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Patrick McBriarty is a Chicago historian who is best known as being the foremost expert on the history of Chicago’s… READ MORE
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Heaven’s Vault is a recent PC game by Inkle (the studio behind 80 Days, an excellent interactive fiction adaptation of… READ MORE
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Sebastian has a few thoughts on the usage of the term ‘Kristallnacht’ outside of his home country of Germany. The… READ MORE
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Chicago has made a name for itself in live theater and the performing arts, as a hub for off-broadway plays,… READ MORE
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The Chicago Tribune’s sale of Tribune Tower, the media company’s home for 93 years, has prompted reflections on the meaning of the… READ MORE
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Monuments to problematic figures and historical events are increasingly the focus of issues relating to race and violence in the… READ MORE
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On April 26, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to transform the Register of Copyrights from a position responsible to… READ MORE
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Readers love historical novels. Fiction rounds out the details of history while helping us understand history’s wider ramifications. But, as… READ MORE
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.