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A+ for LGBTQ Organization: The Gerber/Hart Library
Last Friday, I pedaled my butt to 6500 N. Clark Street to visit the Gerber/Hart Library, Chicago’s premier LGBTQ research… READ MORE
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#AskAnArchivist and #AskACurator Highlights
October is American Archives Month. #AskAnArchivist Day marked the start of the month by having archivists and archival institutions respond… READ MORE
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“Stagestruck City: Chicago’s Theater Tradition and the Birth of the Goodman”: A Review
The following review evaluates the latest exhibition on display at the Newberry Library. It is free and open to the… READ MORE
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Pop History: Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp”
Experimental rock group Yeasayer released its second album, Odd Blood, in 2010 to a generally favorable reception. As compared to… READ MORE
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Gypsy Coeds Ride the Silver Streak
When I began my internship at the Peoria Riverfront Museum this past May, I had a vague idea of what… 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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