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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
Batavia Historical Society
(Batavia)
Welcome to Batavia Historical Society on the web! The history of Batavia, Illinois, is rich with excitement. To enter our site and see how well our history has been preserved Click Here
http://www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org/
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/
Carol Stream Historical Society
(Carol Stream)
Home Members Events Purpose History SEPTE ~ The Carol Stream Historical Society was founded in 1976 for the purpose of celebrating the Nation's Bi-Centennial. The projects of the society are ...
http://www.carolstreamhistorical.com/
Cary-Grove Historical Society
(Cary)
P.O. Box 483.Cary, Illinois.60013.email:cghistorical@aol.com General Info History Happenings Members Photos Meetings Contact WELCOME The Society's mission is to preserve, promote and present ...
http://www.caryarea.info/cghs/
Castle Keep
(Aurora)
Ernie Klapmeier Normal Administrator 6 115 2001-07-18T19:11:00Z 2002-02-22T06:13:00Z 3 1408 8029 HP 66 16 9860 9.2720 Whilst the 1st Bn (Coldstream Guards) were at Helmsley in Yorkshire, ...
http://www.reenact.com/
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)
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 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 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/
Coalition of Historical Trekkers - COHT
(Beach Park)
Coalition of Historical Trekkers - COHT, are dedicated to the preservation and study of the pre-1840 frontier people in America by means of literary research and experimental archaeology.
http://www.coht.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/
ElginHistory.com - The History of Elgin Illinois 60120
(Elgin)
Elgin Illinois 60120 - A complete history by E. C. Alft containing two online books. Large and heavily researched site. Easily search over 250, 000 words about Elgin, the area, Kane and Cook counties.
http://www.elginhistory.com/
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/
Find-A-Grave for Woodstock
(Woodstock)
http://www.findagrave.com/city/419.html
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park
(Oak Park)
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois (1889-1909)
http://www.oprf.com/flw/
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
(Glen Ellyn)
Membership and other information about the Glen Ellyn (Ilinois) Historical Society
http://www.glen-ellyn.com/historical/
Hinsdale Historical Society
(Hinsdale)
http://hinsdalehistory.org/
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
Joliet History
(Joliet)
Welcome To Joliet Area History Welcome To Joliet Area History Are you interested in the history of Joliet? You have come to the right place. Dr. Robert E. Sterling has authored six pictorial ...
http://www.joliethistory.com/
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/
Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Historical Society
(Lake County)
The official web site of the Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Historical Society
http://www.lflbhistory.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/
Postcards from the Past: A Brief History of Elgin
(Elgin)
Home Schools Churches Elgin Academy Elgin High School Franklin School 1st. Congregationalist Church St. Mary's Church St. John Ev. Lutheran Church Ev. Lutheran Church of Holy Spirit Methodist ...
http://elginpostcards.tripod.com/
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/
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