Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Oct 28, 2009, 3:05 am
In a letter from Paris, dated 22 August 1877, Mary Todd Lincoln, the president’s widow, wrote, “This morning, in a New York paper of Aug. 8, I read the announcement of Mr. Wm. B. Ogden’s death. ...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Oct 8, 2009, 6:33 pm
It was the great fire of 1871 that made me a country peddler. Oh, yes! I remember the fire very well. It was in October. We used to go to bed early, because the two roomers had to go to work very earl...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Oct 4, 2009, 7:15 am
Today marks the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week. The event commemorates the anniversary of two of the most devastating fires in United States history, the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtig...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Oct 2, 2009, 4:13 am
Simpler times... "It was on August 10th, 1833, that Chicago became organized as a town under the general laws of the state, and at the election held that day only twenty-eight votes were cast A board...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Sep 30, 2009, 7:31 am
Chicago historian Richard C. Lindberg will be at the Niles Public Library tonight (September 30th) at 7 PM discussing his latest work, The Gambler King of Clark Street: Michael C. McDonald and the Ris...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Sep 28, 2009, 6:54 am
Ever heard of Rue Winterbotham Carpenter? I hadn't either until I ran across Emily Evans Eerdman's blog, EEE. With the help of Bart Swindall, historian of Chicago's Auditorium Theater, she...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Sep 24, 2009, 6:07 am
"Over 70 years of wind, sand and surf have battered the five World's Fair houses located along Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores, but their uniqueness has weathered the elements. With the theme o...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Sep 6, 2009, 5:18 am
Of my city the worst that men will ever say is this: You took little children away from the sun and the dew And the glimmers that played in the grass under the great sky, And the reckless rain; you p...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Sep 3, 2009, 4:07 am
The Federal Writers' Project, part of President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," was established during the Great Depression as a means to provide work for unemployed writers, teachers, librar...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 27, 2009, 5:07 am
FOR two centuries now if not longer the newspapers, rather than the preachers and reformers generally who preceded and still parallel them, have been elevating themselves to the roles of soothsayer, p...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 25, 2009, 11:14 am
On June 30, 1934 Chicago's world famous Chicago Zoological park at Brookfield was dedicated. It was an "invitation only" affair of over 2,000 guests, but the doors would officially open to the pub...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 21, 2009, 11:20 am
The Dill Pickle may be the most famous and least remembered club in Chicago's past. According to Marc Moscato, in his essay, The Tradition of Non-Tradition: The Dill Pickle Club as Catalyst for So...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 18, 2009, 6:29 am
Chicago Magazine's "Best of Chicago" issue is on stands now. Among the 90 superlatives - ranging from Best Dog Groomer to Best Eyebrow Waxer - was a listing for their choice of the best new book o...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 16, 2009, 6:49 am
The Chicago History Journal has a lot of information on its pages. The site is approaching its two year anniversary in November, and the posts and links have piled up. Add the three satellite sites - ...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 12, 2009, 6:23 pm
Chicago has a deep-rooted heritage of literary organizations and The Society of Midland Authors is one the most prestigious. The organization was founded by Hamlin Garland, poet Harriet Monroe, Claren...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 10, 2009, 7:33 am
Chicago is often referred to as "the second city," but to its citizens, it is second to none. For decades, Chicago was second to New York in city population rankings and New Yorker magazine writer Ab...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 7, 2009, 6:00 am
"Second city of the United States, fifth largest on the globe, "Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation," from its earliest days as a frontie...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 5, 2009, 3:40 pm
I was reminded the other day that Chicagoans who visit my site are not Borgs; they do not have some sort of collective memory of all things pertaining to Chicago's history. And my visitors from ar...
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Sharon W. posted an article on The Chicago History Journal - Aug 4, 2009, 7:12 am

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