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Stranger Than History: The Art of Historical Fiction
Conversations at the Newberry Library recently featured “Stranger than Fiction: Tasha Alexander and Susanna Calkins on the Art of Historical… READ MORE
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Silver Screen Century: Rogers Park’s Evolving “New 400” Theater
Movie-going offers a sort of timeless joy. Cinema enthusiasts a century apart share the experience of immersing themselves into the… READ MORE
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A New Home for the New Year: An Infant Christ at LUMA
With the winter holiday season coming to a close, it is time to look forward to a new year, and… READ MORE
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Public History Lab in the Classroom: Bringing Communities into Coursework
Photograph courtesy of David Kogan. In October 2013, Loyola University Chicago public history graduate students launched Public History Lab, a… READ MORE
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Camp Douglas Restoration Project: Urban Archaeology Builds Community while Unearthing History
Many people are familiar with Andersonville, the notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp that held Union soldiers during the Civil… READ MORE
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The Lakefront Historian is a group blog written by graduate students and scholars associated with the Loyola University Chicago Public History Program. Content includes reviews of historical sites and institutions, commentary on the public consumption of history, thoughts on public history theory and practice, and news about public history careers.
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