He Would Have Been 79
On July 25, 1941, Mamie and Louis Till celebrated the birth of their only son Emmett at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital. Like many African Americans of the era, Emmett’s parents … Learn More
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A Brief History of Redlining
What is redlining? A form of discrimination. Simply put, it’s the practice of arbitrarily denying or limiting financial services to specific neighborhoods, generally because its residents are people of color … Learn More
The Life and Work of Rudy Lozano
Rudy Lozano (foreground) at a Center for Autonomous Social Action meeting in 1975. ST-40001425-0011, Chicago Sun-Times collection, CHM On July 17, 1951, Mexican American political activist Rudy Lozano was born … Learn More
Say Cheese!
For National Mac and Cheese Day, we’re highlighting a local company whose name is synonymous with cheese—Kraft. Founded in 1903 by James L. Kraft, it started as a cheese-delivery business … Learn More
Fritzel’s: “Chicago’s Finest Eating House”
Let’s revisit an old Chicago favorite—Fritzel’s. Before air travel was common, Chicago was a popular stopping point for celebrities traveling by train between New York and Los Angeles, and there … Learn More
The Legacy of Patrick Kelly, Cultural Provocateur
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1954, Patrick Kelly was a self-proclaimed Francophile who mixed Parisian influence with the creativity and fashion sense of his female relatives, who often embellished store-bought … Learn More
Pearl M. Hart: Defender of the Oppressed and Vulnerable
In this blog post, CHM curatorial intern Brigid Kennedy recounts the life of Pearl M. Hart as part of a series in which we share the stories of local women … Learn More
Remembering Victor Skrebneski
Legendary photographer Victor Skrebneski passed away on April 4, 2020. For this blog post, Nena Ivon, past president of the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum, delved into her … Learn More
The Ethics of Language in Cataloging
CHM technical services librarian Elizabeth McKinley and cataloging and metadata librarian Gretchen Neidhardt outline how Research Center staff have been updating the language describing its holdings to reflect a viewpoint that is … Learn More
CHM at Home Teens: The Pullman Neighborhood
Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is one of the most famous planned neighborhoods in the US and is notable for its role in US labor history. George M. Pullman may have built … Learn More