Palm Sunday or Niedziela Palmowa
For Christians around the world, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week leading into Easter Sunday. In this blog post, CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman … Learn More
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The Jewels of the Costume Collection
For National Jewel Day, CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor shares a bit about the jewelry in our Costume and Textiles Collection and highlights the variety of our holdings. The … Learn More
Sharing Iftar and Speaking of Home
In 2024, the holy month of Ramadan began for many Muslims at sundown on Sunday, March 10. CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman talks about the significance … Learn More
Valentines: “The Sentimental Missive Line”
To mark Saint Valentine’s Day, CHM reference librarian Maggie Cusick shares select valentines from our greeting card collection. On February 15, 1872, the Chicago Tribune wrote: “Young maids and misses … Learn More
Happy Pączki Day!
Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as Fat Tuesday, is a day in the Christian tradition that marks the end of the time before Lent. In this blog post, CHM curator … Learn More
A Forum for Women: 50 Years of Chicago Women in Architecture
January 12, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Women in Architecture (CWA). In recognition, CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman talks about the organization’s history … Learn More
From the Archives: The Chicago Bulls’ First Ring of Honor Class
When we heard about the Chicago Bulls’ new Ring of Honor distinction, we just had to look in our archives for throwback photographs. This year’s inaugural class includes notable players, … Learn More
The Abakanowicz Research Center’s Top 5 Most Requested Items of 2023
CHM director of research & access Ellen Keith shares about the most requested research collections from the Abakanowicz Research Center in 2023. 2023 was quite a year for the Abakanowicz … Learn More
The Congressional Career of Arthur Wergs Mitchell
The Arthur W. Mitchell papers in our Abakanowicz Research Center document his time representing Chicago’s First Congressional District from 1935 to 1943, during which he was the only African American … Learn More
Exploring the Burr Tillstrom Papers at the Chicago History Museum
This month, the Chicago History Museum (CHM) is giving fans of Kukla, Fran and Ollie a gift by putting the beloved show on the big screen in the Robert R. … Learn More