History Fair students need to make an appointment!
Appointments can be made by calling 312.642.4600 during the hours
the Research Center is open. Students arriving at the Research
Center without an appointment during the History Fair period will not
be admitted.
- High school students (grades 9–12) need an advance
appointment.
- Middle school students (grades 6–8) need an
advance appointment and must be accompanied by an adult.
- Elementary school students (grades 1–5) cannot be
accommodated in the Research Center during the History Fair period, and
are encouraged to use school and public library resources.
- Children of members may be admitted to the
Research Center without an appointment, but advance appointments are
encouraged. K–8 students must be accompanied by a parent.
Admission to the Research Center is free for students (grades K–12)
and the adults that accompany them.
History Fair Resources
History Fair Bibliographies
The History Fair bibliographies are lists of publications owned by
the Chicago History Museum.
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View the bibliographies
Online Catalog
You can prepare for your visit by searching our online catalog
ARCHIE, and identifying books, manuscripts, photographs, and other
material on your topic.
> Search
our online catalog
Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago
In addition to helpful background content, the electronic
Encyclopedia of Chicago features numerous primary source
materials drawn from the Museum's collection.
>
Search the Encyclopedia
Chicago Daily News Database
Photographs in the Chicago Daily News collection,
1902–1933, are included in our online catalog, and can be searched by
keyword, including street and community names. Use the "limit by"
feature and select "Chicago Daily News images" from the drop-down
menu.
> Search for Chicago Daily News images in
our online catalog
Lincoln at 200
This website hosts two online exhibitions, Lincoln & The
West: 1809–1860 and The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and the
Civil War. Collectively they present and interpret hundreds of key
Lincoln artifacts.
>
Visit the Lincoln at 200 website
History Files
The History Files website provides stories, images, and
artifacts from some of Chicago's most memorable people and events.
> Visit the History Files website
The Dramas of Haymarket
The Dramas of Haymarket examines the circumstances and the
legacy surrounding the 1886 Haymarket bombing.
>
Visit The Dramas of Haymarket website
The Haymarket Affair Digital Collection provides on-line access to
primary source materials.
> View the Haymarket Affair Digital
Collection
> Search the Haymarket Affair Digital
Collection
The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
This two-part online exhibition uses images, essays, eyewitness
accounts, and artifacts to tell the story of the Great Chicago Fire of
1871 and examine the ways in which the fire has been remembered.
>
Visit The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
website
Louis Sullivan at 150
Access the audio recordings of presentations given at the 2006
Louis Sullivan at 150 International Symposium, held at the
Chicago History Museum.
> Visit the
Louis Sullivan at 150 website
Studs Terkel
The Studs Terkel Conversations with America website is
dedicated to making the works of Studs Terkel accessible to
researchers, students, teachers, and the general public.
> Visit the
Studs Terkel website
Wet With Blood
Wet With Blood focuses on an artifact found in the Chicago
History Museum's collection, a cloak allegedly worn by Mary Todd
Lincoln on the evening her husband Abraham was assassinated in April
1865.
> Visit the Wet With Blood website
