Happy Hanukkah from the Chicago History Museum. We wish you peace and happiness in this season of lights. Chicago’s Jewish community began taking shape shortly after it was incorporated as a town in 1833. Jewish immigrants came to Chicago from virtually every country in Europe and the Middle East, but especially from Germany and Eastern More
The best presents are the ones that remind us of the gift-givers and their love for us. During this season of gift giving, we’re highlighting a few objects in American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago that are especially poignant. With Afghan refugees and immigrants spread throughout the world, exchanging keepsakes across thousands of miles strengthens More
With 2020 bringing a pandemic, budget cuts, a record number of mail-in ballots, and now the holiday rush, we’d like to say a big thank you to the postal workers for keeping our letters and packages moving along. Government mail delivery in Chicago began in 1831 with the appointment of a fur trader as the More
Tonight, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Bears will play the Packers in a matchup that has become one of the longest-standing rivalries in the NFL and the league’s most played. Their first meeting was in 1921, when the Bears, then known as the Chicago Staleys, defeated the Packers in a 20–0 victory—the More
Happy Thanksgiving from the Chicago History Museum! What’s on your menu today? This Seneca Hotel menu from November 25, 1943, has a patriotic design that is undoubtedly influenced by the United States’ participation in World War II. Despite the food rationing in effect then, it appears that the Seneca Hotel spared no expense in procuring More