focus for Historical Society.
Crain's Chicago Business
; Lonnie G. Bunch is a man with a delicate mission: Shake up the Chicago Historical Society without rattling the windows of the 145-year-old institution. Mr. Bunch, 48, takes over as president of the Historical Society today. He's the first African-American to hold the post. A historian, he
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