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Chicago Genealogical Society
Founded in 1967. Membership extends nationwide and includes many libraries and societies.
http://www.chgogs.org/ |
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Chicago Historical Society
A privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of American history, to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.
http://www.chicagohistory.org/ |
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Chicago Maritime Society
Features an extensive collection of Eastland Disaster artifacts and historical pertinent information. Offers programs, research, a kids section, and community outreach.
http://www.chicagomaritimesociety.org/ |
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Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society
The Society's building, formerly the cable car waiting room for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago's Hyde Park, contains archival material, books, photographs, posters and historic documents about the city's growth.
http://www.hydeparkhistory.org |
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Did The Cow Do It?
Investigates the cause of the Great Chicago Fire, formerly blamed on a cow thought to have kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O'Leary's barn.
http://www.thechicagofire.com/ |
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Eastland Disaster Historical Society
Information, photos of artifacts, and links about the loss of over 800 lives in the wreck of the Eastland on July 24, 1915 on the Chicago River.
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/ |
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Napoleonic Alliance, The
Local society focused on the study and celebration of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars.
http://www.napoleonic-alliance.com/ |
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The White City
Images of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition's White City as designed by Olmstead, Louis Sullivan, McKim, Root and many other architectural legends.
http://www.thewhitecity.info/ |
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World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
An Illinois Institute of Technology project to bring thousands of illustrations and full-text images of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 for purposes of teaching and research.
http://www.columbus.gl.iit.edu/ |
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X Marks the Spot
A look at the original 1930's publication about the Chicago Gangland and Al Capone.
http://www.x-marksthespot.com/ |
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