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45th Illinois, Company C / 5th Georgia, Company C
(Elk Grove Village)
Website of the 45th Illinois / 5th Georgia Civil War reenacting Regiment. This site defines our purpose, history, events and membership.
http://www.45thil-5thga.org/
American Memory Historical Collections
(Chicago)
Chicago Historical Society Search by Keyword | Browse by Subjects | Names This collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html
Brookfield Historical Society
(Brookfield)
The Brookfield Historical Society's primary goals are to preserve the old Prairie Avenue (Grossdale) railroad station and to provide education through information on the history of Brookfield.
http://www.gailla.com/bhs/
Burnham, Daniel (1846-1912)
(Chicago)
Daniel Burnham Raised and educated in Chicago, Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) gained his early architectural experience with William Le Baron Jenney, the so-called "father of the skyscraper." ...
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Architects/Burnham.html
Business History
(Western Springs)
large resource of histories and stories of American Business including audio and video archives, acedemic and corporate articles, fun facts and more.
http://www.businesshistory.net/
Calumet Heritage Partnership
(Chicago)
Calumet Heritage Partnership Chicago’s Steel Heritage Project 13300 S. Baltimore Ave. | Chicago, IL 60633 | 773-646-0436 | Email: info@chicagosteel.org Home Page Current Efforts Project ...
http://www.chicagosteel.org/
Chicago Architects Oral History Project
(Chicago)
Chicago Architects Oral History Project For more than twenty years, the Chicago Architects Oral History Project documented the contributions of architects to Chicago during the 20th century. The ...
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/
Chicago Historical Society
(Chicago)
You can find about 20 million paintings, photos, dishware, locomotives, books, guns, autographs, fashions, signs, machines, models, guitars, drums, posters, tunes, cartoons, toys, tools, beds, ...
http://www.chicagohistory.org/
Chicago Illinois History In Vintage Postcards.
(Chicago)
A tour of Old Chicago in vintage postcards, featuring the work of the famous architects of the 19th century, city streets, bridges, parks, and universities.
http://patsabin.com/illinois/vintage.htm
Chicago Illinois History In Vintage Postcards.
(Chicago)
The late 19th-early 20th century history and architecture of Chicago, IL - A tour of the city in vintage postcards, featuring the work of the famous architects and architecture of the 19th ...
http://patsabin.com/illinois/
Chicago Maritime Society
(Chicago)
Comments or questions contact us at Chicago Maritime Society | Home | Collections | Membership | Links | Giftshop | | News/Events | CMS Topics | Membership Log In | Copyright 2007 by The Chicago ...
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/
Chicago Metro History Education Center
(Chicago)
An organization serving the Chicago area schools with teacher training, academic competition, curricula and educational technology at no cost.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cmhec/
Chicago Tribune: Tribune coverage of the E2 tragedy
(Chicago)
64° F Please register or log in Subscribe today and save 47% on home delivery Classified Find a job Find a car Find real estate Rent an apartment Find a mortgage Personals Place an ad Shopping ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-nightclubtragedy-gallery,0,4597060.storygallery?coll=chi-news-hed
Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad Home Page
(Chicago)
This site is about the Chicago Tunnel Company, which was a narrow gauge electric freight railroad that operated in 60 miles of tunnels under the streets of Chicago's Loop.
http://users.ameritech.net/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html
Chicago Women's Liberation Union
(Chicago)
The Chicago Women's Liberation Union was organized in 1969 to challenge the suffocating male supremacy of the time.
http://www.cwluherstory.com/
Chicago: City of the Century
(Chicago)
Chicago: City of the Century: Chicago rose from a swampy frontier town to become the quintessential American city.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/chicago/
Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration: African-American Mosaic Exhibition
(Chicago)
African-American Mosaic Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration Map Showing Ethnic Neighborhoods of Chicago Ethnography focuses on the customs of particular tribes or peoples. Ethnographers ...
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam011.html
Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society
(Chicago)
Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society contains history archives, pictures, stories, narrative of hyde park an urban neighborhood near Lake Michigan and the U. of Chicago
http://www.hydeparkhistory.org/
Dying Alone: The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave
(Chicago)
An interview with Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, about the 1995 heat wave deaths. Also available on website: online catalogs, secure online ...
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/443213in.html
Early History of La Grange Park
(La Grange Park)
www.FranzosenbuschHeritageSociety.org Site Index The Village of La Grange Park - 1890s through 1920s With the Germans of Franzosenbusch to the north and the early settlers of Lyons Township and La ...
http://www.franzosenbuschheritagesociety.org/Histories/LG_LGP/Early%20History%20of%20the%20La%20Grange%20Park.htm
Eastland Disaster Historical Society
(Chicago)
Titanic Western Electric Eastland Disaster Ship Ships Wreck Wrecks Shipwreck Shipwrecks Chicago History Great Lakes Lake Michigan Naval Wilmette *Eastland Disaster Historical Society* History of a ...
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/
Edgewater Historical Society
(Chicago)
(773)506-4849, 5358 N.Ashland, Chicago, IL 60640, Open Sat. 1-4pm: Dedicated to our historical bond and enrichment, and was founded in January of 1988 to involve the Edgewater community in the ...
http://www.edgewaterhistory.org/
Evanston Historical Society (EHS)
(Evanston)
Farm Animals/Farm Life Research/Informational Sites Agriculture for Kids All About Farm Animals - This is a goldmine for a farm unit! Don't miss it! All About Sheep for Kids Animal Language - A ...
http://evanstonhistorycenter.org/
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park
(Oak Park)
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois (1889-1909)
http://www.oprf.com/flw/
Historic Pullman Foundation
(Chicago)
The Historic Pullman Foundation was founded in 1973 to serve as a vehicle for preservation and restoration activities within the Pullman Historic District in Chicago, Illinois. Historic Pullman ...
http://www.pullmanil.org/
Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive
(Chicago)
About the Dictionary Front Matter Back to DDSA Search help Font help Look up an entry word (Examples: puggy) Search options: Search entry words only (not definitions) Words matching exactly ...
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/hobsonjobson/
Illinois Heritage Association
(Chicago)
602 1/2 East Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-5600 E-mail: plmxiha@prairienet.org Our pages were last updated on January 8, 2004 IHAMission IHAServices IHAPublications IHATechnical Inserts ...
http://illinoisheritage.prairienet.org/
Illinois History Resource Page
(Chicago)
Illinois History Resource Page provides links to all aspects of Illinois history, government, geography, and culture for both adults and children.
http://www.historyillinois.org/hist.html
Iroquois Theater Fire
(Chicago)
THE IROQUOIS THEATER FIRE THE IROQUOIS THEATER FIRE | VICTIMS (A-K) | VICTIMS (L-Z) | GALLERY "The screams of the children for their mothers and mothers for their children I shall
http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/iroquois.html
Jane Addams, Mother of Social Work
(Chicago)
One of the early feminists, this suffragette gave up a life of affluence to found Hull House and become the mother of social work in America. A history article by John Shepler.
http://www.johnshepler.com/articles/janeaddams.html
La Grange Area Historical Society
(LaGrange)
La Grange Area Historical Society History Surrounds Us Founded In 1972 The Vial House, built in 1874 444 South La Grange Road, La Grange, IL 60525 708-482-4248 November News
http://www.lagrangehistory.org/
Liam T.A. Ford's Chicago Page
(Chicago)
City News Bureau | Family | Chicago | Archives Liam T.A. Ford's Page Welcome to my Website. I'm a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, and formerly worked for ...
http://members.fortunecity.com/ltaford/liamtafordspage/
Maher, George (1864-1926)
(Chicago)
George Maher George Washington Maher (1864-1926) apprenticed as a draftsman in the Chicago architectural office of Augustus Bauer and Henry Hill. Later, he worked for acclaimed residential ...
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Architects/Maher.html
NPR : Chicago's Firehouse Dogs
(Chicago)
Chicago has a long history of firehouse dogs. Brothers Trevor and Drew Orsinger have put together a book - The Firefighter's Best Friend - tracking their lives and legends. The Orsingers speak ...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1850720
PBS: Goin' to Chicago
(Chicago)
This website accompanies the film Goin' to Chicago, a documentary on the Great Migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and West.
http://www.pbs.org/gointochicago/
Ridge Historical Society
(Chicago)
Ridge Historical Society: Documenting the history of Chicago's Beverly/Morgan Park Neighborhood
http://www.ridgehistoricalsociety.org/
Robert Paul Schweikher
(Schaumburg)
Robert Paul Schweikher (1903-1997) Dates of Interview: July 6-10, 1984 Location of Interview: Schweikher's home in Sedona, Arizona Interviewer: Betty J. Blum Length of Transcript: 229 pages ...
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/schweikher.html
Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society
(Chicago)
Please click the RP/WR HS logo to enter our site Preserving the Past . . . Building the Future! Please bookmark our site and visit on a monthly basis, to see the latest news and surprises © 2002 ...
http://www.rpwrhs.org/
Roosevelt University - Schaumburg Campus History
(Schaumburg)
Contact Us Information for: Future Students Current Students Alumni Friends Faculty Staff Information about: The University Academics Majors Admission Financial Aid Schedule of Classes Catalogs ...
http://www.roosevelt.edu/schaumburg/history.htm
Shore Line Interurban Historical Society
(Chicago)
The Shore Line Interurban Historical Society invites you to explore First Fastest, the premier quarterly publication on urban, suburban and interurban passenger service in the Upper Midwest, and ...
http://www.shore-line.org/
Skokie Historical Society
(Skokie)
Skokie Historical Society Skokie Historical Society is a volunteer organization dedicated to collecting information and artifacts pertaining to Niles Center, Skokie and Niles Township, Illinois. ...
http://www.skokiehistory.info/
Swedish American Historical Society
(Chicago)
3225 W. Foster Ave, Box 48 Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: (773) 583-5722 E-mail: info@swedishamericanhist.org To Nord Amerika from Småland, 1890 The Swedish-American Historical Society is a non-profit ...
http://www.swedishamericanhist.org/
Uptown Chicago ...cradle of... Entertainment!
(Chicago)
Uptown Chicago Entertainment History Uptown Chicago History, Uptown History, History Uptown Chicago, Uptown Square, 46th Ward, Helen Shiller, Buena Park, motion picture, movie studio, movie ...
http://mmneighbors.com/entertainment.html
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Chicago History
(Chicago)
WWW-VL: HISTORY: USA: CHICAGO Click here for: The WWW-VL: United States History Index WWW-VL: W3 Search Engines Histories of Great Chicago Business Enterprises - Chicago Landmarks, Monuments and ...
http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/urban/chicago.html
World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
(Chicago)
http://columbus.gl.iit.edu/
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