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LaSalle, Illinois in 1848 was bigger than Chicago when the Illinois & Michigan Canal (I&M Canal) was completed, connecting the… READ MORE
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Everyone thinks differently, and some people think more differently than others – now and in the past. But how can… READ MORE
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Angela visited Israel in May 2018 on a Birthright Israel trip at a very contentious political moment for the country.… 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
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In the same spirit as Open House Chicago, Chicago Open Archives welcomes the public to tour over 30 cultural institutions… READ MORE
Last year Fazila Kabahita and I decided to nominate the Ambidexter Industrial and Normal Institute in Springfield, Illinois, to the… READ MORE
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Conversations at the Newberry Library recently featured “Stranger than Fiction: Tasha Alexander and Susanna Calkins on the Art of Historical… READ MORE
Many people are familiar with Andersonville, the notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp that held Union soldiers during the Civil… 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.
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